 Luis Alberto Hernando at 2014 Transvulcania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1977 Burgos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skyrunning Trail running Mountain running Ski mountaineering Biathlon Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luis Alberto Hernando (born 27 September 1977) is a Spanish male sky runner champion and before, as biathlete, also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
He has won four gold medals in two different sports, trail running and sky running, two at Trail World Championships (2016, 2017), [1] and two at the Skyrunning World Championships (2014, 2016). [2]
In his long career, Hernando has achieved international results in five different sports.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| Skyrunning | ||||||
| 2010 | World Championships |  Premana | 3rd | SkyMarathon | 3:11:00 | |
| 2014 | World Championships |  Chamonix | 1st | Ultra SkyMarathon (80 km) | 10:25:52 | |
| 2016 | World Championships | Lleida | 1st | Ultra SkyMarathon (105 km) | 12:53:42 | |
| Trail running | ||||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Annecy-le-Vieux | 2nd | Individual | 8:19.06 | |
| 2016 | World Championships |  Gerês | 1st | Individual | 8:20.26 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | Badia Prataglia | 1st | Individual | 4:23.31 | |
| Ski mountaineering | ||||||
| 2017 | Military World Games |  Sochi | 1st | Team race | 2:57:23 | |
| 3rd | Team | 2:57:23 | ||||
| Biathlon | ||||||
| 2006 | Olympic Games | Turin | 80th | Individual | 59:54.4 | |
| 82nd | Sprint | 32:26.0 | ||||
| Cross-country skiing | ||||||
| 2007 | World Cup |  Beitostoelen | 19th | Relay 4 x 10 km | 1:49:49.2 | [3] |
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