EnglishWho is Alberto Coto?
Alberto Coto García is a mental calculator; the fastest person in the world in mental calculation, as his several Guinness Record make obvious, the most recent three of which were obtained at the Mental calculation World Cup in Leipzig, Germany, and his three medals (two gold and one silver) at the Mind Sports Olympiad in Istambul, Turkey, held November 1 and 2, 2008.
He was born on Wednesday, May 20, 1970 in Lada de Langreo, a location in Asturias, Spain. At the age of five, assisted by his parents and siblings, he learned to count and soon awed his family by quickly calculating final points obtained at the end of each card game.
His university studies geared towards the world of Economy. His passion for the world of numbers and mathematics led him to work on algorithms in a self taught manner, becoming a world reference in the mathematics education and techniques for strengthening the mind.
Alberto began his career as a calculist in 1998, after obtaining first prize in a Spanish Television program called “¿Qué apostamos?”(What Do You Bet?). In 1999, he obtained his first Guinness record, developing a meteoric career which has led him to participate in international television programs, as well as offer conferences in the most select schools and colleges, as well as in the industrial sector.
More about Alberto in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Coto
What does he do?
In recent years, Alberto has developed numerous works and techniques to potentiate the human mind through calculus and concentration.
DEMONSTRATION AND EXPLANATION OF TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATIONAL CENTERS
Alberto personally visits numerous educational centers (junior high school, high school and colleges/universities) where he demonstrates his great ability and explains the techniques he uses for calculating, making the event an educational opportunity, and above all, a motivating one.
COURSES FOR STRENGTHENING THE MIND
Alberto offers on-site and on-line courses in his area of expertise: improving numeric abilities and concentration abilities.
Adequate mental exercise helps strengthen the brain. Arithmetic calculus is excellent for this, with a variety of exercises that help structure the brain. Together with adequate relaxation and concentration techniques, which are necessary for almost any activity: preparing projects, studying for exams, or simply improve anything you choose.
CONFERENCES
Alberto has offered conferences on various specific topics such as: “The Brain’s Functioning”, “A Calculist’s Psychology”; “The Life of a Prodigious Mind”; “The Enigmatic Machine”; “Stories on Cryptography”; “Concentration For All”; “Mathematic Education” and “How To Protect Ourselves from Mental Illnesses”.
Who better to discuss his views on these topics tan the world’s quickest mind?
CONVENTIONS, CONFERENCES AND COMPANY MEETINGS
Many companies approach Alberto Coto and request he demonstrate his mental abilities to their staff. To witness the calculating speed of the fastest person in the world is an unforgettable experience. Alberto demonstrates his talent in an educational scenario and offers the corresponding explanations of his techniques.
TELEVISION
Alberto Coto has appeared on hundreds of television programs around the world, making presentations and collaborating in segments related to mental capability.
MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES
His works in the field of increasing emotional intelligence make Albert very solicited for this topic.
Hobbies
Alberto Coto enjoys sports, particularly cycling and athletics. In cycling, he competed at an amateur level with good results. In 1996, he began practicing athletics and has run in five marathons. In 2003, he achieved a timing of 2 hours 55 minutes and 49 seconds, becoming first place from his county and the eighth in the Asturias Marathon.
He is very passionate about nature and walks through the paths and mountains of his native Asturias as well as other places, and he finds travelling and learning vital in his life. Alberto also enjoys music - from classic music to Heavy Metal - and his favorite songs include Dream On (Aerosmith) and Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin).
He also finds time to enjoy movies and loves reading subjects such as philosophy, history and physics. In this section, you may find his favorite movies as well as books he considers essential.
Titles and Records
Between his most outstanding profits we can mention 2 Guinness Records accredited in the Records book: Add of 100 digits in 19.23 seconds, catalogued by the psychologists like a Record in the edge of the impossible thing. Multiply two numbers of eight digits in 56 seconds (although he could do it in 35 seconds).
His six titles of World Champion: doublet in Saxony (addition and multiplication) in 2004; multiplication title in 2006, the Championship was celebrate in Giessen and 3 titles in 2008 in Leipzig: Add, multiplication, and global event. These titles were obtained in competition with the bests mental calculators in the world, from there the importance that Alberto always gives them.
His 3 Olympic medals won on November of 2008 in Istambul (www.memoriad.com). Two medals of gold: Addition and Square Roots. And a silver medal: multiplication. And his 13 titles of World Records resisted and accredited by the foundation of World Records. Alberto Coto, of an objective form, is the fastest person in the world, and the history, doing mental arithmetic.
World Champion
Alberto Coto has, at the moment, six titles of World Champion in Mental calculation:
He was the winner of two categories (addition and multiplication) in the first Championship in Annaberg Buccholz, Saxony, in 2004
He was the winner in multiplication in 2006. The Championship was celebrate in Giessen.
And he was the champion of 3 categories in 2008 in the world cup celebrated in the University of Leipzig: Addition, multiplication, and global event.
http://www.recordholders.org/en/events/worldcup/2008/results.html
These titles were obtained in competition with the bests mental calculators in the world, from there the importance that Alberto always gives them.
