George De Peana
Guyanese athletics competitor
About George De Peana
Lived 1936 – 2021 (aged 85). George De Peana was a Guyanese athletics competitor and middle-distance runner.
George De Peana (5 July 1936 – 26 July 2021 ) was a Guyanese Olympic long-distance runner and trade union leader.
De Peana represented his country in the men's 5000 meters at the 1960 Summer Olympics. His time was 15:54.2. De Peana finished fourth in the 1959 Pan American Games 10000 metres and fifth in the 1959 Pan American Games 5000 metres. In 1957, he jointly won the Guyanese Sportsman of the Year award.
After his sporting career, De Peana moved into trade unionism, becoming secretary of the Clerical and Commercial Workers' Union, then secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, and from 1998 until 2007 was secretary of the Caribbean Congress of Labour.
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Who was George De Peana?
Guyanese athletics competitor (1936–2021)
When was George De Peana born?
George De Peana was born on 5 July 1936 in Georgetown.
When did George De Peana die?
George De Peana died on 26 July 2021.
What was George De Peana's occupation?
George De Peana was an athletics competitor and middle-distance runner.
What nationality was George De Peana?
George De Peana was Guyanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George De Peana. https://biography.guide/george-de-peana/
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