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McDonald Bailey

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 100 metres

Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (8 December 1920 – 4 December 2013)[1] was a British and Trinidadian athlete, who was born in Williamsville, Trinidad. 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]

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
1948 Olympics London, England 6th 100 m

References

  1. ^ McDonald Bailey's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ 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 Alt URL