Manny Ramjohn
Manny Ramjohn (November 15, 1915-January 23, 1998) born in San Fernando and educated at Naparima College, San Fernando. A long-distance runner (5000 m and 10000 m), Ramjohn was the first to win a gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago at a major athletics event, the CAC Games in 1946. He was also part of the first group of five athletes to represent Trinidad and Tobago in the Olympic Games (1948). A life-long member of the Scouting movement, he was awarded the Humming Bird Medal (Silver) for Social Work and Sport by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2000 the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, a new football and athletics stadium at Union Park, Marabella was named in his honour.
Ramjohn's career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1939 White City Games, London, England - 1 mile; 3 miles
- 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, Baranquilla, Colombia - 5,000 meters (1st, 15:54.8)
- 1948 Olympics, London, England - 5,000 meters; 10,000 meters (Did not finish)
AWARDS:
- 1948 - Wood Badge, Scout Association of the United Kingdom
- 1973 - Medal of Merit, Boy Scouts Association of Trinidad & Tobago
- 1979 - Silver Ibis Award for meritorious service, Boy Scouts Association of Trinidad & Tobago
- 1980 - Silver Platter 50-Year Award, Point-a-Pierre District Scouts Association
- 1982 - Trinidad and Tobago Humming Bird Medal Silver for Social Work and Sport
Manny Ramjohn was the cousin of former President of Trinidad and Tobago Noor Hassanali and of the present First Lady Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards wife of President George Maxwell Richards.