George Gregory Sebastian Lewis (May 9, 1917 – February 17, 2011) was an athlete

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 from Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

 who competed in the sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 events. He was born in Arima

Arima

The Royal Borough of Arima is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located east of the capital, Port of Spain, Arima supports the only organised indigenous community in the country, the Santa Rosa Carib Community and is the seat of the Carib Queen...

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He was a member of the first Trinidad and Tobago Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He competed in both the men's 100 metres

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between July 30 and July 31. The final was won by American Harrison Dillard.-Heats:The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round....

 and 200 metres

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 2 and August 3. The final was won by American Mel Patton.-Semifinals:The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round....

. He went out in the first round of the 200 metres, but did qualify for the second round but that was as far as he got.