Kent Bede Bernard (27 May 1942 – 19 February 2025) was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Bernard competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the

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held in

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, Japan in the 4 × 400-metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Edwin Skinner,

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, and Wendell Mottley. He also ran track for and graduated from the

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. Bernard died on 19 February 2025, at the age of 82.

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1942 births 2025 deaths Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Olympic bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub