Michael George Raymond "Mike" Agostini (born 23 January 1935) is a former track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1954, he became the first athlete from that country to take a gold medal at what is now known as the Commonwealth Games when he won the 100 yards final in Vancouver, Canada on 31 July.
Noted Achievements: Won six national titles (four 100m, one 200m, one 400m), 1952-1960,
T&T National Champion, 400m, 1960,
First T&T five-time Pan American Games medallist,
Silver Medallist, Pan American Games 100m, 1959,
Bronze Medallist, Pan American Games 200m, 1959,
Bronze Medallist, Pan American Games 4 × 100 m, 1959,
Gold Medallist, 100m, British West Indies Championships, 1959,
Bronze Medallist, 200m, British West Indies Championships, 1959,
T&T National Champion, 100m, 1959,
Editor and publisher at Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, Wales, 1958,
Bronze Medallist, British West Indies Championships 110y for Canada, 1958,
- Two-time “World’s Fastest Human” in 1954 and 1956
- Tied World Indoor Record, 100y, 9.6 sec 1954
First T&T Olympic double sprint finalist (100m & 200m), Melbourne, Australia, 1956,
World Record holder, 220y, 20.1 sec, 1956,
Silver Medallist, Pan American Games 100m, 1955,
Bronze Medallist, Pan American Games 200m, 1955,
National Champion, 100m, 1955,
T&T’s first ever Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist, 1954,
Historic tie for 200m bronze (with Brazil’s Jose da Conceicao), Pan American Games, 1955,
T&T student-athlete in USA, Seton Hall University,
National Champion, 100m, 1953,
National Champion, 200m, 1953,
World Junior Record holder, 110y, 9.4 sec, 1952 and
National Champion, 100m, 1952
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- 1930–1966: 100 yards
- 1970–2006: 100 metres
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Trinidad and Tobago
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