Harry Prowell
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| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born |
10 July 1936 La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, Guyana |
| Died | 27 June 2000 (aged 63) Success, East Coast Demerara, Guyana |
| Education | St Mary-ye-Virgin Anglican School Beterverwagting,Guyana |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) |
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| Country |
 Guyana  British Guiana
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon Half Marathon 10,000m 5000m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1968 Summer Olympics Marathon 2:57:01 (50 out of 74) |
| Personal best(s) |
Marathon: 2:39:11 (1968) Guyana National Track and Field Record
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Marathon: 2:39:11 (1968) Guyana National Track and Field Record
Harry Prowell A.A.(10 July 1936 – 27 June 2000) was a Guyanese long distance runner who represented Guyana in the Marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. He is known to be one of the greatest Marathon runners Guyana has ever produced, setting the national record in 1968. To date, he is the only Guyanese ever to compete in the Marathon at the Summer Olympic Games and one of the most prominent Indo-Caribbean long distance runners of his time. He also participated in the 10,000 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and represented Guyana at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Prowell holds the Guyana National Track and Field Record in the Marathon with a personal best time of 2:39:11 set on February 4, 1968 in St. Georges, Grenada. He was awarded Guyana's National Sportsman of the Year in 1969 and received the Order of Service of Guyana (Grade II) known as the Golden Arrow of Achievement in 1970.
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