# 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 sixteen Summer Olympiads and four Winter Olympics (as well as five Summer Paralympics).

## Participation
### Timeline of participation

| Date | Team | Team | Team |
| 1948–1956 | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | |
| 1960 | British West Indies (BWI) | British West Indies (BWI) | British West Indies (BWI) |
| 1964 | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | |
| 1968– | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | Barbados (BAR) |

## Medal tables
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 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 × 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 × 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 × 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
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 & 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

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 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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.