Seraphino Antao

Seraphino "Kelly" Antao (30 October 1937 – 6 September 2011) was a runner of Goan descent from Kenya. He won two events at the 1962 Commonwealth Games, making him the first Kenyan athlete to win a gold medal at an international level.

Early life and education Seraphino Antao was born in Chandor, Goa on 30 October 1937 and grew up in Mombasa. He was the son of Diego Manuel and Anna Maria, and had six siblings. He was of Asian origin, and had several athletes in his family.

He was at this time a member of the Achilles Athletics Club in Mombasa, Ray Batchelor, who had founded the Achilles Club, and 200 metres second round.

The 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, marked the highest point of his career, when he won 100 and 220 yards gold medals. This made him the first Kenyan athlete to win a gold medal at an international level. He was also member of the Kenyan 4 x 440 yards relay team which finished fifth. Other members of the relay team were Wilson Kiprugut, Kimaru Songok and Peter Francis. He also won several gold medals at the East and Central African Championships.

Antao trained hard in Kenya and did well in Europe in the lead-up to the 1964 Summer Olympics, winning at White City in London as well as in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Sweden, and other countries. but was eliminated in the heats of the 100 metres

Recognition In 1965, Antao was awarded the Helms World Trophy for the Asian continent. and had a clothes stall in a market,