Ato Boldon was the main medal hope: a world championship bronze medal in 1995, and a 9.92 winning time at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon made him one of the 100m favorites.

Neil De Silva and Robert Guy also returned from 1992 and were joined by Long Jumper Wendell Willimas, Javelin Thrower Kirt Thompson, Long Distance Runner Ronnie Holassie and female High Jumper, Natasha Alleyne-Gibson, Gene Samuel- Cyclist, Boxer - Kirt Sinnette, Table Tennis player Dexter St. Louis, Debra O'Connor - Badminton and Swimmers Siobhan Cropper and Cerian Gibbes.

O'Connor Olympic quest lasted just one game, as she lost 3 - 11, 0 -11 to Canada's Denyse Juilien in the opening round of the ladies Badminton singles. Sinnette seemed to be heading for victory against Ehtiopia's Yarod Wolde until a final round knocked down paved the way for the Ehtiopians' points 11 - 10 points triumph.

St. Louis had a tough time in his First Round group encounters and failed to win a game.

Swimmers Cropper and Gibbes did not get past their preliminary heats.

Ato Boldon claimed a bronze - medal with his 9.90 seconds effort in the 100m final, capturing Trinidad and Tobago first Olympic medal in 20 years. The gold medal went to Canada's Donovan Bailey in a world record 9.84 seconds.

Boldon added a second bronze medal in the 200m; Neil De Silva reached the semi-finals in the 200m and 400m. Ronnie Holassie was this country's first ever competitor in the Men's Marathon and completed his historic run in a creditable 75th place.

Javelin Thrower Kirt Thompson placed 17th in the first round; also eliminated at the first stage was Natasha Alleyne-Gibson in the Women's High Jump.

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1992 BARCELONA

Trinidad and Tobago was represented at the Games in Barcelona in the sport of Athletics and Cycling.

The Chef de Mission was Hasely Crawford, the Medical Staff was comprised of Dr. Rawie Sylvester and Physiotherapist Monica Benn.

The Athletic team was Mr. Ray Davis (Manager/Coach), Ian Morris (400m & 4x400 relay), Alvin Daniel (boom & 4x400 relay ), Neil de Silva (200m & 4x400 relay), Patrick Delice (100m & 4x400 relay) Robert Guy (4x400 relay), Ato Boldon (100m &200m).

The Cycling Team commprised of Mr. Kenwyn Williams (Manager/Coach) with competitors Gene Samuel and Maxwell Cheeseman.

The outstanding performance in the Games was Ian Morris who placed 4th in the finals of the 400mettres establishing a Trinidad and Tobago recors of 44.2 sec.

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1988 - SEOUL: 160 COUNTRIES: 13,623 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

Trinidad and Tobago was represented at the Games in Seoul, Korea by the third smallest Team at Olympic Games, the smallest being in Helsinki in 1952, and the second smallest in 1948.

The Team comprised of Athletics Angela Williams, lan Morris and Patrick Delice, with Major Basil Thompson and Mr. Jimkins Clarke performing the duties of Manager and Coach respectively.

In Cycling Don Gibbon, Manager and Steve Castagne Coach, oliked after the two (2) Cyclists Gene Samuel and Maxwell Cheesman. Smauel disappointed somewhat in his pet event the Kilometer Time Trial, where he placed 13th. chessman was successful in making the final eight in the Match Sprint event. Karen Dieffenthaller, who was coached by her father Trevor Dieffenthaller, was able to establish at least one National Record.

In the sphere of Athletics both Patrick Delice and lan Morris succeded in recording personal best times of 45.75 and 44.60 seconds respectively in the 400 metros. Ian Morris placed seventh in the finals of the 400 metres event and established a National Record in the 400 metres event of 4460.

The General Team Officials were Alexander Chapman, Chef-de-Mission, and Dr. Percival Wilson, Masseur.

