Athletes from

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competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

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. Thirteen competitors, all men, took part in ten events in three sports. This was Trinidad and Tobago's first Olympic gold medal victory.

Medalists

Gold

Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford TC (born 16 August 1950) is a former track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became his country's first Olympic champion. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001. Early years Crawford was bor ...

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, Men's 100 metres

Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

Horace Tuitt Horace Clyde Tuitt (born 25 January 1954) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social a ...

:* Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's 4x100 metres Relay * Anthony Husbands,

Chris Brathwaite Christopher Anthony Brathwaite (August 12, 1948 – November 12, 1984) was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was born in Maraval, Trinidad and attended East New Mexico University, Spokane Community ...

, Charles Joseph, and Francis Adams :* Heat — 40.08s :* Semi Finals — 39.88s (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Mike Solomon, Charles Joseph,

, and Joseph Coombs :* Heat — 3:03.54 :* Final — 3:03.46 (→ 6th place) Men's Long Jump * George Swanston :* Qualification — 7.40m (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Trinidad and Tobago in 1976. ; Sprint * Leslie Rawlins — 23rd place ; 1000m time trial * Anthony Sellier — 1:11.103 (→ 20th place)

Shooting

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

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