# Alberto Cuba
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{{short description|Cuban long-distance runner}}
{{family name hatnote|Cuba|Carrero|lang=Spanish}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|7|31}}
| birth_place = [Santa Clara](/source/Santa_Clara%2C_Cuba), Cuba
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{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[1991 Havana](/source/1991_Pan_American_Games)|[Marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games)}}
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'''Ignacio Alberto Cuba Carrero''' (born July 31, 1962) is a former [marathon](/source/marathon_(sport)) runner from [Cuba](/source/Cuba). He won the gold medal at the [1991 Pan American Games](/source/1991_Pan_American_Games) and competed for his native country at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics), where he didn't finish the race.
==Achievements==
*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}
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|rowspan=4|1986
|rowspan=2|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|rowspan=2|[Santiago, Dominican Republic](/source/Santiago_de_los_Caballeros)
|4th
|5000 m
|[14:51.06](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|5th
|10,000 m
|[30:49.55](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|rowspan=2|[Ibero-American Championships](/source/1986_Ibero-American_Championships_in_Athletics)
|rowspan=2|[La Habana](/source/La_Habana), [Cuba](/source/Cuba)
| —
|5000 m
|[DNF](/source/1986_Ibero-American_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
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|5th
|10,000 m
|[30:42.23](/source/1986_Ibero-American_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
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|rowspan=2|1991
|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games)
|[Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba)
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|[2:19:27](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan)
|30th
|Marathon
|[2:32:57](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics)
|[Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain)
|—
|Marathon
|[DNF](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon)
|-
|[Mérida Marathon](/source/M%C3%A9rida_Marathon)
|[Mérida, Yucatán](/source/M%C3%A9rida%2C_Yucat%C3%A1n)
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|2:10:53[{{cite web
|title = 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009.
|url = http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf
|publisher=IAAF Media & Public Relations Department
|location = Monte Carlo
|pages = 497
|year = 2009
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806172743/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf|archivedate=6 August 2009|url-status=dead
}}]
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|rowspan=2|1993
|[World Championships](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Stuttgart, Germany](/source/Stuttgart%2C_Germany)
|39th
|Marathon
|[2:34:26](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)
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|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|[Ponce, Puerto Rico](/source/Ponce%2C_Puerto_Rico)
|4th
|Marathon
|[2:18:10](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|1997
|[Madrid Marathon](/source/Madrid_Marathon)
|[Madrid, Spain](/source/Madrid%2C_Spain)
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|2:16:01
|-
|1998
|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1998_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|[Maracaibo, Venezuela](/source/Maracaibo%2C_Venezuela)
|9th
|Marathon
|[2:57:35](/source/Athletics_at_the_1998_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|}
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
==References==
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{{Footer Pan American Champions Marathon Men}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuba, Alberto}}
Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Clara, Cuba
Category:Cuban men marathon runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Cuba
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Cuban Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Cuban sportsmen
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