Luis Orta

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For the Cuban wrestler, see Luis Orta (wrestler).

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In this Spanish name, the family name is Orta.
Luis Orta
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Luis Orta at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2020 in Poland.
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Orta Millan
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 36)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Marathon
College team Kentucky Wildcats
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 meters: 13:49

10,000 meters: 28:39

Half Marathon: 1:03:09

Marathon: 2:15:35

Luis Alberto Orta Millan (born 15 January 1989) is a Venezuelan long distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He currently holds two Venezuelan Records: one in the Half Marathon distance and in the 10 km (road).

Biography

Luis Orta earned a master's degree from the University of Kentucky in Sports Management and Coaching in 2014.[3] After this, he continued to pursue various certifications such as: RRCA Certified Coach in 2017, the Lydiard Certified Coach in 2018, the USATF Certified Coach in 2019 and the Vdot, Jack Daniels Certified Coach in 2020. He currently resides in Boulder, Colorado, where he founded My Olympic Coach LLC., an online training platform for athletes around the world.[4] Orta is married to Sri Lankan-American track and field athlete Hiruni Wijayaratne.[5]

While in college, Orta ran for the Kentucky Wildcats were he quickly became the Team captain and was awarded as Mr. Wildcat or athlete of the year for two years in a row.[3][6]

Orta qualified for the Summer Olympics in 2016 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was able to represent his birth country of Venezuela.[7] In his last chance to qualify, Orta was able to run the marathon Olympic standard at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands earlier that year, running only 6 seconds under the standard with a time of 2:18:56.[8] At the Olympics that year, he ran the marathon in a time of 2:27:05 and finished 105th overall.

Competition record

Representing Venezuela
World Championships
Year Competition Venue Event
2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships[9][10] Gdynia, Poland Half-Marathon
2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships[11][12] Valencia, Spain Half-Marathon
2017 World Championships in Athletics[13] London Marathon
2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships[14] Copenhagen, Denmark Half-Marathon
2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics[15] Bydgoszcz, Poland 3,000m Steeplechase
2007 Kenyan Cross Country Championships[16] Kenya 8,000m

References

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