Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearers George Bovell (opening) | Richard Thompson (closing) | |
Medals Ranked 47th |
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British West Indies (1960 S) |
Trinidad and Tobago sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Its participation in the Beijing games marked its eighteenth Olympic appearance and fifteenth Summer Olympic appearance since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, excluding its joint participation with Jamaica and Barbados in 1960 as the West Indies Federation. With 28 athletes, more Trinidadians had competed at the Olympics than in any other single Olympic Games in its history before Beijing. Athletes representing Trinidad and Tobago advanced past the preliminary or qualification rounds in twelve events and reached the final rounds in four of those events. Of those four events, silver medals were won in the men's 100 meters (by Richard Thompson) and in the men's 4x100 meters relay (by Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, and Aaron Armstrong, who participated in the first round only). The latter was upgraded to gold due to one member of the quartet that crossed the line first, Nesta Carter, testing positive for a banned substance, resulting in their disqualification. The nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony that year was swimmer and Athens medalist George Bovell.
Background
Trinidad and Tobago is a two-island nation in the Caribbean that lies close to South America. The nation has participated in the Olympics since the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and has appeared at every Summer Olympics since then with the exception of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, when it joined Jamaica and Barbados in a political union called the West Indies Federation.[1] Overall, Trinidad and Tobago had participated in eighteen Olympic Games (15 Summer Olympics and 3 Winter Olympics) between its 1948 debut and its appearance at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and its fifteenth Olympic game since its independence, which was in 1962.[2] The Trinidadian delegation in Beijing comprised its largest delegation by far, with 28 athletes. The previous record included 19 athletes, which happened in 1968, 1972, 2000 and 2004.[3] Between 1948 and 2008, Trinidad and Tobago accumulated 14 medals (one gold, five silver and eight bronze); two of those medals were won in Beijing (a silver in the men's 100 meters another in the men's 4x100 meters relay). Richard Thompson, a male track athlete, medaled in the men's 100 meters but also medaled as a member of the Trinidadian relay team.[3] All Olympians participating in Beijing for Trinidad and Tobago, with the exception of Dexter St. Louis in table tennis, were planning as of the end of the Beijing Olympics to continue training for future Olympic Games.[4]
Trinidad and Tobago's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was swimmer George Bovell, who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics as part of the Trinidadian delegation.[3]
Trinidad and Tobago's athletes arrived in Beijing's Olympic Village early in August. The athletic contingent of Trinidad and Tobago's team arrived in Beijing from Finland on August 5, 2008, but spent only one night before leaving for a training camp in nearby South Korea. The athletics team returned on August 11.[5] Sharpshooter Roger Daniel, along with the entirety of Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee's administrative and medical staff, had arrived in the Olympic Village by August 3, 2008.[5]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Richard Thompson | Athletics | Men's 100 m | August 16 |
Gold | Emmanuel Callander Richard Thompson |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | August 22 |
Athletics
Men's competition
Men's 100 meters
Then 23-year-old Darrel Brown, a sprinter from Arima on the island of Trinidad, participated on Trinidad and Tobago's behalf at the Beijing Olympics. His participation in Beijing marked his second Olympic appearance; he previously participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as part of the men's 100 meters race.[6] During the August 14 qualification round, Brown was placed in the fourth heat, finishing the event in 10.22 seconds and tying second-place finalist Pierre Browne of Canada. Browne and Brown finished behind Jamaica's Michael Frater (10.15 seconds), but ahead of Japan's Nobuharu Asahara (10.25 seconds).[7] Out of the 80 athletes participating in the qualification round, Brown tied in seventh place with Browne and the United States' Tyson Gay. Brown progressed to the quarterfinal round.[7]
Quarterfinals took place on August 15, and Brown was placed in the first heat. He finished the race in 10.93 seconds, finishing eighth of eighth athletes. He directly finished behind Poland's
Then 25-year-old
Burns was placed in the third heat during August 15 quarterfinals. He finished it in 10.05 seconds, taking first in the heat ahead of Kittitian athlete Kim Collins (10.07 seconds) and British athlete Tyrone Edgar (10.10 seconds). Francis, the leader of his qualification heat, took fourth place (10.11 seconds).[7] Out of the forty quarterfinalists, Burns took sixth place. He advanced to semifinals.[7]
