Saturnino Rustrián

Saturnino Rustrián

Personal information
Born	(1942-11-29)29 November 1942 San José Piñula, Guatemala
Died	14 July 2013(2013-07-14) (aged 70)

Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres (29 November 1942 – 14 July 2013)[1] was a Guatemalan road racing cyclist who won the second and fourth editions of the annual Vuelta a Costa Rica in 1966 and 1968 and the 10th edition of the Vuelta a Guatemala in 1966.[2]

Born in San José Pinula,[1] he was the first local cyclist to win the Vuelta a Guatemala while competing against participants from Colombia, who had dominated the event in previous years.[3] He is one of three cyclists to have won the Vuelta a Costa Rica twice, since the competition began in 1965.[4]

Rustrián represented Guatemala at the 1968 Olympic Games cycling competitions, ranking 21st and 22nd in the individual road race and time trial events respectively.[1]

Nicknamed el Chapín de Acero ("Guatemala man of steel"),[5] he was a road cyclist for over four decades,[6] and as of 2005, at over 60 years of age, has remained active, competing in several local and international "master" races.[7]

References and notes

1. S/R Olympics Athletes: Saturnino Rustrián Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres fallece por un paro respiratorio". Prensalibre.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
3. Prensa Libre. "Personajes - Deporte (sports personalities)". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
4. La Prensa Web. "Coverage of the 2007 Vuelta a Costa Rica" (in Spanish). La Prensa, Panama. Archived from the original on 20 January 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
5. Chapín is a Spanish colloquial term meaning "Guatemalan" or "from Guatemala".
6. Morales Chacón, Carlos. "Habla un experto: Saturnino Rustrián, ganador de la 10a. Vuelta Ciclística a Guatemala". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
7. Morales Chacón, Carlos. "Coverage of the 2005 Clásica Internacional Master race". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2007.