Trinidad and Tobago at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago
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 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. This is Trinidad and Tobago's only Olympic gold medal victory ever.

Gold

Hasely Crawford
Hasely Crawford
Hasely 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:...

— Athletics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

, Men's 100 metres

Athletics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

Men's 800 metres

Horace Tuitt
Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Anthony Husbands
Anthony Husbands
Anthony Husbands is a retired sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres.He attended the Essex Community College, Maryland, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*...

, Chris Brathwaite, Charles Joseph
Charles 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:*...

, and Francis Adams
Francis Adams (athlete)
Francis Adams was a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 metres.-Biography:He participated twice in the Olympic Games. In 1976 in Montreal, he reached the semi final with the 4 x 100 metres relay team, together with Christopher Brathwaite, Anthony Husbands, and Charles Joseph...
Heat — 40.08s
Semi Finals — 39.88s (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

Mike Solomon, Charles Joseph
Charles 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:*...

, Horace Tuitt, and Joseph Coombs
Joseph Coombs
Joseph Coombs is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He attended Alabama University, Alabama, USA....
Heat — 3:03.54
Final — 3:03.46 (→ 6th place)

Men's Long Jump

George Swanston
Qualification — 7.40m (→ did not advance)

Cycling
Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.-Medal summary:-Medal...

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Anthony Sellier — 1:11.103 (→ 20th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)

Leslie Rawlins — 23rd place

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Gold

AthleticsAthletics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAt the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

Athletics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...