http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians RSS Feed for TRINIDAD - Olympics - Olympians en-us Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:29:25 GMT 2012-08-09T13:29:25Z en-us http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Crawford-the-Golden-Hero-162619066.html The literature on Hasely Crawford, compared with that of the other individuals in this book, is voluminous. In his 1987 book Hasely: The Trinidad Flyer, Linley admits that “books about Herb McKenley and Don Quarrie of Jamaica, and Alberto Juantorena and Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba, were influential in having this one written.” In a country contemptuous of its history... Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:29:25 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Crawford-the-Golden-Hero-162619066.html 2012-08-09T13:29:25Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/One-lap-silver-for-Mottley-162618586.html It was the tenth day of the Olympics held in Tokyo in 1964 and Trinbagonians waited with bated breath. There was the distinct possibility that Trinidad and Tobago would win its first gold medal in the Olympic Games. The closest the country had ever come to winning gold was back in 1948 when the ‘Mighty Midget’ from... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:39:02 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/One-lap-silver-for-Mottley-162618586.html 2012-08-07T14:39:02Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Thompson-bolts-to-silver-162618276.html Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson entered Louisiana State in 2005 on a track scholarship but he really did not show any signs of what he would later accomplish in the track world. He had been recruited by coach Dennis Shaver when he was a 10.65 sprinter in Trinidad and Tobago only after... Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:19:26 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Thompson-bolts-to-silver-162618276.html 2012-08-02T11:19:26Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Roberts-secures-half-lap-bronze-162617916.html Ato Boldon began running in the twentieth century and kept straight on into the twenty-first. He has joined Carl Lewis and Frankie Fredericks as athletes who have won the most individual medals in the sprints (Lewis 3 gold, 1 silver; Fredericks 4 silvers; Boldon 1 silver, 3 bronzes); he is also the Caribbean’s greatest... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:06:44 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Roberts-secures-half-lap-bronze-162617916.html 2012-07-31T19:06:44Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Roberts-secures-half-lap-bronze-162617546.html “Among my fondest memories was the developing of a great admiration for Edwin Roberts. He to me was the ideal athlete. He gave no trouble whatever. His remarks whenever he entered the Olympic Village was ‘I am here to run’ and he never gave one bit of trouble in any area when the pistol went. You had Edwin Roberts doing his... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:33:51 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Roberts-secures-half-lap-bronze-162617546.html 2012-07-26T18:33:51Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Bovell-claims-first-swimming-medal-162617166.html Here he was at the start of the 200m Intermediate Medley (IM) final, all 6’5” of him, before the crouch of course, along with the seven other finalists, all carrying with them, on their finely tuned bodies, their hopes and aspirations, and at the same time the hopes and aspira­tions of their coaches and their nations. The ritual of the early morning... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:43:45 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Bovell-claims-first-swimming-medal-162617166.html 2012-07-24T14:43:45Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Kilgour-bags-bronze--162616906.html In 1952, after a great deal of uncertainty about funds, the decision was finally made to send two competi­tors and a manager to the Olympic Games in Helsinki. These two competitors were Rodney Wilkes and Lennox Kilgour. They returned with two... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:52:23 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Kilgour-bags-bronze--162616906.html 2012-07-20T20:52:23Z http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Wilkes-leads-the-way-161801715.html So far, the nation has won twelve individual Olympic medals, and two in relays, and it looks forward to winning more. Whatever the tally ultimately becomes, Rodney Wilkes will always have the distinction of being... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:51:40 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/olympics/olympians/Wilkes-leads-the-way-161801715.html 2012-07-16T20:51:40Z