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'''Winston George''' (born 19 May 1987 in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]]) is a [[Guyana|Guyanese]] |
'''Winston George''' (born 19 May 1987 in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]]) is a [[Guyana|Guyanese]] sprinter. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/george-winston-1043630/ |title=London 2012 profile |access-date=2012-07-30 |archive-date=2013-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530210142/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/george-winston-1043630/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the flag bearer of Guyana during the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]].<ref name=london2012ocfb>{{cite news| author = Staff | title=London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/Flagbearers.pdf |accessdate=30 July 2012| work = [[Olympics]] |date=27 July 2012}}</ref> He was also named Guyana's Male Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by the Athletics Association of Guyana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1031962/winston_george.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Winston George Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref> |
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==Personal bests== |
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*[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=129741&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography] |
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 26 April 2024
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Born | Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica | May 19, 1987
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
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Country | Guyana |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400m |
Updated on 27 June 2013 |
Winston George (born 19 May 1987 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese sprinter. He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the flag bearer of Guyana during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[2] He was also named Guyana's Male Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by the Athletics Association of Guyana.[3]
Personal bests[edit]
- 200 m: 20.53 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Clermont, Florida, 14 May 2016
- 400 m: 45.25[4] s – Beijing (National Stadium), 23 Aug 2015
International competitions[edit]
1Disqualified in the semifinals
References[edit]
- ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Winston George Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Winston GEORGE | Profile | World Athletics".
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Guyanese male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Guyana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Guyana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana
- Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Guyana
- Guyanese people of African descent
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games bronze medalists for Guyana
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
- 21st-century Guyanese sportspeople
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists
- Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists
- South American athletics biography stubs
- Guyanese sportspeople stubs
- Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs