Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics - wikipedia Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2017 ) Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics IOC code TTO NOC Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee Website www.ttoc.org Medals Gold Silver 5 Bronze 11 Total 19 Summer appearances 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Winter appearances 1998 2002 2006 -- 2018 Other related appearances British West Indies ( 1960 ) 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 sixteen Summer Olympiads and three Winter Olympics ( as well as two Summer Paralympics ). Contents 1 Medal tables 1.1 Medals by Games 1.2 Medals by sport 2 List of medalists 3 1948 Summer Olympics 3.1 Athletics 3.2 Cycling 3.3 Weightlifting 4 1952 Summer Olympics 4.1 Weightlifting 5 1956 Summer Olympics 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cycling 5.3 Weightlifting 6 1960 Summer Olympics 7 1964 Summer Olympics 7.1 Athletics 7.2 Cycling 7.3 Sailing 7.4 Weightlifting 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Medal tables Medals by Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 2012 London 2008 Beijing 0 1976 Montreal 0 0 1964 Tokyo 0 2000 Sydney 0 1948 London 0 0 1952 Helsinki 0 0 1996 Atlanta 0 0 2004 Athens 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 1956 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0 1972 Munich 0 0 0 0 1980 Moscow 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 Totals ( 17 games ) 5 11 19 Medals by sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 8 15 Weightlifting 0 Swimming 0 0 Totals ( 3 sports ) 5 11 19 List of medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Silver Rodney Wilkes 1948 London Weightlifting Men 's featherweight Bronze Rodney Wilkes 1952 Helsinki Weightlifting Men 's featherweight Bronze Lennox Kilgour 1952 Helsinki Weightlifting Men 's middle - heavyweight Silver Wendell Mottley 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men 's 400 metres Bronze Edwin Roberts 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men 's 200 metres Bronze Wendell Mottley Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Edwin Skinner 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men 's 4 x 400 metres relay Gold Hasely Crawford 1976 Montreal Athletics Men 's 100 metres Bronze Ato Boldon 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men 's 100 metres Bronze Ato Boldon 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men 's 200 metres Silver Ato Boldon 2000 Sydney Athletics Men 's 100 metres Bronze Ato Boldon 2000 Sydney Athletics Men 's 200 metres Bronze George Bovell 2004 Athens Swimming Men 's 200 metre individual medley Gold Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Aaron Armstrong 2008 Beijing Athletics Men 's 4 x 100 metres relay Silver Richard Thompson 2008 Beijing Athletics Men 's 100 metres Gold Keshorn Walcott 2012 London Athletics Men 's javelin throw Silver Marc Burns Keston Bledman Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson 2012 London Athletics Men 's 4 x 100 metres relay Bronze Lalonde Gordon 2012 London Athletics Men 's 400 metres Bronze Lalonde Gordon Jarrin Solomon Renny Quow Deon Lendore Machel Cedenio Ade Alleyne - Forte 2012 London Athletics Men 's 4 x 400 metres relay Bronze Keshorn Walcott 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men 's javelin throw 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 m Manny Ramjohn - 500 m & 1000 m Wilfred Tull - 800 m & 1500 m 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. Compton Gonsalves - 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 Gold Silver Bronze Total Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 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 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 Weightlifting Gold Silver Bronze Total Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 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 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 Agostini - 100 m & 200 m Joseph Goddard - 100 m & 200 m 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. Lennox Kilgour - Middle Heavy Rodney Wilkes - Featherweight Alexander Chapman - Coach Lennox Kilgour placed 6th. Rodney Wilkes placed 4th lifting 330 kilograms. 1960 Summer Olympics The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. 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 won two bronze medals, none of which were attributed to Trinidad & Tobago. 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 Gold Silver Bronze Total Trinidad and Tobago 0 Seven athletes and two official represented this discipline. Kent Bernard - 4 × 400 m relay Clifton Bertrand Wilton Jackson Wendell Mottley - 400 m & 4 × 400 m relay Edwin Roberts - 200 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 List of flag bearers for Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics References Jump up ^ `` London 2012 4x100m relay men - Olympic Athletics ''. Olympic.org. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 08. External links `` Trinidad and Tobago ''. International Olympic Committee. `` Results and Medalists -- Trinidad and Tobago ''. Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. `` Olympic Medal Winners ''. International Olympic Committee. `` Trinidad and Tobago ''. Sports-Reference.com. 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Question: when was the first time trinidad and tobago won an olympic medal
Answer: 1948 London