Trinidad and Tobago at the Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | TTO (TRI used at these Games) |
CGA | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee |
Website | ttoc |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Trinidad and Tobago have competed at all but two Commonwealth Games since their debut in 1934. The only times they did not participate were in 1950 and 1986. [1]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1934 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1938 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1950 Auckland | did not attend | |||
1954 Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1958 Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1962 Perth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1966 Kingston | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
1970 Edinburgh | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
1974 Christchurch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1978 Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1982 Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 Edinburgh | did not attend | |||
1990 Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 Victoria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1998 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2002 Manchester | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2010 Delhi | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2014 Glasgow | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2018 Gold Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2022 Birmingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Total | 13 | 23 | 25 | 61 |
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