Trinidad and Tobago at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
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 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
Men's 100 metres
- Christopher BrathwaiteChristopher BrathwaiteChristopher Brathwaite was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres....
- Heat — 10.44
- Quarterfinals — 10.37
- Semifinals — 10.54 (→ did not advance)
- 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 — 10.42
- Quarterfinals — 10.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Joseph CoombsJoseph CoombsJoseph 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....
, 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:*...
, Rafee Mohammed, and Mike Solomon - Heat — 3:04.3
- Final — 3:06.6 (→ 6th place)