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Winston George
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Born	May 19, 1987 (age 37); Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Guyana
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
	Updated on 27 June 2013

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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]

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)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	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)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	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
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	400 m	46.10
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	200 m	20.77 (-1.0 m/s)
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	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
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	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
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	35th (h)	400 m	46.02
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	28th (h)	200 m	21.19
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	20th (sf)	400 m	47.25
	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	5th	200 m	20.55
	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	3rd	400 m	45.67
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th (h)	200 m	20.46¹
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	9th (sf)	400 m	46.77
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	200 m	20.99
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	400 m	47.66

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".

Olympic Games
Preceded by Niall Roberts	Flagbearer for Guyana London 2012	Succeeded by Hannibal Gaskin

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[1] "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

[london2012ocfb-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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-'''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>  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>
+'''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==
 *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>https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guyana/winston-george-267469</ref> s''' – {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] (National Stadium), 23 Aug 2015
+*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
 ==International competitions==
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 |[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
 |20.88 <small>(+0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
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+|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
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+|[[Athletics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#400 metres|400 m]]
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+|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
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 <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the semifinals
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+*{{World Athletics}}
-*[https://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]
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+[[Category:Guyanese people of African descent]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
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+[[Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Guyana]]
+[[Category:South American Games medalists in athletics]]
+[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics]]
+[[Category:21st-century Guyanese sportspeople]]
+[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists]]
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