Did Ato Boldon win a gold medal?
Andrew Hansen
Published Aug 21, 2026
THE 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium from July 23 to August 8.
However, because of the coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo, fans will be barred from games.
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Who is Ato Boldon?
Ato Boldon is a former Trinidadian track and field athlete.
Boldon holds the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the 50, 60 and 200 meters events with times of 5.64, 6.49 and 19.77 seconds.
The 47-year-old is also holds the Commonwealth Games record in the 100 meters.
Boldon retired from the sport in 2006 and turned his attentions to politics, where he became an Opposition Senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament.
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He is now an NBC Sports television broadcast analyst for NASCAR and track and field.
Boldon is also an athletics coach training one of the top young athletes in the world and current Youth World Champion, Briana Williams of Jamaica.
Did Ato Boldon win a gold medal?
Boldon has competed in four Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 1996 Games held in the United States.
However, despite his brilliant career, Boldon never won a gold medal.
He won four Olympics medals, including a silver in the 100 meters and a bronze in the 200 meters at the Sydney Olympics.
He won two bronze medals in the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta.
Boldon's top achievement came in the 1997 IAAF World Championships when he sprinted to the gold medal in the 200 meters.
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How can I watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
The opening ceremony will take place on July 23.
NBC will air major Olympic events during its nightly primetime coverage, and all the games will be streaming online on Peacock, NBC Sports and the NBC Olympics website.
The first two days will include the preliminary matches of football and softball, one of the new sports to be introduced to the Olympics.
