Trinidad and Tobago at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Bronze
- Rodney WilkesRodney WilkesRodney Adolphus Wilkes is a former weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago. Nicknamed "The Mighty Midget" he remained relatively unknown outside of local competition until he won the gold medal at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia...
— Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
- Lennox KilgourLennox KilgourLennox Kilgour is a former weightlifter and Olympic medalist from Trinidad and Tobago.He became West Indian champion in 1949, Central American champion in 1950, and received a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:...
— Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight