Gustavo Cuesta

Gustavo Cuesta
Personal information
Full nameGustavo Cuesta Rosario
Born14 November 1988 (1988-11-14) (age 36)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Dominican Republic
SportTrack and field
EventSprint
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Dominican Republic
CAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Morelia 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Morelia 4x400 m relay
Updated on 13 December 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Rosario.

Gustavo Cuesta Rosario (born 14 November 1988, in San Pedro de Macorís) is a Dominican Republic sprinter.[1] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 400 m and 4 × 400 m at the 2016 Olympics.[2][3]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

  • 200 m: 21.16 s – Boston, United States, 8 February 2014
  • 400 m: 45.95 s – Boston, United States, 8 February 2014

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Dominican Republic
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 12th (h) 200 m 22.05 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
– 4 × 100 m DNF
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:08.70
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 22nd (h) 200 m 21.26 w A (wind: +2.2 m/s)
7th 4 × 400 m 3:08.08
NACAC Under-23 Championships Toluca, México 3rd (h) 100 m 10.71 A (wind: 0.0 m/s)
4th (h) 200 m 21.67 A (wind: -1.2 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m 40.87
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships La Habana, Cuba 13th (h) 200 m 21.28 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
12th (h) 400 m 21.23 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 39.52
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th (h)1 4 × 400 m 3:02.76
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th 200 m 21.46 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m 40.15
4th 4 × 400 m 3:05.99
NACAC Under-23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 8th 400 m 47.93
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 15th (h) 400 m 47.70
4th 4 × 400 m 3:04.68
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 18th (h) 200 m 21.56 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 4 × 400 m 3:00.44 A
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 9th (h) 200 m 21.16 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
10th (h) 400 m 47.24
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:03.02
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – 4 × 400 m DQ
2013 BVI Twilight Invitational Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands 4th 200 m 21.06 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 400 m 45.87
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 3rd 400 m 46.20 A
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:02.82 A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (sf) 400 m 45.93
14th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:03.61
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 20th (h) 400 m 47.43
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (B) 4 × 400 m 3:04.44
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8th (sf) 200 m 21.55 A (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m 39.01 A
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 4th 400 m 45.78
1st 4 × 400 m 3:05.05
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 5th 400m 45.99
4th 4 × 400 m 3:01.73
World Championships Beijing, China 35th (h) 400 m 45.59
10th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:00.15
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 23rd (h) 400 m 48.46
Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th (h) 400 m 46.90
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43rd (h) 400 m 46.92
10th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:01.76
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 400 m DQ

1: Competed only in the heat.

References

  1. ^ Sports Reference profile
  2. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "IAAF: Gustavo Cuesta | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.