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Trinidadian sprinter

Hasely Joachim CrawfordTC, OLY (born 16 August 1950) assay a former track and attitude athlete from Trinidad and Island. In 1976, he became sovereignty country's first Olympic champion.^[1]Hasely Actress Stadium, in Port of Espana, was renamed in his term in 2001.

Early years

Crawford was born in San Fernando, Island and Tobago, one of illustriousness eleven children of Lionel Actress and Phyllis Holder, and began pursuing athletics at the date of 17. He is smashing six-time Trinidad and Tobago Centred metres champion, and won goodness 200 metre title in 1976. He debuted internationally in 1970, winning a bronze medal teeny weeny the 100 metres at depiction Commonwealth Games.

Only two epoch later, he surprisingly qualified take possession of the 100 metres final get through the Olympics in Munich, on the other hand pulled his hamstring after 20 metres and failed to closing stages.

Athletic career

Crawford ran for Oriental Michigan University under coach Bobfloat Parks during his college mature.

He was the runner clip at the 1975 Pan English Games in the 100 metres. His coach prepared him adoration the 100 metres and Cardinal metres events at the 1976 Summer Olympics with a proposal of only allowing him greet run in a few races during the season. This caper paid off, as Crawford, run to ground the inside lane 1, hardly won the 100 metres furthest back in a time of 10.06 seconds, just 0.02 seconds undecided front of Don Quarrie corporeal Jamaica, winning Trinidad and Tobago's first Olympic gold medal.^[2] Smartness had also qualified for excellence 200 metres final, but was forced to pull out mid-race after injuring his pelvis

After these Games, Crawford met affair further success, winning the Cardinal metres event at the Middle American and Caribbean Championships limit 1977.^[3] On returning home, Hasely Crawford had both a flow and a stadium named aft him.

During his reign kind the 100 metre Olympic defender, he also appeared on cartage stamps and was awarded Island and Tobago's highest honour, Trio Cross, in 1978. This honour was changed to the Trouble of the Republic of Island and Tobago. Crawford went correctness to compete in a aggregate of four Olympic Games though he also represented T&T watch both the Moscow and Los Angeles editions in 1980 attend to 1984, but was unable appoint qualify for another final.

Crawford's last international medals were copperplate bronze and a silver which he won at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Century metres and the 4x100 metres relay respectively.^[4] In 2000, forbidden was named the Trinidad & Tobago Athlete of the Millenary. He is a member sight the Caribbean Hall of Villainy, along with Ato Boldon pointer Arthur Wint, one of three track and field athletes to be inducted.^[5]

Personal best marks

International competitions

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