Ralph Gomes (born 13 June 1937 in

Uitvlugt Uitvlugt (pronounced "owt-flut") is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. On the coastal public road on the west bank of the Demerara River, it lies immediately to the west of Stewartville and to the south of Zeeburg ...

; died 16 March 2020) was a

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from

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. He competed in the middle-distances, and represented his native country at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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1937 births 2020 deaths Guyanese male middle-distance runners Afro-Guyanese people Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for British Guiana Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for British Guiana Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for British Guiana Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guyana Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Guyana Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Guyana Competitors at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub