Leslie Laing
Leslie Alphonso "Les" Laing (19 February 1925 – 7 February 2021) was a Jamaican athlete. He was a winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Linstead, Jamaica.[1] At the Helsinki Olympics, Laing was fifth in the 200 m. He ran the second leg in the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3:03.9.[2]
Laing died on 7 February 2021 at the age of 95.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "History: Epic Run at Helsinki". Caribbean Olympics Coverage 2008. Gleaner Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Zatopek In 3rd Olympic Distance Win". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. 28 July 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Jamaican Olympic gold medalist Olympic Gold Medalist, Jamaica’s Leslie Laing Dies at 95
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