Alberto Coto García (born May 20, 1970, in Lada,

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, Asturias) is a

mental calculator Human calculator is a term to describe a person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation (such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing large numbers). The world's best mental calculators are invited every two yea ...

and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010. Professionally he is a financial adviser and accountant. He has demonstrated his skills and has appeared on some TV shows and news. In recent years he has carried out demonstrations and conferences.

Beginnings

When Alberto was six years old he demonstrated calculation skills counting the final score while playing cards. Over the years, due to his interest on calculation and brain strengthening, he has developed his capacity, becoming the fastest human calculator in the world, certificated by some

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and his titles of World Champion.

Books

Alberto has written three books: # "La aventura del cálculo" (2003) (The adventure of calculation) # "Entrenamiento mental" (2006, EDAF) (Mental training) # "Fortalece tu mente" (2007, EDAF) (Strengthen your mind) His books reached best seller in Spain and in Latin America.

World Champion and records

Over three sessions of the

Mental Calculation World Cup The Mental Calculation World Cup (German: Weltmeisterschaften im Kopfrechnen, or World Championship in Mental Calculation) is an international competition for mental calculators, held every two years in Germany. Mental Calculation World Cup 2004 Th ...

, Alberto Coto has always succeeded in some of the titles. *World champion in addition: Annaberg 2004 *World champion in multiplication: Annaberg 2004 *World champion in multiplication:

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2006 *World champion in addition:

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2008 *World champion in multiplication:

2008 *World champion in mental calculation:

2008 *Memoriad Mental Additions World Champion:

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2008 *Memoriad Mental Square Roots World Champion:

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2010 On July 1, 2008, Alberto Coto was proclaimed world champion in mental calculation in Leipzig (Germany) against 28 participants from 12 countries.Results in Mental Calculation World Cup 2008 in Leipzig
/ref> He lost the title in

in June 2010, to Priyanshi Somani Currently, he has this recognized record: *Add 100 single-digit numbers in 19.23 seconds (Guinness record) This record means a calculation speed of about 5 operations per second.

References

External links

Official Alberto Coto's Web Page

MEMORIAD – World Mental Olympics

The maths whizz who’s challenging world’s best
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