White City Stadium, London, England (1949) March 2005

EMMANUEL   McDONALD   BAILEY DATE OF BIRTH: December 8, 1920 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hard Bargain, Trinidad EDUCATION: Arima Boys' Government School Tranquillity Boys' Intermediate School Queen's Royal College OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics: 100 meters 200 meters 4 x 100 meters Relay CAREER:                               Bailey left Trinidad in 1944 to join the Royal Air Force in England, but captained the Trinidad & Tobago track team at the inaugural Central American and Caribbean Games in Columbia in 1946. Left out of the 1948 Trinidad & Tobago Olympic team, Bailey went on to represent Great Britain at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. From 1951 to 1956, Bailey held the world record in the 100-meters sprint (10.2 seconds on cinders). He moved to British Guiana in 1954, but returned to Trinidad for good in 1963 and coached the Trinidad & Tobago track team that won three medals at the 1964 Olympics. Bailey's career included the following significant accomplishments: 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, Baranquilla, Colombia - 100 meters (3rd); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 43.50) 1948 Olympics, London, England (Represented Great Britain) - 100 meters (6th, 10.6) 1952 Olympics, Helsinki, Finland (Represented Great Britain) - 100 meters (3rd, 10.83); 200 meters (4th, 21.14); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 40.6) AWARD: 1977 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Sports/Athletics) DIED: December 4, 2013, in Port of Spain, Trinidad Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit