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{{short description|Guyanese sprinter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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|birth_date=21 September 1952
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|9|21|df=y}}
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
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{{MedalCountry | {{GUY}} }}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1979 Pan American Games|1979 San Juan]] | [[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1979 Pan American Games|1979 San Juan]] | [[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | [[Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | [[Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|200 metres]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Golden Sprints]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Golden Sprints]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1979 Golden Sprints|1979 Zurich]] | [[Athletics at the 1979 Golden Sprints|Sprints]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1979 Golden Sprints|1979 Zurich]] | [[Athletics at the 1979 Golden Sprints|Sprints]]}}
}}
}}
'''James Gilkes''' (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from [[Guyana]] who specialised in the [[200 metres]].
'''James Gilkes''' (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from [[Guyana]] who specialised in the [[200 metres]].
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== Career ==
== Career ==


He was [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American]] 200 metre champion, and in [[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] he took the silver medal in the same event.
He was the [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American]] 200 metre champion, and in [[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] he took the silver medal in the same event.


He was runner up to [[Don Quarrie]] of Jamaica in the 1978 [[Amateur Athletics Association|AAA]]'s 200 metres event.
He was runner up to [[Don Quarrie]] of Jamaica in the 1978 [[Amateur Athletics Association|AAA]]'s 200 metres event.


At the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 metre final, then took the silver medal in the 200 metres, finishing behind [[Allan Wells]] of Scotland.
At the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 metre final, then took the silver medal in the 200 metres, finishing behind [[Allan Wells]] of Scotland.


In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 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 (athlete)|Michael Simmons]], USA; and [[Don Quarrie]], Jamaica.
In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 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 (athlete)|Michael Simmons]], USA; and [[Don Quarrie]], Jamaica.


The team from the [[University of Southern California]] ([[Joel Andrews]], [[James Sanford (athlete)|James Sanford]], [[William Mullins (athlete)|William Mullins]] and [[Clancy Edwards]]) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record.<ref>Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 137.</ref>
The team from the [[University of Southern California]] ([[Joel Andrews]], [[James Sanford (athlete)|James Sanford]], [[William Mullins (athlete)|William Mullins]] and [[Clancy Edwards]]) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record.<ref>{{cite book | access-date=2019-09-28 | date=2015 | editor-first1=Richard | editor-first2=Imre | editor-last1=Hymans | editor-last2=Matrahazi | url=http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf | title=Progression of IAAF World Records – 2015 edition | publisher=IAAF Athletics | page=141}}</ref>


In 1979 he took 3rd place in the [[IAAF Golden Events|"Golden sprints"]] in Zurich.
In 1979 he took 3rd place in the [[IAAF Golden Events|"Golden sprints"]] in Zurich.


Gilkes would have been a medal favorite in the 200m (which Don Quarrie won) at the [[1976 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>http://www.nbcolympics.com/nations/nation=guyana/library/tabs/_nationTradition.html Guyana: Olympic tradition. www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 17 October 2012.</ref><ref>https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald/1976-07-26/page-12/ "James Wilkes deserved to compete in Olympics" (sic), Dave Anderson, New York Times Service, Lethbridge Herald, July 26, 1976, p 12.</ref><ref>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/opinion/editorial/08/15/james-gilkes-a-lost-opportunity/ "James Gilkes: A lost opportunity", Stabroek News, August 15, 2008.</ref>
Gilkes would have been a medal favorite in the 200&nbsp;m (which Don Quarrie won) at the [[1976 Summer Olympics|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. <ref>{{cite web | access-date=2019-09-28 | archive-date=2012-04-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425162654/http://www.nbcolympics.com/nations/nation=guyana/library/tabs/_nationTradition.html | url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/nations/nation=guyana/library/tabs/_nationTradition.html | title=Guyana: Olympic Tradition | url-status=dead | website=nbcolympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date=2019-09-28 | url=https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald-jul-26-1976-p-12/ | title=James Wilkes deserved to compete in Olympics (sic) | date=1976-07-26 | last=Anderson | first=Dave | page=12 | via=Newspaper Archives | work=Lethbridge Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=James Gilkes: A lost opportunity | website=Stabroek News | date=2008-08-15 | url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/08/15/opinion/editorial/james-gilkes-a-lost-opportunity/ | access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
He also went to the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic Games]] where he reached the semi-finals of both the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|100]] and [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres|200 metres]] before he was eliminated.
He also went to the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic Games]] where he reached the semi-finals of both the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100]] and [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]] before he was eliminated.


