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{{Infobox Paralympics Trinidad and Tobago}}
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'''[[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 Paralympics|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 has not competed again at the Paralympics since that date, and has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=TRI&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics], International Paralympic Committee</ref>
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[[Trinidad and Tobago]] made its [[Paralympic Games]] début at the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Stoke Mandeville]] and [[New York (state)|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 Paralympics|1988 Summer Games]], with a reduced delegation of four athletes (all men), in athletics, table tennis and weightlifting. They won no medals. Trinidad and Tobago returned to the Paralympics in 2012, and has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=TRI&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics], International Paralympic Committee</ref>


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

==Medal tallies==
===Summer Paralympics===
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!Event
|style="background:gold; font-weight:bold;"|Gold
|style="background:silver; font-weight:bold;"|Silver
|style="background:#cc9966; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze
!Total
!Ranking
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|[[1984 Summer Paralympics]] || '''2''' || 0 || 1 || '''3''' || '''29th'''
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|[[1988 Summer Paralympics]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || —
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|[[1992 Summer Paralympics]] || colspan=6 rowspan=5| ''Did Not Participate''
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|[[1996 Summer Paralympics]]
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|[[2000 Summer Paralympics]]
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|[[2004 Summer Paralympics]]
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|[[2008 Summer Paralympics]]
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|[[2012 Summer Paralympics]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || —
|-
|[[2016 Summer Paralympics]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''3''' || 56th
|-
|[[2020 Summer Paralympics]] || colspan=5| ''Did not participate''
|-
|[[2024 Summer Paralympics]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 75th
|-
! Total !! 3 !! 2 !! 2 !! 7 !!
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==Medallists==
==Medallists==


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| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics - Women's javelin throw L5|Women's javelin throw L5]]
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || Women's javelin throw L5
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| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics - Women's shot put L5|Women's shot put L5]]
| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || Women's shot put L5
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| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle L6|Women's 100 metre freestyle L6]]
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Rachael|Marshall}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York]] || [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Swimming]] || Women's 100 metre freestyle L6
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| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Akeem|Stewart}} || [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || Men's javelin throw F42-44
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| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Akeem|Stewart}} || [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || Men's discus throw F43-44
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| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Nyoshia|Cain}} || [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || Women's 100m T43-44
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{{National sports teams of Trinidad and Tobago}}

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Latest revision as of 01:46, 10 September 2024

Trinidad and Tobago at the
Paralympics
IPC codeTRI
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
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. Trinidad 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.

Medal tallies

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Summer Paralympics

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Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1984 Summer Paralympics 2 0 1 3 29th
1988 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 —
1992 Summer Paralympics Did Not Participate
1996 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 —
2016 Summer Paralympics 1 1 1 3 56th
2020 Summer Paralympics Did not participate
2024 Summer Paralympics 0 1 0 1 75th
Total 3 2 2 7

Medallists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Rachael Marshall 1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York Athletics Women's javelin throw L5
 Gold Rachael Marshall 1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York Athletics Women's shot put L5
 Bronze Rachael Marshall 1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle L6
 Gold Akeem Stewart 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's javelin throw F42-44
 Silver Akeem Stewart 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's discus throw F43-44
 Bronze Nyoshia Cain 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 100m T43-44

See also

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References

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