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1984 - LOS ANGELES

The twenty-eight memebr team which represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 23rd Olympic Games came from the sports of Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Swimming and Yachting. Our best performance at the Games came from our lone Cyclist, Gene Samuel, who plaed fourth in the Kilometre Time Trial with a time of 1 minute 6.69 seconds.

The bronze medal eluded him by 4/100th of a second. For the last time a Sprint Relay Team comprising of Gillian Forde, Janice Bernard, Angela Williams and Esteer Hope placed 7th in the final of the 4x400 metres for women.

The other female competitors who competed in the 400m were Gail Emmanuel and Joanne Solomon, who was a reserve for the Realy Team.

The men's Mile Relay Team comprising of Michael Puckerin was again in the fortunate position to make the final of the 4x400 metros event.

Hasely Crawford, by his presence on the team became the first athlete to represent the country on four successive occasions. Alli St. Louis was injured in the second round of the 400 metres and this militad against a better performance in the 4x400 metres event. The team was managed by Assistant Commissioner Jules Bernard and coached By Mr. Levy Modeste.

A Boxing Team consisting of Coach Victor Sammy and Boxers Don Smith and Nirmal Lovick saw Trinidad and Tobago being represented in that Sport for the last time at Olympic Games. Jean Marc Holder represented us in the Finn Class in Yachting. He was coached by former Olympian Rawle Barrow, while in the sport of swimming, Peter Samuel (Senior) was the coach for Paul Newallo who competed in the Breast Stroke event.

The overall officials Mr. Alexander Chapman, Chef-de-Mission, Mr. Lloyd Agard, General Team Manager, Dr. Calvin Inalsingh, Team Doctor, Dr. Percival Wilson, Masseur and Mrs. Maureen Bradshaw-Adams, chaperone.

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1980 - MOSCOW: 81 COUNTRIES: 5,923 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

The controversial Olympic Games held in Moscow saw Trinidad and Tobago represented only in the sport of Track and Field.

Crawford emulated the feat of Rodney and Edwin Roberts by taking part in his third Olympics. For the fourth succesive Games, the Relay Squad of Charles Joseph, Michael Solomon, Joseph Coombs and Raffle Mohammed made the finals in the 4x400 mettres events. Other athletes were Messrs. Eldwin Noel, Francis Adams, Christopher Braithwaite, T. Bruce and Mike Paul who was unfortunately injuried in the preOlympic tour and unable to take part in the Games. The Athletic Squad was managed ny Sargeant Kenneth Doldron and Coached by Mr. Ray Davis. Mr. Alexander Chapman, Mr. Lloyd Agard, Dr. Horace Young and Dr. Percival Wilson, performed the duties of Chef-de-Mission. General manager, Team Doctor and Masseur respectively.

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1976 - MONTREAL: 88 COUNTRIES: 6, 189 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

Whereas Rodney Wilkes won our first medal in Olympic Games in Weightlifting in 1948, it was left to Hasely Crawford to win our first gold medal twenty-eight years later at the 21st Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada. Crawford also qualifies for the 200 metres final but as was the case in Munich in 1972 he pulled up apparently lame at the halfway mark. Again, the mile Relay squad of Messrs. Mike Solomon, Charles Joseph, Horace Tuitt and Joseph Coombs qualified for the finals of the 4x400 mettres. The Sprint Relay team of Ainsley Armstrong, Christopher Barithwite, Charles Joseph and Francois Adams were elimated in this event at the semi final stage. Other members of the Athletics Team which was managed by Dr. Basil Ince and coached by Mr. Hubert Francis were George Swanton and Anthony Sellier was managed by Mr. Bill.Huges. Rawilins took part in the March Sprint while sellier was entered in the 4,000 mettres Individual Pursuit.

The lone Marksman John Fong Yew was only able to muster 573 points from a possible 600. Mr. Lennox De La Rosa was the Shooting Coach. The General Team Officials were Mr. Alexander Chapman, Chef-de-Mission, Mr. Lloyd Agard, General Team Manager, Dr. Nalzam Mohammed, Team Doctor, and Dr. Percival Wilson, Masseur.

