Daniel Grueso

Daniel Grueso
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Alfonso Grueso Barco
Born (1985-07-30) July 30, 1985 (age 39)
Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Colombia
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sucre 200 m
Updated on 6 May 2014

Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco (born 30 July 1985 in Tuluá) is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.[1][2] 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.[1] 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.[1]

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 10.17 (wind: +1.8 m/s)Colombia Cali, 25 November 2008
  • 200 m: 20.49 (wind: -0.1 m/s)Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 17 April 2010
  • 400 m: 46.09Puerto Rico Ponce, 29 March 2008

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd 100m 10.52 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.24
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 20th (sf) 100 m 10.73 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
8th 200 m 21.45 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 4th 100 m 10.56
4th 200 m 20.83
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.85
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st 100 m 10.44 (wind: -0.4 m/s) A
1st 200 m 20.75 (wind: +0.4 m/s) GR A
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.80 A
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 7th 100 m 10.61
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 13th (sf) 100 m 10.46
7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.30
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 1st 100 m 10.50
2nd 200 m 20.99
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games
Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 100m 10.47 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
3rd 200m 20.92 (wind: +2.3 m/s) w
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.20
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.28
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 200 m 20.66 (=NR)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.80
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 200 m 20.96
World Championships Osaka, Japan 36th (h) 200 m 21.11
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 6th 100 m 10.41
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.23
Olympic Games Beijing, China 36th (qf) 100 m 10.37
45th (h) 200 m 21.15
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 100 m 10.39
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.41
World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th (h) 100 m 10.27[3]
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 1st 100 m 10.27 GR A
2nd 200 m 20.79 A
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.25 GR A
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 3rd 100 m 10.39
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.76
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 9th (h) 100 m 10.28
7th 200 m 20.94
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.20 (NR)
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 200 m 20.90
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.88
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.22
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th (h) 200 m 20.87
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 15th (sf) 200 m 20.83
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5th 100 m 10.63
8th (h) 200 m 21.16
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 6th 200 m 21.19
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.76
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 4th 100 m 10.70 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
4th 200 m 21.40 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.86
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 8th (h) 200 m 21.55[4]
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.26

References

  1. ^ a b c Athlete biography: Daniel Grueso Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
  2. ^ Biografía - General - GRUESO BARCO Daniel Alfonso - Colombia (in Spanish), archived from the original on May 6, 2014, retrieved May 6, 2014
  3. ^ Disqualified in the quarter-final
  4. ^ Did not start in the final