Semifinals took place on August 16, and Burns was placed in the first heat. He ran his fastest time of the event during this race, completing the 100 meters in 9.97 seconds. Burns placed third behind the heat's leaders, Jamaica's
Then 24-year-old Trinidad-born sprinter and former Louisiana State University athlete Richard "Torpedo" Thompson also participated on Trinidad and Tobago's behalf at the Beijing Olympics' 100 meters race, marking his first appearance at any Olympic Games.[9] On the August 14 qualification round, Thompson raced in the third heat and completed his race in 10.24 seconds. He placed first in his heat of eight athletes, defeating French runner Martial Mbandjock (10.26 seconds) and Italian athlete Simone Collio (10.32 seconds). Thompson tied Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey for 10th place out of 80 athletes, and advanced to quarterfinals.[7]
The August 15 quarterfinals saw Thompson in the second heat, where he again took first place when he finished the race in 9.99 seconds. Thompson defeated the United States' Tyson Gay (10.09 seconds) and France's Mbandjock (10.16 seconds). This time, out of the forty quarterfinalists, Thompson tied the Netherlands Antilles' Martina for second place behind only Usain Bolt. Thompson advanced to semifinals.[7]
Thompson competed in the second heat during the August 16 semifinal round. He finished the race in 9.93 seconds, placing second out of eight athletes. Jamaica's Asafa Powell took first (9.91 seconds), and Churandy Martina took third (9.94 seconds). Thompson placed third out of the sixteen semifinalists, moving forward to the final round. Richard Thompson completed the final race in 9.89 seconds and medaled silver. In the event, Bolt medaled gold with a world and Olympic record-breaking 9.69 seconds, and Walter Dix medaled bronze with a time of 9.91 seconds.[7]
Men's 200 meters
Then 30-year-old Houston-born Olympian Aaron Armstrong, son of American Olympian Debra Armstrong (née Edwards) and Trinidadian Olympian Ainsley Armstrong, participated on Trinidad and Tobago's behalf at the men's 200 meters event.[10] The qualification round of the event took place on August 17, and Armstrong was placed in the eighth heat. He finished the race in 20.57 seconds, ranking first out of the finishing seven athletes in his heat. Armstrong bested Antigua and Barbuda's Brendan Christian (20.58 seconds), who finished second, and Canada's Jared Connaughton, who finished third.[11] Out of the 66 competing athletes, Armstrong ranked eighth. He advanced to quarterfinals.[11]
Quarterfinals took place on August 18, and Armstrong competed in the third heat, tying fourth-place finalist Marcin Jędrusiński with a time of 20.58 seconds. Armstrong and Jedrusinski fell behind Belgium's Kristof Beyens (20.50 seconds) but placed ahead of Nigeria's Obinna Metu (20.65 seconds). The leaders of the heat were Antigua and Barbuda's Christian (20.26 seconds) and the Netherlands Antilles' Churandy Martina (20.42 seconds). Overall, Armstrong placed 19th out of 32 qualifying quarterfinalists. He did not progress further.[11]
Then 22-year-old Siparia, Trinidad-born runner Rondel Sorrillo participated on Trinidad and Tobago's behalf in the men's 200 meters dash, marking his first participation in any Olympic Games.[12] Sorillo participated in the fifth heat of the August 17 qualification round, placing first in his heat with a time of 20.58 seconds. Sorillo defeated Usain Bolt (20.64 seconds) and Kristof Beyens (20.69 seconds), the second and third-place finalists in his heat. Out of the 66 event competitors, Sorillo tied Japan's Shinji Takahira and Antigua and Barbuda's Brendan Christian for ninth place. Sorillo advanced to the next round.[11]
In the August 18 quarterfinals, Sorillo was placed in the fourth heat. He completed his event in 20.63 seconds, placing fourth out of the seven finishing athletes in his heat. Sorillo placed just behind Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (20.45 seconds) and just ahead of Azerbaijan's Ramil Guliyev (20.66 seconds). The leaders of Sorillo's heat were Ireland's Paul Hession (20.32 seconds) and the United States' Wallace Spearmon (20.39 seconds). Out of the 32 quarterfinalists, Sorillo tied Takahira for 21st place. He did not advance further.[11]
Men's 400 meters
Then 29-year-old Trinidadian
Then 20-year-old Tobago-born runner Renny "Chicken" Quow participated in the Beijing Olympics' men's 400 meters dash for the Trinidadian delegation, his first participation at any Olympic Games.[15] Quow trained with the athletics program at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas prior to Beijing.[15] The 400 meters qualification round, which took place on August 17, saw Quow participating in the sixth heat. He completed the run in 45.13 seconds, placing second. Andrew Steele of Great Britain (44.94 seconds) was the only athlete in the heat to place ahead of him. Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas (45.17 seconds) placed directly behind Quow. Renny Quow advanced to semifinals, placing ninth out of 56 athletes.[14]
