Who was the trinidadian to win a gold medal in the history of Olympics?

Answer 1

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, athletes from Trinidad and Tobago have won 14 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 8 bronze) in athletics, swimming, and Weightlifting.

Athletics -

1) Hasely Crawford - gold in men's 100 meter dash at the 1976 Games in Montreal.

2) Ato Bolden - silver in men's 100 meter dash at the 2000 Games in Sydney, bronze in 200 meter dash at the 2000 Games, 100 meter dash at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and 200 meter dash at the 1996 Games.

3) Richard Thompson - silver in men's 100 meter dash at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

4) Edwin Roberts - bronze in men's 200 meter dash at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.

5) Wendell Motley - silver in men's 400 meter dash at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.

6) Men's 4x400 meter relay team - bronze at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.

7) Men's 4x100 meter relay team - silver at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

Swimming -

1) George Bovell - bronze in men's 200 meter individual medley at the 2004 Games in Athens.

Weightlifting -

1) Rodney Wilkes - silver in men's featherweight class at the 1948 Games in London and bronze in men's featherweight class at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. Wilkes was the first athlete from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic medal.

2) Lennox Kilgour - bronze in men's middle-heavyweight class at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.

Answer 2

Hasely Crawford.

Crawford won gold in the men's 100 meter dash at the 1976 Games in Montreal.

Answer 3

Hasely Crawford.