Athlete Profile: Fernando Alarza

Fernando Alarza

Spain
Born: 1991

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	3
World Triathlon Series Ranking	4
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	4
Continental Ranking	3

Starts

85

Podiums

20

Wins

4 Biography

One of the more experienced athletes riding high in the World Triathlon Series, Spain’s Fernando Alarza’s first taste of success was beating GB’s Tom Bishop to be crowned Junior World Champion at the 2010 ITU Grand Final in Budapest. Just two years later Alarza scored a top 5 finish in the WTS Stockholm before claiming second in the 2012 U23 World Championships in London.

It was in 2015 that Alarza’s racing all came together and he became a regular fixture in the WTS top tens. Earning seventh place in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast, fourth in Auckland and second again in London, the Spaniard followed up with an even stronger season in 2016, bagging his first WTS gold in Cape Town, one of six podium places across the next two years. Bronze in Yokohama was Alarza’s highest WTS placing in 2018 on route to finishing the year ranked sixth, and in 2019 he finished fourth overall thanks to a brilliant run of seven top-10 finishes including a superb Grand Final bronze.

Career highlights:
- 3rd place 2019 World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne
- 3rd place 2019 World Triathlon Abu Dhabi
- 3rd place 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
- 2nd place 2018 European Championships Glasgow

- 18th place Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Latest Athlete Results

3	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 31 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:51:18
6	2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Edmonton 21 Jul, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:19:33
8	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 20 Jul, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:55:30
45	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 06 Jul, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:57:57
6	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 29 Jun, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:54:05
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3	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Men - 01:51:18
8	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2019-07-20 - Elite Men - 00:55:30
45	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Men - 00:57:57
6	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019-06-28 - Elite Men - 00:54:05
9	2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 2019-06-08 - Elite Men - 01:45:49
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18	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Men - 01:48:08
11	2015 Baku European Games 2015-06-13 - Elite Men - 01:50:29
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26 Aug, 2019
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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Fernando
Family Name	Alarza
Representing	ESP
Year of Birth	1991
Coach	Omar González Sampedro
Sponsors	BH, ETIXX, ASICS, ROTOR, URSUS, DMT, AX3
Website	http://fernandoalarza.com
Twitter	@Fernando_Alarza
Facebook	Athlete Facebook