George Rhoden

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George Rhoden
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Vincent Rhoden
Born (1926-12-13) 13 December 1926 (age 97)
Kingston, Jamaica
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Jamaica Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 400 metres
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4x400 metres relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Guatemala City 800 m
Silver medal – second place 1950 Guatemala City 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1950 Guatemala City 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Guatemala City 4×400 m relay

George Vincent Rhoden (born 13 December 1926)

athlete, winner of two Olympic
gold medals in 1952.

Rhoden was born in

world record in 400 m of 45.8 s. He also won the AAU championships in 400 m from 1949 to 1951 and as a Morgan State University student, won the NCAA championships in 220 yd (200 m) in 1951 and in 440 yd (400 m) from 1950 to 1952. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity.

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Rhoden was more successful. As a world record holder he was one of the pre-race favourites in the 400 m which he won in a close battle with his compatriot McKenley, who had also been second in the 1948 Olympic 400 m.[2] As the anchor runner of the Jamaican relay team, Rhoden added a second Olympic gold, edging the United States by a tenth of a second, and setting a new world record (3:03.9).[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Jamaica Jamaica
1948 Olympics London, United Kingdom 4th, Heat 1, SF 400 m 47.7

References

  1. ^ Biography and Statistics at Sports Reference Archived 29 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "RHODEN WINS 400 METER DASH IN 46s". Los Angeles Times. 16 August 1950.
  3. ^ "Jamaica Gleaner - George Rhoden relives Helsinki Games glory - Sunday | June 29, 2003". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010. Jamaica Gleaner

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