Saturnino Rustrián

{{Short description|Guatemalan cyclist}}

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Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres (29 November 1942 – 14 July 2013)[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/saturnino-rustrian-1.html S/R Olympics Athletes: Saturnino Rustrián] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104223123/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/saturnino-rustrian-1.html |date=4 November 2012 }} was a Guatemalan road racing cyclist who won the second and fourth editions of the annual Vuelta a Costa Rica in 1966 and 1968 and the 10th edition of the Vuelta a Guatemala in 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/tododeportes/mas_deporte_nacional/Deja-ciclismo-nacional-Saturnino-Rustrian_0_955704600.html |title=Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres fallece por un paro respiratorio |publisher=Prensalibre.com |accessdate=2013-07-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715160729/http://www.prensalibre.com/tododeportes/mas_deporte_nacional/Deja-ciclismo-nacional-Saturnino-Rustrian_0_955704600.html |archivedate=15 July 2013 }}

Born in San José Pinula, he was the first local cyclist to win the Vuelta a Guatemala while competing against participants from Colombia, who had dominated the event in previous years.{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/domingo/archivo/revistad/2006/junio06/040606/personajes12.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070927192825/http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/domingo/archivo/revistad/2006/junio06/040606/personajes12.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2007 |author=Prensa Libre |newspaper=Prensa Libre |title=Personajes – Deporte (sports personalities) |accessdate=2007-03-27 |language=es }} He is one of three cyclists to have won the Vuelta a Costa Rica twice, since the competition began in 1965.{{cite web|url=http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2001/12/30/hoy/deportes/395382.html |author=La Prensa Web |publisher=La Prensa, Panama |title=Coverage of the 2007 Vuelta a Costa Rica |accessdate=2007-03-27 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120153955/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2001/12/30/hoy/deportes/395382.html |archivedate=20 January 2005 }}

Rustrián represented Guatemala at the 1968 Olympic Games cycling competitions, ranking 21st and 22nd in the individual road race and time trial events respectively.

Nicknamed el Chapín de Acero ("Guatemala man of steel"),Chapín is a Spanish colloquial term meaning "Guatemalan" or "from Guatemala". he was a road cyclist for over four decades,{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2004/octubre/20/99810.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717085741/http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2004/octubre/20/99810.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2013 |author=Morales Chacón, Carlos |newspaper=Prensa Libre |title=Habla un experto: Saturnino Rustrián, ganador de la 10a. Vuelta Ciclística a Guatemala |accessdate=2007-03-27 |language=es }} and as of 2005, at over 60 years of age, has remained active, competing in several local and international "master" races.{{cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/marzo/16/110059.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070710004304/http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/marzo/16/110059.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2007 |author=Morales Chacón, Carlos |newspaper=Prensa Libre |title=Coverage of the 2005 Clásica Internacional Master race |accessdate=2007-03-27 |language=es}}

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