Road to London 2012
Ato Boldon
did you know- During the years 1996 to 2000, Ato Boldon collected a total of four Olympic medals. On July 27, 1996, Boldon captured the bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the Atlanta Olympics. Five days later, he finished third in the 200m, behind Michael Johnson (USA) and Frank Frederick (Namibia). During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Boldon earned a silver medal for placing second in the 100 meters and a bronze medal for placing third in the 200 meters.
edwin roberts
did you know- In October 1964, Edwin Roberts placed third in the men’s 200m at the 17th Olympiad Games in Asia. Encouraged by his medal in Tokyo, Japan, he captured the international title at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Five years later, he had won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.
George Bowell
did you know- In 2008, TT swimmer George Bowell was selected as the flag bearer for the Olympic delegation for the 29th Summer Olympic Games in the People’s Republic of China. The selection of him was based on his international reputation. Four years ago, Bowell, an American-trained swimmer, had captured the bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the Caribbean’s first swimming medal since 1996. This remarkable son of Trinidad and Tobago, a white athlete, swam the 200-meter individual medley in an impressive time of 1:58.80, breaking the old mark of 1:58.98 set by the champion Italian Olympian Massimiliano Rosolino in Sydney 2000.
ian morris
did you know- In 1992, Ian Morris placed fourth in the men’s 400m at the XXV Olympiad Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Miguel Agostini
did you know- Sprinter Michael Agostini finished fourth in the 100 m and sixth in the 200 m at the Melbourne Olympics in the mid-1950s.
Panamerican Games
did you know- Towards the end of the 1970s, the small Caribbean island-nation of Trinidad Tobago sent 11 athletes, led by its Olympic champion Hasely Crawford, to the Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, none of them won medals. The national team included the following athletes: Janice Bernand, Joseph Coombs, Crawford, Anthony Husbands, Rafeer Mohammed, Edwin Noel, Michael Paul, Michael Salomon, Ephraim Serrette, Linton Williams, and Alexander Willis.
summer olympics
did you know- Between July 25 and August 9, 1992, the National Olympic Committee sent 8 athletes, led by its international star Samuel Gene, to Barcelona (Spain) to compete in the Games of the XXV Olympiad. The Trinidad and Tobago team competed in cycling and track and field. Cyclist Gene was the nation’s top Olympian when he placed eighth in the 1K time trial. In addition, the Trinidad team finished seventh in the men’s 4x400m relay (athletics).