Julio Quevedo
Quick Facts
Biography
Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias (born 17 October 1939) is a former Guatemalan athlete who competed in multiple Summer Olympics. Quevedo won a bronze medal at the 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. At the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, he participated in a total of six events. In 1968, he ran in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m steeplechase, and 5,000 m events. Four years later, he again ran in the 3,000 m steeplechase, and competed in the 10,000 m and marathon; he finished 54th in the latter event. Quevedo posted his career-best marathon time of 2:27:20 the next year. His top marks in other disciplines had been set between 1968 and 1971. In the 1,500 m, he had a best time of 3:58.1 in 1968; Quevedo then set personal records in the 5,000 m (14:20.4) and 10,000 m (30:06.8) in 1970, and the next year had his fastest time, 9:22.5, in the 3,000 m steeplechase.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Guatemala | |||||
1967 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:02.0 A |
1968 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 1500m | 4:02.3 |
Olympic Games | Ciudad de México, México | 9th (h) | 1500 m | 4:03.13 | |
9th (h) | 5000 m | 15:23.0 | |||
12th (h) | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.37 | |||
1970 | Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 5000 m | 15:38.7 |
3rd | Half marathon | ||||
1971 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 10,000 m | 31:37.6 |
1972 | Olympic Games | München, West Germany | 14th (h) | 10,000 m | 30:08.4 |
13th (h) | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:28.4 | |||
54th | Marathon | 2:40:38 | |||
Central American Championships | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:56.5 | |
1973 | Central American Games | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 2nd | 1500 m | |
2nd | 5000 m | ||||
2nd | 10,000 m |