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Leslie Laing

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Competitor for Jamaica Leslie Alphonso Laing (born 19 February 1925) is a former Jamaican athlete and a winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1]

12 relations: Arthur Wint, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Helsinki, Jamaica, Linstead, Olympic Games, Relay race, Sport of athletics, World record, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics.

Arthur Wint

Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE (25 May 1920 – 19 October 1992) was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 & July 27.

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Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

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Helsinki

Helsinki (or;; Helsingfors) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Linstead

Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Relay race

A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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World record

A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill or sport.

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1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952; Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Laing

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