Trinidad and Tobago at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Trinidad and Tobago at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
IOC code TTO
NOC Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Website www.ttoc.org
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors24 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Kelly-Ann Baptiste
Flag bearer (closing) Andwuelle Wright
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies (1960 S)

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it previously competed in four other editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation.

Contents

The 2020 Olympics were somewhat of a disappointment for Trinidad and Tobago, as it was the first Olympics since 1992 that they failed to win any medals.

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 8715
Boxing 101
Cycling 213
Judo 011
Rowing 011
Sailing 101
Swimming 112
Total131124

Athletics

Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event). [2] [3]

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee confirmed on 30 July that Andwuelle Wright and Sparkle McKnight tested positive for COVID-19, and they will not participate in the competitions on 31 July. [4]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kyle Greaux 200 m 20.774Did not advance
Jereem Richards 20.521 Q20.10 SB3 q20.398
Machel Cedenio 400 m 46.563 Q45.866Did not advance
Deon Lendore 45.142 Q44.934Did not advance
Dwight St. Hillaire 45.414 q45.587Did not advance
Kion Benjamin
Eric Harrison Jr.
Akanni Hislop
Richard Thompson
4 × 100 m relay 38.636Did not advance
Machel Cedenio
Deon Lendore
Jereem Richards
Dwight St. Hillaire
4 × 400 m relay 2:58.60 SB2 Q3:00.858
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Michelle-Lee Ahye 100 m Bye11.061 Q11.003Did not advance
Kelly-Ann Baptiste Bye11.486Did not advance
Sparkle McKnight 400 m hurdles DNSDid not advance
Khalifa St. Fort
Michelle-Lee Ahye
Kai Selvon
Kelly-Ann Baptiste
4 × 100 m relay 43.628Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Andwuelle Wright Men's long jump DNSDid not advance
Keshorn Walcott Men's javelin throw 79.3316Did not advance
Tyra Gittens Women's long jump 6.729 q6.6010
Portious Warren Women's shot put 18.75 PB5 Q18.3211

Boxing

Trinidad and Tobago entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aaron Prince finished fourth in the men's middleweight division to secure a place on the Trinidad and Tobago team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Aaron Prince Men's middleweight Flag of Slovakia.svg  Csemez  (SVK)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

For the first time in history, Trinidad and Tobago entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. [6]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Teniel Campbell Women's road race Did not finish

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Trinidad and Tobago entered at least one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Kwesi Browne Men's sprint 9.966
72.246
30Did not advance
Nicholas Paul 9.316
77.286
4 QFlag of Australia.svg  Richardson  (AUS)
W 9.824
73.290
ByeFlag of Malaysia.svg  Awang  (MAS)
W 9.798
73.484
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Wakimoto  (JPN)
W 10.091
71.351
ByeRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  Dmitriev  (ROC)
L, L
Did not advance5th place final
Flag of France.svg  Vigier  (FRA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Kenny  (GBR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Levy  (GER)
L
6
Keirin
AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
RankRankRankRankRank
Kwesi Browne Men's keirin 3 R1 QF3 SF5 FB9
Nicholas Paul 2 QF1 SFDSQDid not advance

Judo

Trinidad and Tobago qualified one judoka for the women's heavyweight category (+78 kg) at the Games. Gabriella Wood accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Gabriella Wood Women's +78 kg Flag of Belarus.svg  Slutskaya  (BLR)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Rowing

Trinidad and Tobago qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the third of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [8]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Felice Chow Women's single sculls 8:02.024 R8:15.941 QF8:21.235 SC/D7:45.144 FD7:48.0619

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Sailors from Trinidad and Tobago qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas. [9]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Andrew Lewis Men's Laser 2329273130152324257EL20329

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Swimmers from Trinidad and Tobago further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [10] [11]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dylan Carter Men's 50 m freestyle 22.46=33Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 48.6622Did not advance
Men's 100 m backstroke 54.8232Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 52.3633Did not advance
Cherelle Thompson Women's 50 m freestyle 26.1941Did not advance

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