William Collazo

Not to be confused with Willie Collazo.

William Collazo

Personal information
Full name	Williams Collazo Gutiérrez
Born	(1986-08-31) August 31, 1986 Antilla, Holguín
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	4 × 400m Relay
Updated on 23 December 2014.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Collazo and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

William Collazo Gutiérrez (born 31 August 1986 in Antilla, Holguín) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

Career

He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships, but without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved at the World Championships in August 2009 in Berlin. He also has 21.27 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Havana.

Personal best

• 200 m: 21.04 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) – La Habana, 23 May 2010
• 400 m: 44.93 s – Berlin, 19 August 2009
• 400 m (indoor): 46.31 s – Doha, 13 March 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	4th	200 m	21.49 s (0.0 m/s)
			1st	400 m	47.16 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:08.14 min
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	400 m	46.58 s
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:02.33 min
2006	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	400 m	45.72 s
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	7th	400 m	46.95 s
			6th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:08.71 min
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	400 m	45.68 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:06.84 min
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	400 m	45.45 s
			– (h)	4 × 400 m	DQ
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	19th (sf)	400 m	45.54 s
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	1st	4 × 400 m	3:03.22 min
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th	400 m	46.04 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:02.10 min
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	13th (sf)	400 m	45.06 s
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:02.24 min
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	400 m	45.74 s
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	400 m	44.96 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:03.26 min
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th (sf)	400 m	44.93 s
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	400 m	46.31 s
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	400 m	45.33 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:04.86 min
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	21st (sf)	400 m	46.13 s
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	4th	400 m	45.33 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	2:59.43 min
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	400 m	45.81 s
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:00.43 min
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	3rd (h)1	4 × 400 m	3:00.55 min
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4 × 400 m	3:00.61 min
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	1st	4 × 400 m	3:00.70 min A
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	10th	4 × 400 m	3:03.73 min
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	4th (sf)	400m	46.30
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:01.22
	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th	4 × 400 m	3:03.05
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	400 m	45.92
			–	4x400 m	DQ

¹: Did not finish in the final.

External links

• William Collazo profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography
• Ecured biography (in Spanish)