Sports activities in Trinidad & Tobago – A Dim Horse!

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Ato Boldon

Did you know- For the duration of the years from 1996 to 2000,Ato Boldon picked up a total offour Olympic medals. On July 27, 1996 Boldon captured the bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the Atlanta Olympic Games. 5 times afterwards, he concluded 3rd in the 200m, powering Michael Johnson (United states of america) and Frank Frederick (Namibia). For the duration of the 2000 Summer time Olympics in Sydney (Australia), Boldon acquired a silver medal for placing next in the 100m and a bronze medal for 3rd area in the 200m.

Edwin Roberts

Did you know- By October 1964,Edwin Roberts took 3rd spot in the men’s 200m in the Online games of the XVII Olympiad in Asia. Encouraged by its medal in Tokyo (Japan), he captured the worldwide title at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Online games in San Juan de Puerto Rico. Five yrs later on, he experienced received a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.

George Bowell

Did you know- By 2008,TT’s swimmer George Bowell was chosen the flag bearer of the Olympic delegation for the 29th Summer season Olympics in the People’s Republic of China. His variety was dependent on his global track record. Four yrs ago, Bowell, an American-qualified swimmer, experienced captured the bronze medal in the men’s 200m unique medley in the Summer season Olympics in Athens, Greece the Caribbean’s very first swimming medal given that 1996. This notable son of Trinidad & Tobago, a white athlete, swam the 200-meter individual medley in an outstanding 1:58.80, breaking the previous mark of 1: 58.98 set by Italy’s Olympic champ Massimiliano Rosolino in Sydney 2000.

Ian Morris

Did you know- In 1992,Ian Morris came in fourth position in the men’s 400m in the Video games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, Spain.

Michael Agostini

Did you know- Sprinter Michael Agostini completed fourth in the 100m and sixth in the 200m at the Melbourne Olympics in the mid-1950s.

Pan American Game titles

Did you know- Towards the close of the 1970s, the compact Caribbean island-nation of Trinidad Tobago despatched 11 athletes, led by its Olympic champ Hasely Crawford, to the Pan American Games in San Juan de Puerto Rico. However, none of them received medals.The nationwide staff provided the next 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- In 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 team of Trinidad and Tobago competed in biking and keep track of and subject. Cyclist Gene was the nation’s greatest Olympic athlete when he came in eighth place in the 1km time demo. In addition, the Trinidadian staff concluded seventh in the men’s 4x400m relay (athletics).