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Alberto Salazar (born August 7 1958) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Although he was born in Cuba, Salazar emigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Masachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field while in high school. He is best known for his performances in the New York City Marathons in the early 1980s.
From 1980 through 1983, Salazar won three consecutive New York Marathons. He also won the 1982 Boston Marathon. After several years of inactivity, in 1994 Salazar won the prestiguous 90 km (53.75 mile) Comrades Marathon. Salazar stated that prozac played a role in motivating him to succeed in professional running again; the actual effect of the drug on his performance remains controversial.
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