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WILFRED   OLIVER   TULL DATE OF BIRTH: October 5, 1915 PLACE OF BIRTH: Brasso, Trinidad EDUCATION: Richmond Street EC Boys' School OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics: 800 meters 1,500 meters CAREER:                             Tull became the second athlete from Trinidad & Tobago to win a gold medal in a major athletics event when he won the 1,500 meters event at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games. He migrated to the USA after retiring from athletics in 1956. 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, Baranquilla, Columbia - 800 meters (2nd, 1:56.4); 1,500 meters (1st, 4:07.8) 1948 Olympics, London, England - 800 meters (1:55.7); 1,500 meters 1951 Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 800 meters; 1,500 meters (Final) DIED: January 2003, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, from prostate cancer Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit