Jeison Alexander Suárez Bocanegra (born 21 March 1991) is a male long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's half marathon at the 2017 Bolivarian Games and the men's marathon at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1] He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Jeison Suárez
Personal information
Full nameJeison Alexander Suárez Bocanegra
Born (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)
Líbano, Tolima, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Half marathon
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Marathon

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  1. ^ "Men's marathon results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. ^ "A un mes de Tokio 2021, Colombia completa 55 clasificados" (in Spanish). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-27.

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