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Mariano Haro Cisneros (born 27 May 1940) is a former
Spanish
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, competing in the long-distance events. He was born in
Becerril de Campos
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Haro ran almost compulsively using his gifted legs to run errands and handle odd jobs. He soon became prominently competitive in a sport he hardly chose.
In the 1960s he won almost every 5,000 and 10,000 meter event held in Spain. His closest Spanish competitor was Javier Alvarez Salgado.
Haro placed 4th in the 10,000-meter
1972 Summer Olympics
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final at
Munich
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in an epic battle against
Lasse Virén,
Emiel Puttemans
Emiel Adrien "Miel" Puttemans (born 8 October 1947) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner, who set world records for 3000 metres (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971, and for 5000 metres (13 ...
,
Miruts Yifter
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, and
Frank Shorter
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He qualified for the 5,000-meter final in those Games, but defaulted at the eleventh hour. He also competed in the
1976 Summer Olympics
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at the age of 36, placing 6th in the 10,000-meter event.
Traditionally a cross-country runner, he was runner-up in the Cross World Championships in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975; a Spanish National Cross champion from 1971 through 1977; and two-time winner of the International Lasarte Cross Country race in 1974 and 1975.
Haro held Spanish national records in all distances from 1,500 meters to 20 km. He also still holds the Spanish record in the hour race.
After retiring from athletics following the Montreal Olympics, he joined a more financially prosperous career in politics.
References
External links
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1940 births
Living people
Spanish male long-distance runners
Spanish male steeplechase runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Spain
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
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