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{{short description|Trinidad and Tobago distance runner}}
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| birth_place      = [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago]]
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'''Manny L. Ramjohn''' (15 November 1915 &ndash; 23 January 1998) was an athlete from [[Trinidad and Tobago]], born in [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]], and educated at [[Naparima College]] in San Fernando.

==Biography==
A long-distance runner (5,000 m and 10,000 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). Between 1936 and 1951 he achieved 96 victories, 40 second-place and 13 third-place finishes.

Ramjohn joined the Fifth Naparima Scout [[Troop]] in 1930 and in 1937 he was elevated to [[King Scout]] and [[Patrol Leader]]. In this capacity he was one of 12 representatives from Trinidad and Tobago at the [[coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]]. He remained involved in the [[The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago|Scouting]] movement for the remainder of his life. Ramjohn was awarded the [[National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago|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]], [[Barranquilla]], [[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]], [[The Scout Association]] of the United Kingdom
* 1973 - Medal of Merit, [[The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago]]
* 1979 - Silver Ibis Award for meritorious service, The Scout Association of Trinidad and 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 former [[First Lady]] Dr. [[Jean Ramjohn-Richards]], wife of [[President (government title)|President]] [[George Maxwell Richards]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}

==References==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014031519/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_MannyRamjohn.html |date=October 14, 2006 |title="Former Olympic runner dies at 82"; Josie-Ann Carrington, ''Trinidad Express'', 31 January 1998 }}
* [http://bestoftrinidad.com/olympics/ramjohn.html Mannie Ramjohn] from bestoftrinidad.com
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010191259/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports_mag?id=22964525 |date=October 10, 2007 |title="Manny Ramjohn Memorial Games: Tribute to T&T's first Golden Boy", Mervyn Stewart, ''Trinidad Express'', 20 May 2004 }}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/manny-ramjohn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/manny-ramjohn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Manny Ramjohn}}

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