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 Representing  Guatemala Central American Games 1973 Guatemala Marathon Central American Championships 1968 Managua Marathon 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]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1968	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Marathon	2:39:12
	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	39th	Marathon	2:45:20
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	16th	5000 m	16:24.0
			6th	Marathon	2:57:29
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	5000 m	15:39.3
			2nd	10,000 m	32:14.5
			2nd	Half marathon
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	14th	5000 m	15:46.9
			5th	Marathon	2:33:14
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	Half Marathon	1:13:38.2
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	61st (h)	5000 m	15:53.4
			43rd	Marathon	2:28:37
1973	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Marathon	2:23:52
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	Marathon	2:35:16
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	–	Marathon	DNF
1980	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Marathon	2:19:20

^[1]

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