Jeison Alexander Suárez Bocanegra (born 21 March 1991) is a male

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 ...

from

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. He won the gold medal in the men's half marathon at the

2017 Bolivarian Games The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia. Host city selection Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colom ...

and the men's marathon at the

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia. Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán' (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by CACSO on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13. Bidding process Quetz ...

. He represented Colombia at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Tolima Department Colombian male long-distance runners Colombian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Colombian people Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub