Rodney Wilkes
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 Rodney Wilkes at second place | ||||||||||
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| Born | 11 March 1925 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago[1] | |||||||||
| Died | 24 March 2014 (aged 89) San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||
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Rodney Adolphus Wilkes (11 March 1925 – 24 March 2014) was a weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago.[2][3] He was nicknamed "The Mighty Midget" for his great strength and height. He won a silver medal for weightlifting during the 1948 London. He then won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He competed in the 1956 Summer OLympics.
References
- ↑ Wilkes leads the way | Trinidad Express Newspaper | Olympians. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ Rodney Wilkessports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ↑ TT's first Olympic medallist passes away. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 25 March 2014. http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,192397.html. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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