Trinidad and Tobago competed at the

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for the first time at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London, England. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee sent five athletes and four officials to represent the nation in three sports.

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was the Chef de Mission.

Medalists

Silver

Rodney Wilkes Rodney Adolphus Wilkes (11 March 1925 – 24 March 2014) was a weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago. Nicknamed "The Mighty Midget" he remained relatively unknown outside of local competition until he won the gold medal at the 1946 Central America ...

— Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight

Athletics

;Men's 100 metres * George Lewis ;Men's 200 metres * George Lewis ;Men's 800 metres * Wilfred Tull ;Men's 1500 metres * Wilfred Tull ;Men's 5000 metres *

Manny Ramjohn Manny L. Ramjohn (15 November 1915 – 23 January 1998) was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, born in San Fernando, and educated at Naparima College in San Fernando. A long-distance runner (5,000 m and 10,000 m), Ramjohn was the first to wi ...

;Men's 10000 metres *

A.E. Browne – Manager/Coach

Cycling

;

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Compton Gonsalves Compton Aloysius Gonsalves (11 December 1926 – 8 March 2012) was a Trinidadian cyclist. He competed in the time trial and the sprint events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympi ...

; Time trial *

— 1:32 (17th place) Laurie Rogers – Manager/Coach

Weightlifting

;Men's Featherweight *

— 317.5 kg (silver medal) Lionel Seemungal – Manager/Coach

References

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

1948 in Trinidad and Tobago