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'''Winston George''' (born 19 May 1987 in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]]) is a [[Guyana|Guyanese]] runner. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/george-winston-1043630/ London 2012 profile]</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>
'''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>


==Personal bests==
==Personal bests==
*200 m: '''20.59 s''' <small>(wind: +0.4 m/s)</small> – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colt's Neck]], 8 June 2013
*200 m: '''20.53 s''' <small>(wind: +2.0&nbsp;m/s)</small> – {{flagicon|USA}}[[Clermont, Florida|Clermont]], Florida, 14 May 2016
*400 m: '''45.25<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guyana/winston-george-267469|title = Winston GEORGE &#124; Profile &#124; World Athletics}}</ref> s''' – {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] (National Stadium), 23 Aug 2015
*400 m: '''45.57 s''' – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Icahn Stadium|New York City]], 14 June 2014


==International competitions==
==Achievements==
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|-
|-
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|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m
|200 m
|20.84 s '''w''' <small>(wind: +2.4 m/s)</small>
|20.84 s '''w''' <small>(+2.4&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
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|-
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4x100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
|40.07 s
|40.07 s
|-
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4x400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:10.49 min
|3:10.49 min
|-
|-
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|7th (h)
|7th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|24.17 s '''A''' <small>(wind: +0.6 m/s)</small>
|24.17 s '''A''' <small>(+0.6&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|-
|4th (h)
|4th (h)
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|46.86 s
|46.86 s
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2013
|rowspan=5|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Morelia]], [[Mexico|México]]
|rowspan=2|[[Morelia]], [[Mexico|México]]
|7th
|7th
|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|[[2013_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Results#200_meters|200m]]
|20.67 '''A''' <small>(wind: +0.5 m/s)</small>
|20.67 '''A''' <small>(+0.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|-
|9th (h)
|9th (h)
|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|[[2013_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Results#400_meters|400m]]
|46.94 '''A'''
|46.94 '''A'''
|-
|-
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|[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
|[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
|30th (h)
|30th (h)
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200m]]
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.88 <small>(wind: +0.2 m/s)</small>
|20.88 <small>(+0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Palembang, Indonesia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#200 metres|200 m]]
|20.77
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#400 metres|400 m]]
|46.10
|-
|-
|rowspan=8|2014
|rowspan=8|2014
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|rowspan=2|[[Santiago]], [[Chile]]
|rowspan=2|[[Santiago]], [[Chile]]
|5th
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 2014 South American Games – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|[[Athletics_at_the_2014_South_American_Games_–_Results#200_meters|200m]]
|20.77 <small>(wind: -1.0 m/s)</small>
|20.77 <small>(-1.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|-
|4th
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 2014 South American Games – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|[[Athletics_at_the_2014_South_American_Games_–_Results#400_meters|400m]]
|46.15
|46.15
|-
|-
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|rowspan=3|[[Glasgow]], [[United Kingdom]]
|rowspan=3|[[Glasgow]], [[United Kingdom]]
|5th (sf)
|5th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres|200m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.88 <small>(wind: +0.3 m/s)</small>
|20.88 <small>(+0.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|-
|4th (sf)
|4th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|400m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|46.38
|46.38
|-
|-
| —
| —
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100m relay]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|DQ
|DQ
|-
|-
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|rowspan=3|[[Xalapa]], [[Mexico|México]]
|rowspan=3|[[Xalapa]], [[Mexico|México]]
| —
| —
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#200 meters|200m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|DNF
|DNF
|-
|-
|5th
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#400 meters|400m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|46.33 '''A'''
|46.33 '''A'''
|-
|-
|5th
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#4 x 100 meters relay|4x100m relay]]
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#4 x 100 meters relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|39.74 '''A'''
|39.74 '''A'''
|-
|-
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|[[Beijing, China]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|25th (h)
|25th (h)
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|400 m
|45.25
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|45.25]]
|-
|2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
|26th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|45.77
|-
|rowspan=5|2017
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Baku, Azerbaijan]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|20.62
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|45.69
|-
|[[2017 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[Asunción, Paraguay]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2017 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|45.42
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|22nd (sf)
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.74
|-
|35th (h)
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|46.02
|-
|rowspan=6|2018
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gold Coast, Australia]]
|28th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|21.19
|-
|20th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|47.25
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2018 South American Games|South American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Cochabamba, Bolivia]]
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 2018 South American Games – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|20.55
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2018 South American Games – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|45.67
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Barranquilla, Colombia]]
|6th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#200 meters|200 m]]
|20.46<sup>1</sup>
|-
|9th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|46.77
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|rowspan=2|[[2019 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lima, Peru]]
|4th
|[[2019 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters 2|200 m]]
|20.99
|-
|6th
|[[2019 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#400 meters|400 m]]
|47.66
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the semifinals


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-sports|oly}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Niall Roberts]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for Guyana at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{GUY}}
| years = [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]]
| after = [[Hannibal Gaskin]]
}}
{{s-end}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{iaaf name|id=267469}}
*{{World Athletics}}
*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/winston-george-1.html Sports reference biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/winston-george-1.html Sports reference biography]
*[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=129741&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography]
*[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=129741&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography]


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| NAME = George, Winston
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Guyanese sprinter
| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 May 1987
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 26 April 2024

For the cricketer born Winston Mark George, see Mark George (English cricketer).
Winston George
Personal information
Born (1987-05-19) May 19, 1987 (age 37)
Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Guyana
SportAthletics
Event400m
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) – United StatesClermont, Florida, 14 May 2016
  • 400 m: 45.25[4] s – China Beijing (National Stadium), 23 Aug 2015

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guyana
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd 200 m 20.84 s w (+2.4 m/s)
2nd 400 m 45.86 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.07 s
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.49 min
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 7th (h) 200 m 24.17 s A (+0.6 m/s)
4th (h) 400 m 46.93 s A
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th (h) 400 m 46.86 s
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 7th 200 m 20.67 A (+0.5 m/s)
9th (h) 400 m 46.94 A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 30th (h) 200 m 20.88 (+0.2 m/s)
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 2nd 200 m 20.77
2nd 400 m 46.10
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 5th 200 m 20.77 (-1.0 m/s)
4th 400 m 46.15
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (sf) 200 m 20.88 (+0.3 m/s)
4th (sf) 400 m 46.38
— 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México — 200 m DNF
5th 400 m 46.33 A
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.74 A
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h) 400 m 45.25
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h) 400 m 45.77
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd 200 m 20.62
2nd 400 m 45.69
South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m 45.42
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 200 m 20.74
35th (h) 400 m 46.02
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 28th (h) 200 m 21.19
20th (sf) 400 m 47.25
South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 5th 200 m 20.55
3rd 400 m 45.67
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th (h) 200 m 20.461
9th (sf) 400 m 46.77
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 200 m 20.99
6th 400 m 47.66

1Disqualified in the semifinals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ^ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Winston George Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. ^ "Winston GEORGE | Profile | World Athletics".
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