George Bovell

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George Bovell

Personal information
Full name:	George Bovell III
Nationality:	Trinidad and Tobago
Stroke(s):	individual medley, freestyle
College team:	Auburn Tigers
Date of birth:	July 18, 1983 (1983-07-18) (age 24)

Medal record
Men’s swimming
Competitor for Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
Bronze	Athens 2004^[1]	200 m individual medley
Pan American Games
Bronze	2007 Rio^[2]	50 m freestyle
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo^[3]	100 m freestyle
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo^[4]	200 m freestyle
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo	100 m backstroke
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo^[5]	200 m individual medley

George Bovell III (born July 18, 1983) is the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal for Trinidad and Tobago. His bronze in Athens in 2004 represents the 12th medal that Trinidad has achieved in the Olympics.

This medal was the first for the English speaking Caribbean in the Athens 2004 Games, the Caribbean's first medal ever in the sport of swimming, and the only medal for Trinidad and Tobago in Athens 2004. Bovell carried the T&T flag at the opening ceremony of the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia.

[edit] See also

Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
^ Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
^ Swimming Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
^ Swimming Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
^ Swimming Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.

Records
Preceded by Atilla Czene	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) March 25, 2004 – December 8, 2005	Succeeded by László Cseh