Julio Quevedo Explained

Julio Quevedo
Fullname:	Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias
Birth Date:	17 October 1939
Birth Place:	San Martín, Guatemala
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Sport:	Men's Athletics
Updated:	24 September 2012

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]

Achievements

Representing
1967	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	5000 m	16:02.0 A
1968	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=gold	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	Universiade	Turin, Italy	8th (h)	5000 m	14:20.4
			7th	10,000 m	30:06.8
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	3:56.5
1973	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central American And Caribbean Championships (Men). GBRAthletics.com. 4 June 2012.
2. Web site: Julio Quevedo. Sports Reference LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065551/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/julio-quevedo-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 20 May 2020.