Cuban sprinter (born 1986)
William Collazo
Full name Williams Collazo Gutiérrez Born (1986-08-31 ) August 31, 1986 (age 38) Antilla , Holguín Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) Country Cuba Sport Athletics Event 4 × 400m Relay Updated on 23 December 2014
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Collazo and the second or maternal family name is
Gutiérrez .
William Collazo Gutiérrez (born 31 August 1986 in Antilla , Holguín ) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres .
He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships .[ 1] He also competed at the 2007 World Championships , the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships , but without reaching the final round.[ 2]
His personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved at the World Championships in August 2009 in Berlin . He also has 21.27 seconds in the 200 metres , achieved in March 2004 in Havana .[ 2]
200 m: 21.04 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) – La Habana , 23 May 2010 400 m: 44.93 s – Berlin , 19 August 2009 400 m (indoor): 46.31 s – Doha , 13 March 2010 International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Cuba 2005 ALBA Games Havana , Cuba 4th 200 m 21.49 s (0.0 m/s) 1st 400 m 47.16 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:08.14 min Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 8th 400 m 46.58 s 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:02.33 min 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 3rd 400 m 45.72 s Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 7th 400 m 46.95 s 6th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:08.71 min 2007 ALBA Games Caracas , Venezuela 1st 400 m 45.68 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:06.84 min Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 4th 400 m 45.45 s – (h) 4 × 400 m DQ World Championships Osaka , Japan 19th (sf) 400 m 45.54 s 2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique , Chile 1st 4 × 400 m 3:03.22 min Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali , Colombia 4th 400 m 46.04 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:02.10 min Olympic Games Beijing , China 13th (sf) 400 m 45.06 s 10th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:02.24 min 2009 ALBA Games Havana , Cuba 1st 400 m 45.74 s Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana , Cuba 1st 400 m 44.96 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:03.26 min World Championships Berlin , Germany 7th (sf) 400 m 44.93 s 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha , Qatar 2nd 400 m 46.31 s Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd 400 m 45.33 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:04.86 min 2011 World Championships Daegu , South Korea 21st (sf) 400 m 46.13 s Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico 4th 400 m 45.33 s 1st 4 × 400 m 2:59.43 min 2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto , Venezuela 2nd 400 m 45.81 s 1st 4 × 400 m 3:00.43 min Olympic Games London , United Kingdom 3rd (h)1 4 × 400 m 3:00.55 min 2014 World Relays Nassau , Bahamas 5th 4 × 400 m 3:00.61 min Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa , Mexico 1st 4 × 400 m 3:00.70 min A 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 10th 4 × 400 m 3:03.73 min NACAC Championships San José , Costa Rica 4th (sf) 400m 46.30 s 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:01.22 min World Championships Beijing , China 7th 4 × 400 m 3:03.05 min 2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 7th 400 m 45.92 s – 4 × 400 m DQ Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 6th 4 × 400 m 2:59.53 min 2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 400 m 3:03.60 min World Championships London , United Kingdom 6th 4 × 400 m 3:01.10 min
1 : Did not finish in the final.
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA ) 1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA ) 1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI ) 1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA ) 1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA ) 1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA ) 1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA ) 1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA ) 1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA ) 1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA ) 1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB ) 1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB ) 1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM ) 2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM ) 2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH ) 2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB ) 2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO ) 2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL ) 2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )