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 former 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 four-minute mile (3:59.81) in Burnaby, BC in 2005.

He was a two-time winner of the North American 5K Championships, taking the 2003 and 2004 titles – he was the only man to win multiple times at the competition. He won the silver medal at the 2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
2000	NACAC U-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	2nd	1500m	3:48.09
			1st	5000m	14:11.48
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	5000 m	14:11.76
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	3000 m	8:10.62
			1st	5000 m	14:16.22
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	5000 m	13:58.19
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	5000 m	14:10.58
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	10,000 m	28:09.95
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th	10,000 m	28:52.19
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	35th	10,000 m	29:24.78
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	5000 m	13:51.20
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	37th	Marathon	2:18:55
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	10,000 m	29:15.49

External links

• Alejandro Suárez profile at IAAF