Medal record | ||
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Gene Samuel |
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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.