Alejandro Suárez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.

Alejandro Suárez Velázquez (born 30 November 1980 in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro) is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria. He clocked a sub 4-minute miler (3:59.81) in Burnaby BC, 2005.

He won the silver medal at the 2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	5,000 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	5,000 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	5,000 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	10,000 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th	10,000 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	35th	10,000 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	5,000 m

External links

• sports-reference
• IAAF profile for Alejandro Suárez