Winston George (born 19 May 1987) is a Guyanese sprinter. He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer of Guyana during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He was also named Guyana's Male Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by the Athletics Association of Guyana.
Personal bests 200 m: 20.53 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Clermont, United States, 14 May 2016 400 m: 45.25 s – Beijing, China, 23 August 2015
International competitions Representing 2011ALBA GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela3rd200 m20.84 s w (+2.4 m/s)2nd400 m45.86 s2nd4 × 100 m relay40.07 s3rd4 × 400 m relay3:10.49 minPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico7th (h)200 m24.17 s A (+0.6 m/s)4th (h)400 m46.93 s A2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom5th (h)400 m46.86 s2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico7th200 m20.67 A (+0.5 m/s)9th (h)400 m46.94 AWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia30th (h)200 m20.88 (+0.2 m/s)Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia2nd200 m20.772nd400 m46.102014South American GamesSantiago, Chile5th200 m20.77 (-1.0 m/s)4th400 m46.15Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom5th (sf)200 m20.88 (+0.3 m/s)4th (sf)400 m46.38 —4 × 100 m relayDQCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico —200 mDNF5th400 m46.33 A5th4 × 100 m relay39.74 A2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China25th (h)400 m45.252016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil26th (h)400 m45.772017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan3rd200 m20.622nd400 m45.69South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1st400 m45.42World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom22nd (sf)200 m20.7435th (h)400 m46.022018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia28th (h)200 m21.1920th (sf)400 m47.25South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia5th200 m20.553rd400 m45.67Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia6th (h)200 m20.4619th (sf)400 m46.772019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru4th200 m20.996th400 m47.66 1Disqualified in the semifinals
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