Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga (born 22 September 1977) is a Spanish male
sky runner
Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...
champion and before, as
biathlete
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...
, also competed at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...
.
Biography
He has won four gold medals in two different sports,
trail running
Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents.
It is similar to both mountain running, mountain and fell running (also known as hill r ...
and
sky running, two at
Trail World Championships (2016, 2017), and two at the
Skyrunning World Championships
The Skyrunning World Championships are skyrunning competitions held for the first time in 2010 and organised by the International Skyrunning Federation. The second edition was held in 2014 and thereafter the championships have taken place on a b ...
(2014, 2016).
In his career, Hernando has achieved international results in five different sports.
Achievements
See also
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List of multi-sport athletes - Skyrunning
References
External links
UTMB Index + Profile of Luis Alberto Hernando*
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Luis Alberto Hernandoprofile at Corredores de Montana
Luis Alberto Hernando Palmarès
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1977 births
Living people
Spanish male long-distance runners
Spanish male ski mountaineers
Spanish male cross-country skiers
Spanish male biathletes
Spanish male mountain runners
Spanish ultramarathon runners
Spanish sky runners
Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic biathletes for Spain
Trail runners
Skyrunning World Championships winners
IAU Trail World Championships winners