Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias (17 October 1939 – 9 June 2025) was a Guatemalan athlete who competed in multiple Summer Olympics. Quevedo won a bronze medal at the 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. At the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, he participated in a total of six events. In 1968, he ran in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m steeplechase and 5,000 m events. Four years later, he again ran in the 3,000 m steeplechase and competed in the 10,000 m and marathon; he finished 54th in the latter event. Quevedo posted his career-best marathon time of 2:27:20 the next year. His top marks in other disciplines had been set between 1968 and 1971. In the 1,500 m, he had a best time of 3:58.1 in 1968; Quevedo then set personal records in the 5,000 m (14:20.4) and 10,000 m (30:06.8) in 1970 and the next year had his fastest time, 9:22.5, in the 3,000 m steeplechase.
Quevedo died on 9 June 2025, aged 85.
Achievements Representing 1959Central American and Caribbean GamesCaracas, Venezuela –1500 mNT –3000 m s'chaseNT1966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico5th (h)1500 m4:21.17th3000 m s'chaseNT1967Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsXalapa, Mexico3rd5000 m16:02.0 A1968Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st1500 m4:02.3Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico9th (h)1500 m4:03.139th (h)5000 m15:23.012th (h)3000 m s'chase9:48.371970Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama5th5000 m14:45.2UniversiadeTurin, Italy8th (h)5000 m14:20.47th10,000 m30:06.8Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st5000 m15:38.73rdHalf marathon1971Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica5th3000 m s'chase9:32.410thHalf marathon1:32:08Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd10,000 m31:37.61972Olympic GamesMunich, West Germany14th (h)10,000 m30:08.413th (h)3000 m s'chase9:28.454thMarathon2:40:38Central American ChampionshipsPanama City, Panama2nd1500 m3:56.51973Central American GamesGuatemala City, Guatemala2nd1500 m2nd5000 m2nd10,000 m1974Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic12th10,000 m31:55.0
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