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 100 meters 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 second place in the 100m and a bronze medal for third place in the 200m.

edwin roberts

Did you know- In October 1964, Edwin Roberts placed third in the men’s 200 meters at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Asia. Buoyed 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 Olympics in the People’s Republic of China. His selection was based on his international reputation. Four years ago, Bowell, a US-trained swimmer, had captured the bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the first Caribbean swimming medal since 1996. This remarkable son of Trinidad and Tobago, a white athlete, swam the 200m individual medley in an impressive time of 1:58.80, breaking the old record 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 Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Miguel Agostini

Did you know- Sprinter Michael Agostini finished fourth in the 100m and sixth in the 200m 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 and 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 athletics. Cyclist Gene was the top Olympian in the nation when he placed eighth in the 1K time trial. Additionally, the Trinidadian team finished seventh in the men’s 4x400m relay (athletics).