Modesto Castillo (born 24 February 1959, in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a former

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and hurdling athlete who specialised in the

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. Castillo represented the Dominican Republic at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, being eliminated in the first round of the

after finishing fifth in his heat. Four years later he competed for the Dominican team at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. He qualified from his heat in the

before being eliminated in the quarterfinals.

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Athlete profile for Modesto Castillo
at IAAF.org 1959 births Living people Dominican Republic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for the Dominican Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Dominican Republic Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Dominican Republic people 21st-century Dominican Republic people {{DominicanRepublic-athletics-bio-stub