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British West Indies At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name ''Antilles'' (ANT), page 230 renamed to '' British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics, British West Indies'' (BWI) by the IOC, at the in , . Thirteen co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The West Indies Federation
The flag of the West Indies Federation was used between 1958 and 1962. It bore four equally spaced narrow white stripes with a large orange-gold disc over the middle two lines in the center of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field representing the Caribbean Sea and the sun shining upon the waves. The flag was originally designed by Edna Manley. The flag is shown as 1:2; the upper two white stripes reflect the lower ones. The official description given in the West Indies Gazette is "Flag approved has blue ground with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the centre." "Blue", unless qualified, usually means the same blue as in a Blue Ensign. However, whatever the establishing resolution called for, many copies were made that were at variance with it, as variants often show a pale blue or Imperial blue field. The naval ensign (used by coast guard vessels) was a British white ensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wedderburn
James Wedderburn (born 23 June 1938) was a Barbadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for the British West Indies in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates from Jamaica Malcolm Spence, Keith Gardner Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner (6 September 192925 May 2012) was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres. He competed for the British West Indies in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rom ... and George Kerr. References Profile at sports-reference.com Barbadian male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for the British West Indies Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the British West Indies 1938 births Living people People educated at The Lodge School, Barbados Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Bird
Gerald Bird (17 January 1928 – 18 February 2002) was a Trinidad and Tobago sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, representing the West Indies Federation The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that .... References External links * 1928 births 2002 deaths Trinidad and Tobago male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the British West Indies Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sportspeople from Kent People from Minster, Swale {{Trinidad-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard John Bennett
Richard John Bennett (16 February 1932 – 17 June 2011) was a Trinidad and Tobago sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, representing the West Indies Federation. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, for Trinidad and Tobago. Bennett died in Port of Spain Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ... on 17 June 2011, at the age of 79. References External links * 1932 births 2011 deaths Trinidad and Tobago male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the British West Indies Olympic sailors for Trinidad and Tobago Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sportspeople from Port of Spain {{Trinidad-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m Time Trial
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in densely populated European cities. Cycling is widely regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances. Bicycles provide numerous possible benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held on 26 to 29 August 1960. There were 30 participants from 18 nations. For the first time since 1924, nations were allowed to have more than one competitor each (the limit was raised to two); for the first time since 1924, one nation took multiple medals. Italians Sante Gaiardoni and Valentino Gasparella won gold and bronze, giving Italy a four-Games podium streak with three total gold medals—second all-time behind France's five. Leo Sterckx's silver was Belgium's first medal in the men's sprint. Background This was the 12th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. None of the quarterfinalists from 1956 returned. The Italian team was favored, with Valentino Gasparella (the 1958 and 1959 world champion) and Sante Gaiardoni (the 1960 world champion, and runner-up to Gasparella in both previous years). The British West Indies made its debut in the men's sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Rimple
Clyde Rimple (born 16 June 1937) was born in the town of Marabella in Trinidad and Tobago. After passing age 20, he became a leading bicyclist, winning many races, and qualifying for cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics, although he did not place in those Games. After his Olympic competition, he rode in the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce .... References 1937 births Living people Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the British West Indies Trinidad and Tobago male cyclists {{Trinidad-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Road Race
The men's individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held on 30 August 1960. There were 142 participants from 42 nations. Each nation could enter up to four cyclists. Of the 142 starters 76 rode the distance to the end. The event was won by Viktor Kapitonov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Livio Trapè of Italy took silver, putting that country on the podium for the second consecutive Games. Willy Vanden Berghen's bronze gave Belgium its fourth medal in four Games (one in 1948, two in 1952, none in 1956). Background This was the sixth appearance of the event, previously held in 1896 and then at every Summer Olympics since 1936. It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932 (and which would be reintroduced alongside the road race in 1996). The favorites were the German riders Gustav-Adolf Schur (1958 and 1959 world champion) and Bernhard Eckstein (1960 world champion). For the first time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Foreman
Paul Foreman (25 January 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a Jamaican long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the gold medallist in that event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, He was twice a winner at the British West Indies Championships (1957 and 1960) and also won a triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ... at the former event. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. References 1939 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wedderburn (athlete)
James Wedderburn (born 23 June 1938) was a Barbadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for the British West Indies in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates from Jamaica Malcolm Spence, Keith Gardner Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner (6 September 192925 May 2012) was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres. He competed for the British West Indies in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rom ... and George Kerr. References Profile at sports-reference.com Barbadian male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for the British West Indies Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the British West Indies 1938 births Living people People educated at The Lodge School, Barbados Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton Bertrand
Clifton Bertrand (2 March 1936 – 28 November 2020) was a Trinidadian sprinter. Biography He won a gold medal in 200 meters at the 1957 British West Indies Championships, and three gold medals at the 1958 British West Indies Championships. He participated in three events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, but did not reach the final in either. However, at the 1959 Pan American Games he finished fifth in the 200 metres and won a bronze with the British West Indian Federation 4 x 100 metres relay team. His teammates were Michael Agostini, Wilton Jackson and Jamaican Dennis Johnson. Bertrand then competed at the 1960 Olympic Games, reaching the quarter-finals of the 200 metres. He also ran in the heats of the 4x400 metres relay for the British West Indian Federation team that would later, in the final, win a bronze medal. Bertrand left Trinidad and Tobago for the United States. He eventually graduated with a B.S. and M.S. from the New York University, an M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Johnson (athlete)
Dennis Osric Johnson Order of Distinction, OD (6 May 1939 – 22 April 2021) was a Jamaican sprinter who equalled the world record, 9.3 seconds, for the 100-yard dash in 1961. Johnson later became a coach and advisor, and the architect of the Jamaican athletics programme. Track career Born in Jamaica in 1939, Johnson traveled to the United States for his college education. He studied at San Jose State College (now San Jose State University), where he was coached by the legendary sprints coach Bud Winter and was a member of the San Jose State Spartans track team. In 1959, he won a bronze medal at the Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games, 1959 Pan American Games in the 4 × 100 m relay as a member of a combined West Indies Federation team. In 1961, within a six-week period, he equalled the then world record for the 100 yards three times at 9.3 s:''Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition'', Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, pp. 15–16. *11 March at San Jose in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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