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HASELY JOAQUIM CRAWFORD

Penolpe Joseph

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ATE OF BIRTH: August 16, 1950 PLACE OF BIRTH: San Fernando, Trinidad EDUCATION:
San Fernando Seventh Day Adventist Primary School: San Fernando Boys' Government School ASJA College Eastern Michican University, Michigan, USA

OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:


100 meters 200 meters 4 x 100 meters Relay

CAREER: In honor of his gold medal feat at the 1976 Olympics, Crawford had a BWIA airplane named after him. His career included the following major accomplishments:
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, Panama City, Panama - 100 meters (5th, 10.6); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 41.6, with Christopher Brathwaite, Gerald Donatien, and George Simon); 4 x 400 meters Relay (Semifinals, 3:17.0, with Christopher Brathwaite, Gerald Donatien, and George Simon)

1970 British Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Scotland - 100 meters (3rd, 10.33); 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 40.37, with Carl Archer, Edwin Roberts, and John Mottley) 1972 Olympics, Munich, Germany - 100 meters Final (Pulled up lame) 1975 Pan American Games, Mexico City, Mexico 100 meters (2nd, 10.21); 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.65); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 39.25, with Christopher Brathwaite, Charles Joseph, and Rudolph Reid)

1976 Olympics, Montreal, Canada - 100 meters (1st, 10.06); 200 meters (Final, Did not finish) 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, Medellin, Columbia - 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 39.13, with Anthony Husbands, Edwin Noel, and Ephraim Serrette) 1978 British Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Canada - 100 meters (3rd, 10.09); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 39.29, with Christopher Brathwaite, Edwin Noel, and Ephraim Serrette)

1979 Pan American Games, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 40.44, with Edwin Noel, Ephraim Serrette, and Linton Williams) 1980 Olympics, Moscow, Russia - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.28); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 39.74, with Christopher Brathwaite, Andrew Bruce, and Edwin Noel) 1982 British Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Australia - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.40)

1983 Pan American Games, Caracas, Venezuela 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 39.40, with Christopher Brathwaite, Andrew Bruce, and Andrew George) 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles, USA - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.56)

AWARDS:
1976 - Trinidad & Tobago Trinity Cross (for Sport) 2000 - Trinidad & Tobago Athlete of the Millennium 2005 - Central American and Caribbean Hall of Fame

Hasely Crawford Stadium The National Stadium was inaugurated and formally opened by the Honourable G M Chambers PM of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 12th June 1982. The National Stadium was officially designated The Hasely Crawford Stadium by Prime Minister Basdeo Panday on Monday December 30th 1996. Hasely Joachim Crawford was born on August 16th 1950 in the city of San Fernando. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada he won the 100m finals becoming T&TS first Olympic gold medalist. He was bestowed with the countrys highest honour, the Trinity Cross in 1978 and was named Trinidad and Tobagos athlete of the millennium in 2000. He continues to inspire younger generations more than 30 years since he won the Olympic gold medal. This stadium serves as a constant reminder of his legacy and patriotic spirit. HCSs versatility allows it to accommodate a variety of events. The HCS is 7km in area. CAPACITY Stadium 23,000 persons VIP Room 250 persons (theatre style) LOC Conference Room # 1 50 persons LOC Conference Room #2 75 persons

Guardian Report
HASELY CRAWFORD PAIN AFTER GLORY Sunday Guardian September 17, 2000 Page 21 As the 2000 Olympics test the mettle of world athletes, reporter Hyacinth Lewis, of Guardian's South Bureau, interviews Millennium Sportsman, Trinidad and Tobago's 1976 Olympic Medal winner, Hasely Crawford. Hanging in the peach-coloured living room is a large picture of five runners racing towards the finish line, and the caption beneath reads: Pain, Power, Glory. The words seem synonymous with the picture's owner, 1976 Olympic Gold Medallist, Hasely Crawford.

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