Alejandro Suárez Velázquez (born 30 November 1980 in

Santiago de Querétaro Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

) is a Mexican former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who specializes in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

. 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

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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 The NACAC Cross Country Championships is an annual regional cross country running competition for athletes representing member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC). The event was inaugurated in 2 ...

.NACAC Cross Country Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-24.

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* 1980 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Mexico Sportspeople from Querétaro City World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican people {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub