Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics
IOC code	TTO
NOC	Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 83rd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 5 11 19
Summer appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1994 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).

Participation

Timeline of participation

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

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1948 London 5 0 1 0 1 28 1952 Helsinki 2 0 0 2 2 37 1956 Melbourne 6 0 0 0 0 - 1960 Rome as part of the  British West Indies (BWI) 1964 Tokyo 13 0 1 2 3 28 1968 Mexico City 19 0 0 0 0 - 1972 Munich 19 0 0 0 0 - 1976 Montreal 13 1 0 0 1 26 1980 Moscow 10 0 0 0 0 - 1984 Los Angeles 16 0 0 0 0 - 1988 Seoul 6 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0 - 1996 Atlanta 12 0 0 2 2 68 2000 Sydney 19 0 1 1 2 61 2004 Athens 19 0 0 1 1 71 2008 Beijing 28 1 1 0 2 47 2012 London 30 1 1 2 4 47 2016 Rio de Janeiro 30 0 0 1 1 78 2020 Tokyo 23 0 0 0 0 - 2024 Paris 18 0 0 0 0 - 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 3 5 11 19 83

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1994 Lillehammer 2 0 0 0 0 - 1998 Nagano 2 0 0 0 0 - 2002 Salt Lake City 3 0 0 0 0 - 2006 Turin did not participate 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0 - 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 -

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Rodney Wilkes	1948 London	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Rodney Wilkes	1952 Helsinki	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Lennox Kilgour	1952 Helsinki	Weightlifting	Men's middle-heavyweight
2 Silver	Wendell Mottley	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
3 Bronze	Edwin Roberts	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Wendell Mottley Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Edwin Skinner	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
1 Gold	Hasely Crawford	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Ato Boldon	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Ato Boldon	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
2 Silver	Ato Boldon	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
3 Bronze	Ato Boldon	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
3 Bronze	George Bovell	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 200 metre individual medley
1 Gold	Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Aaron Armstrong	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
2 Silver	Richard Thompson	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
1 Gold	Keshorn Walcott	2012 London	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
2 Silver	Marc Burns Keston Bledman Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
3 Bronze	Lalonde Gordon	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
3 Bronze	Lalonde Gordon Jarrin Solomon Renny Quow Deon Lendore Machel Cedenio Ade Alleyne-Forte	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
3 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 & 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	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.

See also

In Spanish: Trinidad y Tobago en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics
• Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics