Achievements He competed for Great Britain in the men"s 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, where he finished sixth and last in the final, and the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki where he won the bronze medal. He jointly held the 100 m world record at 10.2 seconds between 1951 and 1956 and won the sprint double seven times at the American Automobile Association Championships. In 1977 Bailey was awarded Trinidad and Tobago"s Chaconia Medal (Gold).