Trinidad and Tobago at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago
competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
, Japan
. This marked the return of Trinidad and Tobago to the Olympic Games as a separate nation, after having competed as part of the British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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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 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This marked the return of Trinidad and Tobago to the Olympic Games as a separate nation, after having competed as part of the British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968...
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Silver
- Wendell MottleyWendell MottleyWendell Adrian Mottley educated at Queen's Royal College is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
, Men's 400 metres
Bronze
- Edwin RobertsEdwin RobertsEdwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
, Men's 200 metres - Edwin SkinnerEdwin SkinnerEdwin Skinner was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts and Wendell Mottley.-References:...
, Kent Bernard, Wendell MottleyWendell MottleyWendell Adrian Mottley educated at Queen's Royal College is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete...
, and Edwin RobertsEdwin RobertsEdwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
, Men's 4x400 metres