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.

Asa Guevara
Guevara in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
EducationUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres

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

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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

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ "UTEP bio". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ Asa Guevara at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Asa Guevara". UTEP athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Asa Guevara". Academy of Art University. Retrieved July 27, 2023.