"Geronimo"

EUGENE   SAMUEL DATE OF BIRTH: October 15, 1960 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: Tranquillity Government School OLYMPIC EVENTS: Cycling: 1,000 meters Time Trial 1,000 meters Match Sprint CAREER:                                 Samuel was by far Trinidad & Tobago's most successful international cyclist when he retired from competition after suffering a broken shoulder in 1997. His career included the following major accomplishments: 1983 Pan American Games, Caracas, Venezuela - 1,000 meters Time Trial (2nd) 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles, California, USA - 1,000 meters Time Trial (4th) 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic - 1,000 meters Time Trial (1st, 1:08.071); Match Sprint (1st) 1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 1,000 meters Time Trial (2nd) 1988 Olympics, Seoul, Korea - 1,000 meters Time Trial (15th) 1991 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 1,000 meters Time Trial (3rd, 1:04.797) 1991 Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba - 1,000 meters Time Trial (1st, 1:05.496) 1992 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain - 1,000 meters Time Trial (8th, 1:05.485) 1994 World Championships, Palermo, Italy - 1,000 meters Time Trial (11th, 1:06.42) 1994 British Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Canada - 1,000 meters Time Trial (6th, 1:07.69) 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina - 1,000 meters Time Trial (3rd, 1:07.63) 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA AWARDS: 1986 - Trinidad & Tobago Sportsman of the Year 1987 - Trinidad & Tobago Sportsman of the Year 1991 - Trinidad & Tobago Sportsman of the Year 1991 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Silver (for Cycling) 2000 - 100 Most Outstanding T&T Sportsmen of the 1900s Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit