Luis Alberto Marco

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Luis Alberto Marco (far right) during the 800 metres final at the 2010 European Championships 800 m men final Barcelone 2010.jpg
Luis Alberto Marco (far right) during the 800 metres final at the 2010 European Championships
Luis Alberto Marco
Medal record
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's athletics
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Torino 800 m

Luis Alberto Marco Contreras (born 20 August 1986 [1] ) is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.

Marco was born in Seville. [1] He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships. In the 800 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. [2]

Marco was a finalist at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.

His personal best time is 1:45.14 minutes, achieved in June 2012 in Huelva. [2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada11th1500 m3:57.60
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy23rd (h)800 m 1:52.85
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania4th1500 m 3:47.22
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m 1:48.71
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary18th (h)800 m 1:50.91
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy2nd800 m 1:49.15
World Championships Berlin, Germany39th (h)800 m 1:48.47
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar6th800 m 1:48.99
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 6th800 m 1:47.28
European Championships Barcelona, Spain7th800 m 1:48.42
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France5th800 m 2:00.58
World Championships Daegu, South Korea21st (sf)800 m 1:47.45
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey4th (sf)800 m 1:48.12
European Championships Helsinki, Finland19th (sf)800 m 1:49.06
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom18th (sf)800 m 1:46.19
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden6th800 m 1:51.69
World Championships Moscow, Russia18th (sf)800 m 1:46.75
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th4 × 800 m 7:19.90
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland29th (h)800 m 1:50.07
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic22nd (h)800 m 1:50.01

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References

  1. 1 2 "Luis Alberto Marco Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  2. 1 2 Luis Alberto Marco at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg