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2018 |
WENDELL ADRIAN MOTTLEY
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| DATE OF BIRTH: |
July 2, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad |
| EDUCATION: |
Queen's Royal College
Yale University, Connecticut, USA (B.A., Economics, 1964)
Cambridge University, England (M.A., 1966)
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| OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Athletics:
400 meters
4 x 400 meters Relay
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CAREER: After his retirement from athletics, Mottley was elected to the Trinidad & Tobago House of Representatives from 1981 to 1986, serving as Minister of Housing and later as Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs. He was elected for another term in 1991, and served as Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1995. His career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1964 Olympics, Japan - 400 meters (2nd, 45.24); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:01.7, with Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, Edwin Skinner, and alternate Cliff Bertrand)
- 1966 British Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 440 yards (1st, 45.08); 4 x 440 yards Relay (1st, 3:02.8, with Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, and Lennox Yearwood)
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AWARDS:
- 1966 - Helms Award (Outstanding Sportsman of the Western Hemisphere)
- 1979 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Sport)
- 2018 - Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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