Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (8 December 1920 – 4 December 2013)[1] was a British and Trinidadian athlete, who was born in Williamsville, Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey won a bronze medal in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games. 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 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki where he won the bronze medal.[2]
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| Birth name | McDonald Bailey | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Emmanuel McDonald Bailey | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British and Trinidadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1920 Williamsville, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 December 2013 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | 100m | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1948 London 1952 Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 100 m world record | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 rugby League club Leigh, but he only played in one friendly match for them.[3]
in 1977 Bailey was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's Chaconia Medal (Gold).[citation needed]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 6th | 100 m | |
| 1952 | Olympics | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 100 m | 10.83/10.4 |
References
edit- ^ McDonald Bailey's profile at Sports Reference.com
- ^ "T&T loses an icon in Mc Donald Bailey | Trinidad Express Newspaper | Sports". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Miller, David (12 December 2000). "Bailey stop-watch ticks on". Telegraph Media Group (telegraph.co.uk website). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
Bailey briefly became a rugby league professional with Leigh, at the suggestion of Eddie Waring, but muscle tears resulted in his playing only one game, against Wigan
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