Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (8 December 1920 – 4 December 2013)
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and

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athlete, who was born in Williamsville,

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. Bailey won a bronze medal in the

1946 Central American and Caribbean Games The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1,540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

. He competed for Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, where he finished sixth and last in the final, and the

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held in Helsinki where he won the bronze medal. He jointly held the 100 m world record at 10.2 seconds between 1951 and 1956 and won the sprint double seven times at the AAA Championships. In the 1948/9 season he worked on fitness and speed with Queen's Park Rangers F.C. Who won their first ever promotion that season. From Football League 3rd Division South to Football League 2nd Division. In 1953 he joined

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club

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, but he only played in one friendly match for them.Alt URL
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(Gold).

Competition record

References

1920 births 2013 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics British male sprinters Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games English rugby league players Leigh Leopards players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Recipients of the Chaconia Medal Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub