Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias (17 October 1939 – 9 June 2025) was a Guatemalan athlete who competed in multiple

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. Quevedo won a bronze medal at the 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. At the

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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

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; 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, at the age of 85.

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* 1939 births 2025 deaths 20th-century Guatemalan sportsmen 21st-century Guatemalan people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Central American Games medalists in athletics Central American Games silver medalists for Guatemala Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Guatemalan male long-distance runners Guatemalan male marathon runners Guatemalan steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Guatemala {{Guatemala-athletics-bio-stub