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∙ 2012-08-15 01:52:08The first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago was Dr. Eric Williams.
Hasley Crawford was a world class sprinter who has a stadium named after him in Mucurapo. He won Trinidad and Tobago's first ever Olympic gold medal in 1976 in the 100 meter dash.
The first Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago is Sir Ellis Clarke
Dr. Eric E. Williams was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
The national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago was sung as such for the first time in 1962.
The first inhabitants of Trinidad and Tobago were the Amerindians(Caribs and Arawaks/ Kainos and Kalinagos)
Trinidad and Tobago sent a team of five athletes to their first Olympics, the 1948 Games in London: George Lewis, Manny Ramjohn, and Wilfred Tull competed in athletics, Compton Gonsalves competed in cycling, and Rodney Wilkes competed in weightlifting. Wilkes won a silver medal, Trinidad and Tobago's first ever Olympic medal, in the featherweight class.
They did not win a Silver Medal. Keshorn Walcott did win a Gold Medals and the remaining 3 medals were Bronze
Dr Eric Williams was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago.
The national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago was sung as such for the first time in 1962.
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Ato Boldon won bronze medals in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. At the 2000 Games in Sydney, he won the silver medal in the 100 meter dash and another bronze in the 200 meter dash.Hasley Crawford won Trinidad and Tobago's first ever gold medal by winning the 100 meter dash at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.Lennox Kilgore was a weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.Kent Bernard was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 meter relay at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Wendell Motley bronze in the 4x400 meter relay and silver in the 400 meters at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Edwin Roberts won bronze in the 4x400 meter relay and bronze in the 200 meter dash at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Edwin Skinner won bronze in the 4x400 meter relay at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Rodney Wilkes won Trinidad and Tobago's first ever Olympic medal when he won a silver in weightlifting in the 1948 Games in London.Above is a partial list. Click on the 'Olympic Medallists from Trinidad and Tobago' link on this page to see a list of every medal winner and a biography of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Team.