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1972 - MUNICH: 123 COUTRIES: 10,088 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

At the 20th Olympic Games held in Munich, Germay, Trinidad and Tobago was represented by a twenty-nine member Team in the sports of Athletics, cycling, Swimming and Yachting. Our first possible gold medal eluded us when Hasely Crawford pulled up lame in the final for the 100 metros. In Munich, the 4x400 metres Relay team also made the finals in their event. Other.members of the Athletic team were, Edwin Roberts, who was making his third successive games, Charles Joseph, Anthony Cooper, Trevor James, Ainsley Armstrong, Bertram Lovell. Pat Marshall, Lennox Stewart, Rudy Reid and Miss Laura Pierre. The Manager of the squad was Dr. Jessie Noel, and the Coach was Mr. Ray Davis.

In Cycling, the road race team of Patrick Gellineau, Vernon Stauble, Anthony Sellier and Clive Saney, was only able to place 29th, with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes 15.2 seconds. The cyclists who participated in the Track events were Leslie King and Winston Attong.

Manager of the cycling team was Mr. Compton Gonsalves and Coach Mr. Bill Hughes.

The Flying Dutchman due in Yachting were John Bennett and David Farfan, and they were managed by Lieutenant Commander Mervyn Williams. Mr. Ognacio Garcia was the Coach to the lone Swimmer, Geoffrey Ferreira.

The overall Team officials were Mr. Knolly Henderson, Chef-de-Mission, Mr. Aiexander Chapman, General Team Manager, whilst Dr. Hasely McShine was the team Doctor.

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1968 - MEXICO: 113 COUNTRIES: 6.626 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

Trinidad and Tobago fielded one of its largest Teams ever at the nineteenth Olympic Games held in Mexico City, Mexico. The Track and Field Team consisted of, Edwin Roberts, who finished in fourth place in a time of 20.4 seconds. Benedict Cayenne reached the smi-final in the 800 metres with a best time of 1 minute 46.8 seconds, whil the 4x400 metres Relay team of Edwin Roberts, Benedict Cayenne, George Simon and Uric Bonn, reached the final in this event for the second time in Olympic Games.

The other members of the Athletic team who were coached by Wilton Jackson were, Ronald Monseque, Raymond Fabien, Lennox Yearwood, Winston-Short and Carl Archer. The lone Weightlifter, Hugo Gittens, lifted in the Lightweight class and was coached by mr. Alexander Chapman, while the only Swimmer, Geoffrey Ferreira and Marksman, Bertram Manhin, were coached by Messrs. Joey Kauffman and Cecil Smith respectively.

In Cycling, Trinidad and Toabgo fielded team both on the Track and in the Road events. The best performance was from Sprinter Roger Gibbon, who placed 5th in the kilometer time trial. The other Cyclist were Leslie King, Vernon Stauble, Robert Farrell, Slim Mohammed, Phillip Richardson and Noel Luces.

The Cyciling officials were, Coach Dennis Gibbon and Mechanic Pat Gibbon. The overall officials of the Team were, Chef-de-Mission Mr. Knolly Henderson, General Team Manager Mr. Alexander Chapman and Mr. George N. Clarke serving as Masseur.

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1964 - TOKYO: 94 COUNTRIES: 5.586 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

With the demise of the West Indies Federation in the year 1962, Trinidad and Tobago returned to its former status quo and entered a Team with competitors in the sports of Athletics, Cycling, Weightlifting and Yachting. Trinidad and Tobago won its first medal in Athletics when, Edwin Roberts won the bronze in the 200 metres for men in the time of 20.3 seconds. He also won a bronze medal in the 4x400 metres Relay for men. The other members of the Relay Team were Wendel Mottley was also the winner of a silver medal in the 400 metres for men in the time of 45.2 seconds.

The Athletic Manager was Mr. Broderick Lynch, while the Coach was Mr. E. McDonald Bailey. In addition to performing the duties of General Team Manager, Mr. Alexander Chapman was the Coach to the two Weightlifters, Hugo Gittens, who placed 11th in the lightweight class with a total of 8081/2 Ibs in the three Lifts, whilst Brandon Bailey placed 20 th in the heavyweight division.

