Pablo Sierra (born 13 May 1969, also known as Pablo Sierra Hermoso) was a Spanish long-distance runner and a team silver medalist in the

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. While in high school in

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, Sierra was the high school champion in the 10K. At college in

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, he was the 1992 individual

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champion in

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, and the fourth-place finisher in the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the

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. Sierra was the winner of the 1994

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in 2:11:35 and later was a top competitor in the 1997 London Marathon.

Early and personal life

Sierra was born in Valdelaguna,

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, but moved to

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while a teenager. Later, he studied at the

and earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in ceramics. After completing his competitive running career, he became a

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and is the subject of the 2018 documentary ''The Way: The Process of Pablo Sierra.'' Sierra doesn't purchase his clay, he gathers it from the ground near his workshop in Yocona, Mississippi, for his works.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sierra, Pablo 1969 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Spanish male long-distance runners Spanish male marathon runners University of Mississippi alumni Ole Miss Rebels men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain World Athletics Championships medalists