British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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British West Indies at the Olympic Games

Flag of the West Indies Federation
IOC code   BWI
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors 13 in 5 sports
Medals
Rank: 39		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
2		 Total
2
Olympic history
Summer Games
1960
Other related appearances
Jamaica Jamaica (1948–)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (1948–)
Barbados Barbados (1968–)

Athletes from the British West Indies Federation competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The short-lived nation would only ever participate at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago would compete independently again in 1964, and Barbados would start competing at the 1968 Games.

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[edit] Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Flag of JamaicaGeorge Kerr Athletics Men's 800 metres
3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Flag of JamaicaGeorge Kerr
Flag of BarbadosJames Wedderburn
Flag of JamaicaKeith Gardner
Flag of JamaicaMalcolm Spence		 Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Event Name Result
Men's 100 metres Dennis Johnson Heats: 10.4 (2nd in heat)
Quarter-finals: 10.4 (4th, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Clifton Bertrand Heats: 21.3 (3rd in heat)
Quarter-finals: 21.4 (6th, did not advance)
Dennis Johnson Heats: 21.2 (1st in heat)
Quarter-finals: 21.1 (3rd)
Semi-finals: 21.0 (5th, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres Malcolm Spence Heats: 47.6 (1st in heat)
Quarter-finals: 46.9 (3rd)
Semi-finals: 46.8 (5th, did not advance)
James Wedderburn Heats: 47.4 (2nd in heat)
Quarter-finals: 47.0 (4th, did not advance)
Men's 800 metres George Kerr Heats: 1:50.9 (1st in heat)
Quarter-finals: 1:49.4 (1st)
Semi-final: 1:47.1 (1st)
Final: 1:47.1 (→ 3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze)
Men's 4×400 metre relay George Kerr
James Wedderburn
Keith Gardner
Malcolm Spence		 Heats: 3:09.1 (1st in heat)
Semi-final: 3:09.2 (2nd)
Final: 3:04.0 (→ 3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze)
Men's 110 metre hurdles Keith Gardner Heats: 14.3 (1st in heat)
Quarter-finals: 14.3 (2nd)
Semi-final: 14.2 (3rd)
Final: 14.4 (→ 5th place)
Men's long jump Paul Foreman Qualification: 7.42 m
Final: 7.26 m (→ 12th place)

[edit] Cycling

For more details on this topic, see Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Event Name Result
Sprint Clyde Rimple Heats: 2nd of 2
Repechage: 1st of 2
Repechage final: 2nd of 3
Eighth-finals: 3rd of 3
Eighth-finals repechage: 2nd of 3 (did not advance)
1000 m time trial Clyde Rimple 1:16.08 (→ 23rd place)

[edit] Sailing

For more details on this topic, see Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Event Name Result
Flying Dutchman class Richard John Bennett
Gerald Bird		 893 points (→ 30th place)

[edit] Shooting

For more details on this topic, see Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Event Name Result
50 m free pistol Anthony Bridge Qualification: 319 (→ 32nd in group, did not advance)
Keith De Casseres (retired)

[edit] Weightlifting

For more details on this topic, see Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Event Name Result
Bantamweight (57 kg) Grantley Sobers Press: 97.5 kg (7th)
Snatch: 90.0 kg (12th)
Jerk: 120.0 kg (13th)
Total: 307.5 kg (→ 10th place)

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