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Spanish middle-distance runner
Luis Alberto Marco (far right) during the 800 metres final at the 2010 European Championships
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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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Spain
2003
World Youth Championships
Sherbrooke , Canada
11th
1500 m
3:57.60
2004
World Junior Championships
Grosseto , Italy
23rd (h)
800 m
1:52.85
2005
European Junior Championships
Kaunas , Lithuania
4th
1500 m
3:47.22
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
4th
800 m
1:48.71
European U23 Championships
Debrecen , Hungary
18th (h)
800 m
1:50.91
2009
European Indoor Championships
Turin , Italy
2nd
800 m
1:49.15
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
39th (h)
800 m
1:48.47
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha , Qatar
6th
800 m
1:48.99
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain
6th
800 m
1:47.28
European Championships
Barcelona , Spain
7th
800 m
1:48.42
2011
European Indoor Championships
Paris , France
5th
800 m
2:00.58
World Championships
Daegu , South Korea
21st (sf)
800 m
1:47.45
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
4th (sf)
800 m
1:48.12
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
19th (sf)
800 m
1:49.06
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
18th (sf)
800 m
1:46.19
2013
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
6th
800 m
1:51.69
World Championships
Moscow , Russia
18th (sf)
800 m
1:46.75
2014
IAAF World Relays
Nassau, Bahamas
5th
4 × 800 m
7:19.90
European Championships
Zürich , Switzerland
29th (h)
800 m
1:50.07
2015
European Indoor Championships
Prague , Czech Republic
22nd (h)
800 m
1:50.01
References