Gustavo Cuesta

Gustavo Cuesta

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Cuesta Rosario
Born	14 November 1988 (1988-11-14) (age 36) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Dominican Republic CAC Championships 2013 Morelia 400 m 2013 Morelia 4x400 m relay
Updated on 13 December 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Rosario.

Gustavo Cuesta Rosario (born 14 November 1988, in San Pedro de Macorís) is a Dominican Republic sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 400 m and 4 × 400 m at the 2016 Olympics.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m: 10.55 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) – Carolina, Puerto Rico, 21 March 2015
• 200 m: 20.71 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) – St. Martin, FRA, 9 May 2015
• 400 m: 45.09 s – San Jose, Costa Rica, 7 agosto 2015

Indoor

• 200 m: 21.16 s – Boston, United States, 8 February 2014
• 400 m: 45.95 s – Boston, United States, 8 February 2014

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Dominican Republic
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	12th (h)	200 m	22.05 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
			–	4 × 100 m	DNF
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:08.70
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	22nd (h)	200 m	21.26 w A (wind: +2.2 m/s)
			7th	4 × 400 m	3:08.08
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Toluca, México	3rd (h)	100 m	10.71 A (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			4th (h)	200 m	21.67 A (wind: -1.2 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m	40.87
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	La Habana, Cuba	13th (h)	200 m	21.28 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			12th (h)	400 m	21.23 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	39.52
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th (h)1	4 × 400 m	3:02.76
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	5th	200 m	21.46 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m	40.15
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:05.99
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	8th	400 m	47.93
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	15th (h)	400 m	47.70
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:04.68
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	18th (h)	200 m	21.56 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	4 × 400 m	3:00.44 A
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	9th (h)	200 m	21.16 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
			10th (h)	400 m	47.24
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:03.02
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	4 × 400 m	DQ
2013	BVI Twilight Invitational	Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands	4th	200 m	21.06 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
				400 m	45.87
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	3rd	400 m	46.20 A
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:02.82 A
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (sf)	400 m	45.93
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:03.61
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	20th (h)	400 m	47.43
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	12th (B)	4 × 400 m	3:04.44
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	8th (sf)	200 m	21.55 A (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m	39.01 A
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	4th	400 m	45.78
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:05.05
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	5th	400m	45.99
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:01.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	35th (h)	400 m	45.59
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:00.15
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	23rd (h)	400 m	48.46
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th (h)	400 m	46.90
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	43rd (h)	400 m	46.92
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:01.76
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 400 m	DQ

¹: Competed only in the heat.

External links

• Gustavo Cuesta at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustavo Cuesta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.