Cyclists, Roger Gibbon, Ronald Cassidy and Fitzroy Hoyte, who took part in the Track events, were coached by Mr. Gordon Carew, with Mr. Compton Gonsalves serving lint he capacity of Mechanic.

The duo of Rawle and Cordel Barrow, who were coached by Mr. Bob Levorsen, placed 20th in the Flying Dutchman class in Yachting. Mr. Knolly Henderson served as the Chef-de-Mission of the Team.

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1960 - ROME: 84 COUNTRIES: 5396 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

The seventeenth Olympic Games took part in Rome, Italy. Due to the fact that the West Indies became a Federation in 1958, a West Indian Team was entered for the first time at Olympic Games. Trinidad and Tobago's contribution to the Team was, Cliff Bertrand in Athletics; Clyde Rimple in Cycling and John Bennett and David Farfan in the Flying Dutchman class in the sport of Yachting. In Weightlifting, there was one entrant, G. Sobers of Barbados in the Bantamweight class.

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1956 - MELBOURNE: 67 COUNTRIES: 3342 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

As in London, Trinidad and Tobago was again represented in the sport of Athletics, Cycling and Weightlifting. In Athletics we were represented by three Sprinters, Michael Agostini; Edmund Thurton; and Joseph Goddard. Agostini was successful in making the finals of both the 100m and 200m where he place 6th and 4th respectively. Hilton Mitchell performed both in the Match Sprint and the Time Trial but his inexperience in riding on a Velodrome adversely affected his performances.

Rodney Wilkes, in his third Olympic Games, placed 4th in the featherweight division with a total of 330 kilograms. First was Isaac Berger of the U.S.A. with 352.5 kilograms. Second was Y. Minayer of Russia (342.5) kilograms. Third was Marien Zielinski of Poland with a total of 335 kilograms. Lennos Kilgour placed 6th in the Middle Heavyweight division.

The officials to accompany this Team were, Dr. Roderick Marcano as Chef-deMission, and Mr. Alexander Chapman as General Manager and Weightlifting Coach. Incidently, as a Class 1 International Weightlifting Referee, Mr. Chapman adjudicated in the Bantamweight Class as a side Referee.

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1952 - HELSINKI: 69 COUNTRIES; 5867 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

At the 15th Olympic Games held in Helsinki, Finland, Trinidad and Tobago was represented by two Weightlifters, namely, Rodney Wilkes (featherweight class) and Lennox Kilgour (middle heavyweight class).

The officials accompanying this team were, Mr. Errol Knowles, Chef-de-Mission, and Mr. Freddy Mendes, Weightlifting Coach. Trinidad and Tobago won two bronze medals, Rodney Wilkes with a total of 322.5 kilograms was beaten by Rafeal Chimishkan (337.5) and Nikolai Saxonov (332.5) both of the USSR. Kilgour, with a total of 402.5 was beaten into 3rd place by Norbert Schemanksy (445, USA) and Gregory Novak (410,USSR).

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1948 - LONDON: 58 COUNTRIES: 4062 COMPETITORS AND OFFICIALS

Trinidad and Tobago first took part in the Olympic Games in the year 1948 in London, England where we were represented in three (3) Sports:

Athletics:
George Lewis - 100m and 200m
Wilfred Tull - 800m and 1,500
Mannic Ramjohn - 500m and 10,000m.

Cycling:

Compton Gonsalves, who placed 17th in the kilometer time trial with a time of 1 Min. 32 Sec.

Weightlifting:

Trinidad and Tobago won its first medal, Rodney Wilkes being beaten into second place by Makmead Fayad of Egypt in the Featherweight class. Wilkes totaled 317.5 kilograms in the three lifts, the Press (97.5), Snatch (97.5) and Clean and Jerk (122.5) as opposed to the winning total of 332.5 kilograms.

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