His personal best time for the 200 metres was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in [[Ingelheim]].
His personal best time for the 200 metres was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in [[Ingelheim]].


Gilkes studied first at [[Fisk University]] then moved to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC). He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 m, joint 7th and 4th respectively.<ref>http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-otrack/archive/usc-m-otrack-top10.html "USC Men's Top 10 Performers", The Official Site of USC Trojan Athletics. Retrieved 15 October 2012.</ref>
Gilkes studied first at [[Fisk University]] then moved to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC). He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200&nbsp;m, joint 8th and 4th respectively.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2019-09-28 | url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2000/3/20/USC_All_Time_Top_10_Performances.aspx?path=track | title=USC All-Time Top-10 Performances | language=en | website=USC Athletics}}</ref>


He enjoyed success for both colleges at the [[NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA (USA Collegiate) championships]], including a win at 220 yards in 1974:<ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ncaa_history_pdfs/ncaam100.pdf 100 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships, Track and Field News.</ref><ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ncaa_history_pdfs/ncaam200.pdf 200 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships, Track and Field News.</ref>
He enjoyed success for both colleges at the [[NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA (USA Collegiate) championships]], including a win at 220 yards in 1974:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaam100.pdf|title=100 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaam200.pdf|title=200 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref>
*1974 (for Fisk) - 6th in 100 y; 1st in 220 y
*1974 (for Fisk) – 6th in 100 y; 1st in 220 y
*1975 (for USC) - 2nd in 200 m
*1975 (for USC) – 2nd in 200 m
*1976 (for USC) - 3rd in 100 m; 2nd in 200m.
*1976 (for USC) – 3rd in 100 m; 2nd in 200 m.


Gilkes joined Fisk University when it started a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana in 1972.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=uI8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=james+gilkes+fisk+university&source=bl&ots=cEbtbd0g3p&sig=kk5QhnnUUmG0E6CXqRiwrsylHxE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RFt8UKbODMiW0QWcvIHgDA&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=james%20gilkes%20fisk%20university&f=false "Hayes's Record Falls At South Carolina Track Meet", Jet, May 2, 1974.</ref> Gilkes remained at Fisk University until 1974 when he transferred to USC.<ref>https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram/1975-02-21/page-38/ "Trojans '75 NCAA Track Contenders", John Dexon, Press Telegram, February 21, 1975.</ref> He has stated he was not unhappy at Fisk but did not enjoy the Tennessee weather and preferred the sunnier climes of California.<ref>https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram/1975-06-03/page-23/ "Ryan for whom the bell tolls", Don Merry, Press Telegram, June 3, 1975.</ref><ref>https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram/1975-06-03/page-23/ "Fisk? Gilkes couldn't leave fast enough", Gary Kausch, Press Telegram, June 3, 1975, p 23.</ref>
Gilkes joined Fisk University when it started a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana in 1972.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uI8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50 | title=Hayes's Record Falls At South Carolina Track Meet | date=1974-05-02 | volume=46 | issue=6 | page=50 | issn=0021-5996 | magazine=Jet}}</ref> Gilkes remained at Fisk University until 1974, when he transferred to USC.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=2019-09-28 | url=https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram-feb-21-1975-p-38/ | title=Trojans '75 NCAA Track Contenders | date=1975-02-21 | last=Dexon | first=John | page=38 | via=Newspaper Archives | work=Press Telegram}}</ref> He has stated he was not unhappy at Fisk but did not enjoy the Tennessee weather and preferred the sunnier climes of California.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=2019-09-28 | url=https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram-jun-03-1975-p-23/ | title=Fisk? Gilkes couldn't leave fast enough | date=1975-06-03 | last=Kausch | first=Gary | page=23 | via=Newspaper Archives | work=Press Telegram}}</ref>


== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==


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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100worldbyathlete.pdf|title=World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/200worldbyathlete.pdf|title=World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref>
Gilkes was ranked in the top ten 100 and 200&nbsp;m sprinters in the world from 1974 to 1979, according to the votes of the experts of ''[[Track and Field News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/01-m100Rank-1.pdf|title=World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/02-m200Rank.pdf|title=World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters|publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref>