Olympic Champion
MENTAL SPORTS OLIMPIAD – MEMORIAD 2008
http://www.memoriad.com/
Alberto Coto won 3 Olympic medals on November of 2008 in Istanbul (Turkey) (http://www.memoriad.com/2008/results.asp).
MEDALS OF MENTAL CALCULATORS IN OLIMPIAD ISTANBUL 2008
1. ALBERTO COTO GARCÍA – Spain – 2 golds and 1 silver
2. JAN VAN KONINGSVELD – Germany – 2 golds
3. SERVET ÖZKURT – Turkey – 1 silver y 2 bronzes
4. ROBERT FOUNTAIN – Great Britain – 1 silver
5. SALVADOR BISSHOPP – Spain – 1 silver
6. TINA BAUER – Germany – 1 bronze
7. ISSAM KHNEISSER – Libanon – 1 bronze
TWO GOLD MEDALS:
Addition
RESULTS MENTAL ADDITIONS
Name and Surname Best Score Time 2nd Score
1 Alberto COTO GARCIA - Spain 18,779 05:20 9,000
2 Salvador BISSHOPP FLORES-Spain 15,892 06:18 8,000
3 Servet ÖZKURT-Turkey 12,175 08:13 9,000
4 Hakan GÜRBAŞLAR 12,070 08:17 8,000
5 Divesh SHAH-India 12,012 08:21 9,000
6 Jorge Arturo MENDOZA HUERTAS 9,000 05:38 9,000
7 John Louis PAPPIS 9,000 09:34 9,000
8 Robert FOUNTAIN 9,000 06:35 7,000
9 Seçkin ALTINEL 8,000 07:39 8,000
10 Tina BAUER 8,000 10:00 7,000
11 Rüdiger GAMM 8,000 08:48 6,000
12 Selçuk Soner AKGÜL 8,000 09:11 6,000
13 Arun MANGAL 7,000 07:26 7,000
14 Jan VAN KONINGSVELD 7,000 08:45 6,000
15 Wouter DE LANGE 6,000 09:27 3,000
16 Boris KONRAD 5,000 10:00 2,000
17 Valentin BARRAUD 4,000 10:00 4,000
18 Barış CANATAN 3,000 10:00 2,000
19 Alexandra EHLERT 3,000 10:00 0,000
ABOUT MENTAL ADDITIONS (Ten Mental addition of ten ten-digit numbers)
(There will be two attempts at this category with different sets of questions each time.) Time : 10 Minutes
As in the following example, ten questions of ten 10-digit addition will be given;
2050683165
9349894647
3606870234
8710959451
4965420759
5735943643
6745765496
4290187250
3967093178
5167125456
+____________ All numbers will be chosen randomly and each number will be ten-digit (therefore there will be not any numbers of which first digit is zero). The answer will be the addition of the numbers given. The competitor can write the answer as adding the columns. However, he cannot write sub results such as the addition of each column and on hand anywhere. When the time is over announced the competitors will put their pens or pencils down.
Mental Square roots
RESULTS MENTAL SQUARE ROOTS
Name and Surname Best Score Time 2nd Score
1 Alberto COTO GARCIA-Spain 352,000 14:44 313,000
2 Servet ÖZKURT-Turkey 352,000 11:43 294,000
3 Khneisser ISSAM-Libanon 329,000 15:00 249,000
4 Wouter DE LANGE 318,000 15:00 274,000
5 Robert FOUNTAIN 313,000 11:30 305,000
6 Jan VAN KONINGSVELD 292,000 12:18 256,000
7 Jorge Arturo MENDOZA HUERTAS 285,000 14:56 214,000
8 Rüdiger GAMM 272,000 14:16 163,000
9 John Louis PAPPIS 259,000 15:00 222,000
10 M. Serdar POLAT 228,000 15:00 84,000
11 Tina BAUER 193,000 15:00 187,000
12 Divesh SHAH 186,000 15:00 122,000
13 Arun MANGAL 123,000 15:00 -
14 Valentin BARRAUD 107,000 15:00 90,000
15 Soner POLAT 85,000 15:00 76,000
16 Hakan GÜRBAŞLAR 83,000 14:30 65,000
ABOUT MENTAL SQUARE ROOTS (Extracting ten square roots from ten different six-digit numbers - solutions with an accuracy of eight digits or up to five digits from comma)
(There will be two attempts at this category with different sets of questions each time.) Time: 15 Minutes
As in the following example the square root value of ten numbers will be found in mind. √530179
All numbers will be chosen randomly and each number will be six-digit (so there will not be any numbers of which the first digit is zero in the task of square root).
The solution will be the square root from that number with an accuracy of eight digits at maximum with being up to the 5th digit after the comma. However the 5th digit after the comma will be rounded off according to the 6th digit after the comma.
For the example, for√587247 the correct solution is 766.32042906..., the solution with 8 significant digits will be 766.32043 (not 766.32042). When the time is over announcement is made the competitors will put their pens or pencils down.
ONE SILVER MEDAL
Multiplication
