Gene Samuel

Medal record

Gene Samuel
Men's Cycling
Competitor for  Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Games
Gold 1991 Havana 1.000m Time Trial
Silver 1987 Indianapolis 1.000m Time Trial
Bronze 1995 Mar del Plata 1.000m Time Trial

Eugene ("Gene") Samuel (born October 15, 1960) is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in the Men's 1.000m Time Trial at three different Pan American Games. Samuel was a professional rider with a pony tail from 1992 to 1996. He also owns a cycling shop in Woodbrook, Trinidad called Geronimo's.

On August 26, 2011 Samuel was inducted into the Trexlertown Velodrome ("T-Town") Hall of Fame.

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