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LESLIE   KING

DATE OF BIRTH: March 6, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Fernando, Trinidad
EDUCATION: ...
OLYMPIC EVENTS: Cycling:
  • 1000 meters Time Trial
  • Match Sprint
  • CAREER:                                         King's career included the following significant accomplishments:
    • 1966 British Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 1000 meters Time Trial (9th, 1:15.2); Match Sprint
    • 1967 World Championships, Amsterdam, Holland - Match Sprint
    • 1968 Olympics, Mexico City, Mexico - Match Sprint
    • 1969 World Championships, Brno, Czechoslovakia - 1000 meters Time Trial (11th, 1:09.97); Match Sprint
    • 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, Panama City, Panama - 1000 meters Time Trial (2nd, 1:10.34); Match Sprint (1st)
    • 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Scotland - 1000 meters Time Trial (2nd, 1:10.40); Match Sprint (3rd)
    • 1970 World Championships, Leicester, England - 1000 meters Time Trial (18th, 1:12.14); Match Sprint
    • 1971 Pan American Games, Cali, Colombia - 1000 meters Time Trial (2nd, 1:08.61); Match Sprint (1st)
    • 1971 World Championships, Varese, Italy - 1000 meters Time Trial (12th, 1:09.947); Match Sprint
    • 1972 Olympics, Munich, West Germany - 1000 meters Time Trial (19th, 1:09.96); Match Sprint
    DIED: October 30, 2009, at the Mount Hope Medical Complex in Trinidad after suffering a stroke on October 22, 2009, while on a tour of Venezuela with the T&T track team.
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit