Mariano Haro Biography
Mariano Haro Cisneros (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 27 May 1940) is a former Spanish athlete, competing in the long-distance events. He was born in Becerril de Campos.
Haro ran almost compulsively using his gifted legs to run errands and handle odd jobs. He soon became prominently compe*ive in a sport he hardly chose.
In the 1960s he won almost every 5,000 and 10,000 meter event held in Spain. His closest Spanish compe*or was Javier Alvarez Salgado.
Haro placed 4th in the 10,000-meter 1972 Summer Olympics final at Munich in an epic battle against L*e Virén, Emiel Puttemans, Miruts Yifter, and Frank Shorter. He qualified for the 5,000-meter final in those Games, but defaulted at the eleventh hour. He also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics at the age of 36, placing 6th in the 10,000-meter event.
Traditionally a cross-country runner, he was runner-up in the Cross World Championships in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975; a Spanish National Cross champion from 1971 through 1977; and two-time winner of the International Lasarte Cross Country race in 1974 and 1975.
Haro held Spanish national records in all distances from 1,500 meters to 20:km. He also still holds the Spanish record in the hour race.
After retiring from athletics following the Montreal Olympics, he joined a more financially prosperous career in politics.
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