Trinidad and Tobago at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
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Trinidad and Tobago was represented by twenty athletes and nine officials, competing in athletics, cycling, sailing, and swimming.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 4x100m Relay
Track Competitor
Sailing
Men's Flying Dutchman
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
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 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
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Trinidad and Tobago was represented by twenty athletes and nine officials, competing in athletics, cycling, sailing, and swimming.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAt the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's 100 metres
- Ainsely Armstrong
- First Heat — 10.56s (→ did not advance)
- Rudolph Reid
- First Heat — 10.74s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Lennox Stewart
- Heat — 1:48.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Relay
- Ainsely Armstrong, Rudolph Reid, Bertram Lovell, and Hasely CrawfordHasely CrawfordHasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...
- Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
- Arthur Cooper
- Trevor James
- Charles JosephCharles Joseph (athlete)Charles Joseph is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He attended the Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*...
- Patrick Marshall
- Laura Pierre
- 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...
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (200 km)- Patrick Gellineau — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Clive Saney — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Anthony Sellier — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Vernon Stauble — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial- Leslie King
- Final — 1:09.96 (→ 19th place)
Track Competitor
- Winston Attong
SailingSailing at the 1972 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Flying Dutchman
- Richard Bennett and David Farfan
SwimmingSwimming at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Geoffrey Ferreira
- Heat — 56.27s (→ did not advance)