Daniel Grueso

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.

Daniel Grueso

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco
Born	(1985-07-30) July 30, 1985 Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Men's Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Colombia Bolivarian Games 2005 Armenia 100 m 2005 Armenia 200 m 2005 Armenia 4x100 m relay 2009 Sucre 100 m 2009 Sucre 4x100 m relay 2009 Sucre 200 m
Updated on 6 May 2014.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Grueso and the second or maternal family name is Barco.

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) – 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

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. 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), retrieved May 6, 2014
3. Disqualified in the quarter-final
4. Did not start in the final

External links

• Daniel Grueso at World Athletics