George De Peana (5 July 1936 – 26 July 2021[1]) was a Guyanese Olympic long-distance runner and trade union leader.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born | 5 July 1936 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Died | 26 July 2021 (aged 85) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  British Guiana |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
De Peana represented his country in the men's 5000 meters at the 1960 Summer Olympics. His time was 15:54.2. De Peana finished fourth in the 1959 Pan American Games 10000 metres and fifth in the 1959 Pan American Games 5000 metres.[2] In 1957, he jointly won the Guyanese Sportsman of the Year award.[3]
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 Caribbean Congress of Labour.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Prominent trade unionist George De Peana has died
- ^ George De Peana at Sports Reference Sports Reference
- ^ Baptiste, Mike (26 August 2015). "A Sport and Art legend, 'Caribbean Man'". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "De Peana steps down as CCL head". Trinidad Guardian. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community : an Introduction. Ian Randle Publishers. 2005. p. 175. ISBN 9766370567.
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