Trinidad and Tobago at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Trinidad and Tobago
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Long Jump
Men's Marathon
Women's High Jump
Women's Triple Jump
Badminton
Women's Singles Competition
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
Swimming
Women's 50m Freestyle
Women's 100m Freestyle
Table tennis
Men's Singles Competition
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 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
United States
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- Ato BoldonAto BoldonAto Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
, Men's 100 metres
- Ato BoldonAto BoldonAto Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
, Men's 200 metres
Athletics Athletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's 100 metres
- Ato BoldonAto BoldonAto Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...
Men's 200 metres
- Ato BoldonAto BoldonAto Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...
- Neil de SilvaNeil de SilvaNeil de Silva is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics...
Men's 400 metres
- Neil de SilvaNeil de SilvaNeil de Silva is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics...
- Robert GuyRobert Guy (athlete)Robert Guy is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres. He attended Abilene Christian College, Texas, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*...
Men's Javelin Throw
- Kirt ThompsonKirt ThompsonKirt Thompson is a retired male javelin thrower from Trinidad and Tobago, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best on May 25, 1996 in Riverside. Thompson was affiliated with the Ashland University.-Achievements:-References:*...
Men's Long Jump
- Wendell WilliamsWendell WilliamsWendell Williams is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the long jump.-Achievements:-External links:**...
Men's Marathon
- Ronnie HolassieRonnie HolassieRonald Holassie is a retired male long-distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He set his personal best in the marathon on April 29, 2001 in Jacksonville, breaking the national record.-Achievements:-References:*...
— 2:27.20 (→ 75th place)
Women's High Jump
- Natasha Alleyne
- Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Natasha Alleyne
BadmintonBadminton at the 1996 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.The tournament was single-elimination...
Women's Singles Competition
- Debra O'Connor
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Kurt SinetteKurt SinetteKurt Sinette is a retired male boxer from Trinidad and Tobago, who won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.-References:*...
- First Round — Lost to Yared Wolde (Ethiopia), 10-11
SwimmingSwimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Siobhan Cropper
- Heat — 26.29 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Siobhan Cropper
- Heat — 57.30 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Table tennisTable tennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...
Men's Singles Competition
- Dexter St. Louis