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 ...
first participated in the
Summer Olympic Games
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in 1948, before they attained their independence from
Great Britain
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. Despite being a small nation in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago has been able to place themselves firmly in international sports. In 1946, Sir Lennox O’Reilly organized the nation’s first Olympic committee. Trinidad and Tobago have participated in sixteen Summer Olympiads and three Winter Olympics (as well as two Summer Paralympics).
London
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United Kingdom
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. This was the first time Trinidad & Tobago was represented in the Olympics. The Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee sent nine athletes and officials to represent the nation in three disciplines.
Errol Knowles
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was the Chef de Mission
Athletics
Three athletes and one official represented this discipline.
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100 m
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200 m
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800 m
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1500 m
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* A.E. Browne- Manager/Coach
Trinidad & Tobago did not win any medals in 1948 for this discipline.
Cycling
One athlete and one official represented this discipline.
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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 ...
- Kilometer Time Trial
* Laurie Rogers- Manager/Coach
Trinidad & Tobago did not win any medals in 1948 for this discipline.
Compton Gonsalves placed 17th in the kilometer time trial with a time of 1 minute and 32 seconds.
Weightlifting
One athlete and one official represented this discipline.
* Rodney Wilkes- Featherweight
* Lionel Seemungal- Manager/Coach
Rodney Wilkes won the first medal for Trinidad and Tobago lifting 317.5 kilograms in three lifts.
Helsinki
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Finland
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. This was the second time Trinidad & Tobago was represented in the Olympics. The Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee sent four athletes and officials to represent the nation in one discipline.
Errol Knowles
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*Errol Barnett (born 1983), anchor and correspondent for CBS News
*Errol Barrow (1920–1987), first Prime Minister of Barbados
*Errol Brown (1943–2015), British-Jamaican songwriter, lead singer ...
was the Chef de Mission
Two athletes and one official represented this discipline.
* Rodney Wilkes- Featherweight
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Lennox Kilgour
Lennox Stanislaus Kilgour (May 5, 1927 – 2004) was a weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago. He became West Indian champion in 1949, Central American champion in 1950, and won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
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- Middle Heavy
* Freddy Mendes- Coach
Both athletes won medals for Trinidad & Tobago. Rodney Wilkes lift 322.5 kilograms and Lennox Kilgour lift 402.5 kilograms.
Melbourne
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Australia
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. This was the third time Trinidad & Tobago was represented in the Olympics. The Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee sent eight athletes and officials to represent the nation in one discipline.
Dr. Roderick Marcano was the Chef de Mission.
Athletics
Three athletes represented this discipline.
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Mike Agostini
Michael George Raymond Agostini (23 January 1935 – 12 May 2016) was a Trinidadian track and field athlete. He was the first athlete from his country to win a gold medal at what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, when he won the 100 yar ...
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100 m
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200 m
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100 m
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200 m
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* Edmund Turton
Michael Agostini placed 6th in the 100 m and 4th in the 200 m.
Cycling
One athlete represented this discipline.
* Hilton Mitchell- Match Sprint & Kolo Time Trial
Weightlifting
Two athletes and one official represented this discipline.
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Lennox Kilgour
Lennox Stanislaus Kilgour (May 5, 1927 – 2004) was a weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago. He became West Indian champion in 1949, Central American champion in 1950, and won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
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Rome
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Italy
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In 1958 the West Indies joined together to become a Confederation. Because of this, a West Indian Team was entered in the Olympics. Trinidad and Tobago however contributed four athletes to the team.
* Clifton Bertrand- Athletics
* Clyde Rimple- Cycling
* Richard Bennett- Sailing
* David Farfan- Sailing
The
British West Indies
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won two bronze medals, none of which were attributed to Trinidad & Tobago.
Tokyo
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Japan
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. This was the fourth time Trinidad & Tobago was represented in the Olympics. The Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee sent twenty athletes and officials to represent the nation in four disciplines.
Knolly Henderson was the Chef de Mission.
Wendell Mottley
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400 m
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200 m
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& 4 × 400 m relay
* Edwin Skinner- 4 × 400 m relay
* E. McDonald Bailey- Coach
* Broderick Lynch- Manager
Edwin Roberts won bronze in the 200 m in 20.3 seconds. The men’s relay team also won bronze. Wendell Mottley won silver for the 400 m in 45.2 seconds.
Cycling
Three athletes and two official represented this discipline.
* Ronald Cassidy- Track
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Roger Gibbon
Roger Patrick Gibbon (born 9 March 1944) is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago
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Fitzroy Hoyte
Fitzroy Hoyte (6 July 1940 – 10 September 2008) was a cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago. He competed in the sprint event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, participating in two of the heats.
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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 ...
- Mechanic
Sailing
Two athletes and one official represented this discipline.
* Cordell Barrow- Flying Dutchman
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Rawle Barrow
Rawle Hamilton D. Barrow (21 September 1934 – 28 March 2014) was a Trinidad and Tobago sailor
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- Flying Dutchman
* Bob Levorsen- Coach
The sailing team placed 20th.
Weightlifting
Two athletes and one official represented this discipline.
* Brandon Bailey- Heavyweight
* Hugo Gittens- Lightweight
*Alexander Chapman- Coach
Hugo Gittens placed 11th in the lightweight class with 367.5 kg (810 lb). Brandon Bailey placed 20th in the heavyweight division.
Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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