• George Vincent Rhoden (13 December 1926 – 24 August 2024) was a Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952. Rhoden was born in Kingston...
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    the night of April 21–22, 2016, when eight people – all belonging to the Rhoden family – were shot and killed in four homes in Pike County, Ohio, near the...
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  • American choreographer George Rhoden (born 1926), Jamaican athlete Hermann Rhodén (born 1993), Norwegian footballer Jared Rhoden (born 1999), American...
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  • (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Phillips 66ers, Kentucky Colonels). George Rhoden, 97, Jamaican sprinter, two-time Olympic champion (1952). Víctor Roqueme...
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  • 45.9 46.00 Herb McKenley  Jamaica Milwaukee, USA July 2, 1948 45.8 George Rhoden  Jamaica Eskilstuna, Sweden August 22, 1950 45.4A 45.68 Lou Jones  United...
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    under the pre-Games Olympic record of 45.9 seconds, set in 1952 by George Rhoden and Herb McKenley, with times of 45.5 and 45.6 seconds, respectively...
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    An American, F. Darcy, won the race with a time of 50.8 (12-yard start). George Underwood, also of the United States, came second with no handicap and James...
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    Sherone Simpson; Brigitte Foster-Hylton; Yohan Blake; Herb McKenley; George Rhoden, Olympic gold medalist; Deon Hemmings, Olympic gold medalist; as well...
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    accomplished 14 times by men; Charles Reidpath, Ray Barbuti, Bill Carr, George Rhoden, Charles Jenkins, Otis Davis, Mike Larrabee, Lee Evans, Viktor Markin...
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     United States 20.8 James Gathers  United States 20.8 400 metres details George Rhoden  Jamaica 45.9 OR Herb McKenley  Jamaica 45.9 Ollie Matson  United States...
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    800 metres  Gold George Rhoden 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 400 metres  Gold Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden 1952 Helsinki Athletics...
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  • Brown, Leroy Kelly and Willie Lanier, two-time Olympic Gold medalist George Rhoden, and the coach of the Ten Bears lacrosse team Howard "Chip" Silverman...
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  • record holder George Rhoden and returning gold and silver medalists, Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley, respectively. In the final, Rhoden on the far outside...
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  • 22 February 1953 Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 Referee: George Rhoden (England) 25 February 1953 Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000...
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  • Jamaican heroes Arthur Wint and Herb Mckenley were back along with George Rhoden and Leslie Laing. Together these four made up the gold medal-winning...
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  •  United States 4 October 1931 46 years, 235 days Los Angeles 27 May 1978 11.1 George Rhoden  Jamaica 13 December 1926 45 years, 187 days 17 June 1972...
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  •  Australia 16 October 1936 46 years, 342 days San Juan 23 September 1983 22.3 George Rhoden  Jamaica 13 December 1926 45 years, 202 days Gresham 2 July 1972...
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    Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jacopo Godani, Martha Graham and Krzysztof Pastor. In 2006 he joined Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson's...
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  • McKenley  Jamaica Mal Whitfield  United States 1952 Helsinki details George Rhoden  Jamaica Herb McKenley  Jamaica Ollie Matson  United States 1956 Melbourne...
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  •  Jamaica 48.0 Herb McKenley  Jamaica 48.5 George Rhoden  Jamaica 49.3 1950 Herb McKenley  Jamaica 47.8A George Rhoden  Jamaica 48.3A Cirilo McSween  Panama...
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  • last leg, George Rhoden, the 400 metres champion and Mal Whitfield the 800 metres champion, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder, but Rhoden was able to...
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    García  Cuba 48.02A George Rhoden  Jamaica 48.19A Ovidio de Jesús  Puerto Rico 48.27A 800 metres Frank Prince  Panama 1:54.47A George Rhoden  Jamaica 1:55.00A...
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  • metres Herb McKenley  Jamaica 47.8A George Rhoden  Jamaica 48.3A Cirilo McSween  Panama 49.3A 800 metres George Rhoden  Jamaica 1:59.4A Frank Prince  Panama...
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    Helsinki details  Jamaica (JAM) Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden  United States (USA) Ollie Matson Gene Cole Charles Moore Mal Whitfield...
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  • guitarist (d. 1959) Giorgos Ioannou, Greek artist (d. 2017) December 13 – George Rhoden, Jamaican athlete (d. 2024) December 14 – María Elena Marqués, Mexican...
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    22 February 1953 Bolivia  1–0  Peru Estadio Nacional, Lima Ugarte 53' Attendance: 50,000 Referee: George Rhoden (England)...
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    Olympia victories, behind Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman who won eight. Shawn Rhoden defeated Phil Heath in 2018, snapping Heath's streak of seven victories...
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  • Helsinki, Finland 1952-07-27 Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden 3:02.2 3:02.37 United States  United States Rome, Italy 1960-09-08 Jack...
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