Hugo Gittens (born 24 September 1936) is a

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

from

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. He represented the country at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Additionally, Gittens won a gold medal at the

1966 Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Par ...

and placed fourth in the

1970 Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time ...

in the 67.5 kg combined men's weightlighting event.

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* 1936 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Trinidad and Tobago Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Morvant Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Weightlifters at the 1963 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Trinidad-weightlifting-bio-stub