Trinidad and Tobago at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Trinidad and Tobago at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
IOC code TTO
NOC Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Website www.ttoc.org
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors3 (3 men and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Andre Marcano
Flag bearer (closing) Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] It is the country's first appearance in 20 years at the Winter Olympics. [3] [4]

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Trinidad and Tobago's final team of two athletes competing in bobsleigh was named on January 19, 2022. [5] On February 3, 2022, bobsledder Andre Marcano was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [6] [7] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [8]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Bobsleigh 303
Total303

Bobsleigh

Trinidad and Tobago qualified one two-man sled, marking its return to the sport (and Winter Olympics) for the first time since 2002. [9] The team was officially named on January 19, 2022. [10]

AthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Axel Brown*
Andre Marcano (run 1-2)
Shakeel John (run 3)
Two-man 1:00.81281:00.89271:00.8628Did not advance3:02.5628

* – Denotes the driver of the sled

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References

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  8. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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