Trinidad and Tobago at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Trinidad and Tobago at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TTO (TRI used at these Games)
NOC	Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Website	www.ttoc.org
in Atlanta
Competitors	12 (8 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Gene Samuel
Medals Ranked 68th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960 S)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Ato Boldon	Athletics	Men's 100 metres	27 July
Bronze	Ato Boldon	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	1 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	1	6
Badminton	0	1	1
Boxing	1	–	1
Cycling	1	0	1
Swimming	0	2	2
Table tennis	1	0	1
Total	8	4	12

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ato Boldon	100 metres	10.06	2 Q	9.95	2 Q	9.93	1 Q	9.90
	200 metres	20.26	1 Q	20.25	1 Q	20.05	2 Q	19.80
Neil de Silva		20.54	9 Q	20.62	16 Q	21.26	16	Did not advance
	400 metres	45.34	6 Q	45.02	9 Q	45.56	13	Did not advance
Robert Guy		46.80	43	Did not advance
Ronnie Holassie	Marathon	—	2:27:20	75

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kirt Thompson	Javelin throw	68.02	33	Did not advance

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Natasha Alleyne	High jump	1.85	26	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Debra O'Connor	Singles	Julien (CAN) L 3–11, 0–11	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kurt Sinette	Light middleweight	Woldemichael (ETH) L 10–11	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Track

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gene Samuel	Time trial	1:05.533	10

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Siobhan Cropper	50 m freestyle	26.29	19	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.30	26	Did not advance
Cerian Gibbes	100 m breaststroke	1:16.99	44	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:45.87	39	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dexter St. Louis	Singles	Hoyama (BRA) L 0–2	Persson (SWE) L 0–2	Kim (PRK) L 0–2	4	Did not advance

See also

• Trinidad and Tobago at the 1995 Pan American Games