The semifinal round took place on August 19. Competing in the third heat, Quow ran his event in 44.82 seconds, placing fourth in his event. Quow ranked directly ahead of Senga Gary Kikaya of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (44.94 seconds) and directly behind Johan Wissman of Sweden (44.64 seconds). Quow's heat's leaders included LaShawn Merritt of the United States (44.12 seconds) and Martyn Rooney of the United Kingdom (44.60 seconds). Quow placed seventh place out of the 24 semifinalists. He advanced to finals.[14] During the final round, Quow finished seventh after completing the event in a time of 45.22 seconds, defeating Wissman (45.39 seconds) but falling behind Rooney (45.12 seconds).[14]
Men's 110 meters hurdles
Then 20-year-old
The August 19 quarterfinal round placed Thomas in the first heat. Completing his event in 13.62 seconds, he ranked sixth out of the eight athletes in his heat. Thomas placed ahead of Russia's Igor Peremota (13.70 seconds) and behind Jamaica's Richard Phillips (13.48 seconds). The leaders of Thomas' quarterfinals heat were the United States' David Payne (13.24 seconds) and the Czech Republic's Petr Svoboda (13.41 seconds). Out of the 32 quarterfinalists, Thomas ranked 20th. He did not advance further.[17]
Men's 4 × 100 meters relay
Trinidad and Tobago submitted a team to participate in the 4×100 meters relay. Although each relay consists of four people, five Trinidadians were involved between both the first and second (final) round. During the first round, Trinidad and Tobago participated in the first heat, which consisted of then 20-year-old
In the final round, Aaron Armstrong did not participate. He was replaced by then 24-year-old
Men's 4 × 400 meters relay
Trinidad and Tobago sent a team to participate in the men's 4x400 meters relay. The team included
Summary
Twelve male athletes participated on Trinidad and Tobago's track and field team. Of those, three participated in the 100 meters race (
- 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 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Darrel Brown | 100 m | 10.22 | 3 Q | 10.93 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Marc Burns | 10.46 | 2 Q | 10.05 | 1 Q | 9.97 | 3 Q | 10.01 | 7 | |
Richard Thompson | 10.24 | 1 Q | 9.99 | 1 Q | 9.93 | 2 Q | 9.89 | ||
Aaron Armstrong | 200 m | 20.57 | 1 Q | 20.58 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Rondel Sorrillo | 20.58 | 1 Q | 20.63 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Ato Modibo
|
400 m | 45.63 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Renny Quow | 45.13 | 2 Q | — | 44.82 | 4 q | 45.22 | 7 | ||
Mikel Thomas | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 | 6 q | 13.62 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Aaron Armstrong* Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender** Richard Thompson |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.26 | 1 Q | — | 38.06 | ||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.12 | 5 | — | Did not advance |
* Competed in the heats only
** Competed in the finals only
Women's competition
Women's 100 meters
Then 19-year-old
Hackett participated in the fourth heat during the August 16 quarterfinal round, finishing her race in 11.46 seconds. She defeated Uzbekistan's
Trinidad-born runner
During the August 16 quarterfinals, Springer-Jones participated in the fifth heat. She finished her event in 11.71 seconds and finished last in her heat of eight athletes.
Tobago-born Louisiana State University sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste ran for Trinidad and Tobago in the women's 100 meters dash. She had previously participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens at age 17, and participated in Beijing while 21 years old.[29] During the August 15 qualification round, Baptiste was placed in the fourth heat, where she finished the event in 11.39 seconds. She placed second, falling behind Bahamian sprinter Chandra Sturrup (11.30 seconds) but ranking ahead of Lithuania's Lina Grincikaite (11.43 seconds). Baptiste tied Colombia's Yomara Hinestroza for 17th place out of the 85 participating athletes. She progressed to the quarterfinals.[27]
During the August 16 quarterfinals, Baptiste finished sixth in the second heat after achieving a time of 11.42 seconds. This placed her ahead of Russia's Natalia Murinovich (11.51 seconds) and behind Cuba's Virgen Benavides (11.40 seconds). The leaders of Baptiste's quarterfinal heat were Jamaica's Sherone Simpson (11.02 seconds) and the United States' Muna Lee (11.08 seconds). Baptiste placed 22nd out of the 40 quarterfinal-qualifying athletes, ranking the highest out of all Trinidadian athletes in the quarterfinal round. She did not progress to semifinals.[27]
Women's 100 meters hurdles
Then 21-year-old
Women's 400 meters hurdles
Then 24-year-old runner
Women's long jump
Then 20-year-old
Women's shot put
Then 29-year-old Trinidad-born field athlete
Women's hammer throw
Women's 4x100 meters relay
