"Mighty Atom" 2004

RODNEY   ADOLPHUS   WILKES DATE OF BIRTH: March 11, 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH: San Fernando, Trinidad EDUCATION: ... OLYMPIC EVENT: Weightlifting: Featherweight Class CAREER:                                       Wilkes was Trinidad & Tobago's first Olympic medalist. His career included the following significant accomplishments: 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla, Columbia - 1st (312.9kg) 1947 World Championships, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - ... 1948 Olympics, London, England - 2nd (317.5kg) 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1st (310.7kg) 1951 Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1st (325kg) 1952 Olympics, Helsinki, Finland - 3rd (322.5kg) 1954 British Commonwealth Games, Vancouver, Canada - 1st (313kg) 1956 Olympics, Melbourne, Australia - 4th (330kg) 1958 British Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, Wales - 3rd (304kg) AWARD: 1972 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Sport) DIED: Wilkes died on March 24, 2014, from prostate cancer. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit