Luis Alberto Marco Contreras (born 20 August 1986) is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.
Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships. In the 800 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.
Marco was a finalist at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.
His personal best time is 1:45.14 minutes, achieved in June 2012 in Huelva.
Competition record Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada11th1500 m3:57.602004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy23rd (h)800 m1:52.852005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania4th1500 m3:47.222007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m1:48.71European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary18th (h)800 m1:50.912009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy2nd800 m1:49.15World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany39th (h)800 m1:48.472010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th800 m1:48.99Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain6th800 m1:47.28European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain7th800 m1:48.422011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th800 m2:00.58World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st (sf)800 m1:47.452012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4th (sf)800 m1:48.12European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (sf)800 m1:49.06Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th (sf)800 m1:46.192013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th800 m1:51.69World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (sf)800 m1:46.752014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th4 × 800 m7:19.90European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland29th (h)800 m1:50.072015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic22nd (h)800 m1:50.01
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