Luis Alberto Hernando

About

Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga is a Spanish trail and sky runner born September 22, 1977, who competed as a biathlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics before becoming one of the most decorated athletes in the history of trail running. His résumé across disciplines is without parallel: three consecutive Trail World Championships titles (2016, 2017, 2018) — making him the only man ever to achieve this feat — two Skyrunning World Championships titles (2014, 2016), the Mountain Running World Championship (2012), and the European Mountain Running Championship (2011). He also won the UTMB CCC in 2019. His international career spans five distinct disciplines, from biathlon to mountain, sky, trail, and ultra, and he remains one of the most complete mountain athletes Spain has ever produced.

Notable Wins

• — Trail World Championships 2016
• — 2017
• — 2018 (three consecutive titles — unique in history)
• — Skyrunning World Championships 2014 & 2016
• — Mountain Running World Championship 2012
• — European Mountain Running Championship 2011
• — UTMB CCC 2019

Race History