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Photographs

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Photo Denise Stokes

Photo Denise Stokes

Photo Cunard Lines

Photo William Maloney

photo maj. leo campbell, retrd.


photo maj. leo campbell, retrd.


photo maj. leo campbell, retrd.


photo maj. leo campbell, retrd.


Photo Denise Stokes

Photo Denise Stokes

Bios for re-use

Fifty word Bio

Tal Stokes is an athlete and entrepreneur representing Jamaica in 4 Winter Olympic Games between 1988 and 1998. His 14th place finish in the Lillehammer Olympics remains the best ever achieved by a black man. Through speaking, coaching and writing he continues to influence and inspire others. 

One hundred and ten word Bio

Dudley 'Tal' Stokes is a four time Olympian, founding member of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team and inspiration behind the Disney  feature film 'Cool Runnings'. Tal went on to record the highest finish by a black male bobsleigh driver in Olympic competition, 14th overall in the Lillehammer Olympics, 1994,only six years after crashing spectacularly on Olympic debut in Calgary. A serial entrepreneur he has founded and grown companies in aviation, transportation and services. Currently he is a performance coach, working with individuals and organisations to achieve sustained peak performance, he is also a public speaker and author focusing on individual readiness to be better able to contribute to the team.