Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo (born 3 May 1987) is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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. He was born in

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, a traditional

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village. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in

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. He competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the

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. In

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he finished fourth in his heat at the 100 metres with a time of 10.49 seconds, but was eliminated. At the 200 metres, he placed third in his heat behind Roman Smirnov and

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to qualify for the next round in a time of 20.81 seconds. In the second round he came to 20.87 seconds, which was the seventh time in his heat, not enough to advance to the next round. He competed in the 200 m event at the

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. He finished 7th in his heat with a time of 21.32 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals. He was the flagbearer for Honduras during the Parade of Nations. He set the

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Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.Results - 60m Men Final
. Prague Indoor. Retrieved on 2009-02-27.

Personal bests

*100 m: 10.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) –

, 18 July 2008 *200 m: 20.40 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) –

, 22 July 2008 *400 m: 47.64 s – Kingston, 12 February 2011

Major competitions record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Rolando 1987 births Living people People from Atlántida Department Garifuna people Honduran male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Honduras Pan American Games competitors for Honduras World Athletics Championships athletes for Honduras Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Honduras Central American Games gold medalists for Honduras Central American Games medalists in athletics Central American Games silver medalists for Honduras Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade medalists for Honduras Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade