# Rolando Palacios

Cruz Rolando Palacios Castillo (born 3 May 1987) is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek, a traditional Garífuna village. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca.
He competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. In Beijing, 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 Walter Dix to qualify for the next round in a time of 20.81 seconds. In the second round, he came to 20.87 seconds, the seventh time in his heat, not enough to advance to the next round.
He competed in the 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 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 60 metres Honduran national record with a time of 6.62 seconds on 26 February 2009.

## Personal bests

* 100 m: 10.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) – Toluca, 18 July 2008
* 200 m: 20.40 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) – Toluca, 22 July 2008
* 400 m: 47.64 s – Kingston, 12 February 2011

## Major competitions record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Honduras ||||||
| 2004 | Central American Junior Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 5th | 100 m | 11.17 (-1.0 m/s) |
| 2004 | Central American Junior Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 5th | 200 m | 23.05 (-2.3 m/s) |
| 2004 | Central American Junior Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 7th | 400 m | 58.44 |
| 2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 6th (h) | 100 m | 11.05 w (+3.3 m/s) |
| 2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 5th (h) | 200 m | 22.58 w (+4.4 m/s) |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 100 m | 10.84 (-0.6 m/s) |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 2nd | 200 m | 21.89 |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.71 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 38th (h) | 100 m | 10.73 NR |
| 2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 100 m | 10.60 |
| 2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 200 m | 21.22 NR |
| 2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.63 NR |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 32nd (h) | 60 m | 6.80 |
| 2006 | Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 10.68 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2006 | Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | 200 m | 21.41 (+0.7 m/s) |
| 2006 | Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.74 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 100 m | 10.56 (+1.5 m/s) |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 6th | 200 m | 21.47 (+1.4 m/s) |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 20th (h) | 100 m | 10.73 (-0.8 m/s) |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 21.36 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 4th (h) | 100 m | 10.81 (+0.3 m/s) |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m | 10.65 (+0.5 m/s) |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.07 |
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 100 m | 10.51 (+0.8 m/s) |
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 200 m | 21.26 (+1.8 m/s) |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 10.48 (-0.5 m/s) |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (h) | 200 m | 21.27 (+0.5 m/s) |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 41.49 |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd (h) | 60 m | 6.83 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | 100 m | 10.63 (-2.3 m/s) |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | 200 m | 21.16 (-0.5 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American Championships | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1st | 100 m | 10.61 (-0.2 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American Championships | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1st | 200 m | 21.25 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American Championships | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.10 |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.37 NR (+0.7 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 8th | 200 m | 21.09 (+0.5 m/s) |
| 2008 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Toluca, Mexico | 3rd | 100 m | 10.22 A NR (+0.3 m/s) |
| 2008 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Toluca, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 20.40 A NR (-0.9 m/s) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 43rd (h) | 100 m | 10.49 (-1.7 m/s) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (qf) | 200 m | 20.87 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 10.38 (NWI) |
| 2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 200 m | 20.99 CR (NWI) |
| 2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.03 CR |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 100 m | 10.30 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 200 m | 20.78 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 23rd (qf) | 100 m | 10.24 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 20.67 (0.0 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 2nd | 100 m | 10.36 (-0.2 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | 200 m | 20.84 GR (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 10th | 100 m | 10.61 (-0.8 m/s) |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | 200 m | 21.20 (+0.2 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 6th | 100 m | 10.31 (+0.2 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 200 m | 20.67 (0.0 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 41.69 |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 10.73 |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 200 m | 21.92 (-2.2 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.02 |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:20.84 |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m | 10.57 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 200 m | 20.97 CR (-0.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 40.83 CR |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 44th (h) | 200 m | 21.22 (-1.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 18th (h) | 100 m | 10.49 (-1.0 m/s) |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 5th | 200 m | 20.77 (-1.0 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m | 10.48 (-1.5 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 200 m | 20.63 w (+2.1 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.61 |
| 2013 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 100 m | 10.57 (-1.6 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 200 m | 21.20 w (+2.7 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 9th (h) | 100 m | 10.24 w (+3.0 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 14th (h) | 200 m | 21.22 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 36th (h) | 200 m | 21.02 (-0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 32nd (h) | 60 m | 6.78 |
| 2014 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 100 m | 10.27 w (+2.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 200 m | 20.81 (+0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.50 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 100 m | 10.34 (+0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 200 m | 20.60 (+0.7 m/s) |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 4th | 100m | 10.39 A (-1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 7th | 200m | 20.50 A (+0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 1st | 100m | 10.27 A (+0.9 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | 200m | 20.76 A (-1.8 m/s) |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 6th (sf) | 100m | 10.31 w (+2.7 m/s) |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd (h) | 200m | 20.72 w (+3.5 m/s) |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 200 m | DSQ |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 37th (h) | 60 m | 6.81 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.46 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th (sf) | 200 m | 20.97 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 71st (h) | 200 m | 21.32 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (p) | 100 m | 10.73 |