Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco (born 30 July 1985 in Tuluá) is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Athlete biography: Daniel Grueso , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.
He finished eighth in 200 m at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in Beijing he qualified for the second round after finishing fourth in his heat behind Asafa Powell, Kim Collins and Craig Pickering. His time of 10.35 was the fifth fastest losing time after the 10.25 of Nobuharu Asahara, advancing him to the second round. In that second round he finished in a time of 10.37 seconds, which was the eighth and last time of the heat, causing elimination. He also took part in the 200 metres individual, where he was eliminated after the first round as he placed seventh in his heat in a time of 21.15 seconds.
Personal bests 100 m: 10.17 (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Cali, 25 November 2008 200 m: 20.49 (wind: -0.1 m/s) – Mayagüez, 17 April 2010 400 m: 46.09 – Ponce, 29 March 2008
Competition record Representing 2004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela3rd100m10.52 (wind: +0.0 m/s)2nd4 × 100 m relay40.24World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy20th (sf)100 m10.73 (wind: +0.3 m/s)8th200 m21.45 (wind: +0.1 m/s)2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4th100 m10.564th200 m20.832nd4 × 100 m relay39.85Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1st100 m10.44 (wind: -0.4 m/s) A1st200 m20.75 (wind: +0.4 m/s) GR A1st4 × 100 m relay39.80 A2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico7th100 m10.61Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia13th (sf)100 m10.467th4 × 100 m relay40.30South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1st100 m10.50 2nd200 m20.99South American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina3rd100m10.47 (wind: +0.9 m/s)3rd200m20.92 (wind: +2.3 m/s) w3rd4 × 100 m relay40.203rd4 × 400 m relay3:11.282007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 3rd200 m20.66 (=NR) 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.80Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th (sf)200 m20.96World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan36th (h)200 m21.112008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia6th100 m10.415th4 × 400 m relay3:06.23Olympic GamesBeijing, China36th (qf)100 m10.3745th (h)200 m21.152009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 2nd100 m10.39 1st4 × 100 m relay39.41World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11th (h)100 m10.27Disqualified in the quarter-finalBolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1st100 m10.27 GR A2nd200 m20.79 A1st4 × 100 m relay39.25 GR A2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 3rd100 m10.39 3rd4 × 100 m relay39.76Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico9th (h)100 m10.287th200 m20.945th4 × 100 m relay39.20 (NR)2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1st200 m20.90 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.88Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico7th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.22World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea26th (h)200 m20.87Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico15th (sf)200 m20.832012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela5th100 m10.638th (h)200 m21.162013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia6th200 m21.19 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.76Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru4th100 m10.70 (wind: -0.3 m/s)4th200 m21.40 (wind: +0.0 m/s)3rd4 × 100 m relay39.862014South American GamesSantiago, Chile8th (h)200 m21.55Did not start in the final 3rd4 × 100 m relay40.26
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