Trinidad and Tobago at the 1948 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	TTO
Nocname:	Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1948
Oldcode:	TRI
Location:	London
Competitors:	5
Sports:	3
Flagbearer:	Wilfred Tull^[1]
Rank:	28
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Officials:	4
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1948
See also:	(1960)

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee sent five athletes and four officials to represent the nation in three sports.^[2] Errol Knowles was the Chef de Mission.

Medalists

Silver

• Rodney Wilkes - Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres

• George Lewis

Men's 200 metres

• George Lewis

Men's 800 metres

• Wilfred Tull

Men's 1500 metres

• Wilfred Tull

Men's 5000 metres

• Manny Ramjohn

Men's 10000 metres

• Manny Ramjohn

A.E. Browne  - Manager/Coach

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Sprint

• Compton Gonsalves

Time trial

• Compton Gonsalves - 1:32 (17th place)

Laurie Rogers  - Manager/Coach

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Men's Featherweight

• Rodney Wilkes - 317.5 kg (silver medal)

Lionel Seemungal  - Manager/Coach

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wilfred Tull . olympedia.org . 8 January 2024.
2. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago at the 1948 London Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090503/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TTO/summer/1948/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.