Trinidad and Tobago sent a team to participate in the women's 4x100 meters relay. The team was composed of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett–both of whom also participated in the women's 100 meters dash–as well as then 30-year-old University of Nevada, Las Vegas athlete and three-time Olympian Ayanna Hutchinson[40] and then 23-year-old Abilene Christian University athlete and two-time Olympian Wanda Hutson[41]–both of whom did not compete in an event other than the relay while in Beijing.[40][41] Monique Cabral of Louisiana State University was the reserve and did not compete. The team competed in the August 21 semifinals (the first round) while in the second heat. The Trinidadian relay, however, did not finish the event, and was one of three teams in its heat (alongside France and the Ukraine) that did not rank.[42] The team did not finish because the first exchange, between Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kelly-Ann Baptiste, was not completed.[43]
Summary
Ten athletes composed Trinidad and Tobago's female track and field team. Of those, three participated only in individual track events (
- 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
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kelly Ann Baptiste
|
100 m | 11.39 | 2 Q | 11.42 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Semoy Hackett | 11.53 | 4 q | 11.46 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Sasha Springer-Jones | 11.55 | 5 q | 11.71 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Aleesha Barber | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 NR
|
4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Josanne Lucas | 400 m hurdles | 57.76 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Kelly-Ann Baptiste Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Wanda Hutson |
4 × 100 m relay | DNF | — | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Rhonda Watkins | Long jump | 5.88 | 37 | Did not advance | |
Cleopatra Borel-Brown
|
Shot put | 17.96 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Candice Scott | Hammer throw | 63.03 | 40 | Did not advance |
Shooting
Then 38-year-old sharpshooter Roger Daniel, a two-time Olympian (participating in the men's air pistol 10 meters and the men's free pistol 50 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens) and participant in the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, represented Trinidad and Tobago as its only shooter in Beijing by taking part in the men's air pistol 10 meters.[44] In the first round, Daniel scored 98 points; in the second round, 95; in the third, 92; in the fourth, 94; in the fifth, 96; and the sixth and final, 96. Daniel tied four other athletes for the third greatest number of points in the first round, and received fewest points in the third round of any participating athlete.[45] Overall, during the August 9 course of events, Daniel earned 571 points, ranking 37th out of the 49 participating athletes.[46] The gold medalist in the event, China's Pang Wei, received 688.2 points, while the last place finalist Edirisinghe Senanayake of Sri Lanka received 561 points.[46]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Roger Daniel | 10 m air pistol | 571 | 37 | Did not advance |
Swimming
Men's competition
Men's 200 meters individual medley
Then 22-year-old
Men's 100 meters freestyle
Three-time Olympian
Men's 50 meters freestyle
George Bovell also competed in the men's 50 meters freestyle on Trinidad and Tobago's behalf. Bovell had not previously competed in the event, although he advanced further in it than in the men's 100 meters freestyle while in Beijing.
Bovell competed in the first heat during the August 14 semifinal round. He finished the race in 21.86 seconds, placing sixth out of the eight heat athletes. George Bovell placed ahead of South Africa's Gideon Louw (21.97 seconds) and behind Croatia's Duje Draganja (21.85 seconds). The heat leaders were Brazil's Filho (21.34 seconds), who again set an Olympic record with his performance, and Sweden's Stefan Nystrand (21.71 seconds).[51] Overall, George Bovell placed 11th out of the 16 progressing athletes. He did not advance to the final round.[51]
Women's competition
Women's 50 meters freestyle
Then 24-year-old former
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
George Bovell | 50 m freestyle | 21.77 | 6 Q | 21.86 | 11 | Did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 48.83 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
Nicholas Bovell | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.90 | 36 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sharntelle McLean | 50 m freestyle | 26.19 | 39 | Did not advance |
Table tennis
Then 40-year-old Bordeaux-based table tennis player Dexter St. Louis represented Trinidad and Tobago at Beijing in men's singles table tennis. St. Louis previously represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta aged 28[54] St. Louis faced Canada's Wilson Zhang during the August 18 preliminary round, where the two faced off during the eighth match.[55] In the first game, Zhang defeated St. Louis with a score of 11–6; in the second, 11–7; in the third, 12–10; and in the fourth, 11–4. Having won the majority of seven games, Zhang defeated St. Louis for the match. St. Louis did not advance to later rounds.[55]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Dexter St. Louis | Men's singles | Zhang P (CAN )L 0–4 |
Did not advance |
See also
- Trinidad and Tobago at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Trinidad and Tobago at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
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