Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics

Trinidad and Tobago at the
Paralympics
IPC code TRI
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer appearances

Trinidad and Tobago made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York. For its first participation, the country sent eight athletes (seven men and one woman) to compete in athletics, swimming and weightlifting. Its three medals (two gold and a bronze) were all won by the same athlete, Rachael Marshall. The country competed again in the 1988 Summer Games, with a reduced delegation of four athletes (all men), in athletics, table tennis and weightlifting. They won no medals. Trindad and Tobago returned to the Paralympics in 2012, and has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.[1]

The country's three medals (of which two gold) place it 72nd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medallists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldRachael Marshall1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkAthleticsWomen's javelin throw L5
 GoldRachael Marshall1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkAthleticsWomen's shot put L5
 BronzeRachael Marshall1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle L6
 GoldAkeem Stewart2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's javelin throw F42-44
 SilverAkeem Stewart2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's discus throw F43-44
 BronzeNyoshia Cain2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 100m T43-44

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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