Trinidad and Tobago at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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)
Competitors	24 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)
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Other related appearances
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.

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	7	15
Boxing	1	0	1
Cycling	2	1	3
Judo	0	1	1
Rowing	0	1	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	13	11	24

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kyle Greaux	200 m	20.77	4	Did not advance
Jereem Richards		20.52	1 Q	20.10 SB	3 q	20.39	8
Machel Cedenio	400 m	46.56	3 Q	45.86	6	Did not advance
Deon Lendore		45.14	2 Q	44.93	4	Did not advance
Dwight St. Hillaire		45.41	4 q	45.58	7	Did not advance
Kion Benjamin Eric Harrison Jr. Akanni Hislop Richard Thompson	4 × 100 m relay	38.63	6	—		Did not advance
Machel Cedenio Deon Lendore Jereem Richards Dwight St. Hillaire	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.60 SB	2 Q	—		3:00.85	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Michelle-Lee Ahye	100 m	Bye		11.06	1 Q	11.00	3	Did not advance
Kelly-Ann Baptiste		Bye		11.48	6	Did not advance
Sparkle McKnight	400 m hurdles	DNS		—		Did not advance
Khalifa St. Fort Michelle-Lee Ahye Kai Selvon Kelly-Ann Baptiste	4 × 100 m relay	43.62	8	—				Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Andwuelle Wright	Men's long jump	DNS		Did not advance
Keshorn Walcott	Men's javelin throw	79.33	16	Did not advance
Tyra Gittens	Women's long jump	6.72	9 q	6.60	10
Portious Warren	Women's shot put	18.75 PB	5 Q	18.32	11

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aaron Prince	Men's middleweight	Csemez (SVK) L 0–4	Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Round 3	Repechage 3	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	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)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Kwesi Browne	Men's sprint	9.966 72.246	30	Did not advance
Nicholas Paul		9.316 77.286	4 Q	Richardson (AUS) W 9.824 73.290	Bye	Awang (MAS) W 9.798 73.484	Bye	Wakimoto (JPN) W 10.091 71.351	Bye	Dmitriev (ROC) L, L	Did not advance	5th place final  Vigier (FRA)  Kenny (GBR)  Levy (GER) L	6

Keirin

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Kwesi Browne	Men's keirin	3 R	1 QF	3 SF	5 FB	9
Nicholas Paul		2 QF	—	1 SF	DSQ	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gabriella Wood	Women's +78 kg	Slutskaya (BLR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Felice Chow	Women's single sculls	8:02.02	4 R	8:15.94	1 QF	8:21.23	5 SC/D	7:45.14	4 FD	7:48.06	19

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

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Andrew Lewis	Men's Laser	23	29	27	31	30	15	23	24	25	7	EL	203	29

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

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dylan Carter	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.46	=33	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	48.66	22	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m backstroke	54.82	32	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m butterfly	52.36	33	Did not advance
Cherelle Thompson	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.19	41	Did not advance

See also

• Trinidad and Tobago at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Two TeamTTO Athletes and One Official in Quarantine". TTOC. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. Ramnanansingh, Jonathan (23 July 2021). "TTO to Tokyo: Olympic campaign begins for Trinidad and Tobago". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
6. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
7. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule". International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
9. "Seven Champions crowned at 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami". World Sailing. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
10. "FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
11. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

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