Carlos Cuque López

Carlos Cuque López

Personal information
Born	(1945-11-24) 24 November 1945 Guatemala
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Medal record Competitor for  Guatemala Central American Games Gold 1973 Guatemala Marathon Central American Championships Gold 1968 Managua Marathon Bronze 1971 San José Half-marathon

Carlos Octavio Cuque López (born 24 November 1945) is a former long-distance runner from Guatemala. He competed in the marathon and 5000 m at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished around the 40th position in the marathon in both Games.^[1]

He won the marathon event at the 1973 Central American Games setting a new Games record at 2h23:52. He finished fifth in the marathon at the 1971 Pan American Games.^[1]

Personal bests:^[1]

• 5000 m – 14:40.5 (1971)
• Marathon – 2h19:20 (1980)

References