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History of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC)

1939 - 1945

World War II. A seven (7)-year period during which international sport had been completely discontinued and local sport severely curtailed

1945

End of World War II and a return to normalcy. Planning began for a resumption of the Olympic Games - the 1948 London Games

1946

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Association (TTOA) was formed as a working committee, organised by Sir Lennox O’Reilly, in preparation for the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla, Colombia

1946

The TTOA’s first first-ever team participated in the 1946 CAC Games. This team earned a total of seven (7) medals: 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze

1948

  • TTOA attained formal affiliation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • The country’s first-ever Olympic Team made their debut at the 1948 London Olympic Games. The five-man team included one (1) weightlifter, one (1) cyclist, and three (3) runners
  • Rodney Wilkes earned the country’s first ever Olympic medal, Silver in Men’s Weightlifting (Featherweight)

1976

Montreal Games. T&T earned its first-ever Olympic Gold Medal - Halsey Crawford, Men’s 100 metres

2025

TTOC officially began construction of its own Headquarters at Location. The new Olympic House will permanently house its secretariat, an Olympic Museum, and an Olympic Academ