Hubert Maingot (died 28 August 2009) was a Trinidad and Tobago athlete in discus and shot put.
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| Died | 28 August 2009 (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
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Maingot was a six-time national champion in shot put (1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989 & 1994) and won a further four national titles in discus (1979, 1980, 1981 & 1989). He was a bronze medalist in shot put at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, where he also came seventh in discus.[1][2] A former shot put national record holder, Maingot took the record from Olympian Roy Hollingsworth, improving the mark several times until his best throw of 17.68 m in 1985.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Trouble". The Macon Telegraph. 24 August 1983.
- ^ McDonald, Clydeen (5 September 2009). "Serrette: Maingot's passing a great loss". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
- ^ "NAAATT Trinidad and Tobago Athletics Newsletter 2019 Shot Put Record: From 10 Metres To 20 Metres". www.ttnaaa.org.