- George Bovell
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername=George Bovell
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fullname = George Bovell III
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nationality = TRI
strokes =individual medley , freestyle
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collegeteam = Auburn Tigers
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|7|18
birthplace = Trinidad
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height = 6'5"
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medaltemplates=George Bovell III (born
July 18 ,1983 ) is the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal forTrinidad and Tobago . His bronze in Athens in 2004 represents the 12th medal that Trinidad has achieved in the Olympics. [cite web|url=http://newsday.co.tt/features/0,84015.html |title=Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday, Let the Games begin, By JOAN RAMPERSAD Friday, August 8 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-10 ]This medal was the first for the English speaking Caribbean in the Athens 2004 Games, Trinidad and Tobago'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 and at the Beijing Olympics 2008.ee also
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Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics External links
* [http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Sport/Sports_TTOlympicMedalists.html Olympic medalists of Trinidad]
* [http://auburntigers.collegesports.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/bovell_george00.html Profile George Bovell]References
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