Nicolás Cuestas
Olympic athlete in marathon
Olympic athlete in marathon
The Uruguayan athlete Nicolás Cuestas is one of the best distance runners in Latin America in the last decade. He has been proclaimed South American half-marathon champion in 2019 and runner-up in the 10,000 meters in 2021, and holds the national marathon record, achieved in Seville in 2022 with 2:11:03.
He started practicing athletics in 2003 and in 2010 he began to train with Martín Mañana, who continues as his current coach. In 2015 he achieved the entry standard for the Olympic Games in the marathon, going to Rio de Janeiro the following year, which was an important turning point in his sports career.
He has currently moved to Spain with his family to prepare for the current Olympic cycle and try to reach the summit in Paris 2024.
Nicolás Cuestas Cardozo
December 8th, 1986
Montevideo
63kg / 1.80m
Half marathon / Marathon
Club Corredores
Martín Mañana
| 2022 |
|---|
| 39th at the World Outdoor Championships in marathon Eugene 🇺🇸 |
| 14th at the South American Half Marathon Championship Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 |
| 4th at the South American Games in marathon Asunción 🇵🇾 |
| 2021 |
| South American vice-champion in 10,000m Guayaquil 🇪🇨 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2020 |
| 81st at the World Half Marathon Championship Gdynia 🇵🇱 |
| 2019 |
| 55th at the World Outdoor Championships in marathon Doha 🇶🇦 |
| South American half marathon champion Asunción 🇵🇾 |
| 7th at the Pan American Games in marathon Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 7th at the South American Outdoor Championships in 10,000m and 8th in 5000m Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 2017 |
| Bronze at the South American Half Marathon Championship Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2016 |
| 40th at the Olympic Games in marathon Río de Janeiro 🇧🇷 |
| Bronze at the Ibero American Championships in 5000m Río de Janeiro 🇧🇷 |
| Uruguayan national vice-champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2015 |
| 9th at the South American Outdoor Championships in 10,000m Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 2014 |
| 6th at the Ibero American Championships in 5000m São Paulo 🇧🇷 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2012 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 5000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
Olimpian in marathon (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
South American champion in half marathon (2019) and vice-champion in 10,000m (2021)
7th at the Pan American Games in marathon (Lima 2019)
Bronze at the Ibero American Championship in 5000m (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
Uruguayan national record holder in marathon (2:11:03)
| 10,000m | 28:56.35 | (2021) |
| 10km | 29:19 | (2019) |
| Half marathon | 1:03:34 | (2019) |
| Marathon | 2:11:03 | (2022) |
| 2022 |
|---|
| 39th at the World Outdoor Championships in marathon Eugene 🇺🇸 |
| 14th at the South American Half Marathon Championship Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 |
| 4th at the South American Games in marathon Asunción 🇵🇾 |
| 2021 |
| South American vice-champion in 10,000m Guayaquil 🇪🇨 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2020 |
| 81st at the World Half Marathon Championship Gdynia 🇵🇱 |
| 2019 |
| 55th at the World Outdoor Championships in marathon Doha 🇶🇦 |
| South American half marathon champion Asunción 🇵🇾 |
| 7th at the Pan American Games in marathon Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 7th at the South American Outdoor Championships in 10,000m and 8th in 5000m Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 2017 |
| Bronze at the South American Half Marathon Championship Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2016 |
| 40th at the Olympic Games in marathon Río de Janeiro 🇧🇷 |
| Bronze at the Ibero American Championships in 5000m Río de Janeiro 🇧🇷 |
| Uruguayan national vice-champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2015 |
| 9th at the South American Outdoor Championships in 10,000m Lima 🇵🇪 |
| 2014 |
| 6th at the Ibero American Championships in 5000m São Paulo 🇧🇷 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 10,000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
| 2012 |
| Uruguayan national champion in 5000m Montevideo 🇺🇾 |
