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).
 Luis Orta at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2020 in Poland. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Orta Millan |
| Born | 15 January 1989 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Marathon |
| College team | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 5000 meters: 13:49
10,000 meters: 28:39 Half Marathon: 1:03:09 Marathon: 2:15:35 |
Biography
editLuis 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 where 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Luis Alberto Orta". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Luis Orta - Track & Field". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "My Olympic Coach | Online Coaching Service". myolympiccoach. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lankan-Venezuelan couple in action in Poland". CeylonToday. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Luis Orta - Cross Country". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Summer Olympics Bio - Luis Alberto Orta". ESPN. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "NN Marathon Rotterdam". nnmarathonrotterdam.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "World Athletics Half Marathon Championships - News - Going the Distance Together has Greater Value for Hiruni Wijayaratne and Luis Orta at World Athletics Half Marathon Championships". runnerspace.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Alexis Peña y Luis Orta correrán el Mundial de Media Maratón". El Universal (in Spanish). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Luis Orta rompió récord nacional en Mundial de medio maratón celebrado en España". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Torres, Eudo (29 October 2020). "Luis Orta apunta al maratón de Valencia con la mira en Tokio 2021". Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Marathon Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Results. Half Marathon Men
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Result | 12th IAAF World Junior Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | WXC 07 | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
