Julio Quevedo

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.[1] 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.[2]

Julio Quevedo

Personal information
Full name	Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias
Born	October 17, 1939 San Martín, Guatemala
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Sport	Men's Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Guatemala Central American Games 1973 Guatemala City 1500 m 1973 Guatemala City 5000 m 1973 Guatemala City 10,000 m Central American and Caribbean Championships 1967 Xalapa 5000 m Central American Championships 1970 Guatemala City 5000 m 1968 Managua 1500 m 1972 Panama City 1500 m 1971 San José 10,000 m 1970 Guatemala City Half marathon
Updated on 24 September 2012.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1967	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	5000 m	16:02.0 A
1968	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	1500 m	4:02.3
	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	9th (h)	1500 m	4:03.13
			9th (h)	5000 m	15:23.0
			12th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:48.37
1970	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	5000 m	15:38.7
			3rd	Half marathon
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	3000 m s'chase	9:32.4
			10th	Half marathon	1:32:08
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	10,000 m	31:37.6
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	14th (h)	10,000 m	30:08.4
			13th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:28.4
			54th	Marathon	2:40:38
	Central American Championships	Panama City, Panama	2nd	1500 m	3:56.5
1973	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	1500 m
			2nd	5000 m
			2nd	10,000 m

References

1. "Central American And Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBRAthletics.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
2. "Julio Quevedo". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.