Grange Saddened by Passing of the Legendary George Rhoden

Minister of Sport, Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of Vincent George Rhoden, the last of the celebrated quartet that won gold for Jamaica in the mile relay at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.

Rhoden died on Saturday. He was 92-years-old.

Minister Grange recalls that, “The team of Gorge Rhoden, Herb McKenley, Les Laing and Arthur Wint took the gold in world record breaking time in Helsinki.

This, after their disappointment in the London Olympics in 1948 when Wint pulled up in the race.

And the superlative performance of the team in Helsinki followed Rhoden setting a new world record 400-metres in a time of 45.80 seconds at a meet in Sweden in 1950.

Minister Grange says “there is no doubt that Vincent George Rhoden played his part in paving the way for future generations of Jamaican track athletes, who have certainly not let him down.”