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Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago first participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1948, before they attained their independence from Great Britain. 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 19 Summer games and 5 Winter Olympic Games.

Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games Medals by Winter Games Medals by sport == List of medalists ==
1948 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 in London, United Kingdom. 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 was the Chef de Mission Athletics Three athletes and one official represented this discipline. • George Lewis 100 m & 200 mManny Ramjohn 500 m & 1000 mWilfred Tull 800 m & 1500 mA.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. • Compton GonsalvesKilometer Time TrialLaurie 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. ==1952 Summer Olympics==
1952 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. 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 was the Chef de Mission Two athletes and one official represented this discipline. • Rodney Wilkes — Featherweight • Lennox Kilgour — 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. ==1956 Summer Olympics==
1956 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia. 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. • Mike Agostini100 m & 200 mJoseph Goddard100 m & 200 mEdmund 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 & Kilo Time Trial Weightlifting Two athletes and one official represented this discipline. • Lennox Kilgour — Middle Heavy • Rodney Wilkes — Featherweight • Alexander Chapman — Coach Lennox Kilgour placed 6th. Rodney Wilkes placed 4th lifting 330 kilograms. ==1960 Summer Olympics==
1960 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. In 1958 the British West Indies joined together politically to become a Confederation. Because of this, a unified 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 won two bronze medals, none of which were attributed to Trinidad & Tobago. ==1964 Summer Olympics==
1964 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. 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. Athletics Seven athletes and two official represented this discipline. • Kent Bernard — 4 × 400 m relay • Clifton BertrandWilton JacksonWendell Mottley400 m & 4 × 400 m relay • Edwin Roberts200 m & 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 • Roger Gibbon — Track • Fitzroy Hoyte — Track • Gordon Carew — Coach • Compton Gonsalves — Mechanic Sailing Two athletes and one official represented this discipline. • Cordell Barrow — Flying Dutchman • Rawle Barrow — 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. ==See also==
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