James Gilkes
- January 4, 2024
- Athletics Competitor
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Gilkes |
| Occupation | Athletics Competitor |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 21, 1952(1952-09-21) |
| Age | 72 |
| Birthplace | Guyana |
| Country | Guyana |
| Birth City | Guyana |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
James Gilkes Biography
| Name | James Gilkes |
| Birthday | Sep 21 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Guyana |
| Home Town | Guyana |
| Birth Country | Guyana |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
James Gilkes is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on September 21, 1952 in Guyana, Guyana, Guyana. James Gilkes (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.
He was 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in 1979 he took the silver medal in the same event.
His personal best time for the 200 metres was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in Ingelheim.
In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4×200 m relay; while the Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were: Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica.
He enjoyed success for both colleges at the NCAA (USA Collegiate) championships, including a win at 220 yards in 1974:
James Gilkes Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athletics Competitor |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Gilkes is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Guyana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Gilkes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gilkes joined Fisk University when it started a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana in 1972. Gilkes remained at Fisk University until 1974 when he transferred to USC. He has stated he was not unhappy at Fisk but did not enjoy the Tennessee weather and preferred the sunnier climes of California.
Gilkes was ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 m sprinters in the world from 1974 to 1979, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.
Gilkes would have been a medal favorite in the 200 m (which Don Quarrie won) at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, but Guyana joined the African boycott over New Zealand’s rugby team’s tour of apartheid South Africa. He applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for permission to run as an individual under their flag but was denied the request. He also went to the 1980 Olympic Games where he reached the semi-finals of both the 100 and 200 metres before he was eliminated.
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James Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Guyana. James Gilkes celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.