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Name
  
McDonald Bailey


Role
  
Olympic athlete

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Died
  
December 4, 2013, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (8 December 1920 – 4 December 2013) was a British athlete, who was born in Williamsville, Trinidad. 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.

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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 1953 he joined Rugby League side Leigh, but only played one game for them.

in 1977 Bailey was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's Chaconia Medal (Gold).

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References

McDonald Bailey Wikipedia