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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 runner. 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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Guyana
2011	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	200 m	20.84 s w (wind: +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 (wind: +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	200m	20.67 A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	9th (h)	400m	46.94 A
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	30th (h)	200m	20.88 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	200m	20.77 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	4th	400m	46.15
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th (sf)	200m	20.88 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			4th (sf)	400m	46.38
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	—	200m	DNF
			5th	400m	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

References

^ London 2012 profile
^ 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.
^ https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guyana/winston-george-267469

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

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[1] London 2012 profile

[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] ttps://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guyana/winston-george-267469

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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]] 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>
 ==Personal bests==
-*200 m: '''20.59 s''' <small>(wind: +0.4&nbsp;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>https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guyana/winston-george-267469</ref> s''' – {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] (National Stadium), 23 Aug 2015