Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Olympics
# Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth 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.

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee fielded a team of 32 athletes, 21 men and 11 women, to compete in eight different sports at these Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, eclipsing the record of 30 athletes who attended the London Games four years earlier. For the first time in Olympic history, Trinidad and Tobago registered its athletes in artistic gymnastics, judo and rowing. As usual, athletics had the largest team by sport with 24 competitors, roughly three quarters of the nation's full roster size.

The Trinidad and Tobago team featured five Olympic medalists from London, including sprinter Lalonde Gordon in the 400 metres, and javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott, who won the nation's first ever gold after nearly four decades. Looking to defend his title in Rio de Janeiro, Walcott was selected to lead the Trinidad and Tobago contingent as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Athens 2004 bronze medalist George Bovell joined the elite club of world-ranked swimmers who have participated in five Olympic Games, while shot putter and reigning Pan American Games champion Cleopatra Borel made history for Trinidad and Tobago as the first female athlete to compete in four Olympics. Other notable athletes on the Trinidad and Tobago roster also included Laser sailor Andrew Lewis, London 2012 semifinalist Njisane Phillip in track cycling, Canadian-born gymnast Marisa Dick, and 39-year-old single sculls rower Felice Chow (the oldest competitor of the team).

Trinidad and Tobago left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal won by Walcott, following up on the gold he had earned in London and narrowly sparing from an out-of-medal feat for the first time since 1992. Several athletes on the Trinidad and Tobago team missed the opportunity to join Walcott on the podium, including Borel (seventh, women's shot put), Cedenio (fourth, men's 400 m), and sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye, the first woman from her country to appear in three finals at a single edition.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Keshorn Walcott | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 20 August |

## Athletics (track and field)

Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

A total of 24 athletes (15 men and 9 women) were selected to the nation's track and field team for the Games, based on their results achieved at the Olympic Trials and T&T Open Championships. Among them were reigning Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott (men's javelin throw) and bronze medalists Lalonde Gordon, Machel Cedenio, Jarrin Solomon, and Renny Quow.

### 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Keston Bledman | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.20 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rondel Sorrillo | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.23 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Thompson | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.29 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyle Greaux | 200 m | 20.61 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rondel Sorrillo | 200 m | 20.27 SB | 3 q | — | — | 20.33 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Machel Cedenio | 400 m | 44.98 | 1 Q | — | — | 44.39 | 1 Q | 44.01 NR | 4 |
| Lalonde Gordon | 400 m | 45.24 | 1 Q | — | — | 45.13 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deon Lendore | 400 m | 46.15 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mikel Thomas | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jehue Gordon | 400 m hurdles | 49.90 SB | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keston Bledman Emmanuel Callender Marcus Duncan Kyle Greaux Rondel Sorrillo Richard Thompson | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.96 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Machel Cedenio Lalonde Gordon Deon Lendore Renny Quow Jereem Richards Jarrin Solomon | 4 × 400 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.00 | 1 Q | 10.90 | 2 Q | 10.92 | 6 |
| Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.42 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Semoy Hackett | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.35 | 3 q | 11.20 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye | 200 m | 22.50 | 1 Q | — | — | 22.25 | 2 Q | 22.34 | 6 |
| Semoy Hackett | 200 m | 22.78 | 2 Q | — | — | 22.94 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reyare Thomas | 200 m | 22.97 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janeil Bellille | 400 m hurdles | 56.25 | 5 q | — | — | 56.06 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sparkle McKnight | 400 m hurdles | 56.80 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye Kelly-Ann Baptiste Semoy Hackett Khalifa St. Fort Kai Selvon Reyare Thomas | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.62 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.12 | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | 88.68 | 1 Q | 85.38 | |
| Cleopatra Borel | Women's shot put | 18.20 | 8 q | 18.37 | 7 |

## Boxing

Trinidad and Tobago entered one boxer to compete in the men's super heavyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Nigel Paul had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nigel Paul | Men's super heavyweight | Bye | Ajagba (NGR) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

### Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Trinidad and Tobago entered one rider to compete only in the men's sprint at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event.

**Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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) | Rank |
| Njisane Phillip | Men's sprint | 9.813 73.372 | 6 Q | Xu C (CHN) L | Levy (GER) Dawkins (NZL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics

### Artistic

Trinidad and Tobago entered one artistic gymnast for the first time into the Olympic competition. Originally, the spot was earned by Trinidad born gymnast Thema Williams in the Scotland qualifier. She was later replaced due to controversy* and apparent lack of support by officials on the local gymnastics body the TTGF. Marisa Dick a Canadian born of a Trinidadian mother had claimed her (William's) Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Marisa Dick | Uneven bars | — | 11.333 | — | — | 11.333 | 79 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marisa Dick | Balance beam | — | — | 13.066 | — | 13.066 | 58 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marisa Dick | Floor | — | — | — | 12.533 | 12.533 | 70 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Trinidad and Tobago has qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Christopher George earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as Trinidad and Tobago's sole judoka in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Christopher George | Men's −100 kg | Bye | Soe (MYA) L 000–002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

For the first time in Olympic history, Trinidad and Tobago has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Felice Chow | Women's single sculls | 8:31.83 | 5 R | 8:04.91 | 2 QF | 8:02.53 | 5 SC/D | 8:20.07 | 4 FD | 7:50.23 | 22 |

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

Trinidad & Tobago has qualified a boat in men's Laser class by virtue of a top finish for North America at the 2015 Pan American Games.

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Andrew Lewis | Men's Laser | 42 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 31 | BFD | 36 | 32 | EL | 324 | 39 |

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

## Swimming

Swimmers from Trinidad & Tobago have so far 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)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| George Bovell | 50 m freestyle | 22.30 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dylan Carter | 100 m freestyle | 48.80 NR | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
