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{{short description|Mexican triple jumper}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Alberto Álvarez
| image = AlbertoÁlvarezTripleJumpFinalMenRio2016 edited.jpg
| caption = Álvarez at the 2016 Olympics
| full_name = Alberto Álvarez Muñoz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| height = 1.91 m<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/alberto-alvarez
| weight = 78 kg
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[Triple jump]], [[long jump]]
| pb = TJ – 16.99 m (2016)<br>LJ – 7.85 m (2013)<ref name=iaaf>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
| education = [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León]]
| club = Nuevo Leon State<ref name=nbc/>
| coach = Francisco Javier Olivares (technique)<br>Gabriel Enrique German (sprint)<ref name=nbc/>
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Alberto Álvarez Muñoz''' (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican athlete, who competes primarily in the [[triple jump]]. In 2016 he became the first [[Mexicans|Mexican]] triple jumper to compete at the Olympic Games.<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=alvarez-alberto-1055234/index.html Alberto Álvarez] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920031321/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=alvarez-alberto-1055234/index.html |date=2016-09-20 }}. nbcolympics.com</ref>
== Biography ==
He is a member of the Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León club.
He won two medals, one gold and one silver, beating his personal bests at the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships. His triple jump record is 16.63 m, achieved in Monterrey in 2014. He raised his record to 16.99 m, with a wind just under the authorized limit in Norwalk on April 16, 2016.
He placed 9th in the final of the Rio Olympics with 16.56 m.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2016-09-17|date=2016-08-16|title=Alberto Álvarez se despide de Río 2016 sin medalla|url=http://www.record.com.mx/olimpicos-mexicanos-en-rio/alberto-alvarez-se-despide-de-rio-2016-sin-medalla}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
==International competitions==
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|rowspan=4|2010
|rowspan=2|[[2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships|Central American and Caribbean
|rowspan=2|[[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]]
|5th
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|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
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|Triple jump
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|16.56 m]]
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|rowspan=3|2017
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|20th (q)
|Triple jump
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump|16.48 m]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|rowspan=2|[[Taipei, Taiwan]]
|26th (q)
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's long jump|7.31 m]]
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|4th
|Triple jump
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump|16.71 m]]
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|2018
|[[2018 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]]
|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|6th
|Triple jump
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{SR/Olympics profile|al/alberto-alvarez-1}}
{{2016 Mexico Summer Olympic team}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Alberto}}
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Mexican male triple jumpers]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Olympic male triple jumpers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican people]]
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