Rolando Palacios

Personal information
Full name	Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo
Nationality	Honduras
Born	(1987-05-03)May 3, 1987 (age 37) Sambo Creek,Atlántida,Honduras
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Men'sAthletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personalbest	100m = 10.22 200m = 20.40
Medal record Men'sathletics Representing Honduras Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Xalapa 100 m Ibero-American Championships 2010 San Fernando 100 m 2014 São Paulo 200 m Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade 100 m Central American Games 2006 Managua 100 m 2006 Managua 200 m 2006 Managua 4x100 m relay 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 200 m 2013 San José 100 m 2013 San José 4x100 m relay 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 100 m 2013 San José 200 m NACAC U-23 Championships 2008 Toluca 200 m 2008 Toluca 100 m Central American Championships 2004 Managua 100 m 2004 Managua 4x100 m relay 2007 San José 100 m 2007 San José 4x100 m relay 2008 San Pedro Sula 100 m 2008 San Pedro Sula 200 m 2008 San Pedro Sula 4x100 m relay 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 200 m 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x100 m relay 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 100 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 200 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x100 m relay 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 4x400 m relay 2011 San José 100 m 2011 San José 200 m 2011 San José 4x100 m relay 2004 Managua 200 m
Updated on 10 December 2014

Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo (born 3 May 1987) is aHonduran sprinter who specializes in the100 metres and200 metres.^[1] He was born inSambo Creek,^[2] a traditionalGarífuna village. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 inToluca.

He competed at the2005 World Championships, the2006 World Indoor Championships, the2008 World Indoor Championships and the2008 Olympic Games. InBeijing, 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 behindRoman Smirnov andWalter 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.^[2]

He competed in the 200 m event at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro. He finished 7th in his heat with a time of 21.32 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3] He was the flagbearer for Honduras during the Parade of Nations.^[4]

He set the60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.^[5]

• 100 m:10.22 s(wind: +0.3 m/s) –Toluca, 18 July 2008
• 200 m:20.40 s(wind: -0.9 m/s) –Toluca, 22 July 2008
• 400 m:47.64 s –Kingston, 12 February 2011

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Honduras
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	11.05w(+3.3 m/s)
			5th (h)	200 m	22.58w(+4.4 m/s)
	Central American Championships	Managua,Nicaragua	1st	100 m	10.84(-0.6 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	21.89
			1st	4 × 100 m	41.71
2005	World Championships	Helsinki,Finland	38th (h)	100 m	10.73NR
2006	Central American Games	Managua,Nicaragua	1st	100 m	10.60
			1st	200 m	21.22NR
			1st	4 × 100 m	41.63NR
	World Indoor Championships	Moscow,Russia	32nd (h)	60 m	6.80
	Central American Junior Championships	Guatemala City,Guatemala	1st	100 m	10.68(-0.7 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	21.41(+0.7 m/s)
			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	1st	100 m	10.65(+0.5 m/s)
			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	1st	100 m	10.61(-0.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.25(-0.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	41.10
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali,Colombia	8th (sf)	100 m	10.37NR(+0.7 m/s)
			8th	200 m	21.09(+0.5 m/s)
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Toluca,Mexico	3rd	100 m	10.22A NR(+0.3 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	20.40A 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	1st	100 m	10.38(NWI)
			1st	200 m	20.99CR(NWI)
			1st	4 × 100 m	41.03CR
	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	2nd	100 m	10.36(-0.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.84GR(+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	1st	100 m	10.73
			1st	200 m	21.92(-2.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	42.02
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:20.84
2011	Central American Championships	San José,Costa Rica	1st	100 m	10.57(-0.7 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.97CR(-0.5 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	40.83CR
	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	1st	100 m	10.48(-1.5 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	20.63w(+2.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.61
	Central American Championships	Managua,Nicaragua	1st	100 m	10.57(-1.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.20w(+2.7 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	9th (h)	100 m	10.24w(+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	1st	100 m	10.27w(+2.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.81(+0.6 m/s)
			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	10.39A(-1.3 m/s)
			7th	200m	20.50A(+0.6 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa,México	1st	100m	10.27A(+0.9 m/s)
			4th	200m	20.76A(-1.8 m/s)
2015	NACAC Championships	San José,Costa Rica	6th (sf)	100m	10.31w(+2.7 m/s)
			3rd (h)[6]	200m	20.72w(+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

• Rolando Palacios atWorld Athletics
• Rolando Palacios atOlympedia
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Rolando Palacios".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on 2013-09-23.
• Robinson, Javier Clavelo (14 August 2008)."Rolando Cruz Palacios dreams high after impressive dash in Toluca".IAAF.org. Retrieved2008-08-15.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ronald Bennett	Flag bearer for Honduras Rio 2026	Succeeded by Keyla Ávila Julio Horrego

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• Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Honduras
• Central American Games gold medalists for Honduras
• Central American Games medalists in athletics
• Central American Games silver medalists for Honduras
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