Athletes from
Trinidad and Tobago
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competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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,
West Germany
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. Trinidad and Tobago was represented by nineteen athletes and nine officials, competing in athletics, cycling, sailing, and swimming.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
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Ainsely Armstrong
:* First Heat — 10.56s (→ did not advance)
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Rudolph Reid
:* First Heat — 10.74s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
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Lennox Stewart
:* Heat — 1:48.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
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Ainsely Armstrong,
Rudolph Reid,
Bertram Lovell, and
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 ...
:* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
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Arthur Cooper
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Trevor James
Trevor James was the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand, from March 17, 2009 until June 3, 2018.
James was educated at King's College London. He has taught at universities in Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. He was Dean of ...
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Charles Joseph
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Patrick Marshall
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Laura Pierre
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Edwin Roberts
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Trinidad and Tobago in 1972
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Individual road race
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Patrick Gellineau — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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Clive Saney — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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Anthony Sellier — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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Vernon Stauble — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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Team time trial
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Pat Gellineau
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Clive Saney
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Anthony Sellier
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Vernon Stauble
;
Sprint
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Leslie King
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Winston Attong
;
1000m time trial
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Leslie King
:* Final — 1:09.96 (→ 19th place)
;
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
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Vernon Stauble
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Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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Pat Gellineau
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Clive Saney
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Anthony Sellier
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Vernon Stauble
Sailing
Men's Flying Dutchman
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Richard Bennett and
David Farfan
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
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Geoffrey Ferreira
:* Heat — 56.27s (→ did not advance)
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
{{Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
1972 in Trinidad and Tobago