Rolando Palacios

Rolando Palacios
Personal information
Full name Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo
Nationality  Honduras
Born (1987-05-03) May 3, 1987
Sambo Creek, Atlántida, Honduras
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Men's Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100m = 10.22

200m = 20.40
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Honduras
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Xalapa 100 m
Ibero-American Championships
2010 San Fernando 100 m
2014 São Paulo 200 m
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade 100 m
Central American Games
2006 Managua 100 m
2006 Managua 200 m
2006 Managua 4x100 m relay
2010 Ciudad de Panamá 200 m
2013 San José 100 m
2013 San José 4x100 m relay
2010 Ciudad de Panamá 100 m
2013 San José 200 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
2008 Toluca 200 m
2008 Toluca 100 m
Central American Championships
2004 Managua 100 m
2004 Managua 4x100 m relay
2007 San José 100 m
2007 San José 4x100 m relay
2008 San Pedro Sula 100 m
2008 San Pedro Sula 200 m
2008 San Pedro Sula 4x100 m relay
2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m
2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 200 m
2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x100 m relay
2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m
2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 200 m
2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x100 m relay
2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x400 m relay
2011 San José 100 m
2011 San José 200 m
2011 San José 4x100 m relay
2004 Managua 200 m
Updated on 10 December 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo (born 3 May 1987) is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[1] He was born in Sambo Creek,[2] a traditional Garífuna village. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca.

He competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. In Beijing he finished fourth in his heat at the 100 metres with a time of 10.49 seconds, but was eliminated. At the 200 metres he placed third in his heat behind Roman Smirnov and Walter Dix to qualify for the next round in a time of 20.81 seconds. In the second round he came to 20.87 seconds, which was the seventh time in his heat, not enough to advance to the next round.[2]

He set the 60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.[3]

Personal bests

Major competitions record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Honduras
2004 Central American Junior Championships San José, Costa Rica 5th 100 m 11.17 (-1.0 m/s)
5th 200 m 23.05 (-2.3 m/s)
7th 400 m 58.44
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Coatzacoalcos, México 6th (h) 100 m 11.05 w (+3.3 m/s)
5th (h) 200 m 22.58 w (+4.4 m/s)
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 100 m 10.84 (-0.6 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.89
1st 4 × 100 m 41.71
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 38th (h) 100 m 10.73 NR
2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st 100 m 10.60
1st 200 m 21.22 NR
1st 4 × 100 m 41.63 NR
World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 32nd (h) 60 m 6.80
Central American Junior Championships Guatemala, Guatemala 1st 100 m 10.68 (-0.7 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.41 (+0.7 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.74
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 100 m 10.56 (+1.5 m/s)
6th 200 m 21.47 (+1.4 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 20th (h) 100 m 10.73 (-0.8 m/s)
18th (h) 200 m 22.05 (-2.0 m/s)
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 4th (h) 100 m 10.81 (+0.3 m/s)
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m 10.65 (+0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 41.07
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 100 m 10.51 (+0.8 m/s)
7th 200 m 21.26 (+1.8 m/s)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 100 m 10.48 (-0.5 m/s)
18th (h) 200 m 21.27 (+0.5 m/s)
10th (h) 4 × 100 m 41.49
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd (h) 60 m 6.83
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 4th 100 m 10.63 (-2.3 m/s)
4th 200 m 21.16 (-0.5 m/s)
Central American Championships San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1st 100 m 10.61 (-0.2 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.25 (-0.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 41.10
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 8th (sf) 100 m 10.37 NR (+0.7 m/s)
8th 200 m 21.09 (+0.5 m/s)
NACAC Under-23 Championships Toluca, México 3rd 100 m 10.22 A NR (+0.3 m/s)
2nd 200 m 20.40 A NR (-0.9 m/s)
Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 43rd (h) 100 m 10.49 (-1.7 m/s)
26th (qf) 200 m 20.87 (+0.1 m/s)
2009 Central American Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1st 100 m 10.38 (NWI)
1st 200 m 20.99 CR (NWI)
1st 4 × 100 m 41.03 CR
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 100 m 10.30 (-0.7 m/s)
4th 200 m 20.78 (+0.1 m/s)
World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (qf) 100 m 10.24 (+0.1 m/s)
14th (sf) 200 m 20.67 (0.0 m/s)
2010 Central American Games Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 2nd 100 m 10.36 (-0.2 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.84 GR (+0.1 m/s)
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 10th 100 m 10.61 (-0.8 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.20 (+0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th 100 m 10.31 (+0.2 m/s)
5th 200 m 20.67 (0.0 m/s)
9th (h) 4 × 100 m 41.69
Central American Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1st 100 m 10.73
1st 200 m 21.92 (-2.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 42.02
1st 4 × 400 m 3:20.84
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m 10.57 (-0.7 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.97 CR (-0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 40.83 CR
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 44th (h) 200 m 21.22 (-1.1 m/s)
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 18th (h) 100 m 10.49 (-1.0 m/s)
5th 200 m 20.77 (-1.0 m/s)
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m 10.48 (-1.5 m/s)
2nd 200 m 20.63 w (+2.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.61
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 100 m 10.57 (-1.6 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.20 w (+2.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 9th (h) 100 m 10.24 w (+3.0 m/s)
14th (h) 200 m 21.22 (-0.1 m/s)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 36th (h) 200 m 21.02 (-0.6 m/s)
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 32nd (h) 60 m 6.78
Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 100 m 10.27 w (+2.6 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.81 (+0.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.50
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 100 m 10.34 (+0.6 m/s)
3rd 200 m 20.60 (+0.7 m/s)
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 4th 100m 10.39 A (-1.3 m/s)
7th 200m 20.50 A (+0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 1st 100m 10.27 A (+0.9 m/s)
4th 200m 20.76 A (-1.8 m/s)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 6th (sf) 100m 10.31 w (+2.7 m/s)
3rd (h)[4] 200m 20.72 w (+3.5 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China — 200 m DSQ
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 37th (h) 60 m 6.81

References

  1. ↑ Biography - PALACIOS Rolando, retrieved June 24, 2014
  2. 1 2 Athlete biography: Rolando Palacios, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008
  3. ↑ Results - 60m Men Final. Prague Indoor. Retrieved on 2009-02-27.
  4. ↑ Disqualified in the semifinal.

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