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Rolando Palacios

Rolando Palacios

Honduran sprinter (born 1987)

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.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

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 competed in the 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished 7th in his heat with a time of 21.32 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3] He was the flagbearer for Honduras during the Parade of Nations.[4]

He set the 60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.[5]

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 10.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) – Mexico Toluca, 18 July 2008
  • 200 m: 20.40 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) – Mexico Toluca, 22 July 2008
  • 400 m: 47.64 s – Jamaica Kingston, 12 February 2011

Major competitions record

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References

  1. [1]
    Biography - PALACIOS Rolando, retrieved June 24, 2014
  2. [2]
    "Athlete biography: Rolando Palacios". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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    "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. [5]
    Results - 60m Men Final Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. Prague Indoor. Retrieved on 2009-02-27.
  6. [6]
    Disqualified in the semifinal.
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