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Queensland Athletics Championships, he won the Men's 400 m Ambulant in 50.28. He won the Men's 400 m Ambulant at the 2015 Australian Championships. Competing at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix that was part of the 2015 Italian Championships, he finished second in the Men's 400 m T20. He will also be competing in the 2020 Paralympics, in August 2021. This time Alberto will be competing for Jamaica.
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where he won bronze medals in the Men's 400m and Men's 4 × 400 m relay. In the 400 m, he ran a personal best time of 49.73 and the Men's 4 × 400 m broke the
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