Trinidadian sprinter
Asa Guevara (born 20 December 1995) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago specialising in the 400 metres .[ 2] 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 .[ 3] [ 4]
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
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:11.62
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)
San Salvador, El Salvador
5th
400 m
21.49
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:11.66
World Junior Championships
Barcelona, Spain
35th (h)
400 m
47.93
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.32
2013
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Nassau, Bahamas
3rd
400 m
47.35
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.23
2014
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Fort-de-France, Martinique
3rd
400 m
47.35
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.02
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
San Salvador, El Salvador
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:13.73
World Junior Championships
Eugene, United States
41st (h)
400 m
49.48
16th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:12.06
2018
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
12th (sf)
400 m
46.91
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.52
2019
World Relays
Yokohama, Japan
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:00.81
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
NACAC Championships
Freeport, Bahamas
4th
400 m
46.26
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
38.94
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
14th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.54
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
4 x 440 yards (1930–1966)
1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG )
1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG )
1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN )
1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS )
1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG )
1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA )
1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM )
1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO )
4 x 400 metres (1970–present)
1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN )
1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN )
1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN )
1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG )
1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG )
1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN )
1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG )
1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM )
2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG )
2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS )
2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS )
2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG )
2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT )
2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )
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