# Asa Guevara

Asa Guevara (born 20 December 1995) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago specialising in the 400 metres. 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 University of Texas at El Paso.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Trinidad and Tobago ||||||
| 2011 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.35 |
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 15th (h) | 200 m | 22.16 |
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.62 |
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 400 m | 21.49 |
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.66 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 35th (h) | 400 m | 47.93 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.32 |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 400 m | 47.35 |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.23 |
| 2014 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 3rd | 400 m | 47.35 |
| 2014 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.02 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.73 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 41st (h) | 400 m | 49.48 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.06 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 46.91 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.52 |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.81 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.74 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.03 |
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 4th | 400 m | 46.26 |
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.94 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.54 |

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 10.53 (+1.2 m/s, Berkeley 2016)
* 200 metres – 20.51 (+0.8 m/s, Tucson 2018)
* 400 metres – 45.26 (Houston 2018)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 6.84 (Albuquerque 2017)
* 200 metres – 21.43 (Albuquerque 2017)
* 400 metres – 46.57 (Albuquerque 2018)