Abraham Alvarado (born 4 August 1995) is an American middle-distance runner.

Early life

He attended

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before attending

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and

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

Career

He placed second in the

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at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and that year lowered his personal best to 1:46.90 for the distance at the Portland Track Festival. He finished fifth competing for BYU in the 800 metres at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships before turning professional later that year. In 2021, he lowered his 800 metres personal best to 1:46.15 at the at the Trials of Miles New York City Qualifier. He lowered it again the following month to 1:46.11 at the USATF Showcase. That year he reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres at the US Olympic Trials. He competed for the United States at the

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in Santiago. He was a pacemaker for the Bowerman Mile run at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic. He qualified for the final of the 800 metres at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, placing eighth overall in a personal best 1:44.90. He finishe second over 800 metres behind

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at the 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in

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in February 2025. The following weekend he was a pacemaker as

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set a new world record in the indoor mile at the

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in New York. In June 2025, he ran a personal best time of 3:33.21 for the

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at the

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event in Stockholm, Sweden. He was selected as pacemaker for the Bowerman Mile again at the

2025 Prefontaine Classic The 2025 Prefontaine Classic was the 50th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was held on 5 July May at Hayward Field, it was the 9th leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest-level int ...

. He finished second behind

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in the 800 metres at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles on 12 July 2025 in 1:44.47.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarado, Abraham 1995 births Living people American male middle-distance runners BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from California People from Atwater, California 21st-century American sportsmen Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games