Daniel Grueso

Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco (born 30 July 1985 in Tuluá) is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.

He finished eighth in 200 m at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in Beijing he qualified for the second round after finishing fourth in his heat behind Asafa Powell, Kim Collins and Craig Pickering. His time of 10.35 was the fifth fastest losing time after the 10.25 of Nobuharu Asahara, advancing him to the second round. In that second round he finished in a time of 10.37 seconds, which was the eighth and last time of the heat, causing elimination.

100 m 10.27 GR A

200 m 20.79 A

4 × 100 m relay 39.25 GR A

100 m 10.39

4 × 100 m relay 39.76

9th (h) 100 m 10.28 7th 200 m 20.94 5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.20 (NR)

200 m 20.90

4 × 100 m relay 39.88 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.22 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th (h) 200 m 20.87 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 15th (sf) 200 m 20.83

5th 100 m 10.63 8th (h) 200 m 21.16

6th 200 m 21.19

4 × 100 m relay 39.76

4th 100 m 10.70 (wind: -0.3 m/s) 4th 200 m 21.40 (wind: +0.0 m/s)

4 × 100 m relay 39.86

8th (h) 200 m 21.55

4 × 100 m relay 40.26