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==USA Championships==
== USA Championships ==


Gilkes when in the United States was eligible at that time to compete in the USA National Track and Field Championships. He achieved the feat of finishing second in the 200 m five years running.<ref name="uschamps">[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609231459/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html |date=2013-06-09 }}, Track and Field News.</ref>
Gilkes when in the United States was eligible at that time to compete in the USA National Track and Field Championships. He achieved the feat of finishing second in the 200&nbsp;m five years running.<ref name="uschamps">{{cite web | url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html | title=A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609231459/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html |archive-date=2013-06-09 | publisher=Track and Field News}}</ref>


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==See also==
== See also ==
*{{iaaf name|id=5896}}
*{{World Athletics}}
*http://ccwllc.net/foga/id10.html James Gilkes, Friends of Guyana Athletics, Spotlight Corner.
* [http://ccwllc.net/foga/id10.html James Gilkes, Friends of Guyana Athletics, Spotlight Corner.]


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Olympic athletes of Guyana]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Guyana]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games]]
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Guyana]]
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[[Category:Afro-Guyanese people]]
[[Category:Guyanese people of African descent]]
[[Category:Fisk University alumni]]
[[Category:USC Trojans men's track and field athletes]]
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[[Category:Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]

Latest revision as of 13:41, 9 May 2024

James Gilkes
Personal information
Born (1952-09-21) 21 September 1952 (age 71)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Guyana
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 200 metres
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 200 metres
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 200 metres
Golden Sprints
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Zurich Sprints

James Gilkes (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.

Career

[edit]

He was the 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in 1979 he took the silver medal in the same event.

He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the 1978 AAA's 200 metres event.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 metre final, then took the silver medal in the 200 metres, finishing behind Allan Wells of Scotland.

In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 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.

The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record.[1]

In 1979 he took 3rd place in the "Golden sprints" in Zurich.

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. [2][3][4] 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.

His personal best time for the 200 metres was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in Ingelheim.

Gilkes studied first at Fisk University then moved to the University of Southern California (USC). He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 m, joint 8th and 4th respectively.[5]

He enjoyed success for both colleges at the NCAA (USA Collegiate) championships, including a win at 220 yards in 1974:[6][7]

  • 1974 (for Fisk) – 6th in 100 y; 1st in 220 y
  • 1975 (for USC) – 2nd in 200 m
  • 1976 (for USC) – 3rd in 100 m; 2nd in 200 m.

Gilkes joined Fisk University when it started a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana in 1972.[8] Gilkes remained at Fisk University until 1974, when he transferred to USC.[9] He has stated he was not unhappy at Fisk but did not enjoy the Tennessee weather and preferred the sunnier climes of California.[10]

Rankings

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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.[11][12]

USA Championships

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Gilkes when in the United States was eligible at that time to compete in the USA National Track and Field Championships. He achieved the feat of finishing second in the 200 m five years running.[13]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre, eds. (2015). Progression of IAAF World Records – 2015 edition (PDF). IAAF Athletics. p. 141. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  2. ^ "Guyana: Olympic Tradition". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ^ Anderson, Dave (1976-07-26). "James Wilkes deserved to compete in Olympics (sic)". Lethbridge Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-09-28 – via Newspaper Archives.
  4. ^ "James Gilkes: A lost opportunity". Stabroek News. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. ^ "USC All-Time Top-10 Performances". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. ^ "100 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  7. ^ "200 Metres, A History of the NCAA Championships" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  8. ^ "Hayes's Record Falls At South Carolina Track Meet". Jet. Vol. 46, no. 6. 1974-05-02. p. 50. ISSN 0021-5996.
  9. ^ Dexon, John (1975-02-21). "Trojans '75 NCAA Track Contenders". Press Telegram. p. 38. Retrieved 2019-09-28 – via Newspaper Archives.
  10. ^ Kausch, Gary (1975-06-03). "Fisk? Gilkes couldn't leave fast enough". Press Telegram. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-09-28 – via Newspaper Archives.
  11. ^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  12. ^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  13. ^ "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003". Track and Field News. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
 Flagbearer for  Guyana
Moscow 1980 		Succeeded by
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