Ralph Gomes

Ralph Gomes

Personal information
Born	13 June 1937 Uitvlugt, British Guiana
Died	16 March 2020(2020-03-16) (aged 82)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing British Guiana Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 Caracas 800 metres 1962 Kingston 1500 metres 1959 Caracas 1500 metres

Ralph Gomes (born 13 June 1937 in Uitvlugt; died 16 March 2020) was a track and field athlete from Guyana. He competed in the middle-distances, and represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing British Guiana
1958	British West Indies Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	1500 m	3:56.2
			3rd	5000 m	15:21.3
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Cardiff, United Kingdom	8th (h)	1 mle	NT
1959	Central American and Caribbean Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	800 m	1:57.7
			3rd	1500 m	4:08.16
	British West Indies Championships	Georgetown, British Guiana	1st	1500 m	3:54.7
	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	7th	1500 m	4:00.5
1960	British West Indies Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	800 m	1:50.6
			1st	1500 m	3:58.6
	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	2nd (qf)	800 m	1:52.47
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	6th	800 m	1:56.9
			2nd	1500 m	3:52.5

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:50.6h (1960)

References

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