Nicolás Cuestas
URUMenBirth dateDec 8, 1986
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Nicolás Cuestas is a Uruguay middle-distance runner, born on December 8, 1986. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m.
His personal bests include 1:57.40 in the 800m, 3:56.33 in the 1500m, 8:17.79 in the 3000m, 13:58.60 in the 5000m and 28:56.35 in the 10000m. He has earned 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Uruguay.
Key facts
Marathon
2:11:03
Half Marathon
1:02:15
Last competition
Spanish 10 km Road Running Championships
Feb 15, 2026 · 30:20
Age
39 years old
As of Sep 18, 2026: Marathon 2:11:03, Half Marathon 1:02:15, 2026 season best 30:20 (Feb 15, 2026, Ibiza (ESP)) · Last competition: Spanish 10 km Road Running Championships, Feb 15, 2026, 30:20 · 39 years old
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 30:20 | - | Feb 15, 2026 | ↑ | Spanish 10 km Road Running Championships |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 29:15 | - | Jan 12, 2025 | ↑ | 10K Valencia Ibercaja by Kiprun, Valencia |
| 2025 | Semi | 1:03:38 | - | Mar 29, 2025 | ↑ | 32 Azkoitia-Azpeitia Diego Garcia Memorial |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:15:55 | - | Apr 13, 2025 | ↓ | Enschede Marathon |
| 2024 | 5000m | 14:13.31 | - | May 18, 2024 | ↑ | Torneo Completo CAU |
| 2024 | CrossCount | 23:15 | - | Nov 17, 2024 | ↑ | XLII Cross Internacional de Itálica, Santiponce - XC 7.542km |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 28:44 | - | Jan 14, 2024 | ↑ | 10K Valencia Ibercaja |
| 2024 | Semi | 1:02:15 | - | Jan 21, 2024 | ↑ | 32ª Mitja Marató Internacional Vila de Santa Pola |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:12:27 | - | Dec 1, 2024 | ↓ | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
| 2023 | 5000m | 14:01.96 | - | Jul 5, 2023 | ↑ | Meeting of Braga, Estádio 1o de Maio, Braga |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 28:53 | - | Jan 15, 2023 | ↑ | 10K Valencia Ibercaja |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:11:30 | - | May 14, 2023 | ↓ | Copenhagen Marathon, København |
| 2022 | 5000m | 14:30.35 | - | Apr 1, 2022 | ↑ | GPS Juan Carlos Zabala, Concepción del Uruguay |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 29:52 | - | Jan 8, 2022 | ↑ | - |
| 2022 | 10000m | 30:35.32 | - | Apr 23, 2022 | ↓ | Uruguayan Championships, Montevideo |
| 2022 | Semi | 1:04:23 | - | Aug 21, 2022 | ↑ | Buenos Aires Half Marathon - South American Half Marathon Championships |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:11:03 | - | Feb 20, 2022 | ↓ | Zurich Maraton de Sevilla |
| 2021 | 5000m | 14:34.09 | - | Sep 25, 2021 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2021 | 10000m | 28:56.35 | - | Feb 20, 2021 | ↓ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2021 | 10Kilometr | 29:45 | - | Nov 13, 2021 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2020 | 3000m | 8:28.51 | - | Sep 20, 2020 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2020 | 5000m | 14:51.34 | - | Oct 3, 2020 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 28:14 | - | Nov 22, 2020 | ↑ | 10K Alcobendas |
| 2020 | Semi | 1:04:00 | - | Oct 17, 2020 | ↑ | World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:11:42 | - | Dec 6, 2020 | ↓ | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP |
| 2019 | 5000m | 14:18.67 | - | May 26, 2019 | ↑ | South American Championships |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 29:19 | - | Nov 16, 2019 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2019 | 10000m | 29:41.71 | - | May 24, 2019 | ↓ | South American Championships |
| 2019 | CrossCount | 36:04 | - | Mar 30, 2019 | ↑ | 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:03:34 | - | Oct 27, 2019 | ↑ | Valencia (ESP) |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:13:59 | - | Jul 27, 2019 | ↓ | Pan American Games |
