Asa Guevara (born 20 December 1995) is a sprinter from

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specialising in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals. At the 2019 edition of the IAAF World Relays which took place in Yokohoma, Japan, Guevara ran on the third leg as part of the Trinidad and Tobago men's 4x400m relay. The team grabbed gold in what was a world leading time of 3:00:81. After the two- year hiatus from sport due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Guevara finished second at the Trinidad and Tobago NGC National Senior Open Championships 2022 in the 400m in a time of 46.16s and was subsequently selected to run on the men's 4x400m relay squad at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The team eventually won the final in a time of 3:01:29. He competed collegiately at Academy of Art University and the

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International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.53 (+1.2 m/s, Berkeley 2016) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.51 (+0.8 m/s, Tucson 2018) *

– 45.26 (Houston 2018) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.84 (Albuquerque 2017) *

– 21.43 (Albuquerque 2017) *

– 46.57 (Albuquerque 2018)

References

1995 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters People from Chaguanas Academy of Art Urban Knights men's track and field athletes Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub