History

Trinidad and Tobago made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1948 and has competed ever since, with the exception of 1960 where it and other Caribbean nations competed as the British West Indies. The nation sends a medium size team with at least 25 athletes competing at the previous three Olympics. The athletes generally compete in athletics, cycling, sailing, shooting, swimming and historically in weightlifting.

Trinidad and Tobago won its first medal in 1948. In total, the nation has won 19 medals across 3 sports; 15 in athletics, 3 in weightlifting and 1 in swimming. The most successful athlete is sprinter Ato Boldon whom won four medals. In 1996 he won two bronze medals in the men’s 100m and 200m and in 2000 he won a silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m race. In 2016 Trinidad and Tobago won a single medal.

Qualified Quotas

Athletics

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 200m	Kyle Greaux
	Jereem Richards
Men’s 400m	Machel Cedenio
Men’s 4x400m Relay	Asa Guevara Jereem Richards Deon Lendore Machel Cedenio Darren Alfred
Men’s Long Jump	Andwuelle Wright
Men’s Javelin Throw	Keshorn Walcott

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m	Kelly-Ann Baptiste
Women’s 4x100m Relay	Semoy Hackett Kelly-Ann Baptiste Mauricia Prieto Kamaria Durant Reyare Thomas

Cycling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Road Race	Teniel Campbell

Sailing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Laser	Andrew Lewis

Swimming

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 100m Freestyle	Dylan Carter