Luis Alberto Hernando

Luis Alberto Hernando

File:Transvulcania Puerto Tazacorte 01 2014-05-10 (cropped).JPG Luis Alberto Hernando at 2014 Transvulcania
Personal information
Full name	Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1977-09-22) 22 September 1977 Burgos
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Skyrunning Trail running Mountain running Ski mountaineering Biathlon Cross-country skiing
Medal record Skyrunning World Championships Gold medal – first place 2014 Chamonix Ultra SkyMarathon Gold medal – first place 2016 Lleida Ultra SkyMarathon Bronze medal – third place 2010 Premana SkyMarathon Trail running World Championships Gold medal – first place 2016 Gerês Individual Gold medal – first place 2017 Badia Prataglia Individual Silver medal – second place 2015 Annecy-le-Vieux Individual European Championships Gold medal – first place 2013 Vicenza Ultra SkyMarathon Gold medal – first place 2015 Val d’Isère Ultra SkyMarathon Gold medal – first place 2017 Val d’Isère Ultra SkyMarathon Silver medal – second place 2011 Poschiavo SkyRace

Luis Alberto Hernando (born 22 September 1977) is a Spanish male sky runner champion and before, as biathlete, also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Biography

He has won four gold medals in two different sports, trail running and sky running, two at Trail World Championships (2016, 2017), and two at the Skyrunning World Championships (2014, 2016). In his career, Hernando has achieved international results in five different sports.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
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

See also

• List of multi-sport athletes - Skyrunning

External links

• UTMB Index + Profile of Luis Alberto Hernando
• Luis Alberto Hernando at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Luis Alberto Hernando at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Luis Alberto Hernando profile at Corredores de Montana
• Luis Alberto Hernando Palmarès