Roger Gibbon

Patrick Roger Gibbon ( born March 9, 1944 in Five Rivers, Arouca ) is a former racing cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago. He was the first cyclist of his country, which was an international success and won a medal at the world championships.

Roger Gibbon began his cycling career at age 14 when he was in his age group at the Velodrome Queen's Park Oval won the first race in Port of Spain. He had his first international success in 1962 at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, where he was first in the 1,000 -meter time trial and second in the sprint. In 1963, he won two medals at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, a gold in the sprint and a silver in the time trial. In 1964 he started in the Olympic Games in Tokyo and finished eighth in the time trial. In 1966, he won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in the sprint and time trial.

1967 won Gibbon turn two gold, at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and was also third in the sprint of the Amateurs at the UCI Track World Championships 1967 in Amsterdam. In 1968 he started a second time at the Olympic Games in Mexico City and was fifth in the sprint.

Then ended his cycling career Roger Gibbon; The occasion was the accidental death of his younger brother. Later he became president of the Cycling Federation of Trinidad and Tobago, Vice - President of the National Olympic Committee and headed a government commission for sports issues. In May 2011 he was admitted to the Queen's Park Cricket Club Hall of Fame.