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| Rolando Palacios | |
| Fullname: | Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo |
| Nationality: |  Honduras |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sambo Creek, Atlántida, Honduras |
| Height: | 1.89m (06.2feet) |
| Weight: | 89kg (196lb) |
| Pb: | 100m = 10.22 200m = 20.40 |
| Updated: | 10 December 2014 |
Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo (born 3 May 1987) is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek,[1] 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, the seventh time in his heat, not enough to advance to the next round.[1]
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.[2] He was the flagbearer for Honduras during the Parade of Nations.[3]
He set the 60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.[4]
Toluca, 18 July 2008 Toluca, 22 July 2008
Kingston, 12 February 2011| Representing | ||||||
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| 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, Mexico | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.84 (-0.6 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 21.89 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.71 | |||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 38th (h) | 100 m | 10.73 NR | |
| 2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.60 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 21.22 NR | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.63 NR | |||
| World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 32nd (h) | 60 m | 6.80 | ||
| Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.68 (-0.7 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 21.41 (+0.7 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 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) | ||
| 16th (sf) | 200 m | 21.36 (-0.1 m/s) | ||||
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 4th (h) | 100 m | 10.81 (+0.3 m/s) | |
| Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.65 (+0.5 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.61 (-0.2 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 21.25 (-0.1 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 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, Mexico | 3rd | 100 m | 10.22 A NR (+0.3 m/s) | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 20.40 A NR (-0.9 m/s) | |||
| Olympic Games | Beijing, 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 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.38 (NWI) |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 20.99 CR (NWI) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | Panama City, Panama | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 10.36 (-0.2 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.73 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 21.92 (-2.2 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.02 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:20.84 | |||
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.57 (-0.7 m/s) |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 20.97 CR (-0.5 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.48 (-1.5 m/s) |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 20.63 w (+2.1 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.61 | |||
| Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.57 (-1.6 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.27 w (+2.6 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 20.81 (+0.6 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | Mexico City, Mexico | 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 | bgcolor=gold | 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)[5] | 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 | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.46 | ||
| 8th (sf) | 200 m | 20.97 | ||||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 71st (h) | 200 m | 21.32 | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (p) | 100 m | 10.73 | |