Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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Trinidad & Tobago participated with a team of 71 athletes to the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
, winning three bronze medals and taking part in ten disciplines including athletics, badminton, gymnastics, hockey, shooting, table tennis and triathlon.
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Head Coach: David Francois
Source: Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee website
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, winning three bronze medals and taking part in ten disciplines including athletics, badminton, gymnastics, hockey, shooting, table tennis and triathlon.
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Bronze
- Marc BurnsMarc BurnsMarc Burns is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash...
, AthleticsAthletics at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesAt the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme...
, Men's 100m - Roger Daniel, ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Men's 50m Pistol - Cleopatra Borel-BrownCleopatra Borel-BrownCleopatra Borel-Brown is a female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her personal best throw is 19.03 metres, achieved in August 2010 at the London Grand Prix in London. She has 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Shot Put, Women's Shot Put
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Men's Team
- Glenn Francis
- Ron Alexander
- Akim Toussaint
- Damian Gordon
- Nicholas da Costa
- Solomon EcclesSolomon EcclesSolomon Eccles , also known as Solomon Eagle, was an English composer.-Life:Solomon Eagle was mentioned in Daniel Defoe's semi-fictional account of the plague of 1665 titled A Journal of the Plague Year. Defoe wrote:...
- Kwandwane Browne
- Nigel Providence
- Atiba Whittington
- Wayne Legerton
- Nel Lashley
- Nicholas Wren
- Dwain Quan Chan
- Dillet Gilkes
- Calvin Alexander
- Darren Cowie
Head Coach: David Francois
Source: Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee website