George De Peana (5 July 1936 – 26 July 2021) was a Guyanese

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and trade union leader. De Peana represented his country in the men's 5000 meters at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. His time was 15:54.2. De Peana finished fourth in the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...

10000 metres and fifth in the 1959 Pan American Games 5000 metres. In 1957, he jointly won the Guyanese Sportsman of the Year award. After his sporting career, De Peana moved into trade unionism, becoming secretary of the Clerical and Commercial Workers' Union, then secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, and from 1998 until 2007 was secretary of the

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1936 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana Guyanese male long-distance runners Guyanese trade unionists Olympic athletes of British Guiana Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for British Guiana Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for British Guiana Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub