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, 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.

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. He was the flagbearer for Honduras during the Parade of Nations.

He set the 60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.Results - 60m Men Final . Prague Indoor. Retrieved on 2009-02-27.

Personal bests 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

Major competitions record Representing 2004Central American Junior ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica5th100 m11.17 (-1.0 m/s)5th200 m23.05 (-2.3 m/s)7th400 m58.44Central American and Caribbean Junior ChampionshipsCoatzacoalcos, Mexico6th (h)100 m11.05 w (+3.3 m/s)5th (h)200 m22.58 w (+4.4 m/s)Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st100 m10.84 (-0.6 m/s)2nd200 m21.891st4 × 100 m41.712005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland38th (h)100 m10.73 NR2006Central American GamesManagua, Nicaragua1st100 m10.601st200 m21.22 NR1st4 × 100 m41.63 NRWorld Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia32nd (h)60 m6.80Central American Junior ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st100 m10.68 (-0.7 m/s)2nd200 m21.41 (+0.7 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay42.74Central American and Caribbean Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago4th100 m10.56 (+1.5 m/s)6th200 m21.47 (+1.4 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia20th (h)100 m10.73 (-0.8 m/s)16th (sf)200 m21.36 (-0.1 m/s)2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela4th (h)100 m10.81 (+0.3 m/s)Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st100 m10.65 (+0.5 m/s)1st4 × 100 m41.07NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador4th100 m10.51 (+0.8 m/s)7th200 m21.26 (+1.8 m/s)Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (sf)100 m10.48 (-0.5 m/s)18th (h)200 m21.27 (+0.5 m/s)10th (h)4 × 100 m41.492008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rd (h)60 m6.83Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile4th100 m10.63 (-2.3 m/s)4th200 m21.16 (-0.5 m/s)Central American ChampionshipsSan Pedro Sula, Honduras1st100 m10.61 (-0.2 m/s)1st200 m21.25 (-0.1 m/s)1st4 × 100 m41.10Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia8th (sf)100 m10.37 NR (+0.7 m/s)8th200 m21.09 (+0.5 m/s)NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico3rd100 m10.22 A NR (+0.3 m/s)2nd200 m20.40 A NR (-0.9 m/s)Olympic GamesBeijing, China43rd (h)100 m10.49 (-1.7 m/s)26th (qf)200 m20.87 (+0.1 m/s)2009Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st100 m10.38 (NWI)1st200 m20.99 CR (NWI)1st4 × 100 m41.03 CRUniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia 1st100 m10.30 (-0.7 m/s)4th200 m20.78 (+0.1 m/s)World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (qf)100 m10.24 (+0.1 m/s)14th (sf)200 m20.67 (0.0 m/s)2010Central American GamesPanama City, Panama2nd100 m10.36 (-0.2 m/s)1st200 m20.84 GR (+0.1 m/s)Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain10th100 m10.61 (-0.8 m/s) 2nd200 m21.20 (+0.2 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico6th100 m10.31 (+0.2 m/s)5th200 m20.67 (0.0 m/s)9th (h)4 × 100 m41.69Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st100 m10.731st200 m21.92 (-2.2 m/s)1st4 × 100 m42.021st4 × 400 m3:20.842011Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st100 m10.57 (-0.7 m/s)1st200 m20.97 CR (-0.5 m/s)1st4 × 100 m40.83 CRWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea44th (h)200 m21.22 (-1.1 m/s)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico18th (h)100 m10.49 (-1.0 m/s)5th200 m20.77 (-1.0 m/s)2013Central American GamesSan José, Costa Rica1st100 m10.48 (-1.5 m/s)2nd200 m20.63 w (+2.1 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay41.61Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st100 m10.57 (-1.6 m/s)1st200 m21.20 w (+2.7 m/s)Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico9th (h)100 m10.24 w (+3.0 m/s)14th (h)200 m21.22 (-0.1 m/s)World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia36th (h)200 m21.02 (-0.6 m/s)2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland32nd (h)60 m6.78Central American ChampionshipsTegucigalpa, Honduras1st100 m10.27 w (+2.6 m/s)1st200 m20.81 (+0.6 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay41.50Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th100 m10.34 (+0.6 m/s)3rd200 m20.60 (+0.7 m/s)Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico4th100m10.39 A (-1.3 m/s)7th200m20.50 A (+0.6 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1st100m10.27 A (+0.9 m/s)4th200m20.76 A (-1.8 m/s)2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica6th (sf)100m10.31 w (+2.7 m/s)3rd (h)Disqualified in the semifinal.200m20.72 w (+3.5 m/s)World ChampionshipsBeijing, China —200 mDSQ2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States37th (h)60 m6.81Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th (sf)100 m10.468th (sf)200 m20.97Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil71st (h)200 m21.322017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (p)100 m10.73

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