1967
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LESLIE KING
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
March 6, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
San Fernando, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
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OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Cycling:
1000 meters Time Trial
Match Sprint
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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
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<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 |
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