| 2018 | 10000m | 30:07.14 | - | Nov 24, 2018 | ↓ | Uruguayan Championships |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 30:29 | - | Jan 6, 2018 | ↑ | Maldonado (URU) |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:25:53 | - | Apr 15, 2018 | ↓ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 14:52.85 | - | Mar 26, 2017 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2017 | 10000m | 29:40.02 | - | May 28, 2017 | ↓ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 29:48 | - | Jan 28, 2017 | ↑ | Las Cańas (URU) |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:06:06 | - | Mar 18, 2017 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:17.79 | - | Apr 3, 2016 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 13:58.60 | - | May 16, 2016 | ↑ | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 29:18.85 | - | Mar 5, 2016 | ↓ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 30:24 | - | Jan 9, 2016 | ↑ | Maldonado (URU) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:05:12 | - | May 29, 2016 | ↑ | Asunción (PAR) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:17:44 | - | Aug 21, 2016 | ↓ | The XXXI Olympic Games |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:56.33 | - | Mar 25, 2015 | ↑ | Buenos Aires (ARG) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 8:28.95 | - | May 17, 2015 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 14:45.11 | - | Apr 19, 2015 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Dec 5, 2015 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2015 | 10000m | 30:36.92 | - | Jun 14, 2015 | ↓ | Lima (PER) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:07:52 | - | Apr 26, 2015 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:15:31 | - | Oct 11, 2015 | ↓ | Buenos Aires (ARG) |
| 2014 | 3000m | 8:32.91 | - | Jun 7, 2014 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2014 | 5000m | 14:35.06 | - | Apr 6, 2014 | ↑ | San Carlos (URU) |
| 2014 | 10000m | 29:46.30 | - | Apr 27, 2014 | ↓ | Rosario (ARG) |
| 2014 | 10Kilometr | 30:35 | - | Dec 6, 2014 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:04:02 | - | Jun 29, 2014 | ↑ | Tacuarembo (URU) |
| 2013 | 3000m | 8:34.44 | - | Jun 8, 2013 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 14:55.64 | - | Apr 14, 2013 | ↑ | San Carlos (URU) |
| 2013 | 10Kilometr | 30:40 | - | Nov 24, 2013 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:08:15 | - | Apr 21, 2013 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2012 | 3000m | 8:47.45 | - | Jul 21, 2012 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 15:07.3h | - | Nov 4, 2012 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:10:00 | - | Sep 11, 2011 | ↑ | Buenos Aires (ARG) |
| 2010 | 800m | 1:57.40 | - | Oct 10, 2010 | - | Rosario (ARG) |
| 2010 | 1500m | 4:00.52 | - | Apr 11, 2010 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2009 | 1500m | 3:58.77 | - | May 30, 2009 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2009 | 3000m | 8:31.80 | - | Mar 14, 2009 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2009 | 5000m | 14:53.45 | - | Apr 18, 2009 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 31:34 | - | Jan 6, 2008 | ↑ | Maldonado (URU) |
| 2007 | 10Kilometr | 30:44 | - | Dec 15, 2007 | ↑ | Montevideo (URU) |
2026
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 30:20 | - | Feb 15 | Spanish 10 km Road Running Championships |
2025
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:37 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
Marathon | 2:15:55 | - | Apr 13 | Enschede Marathon |
Semi | 1:03:38 | - | Mar 29 | 32 Azkoitia-Azpeitia Diego Garcia Memorial |
10Kilometr | 29:39 | - | Mar 9 | I 10K Internacional de Bilbao |
10Kilometr | 29:15 | - | Jan 12 | 10K Valencia Ibercaja by Kiprun, Valencia |
2024
13 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:12:27 | - | Dec 1 | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
CrossCount | 23:15 | - | Nov 17 | XLII Cross Internacional de Itálica, Santiponce - XC 7.542km |
Semi | 1:04:51 | - | Oct 6 | Spanish Road Running Championships - Mile, 5km and Half Marathon, Albacete |
Marathon | DNF | - | Sep 22 | Buenos Aires International Marathon, Buenos Aires |
Semi | 1:03:43 | - | May 26 | South American Road Running Championships |
5000m | 14:13.31 | - | May 18 | Torneo Completo CAU |
10Kilometr | 30:49 | - | May 12 | Ibero American Athletics Championships, Pista de Atletismo da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiaba |
Semi | 1:03:32 | - | Mar 23 | 31. Azkoitia-Azpeitia International Half Marathon Diego Garcia Memorial |
10000m | DNF | - | Mar 2 | Spanish 10,000m Championships |
CrossCount | 29:24 | - | Feb 25 | 47.º Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor - ECCC XC, Albufeira - ECCC Cross Country |
10Kilometr | 29:03 | - | Jan 28 | 10K Ibiza - Platja d'en Bossa, Ibiza |
Semi | 1:02:15 | - | Jan 21 | 32ª Mitja Marató Internacional Vila de Santa Pola |
10Kilometr | 28:44 | - | Jan 14 | 10K Valencia Ibercaja |
2023
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | DNF | - | Oct 30 | Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile |
Semi | DNF | - | Oct 1 | World Athletics Road Running Championships, Riga |
Marathon | 2:19:20 | - | Aug 27 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
Marathon | 2:19:20 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
5000m | 14:01.96 | - | Jul 5 | Meeting of Braga, Estádio 1o de Maio, Braga |
Marathon | 2:11:30 | - | May 14 | Copenhagen Marathon, København |
10Kilometr | 29:23 | - | May 7 | 10km El Pendo, Camargo |
10Kilometr | 29:10 | - | Apr 23 | Carreira Popular Coruńa, La Coruña |
10Kilometr | 29:12 | - | Apr 15 | 10km Huelva Puerta del Descubrimiento |
10Kilometr | 28:53 | - | Jan 15 | 10K Valencia Ibercaja |
2022
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:20:10 | - | Oct 15 | South American Games, Asunción |
Semi | 1:04:23 | - | Aug 21 | Buenos Aires Half Marathon - South American Half Marathon Championships |
Marathon | 2:13:52 | - | Jul 17 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
Marathon | 2:13:52 | - | Jul 15 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
Semi | DNF | - | May 22 | Ibero American Athletics Championships, La Nucia |
Marathon | 2:20:35 | - | May 8 | Maratón de Montevideo, Montevideo |
Semi | 1:05:09 | - | May 8 | Maratón de Montevideo, Montevideo |
10000m | 30:35.32 | - | Apr 23 | Uruguayan Championships, Montevideo |
5000m | 14:30.35 | - | Apr 1 | GPS Juan Carlos Zabala, Concepción del Uruguay |
5000m | 14:37.29 | - | Mar 26 | GP Darwin Piñeyrua, Montevideo |
Marathon | 2:11:03 | - | Feb 20 | Zurich Maraton de Sevilla |
10Kilometr | 29:52 | - | Jan 8 | Corrida San Fernando, Maldonado |
2021
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 29:45 | - | Nov 13 | San Felipe y Santiago, Montevideo |
10000m | 30:46.73 | - | Oct 17 | Copa Joaquín Leite, Montevideo |
5000m | 14:34.09 | - | Sep 25 | Torneo CAU, Montevideo |
5000m | DNF | - | May 29 | South American Championships, Estadio Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil |
10000m | 29:38.72 | - | May 29 | South American Championships, Estadio Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil |
10000m | 29:13.83 | - | May 9 | Uruguayan Championships, Montevideo |
Marathon | DNF | - | Apr 18 | Enschede Marathon |
10000m | 28:56.35 | - | Feb 20 | Meeting CAU, Montevideo |
2020
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:11:42 | - | Dec 6 | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP |
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Honours
🥈
2024South American Road Running Championships
Half Marathon
🥈
2021South American Championships
10,000 Metres
🥇
2021Uruguayan Championships
10,000 Metres
7
2019Pan American Games
Marathon
🥇
2019International Half Marathon
Half Marathon
7
2019South American Championships
10,000 Metres
8
2019South American Championships
5000 Metres
🥉
2017South American Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
🥉
2016Rio de Janeiro Ibero-American Championships
5000 Metres
🥇
2014Uruguayan Championships
10,000 Metres
🥇
2012Uruguayan Championships
5000 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Nicolás Cuestas's Marathon personal best?
Nicolás Cuestas's Marathon personal best is 2:11:03, set on Feb 20, 2022 in Sevilla (ESP).
Which events does Nicolás Cuestas compete in?
Nicolás Cuestas competes in the Marathon and Half Marathon.
How did Nicolás Cuestas perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 30:20, set on Feb 15, 2026 in Ibiza (ESP). Last competition: Spanish 10 km Road Running Championships on Feb 15, 2026, 30:20.