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Hasely Crawford made his international debut at the 1970 Central
American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, where he made it to the 100
metres final. Later that same year, he competed at the Commonwealth
Games in Edinburgh, where he finished third in the 100m final behind Don
Quarrie (Jamaica). At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Crawford
finished second in his semi-final and was looking like a probable
medallist, but he suffered a hamstring pull in the latter part of the
race which caused him to withdraw from the final. Hasely featured only
fleetingly in the world lists between then and the next Olympic Games,
although he did record a wind-assisted and hand timed 9.8sec over 100m
in 1975. He did not compete in the 1974 Commonwealth Games but in 1975
he finished second in the 100m at the Pan-American Games in Mexico City
and won the US national collegiate 100yd title in 9.35sec at Provo.
Without doubt his greatest moment came the following year at the 1976
Montreal Olympic Games. Crawford won his semi-final in 10.22sec, and
then later that day, he won the final in a career best time of 10.06sec,
beating Quarrie by a mere 0.01sec. Hasely became a national hero
following his Olympic victory and his life changed quite dramatically,
although he continued to compete for a long time afterwards (he is
pictured above in London the year after his Olympic success). He won the
bronze medal in the 100m at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in a
time of 10.09sec and was also a member of Trinidad's 4x100m relay team
which won the silver medal. He competed at two more Olympic Games, in
1980 and 1984, but on both occasions he was eliminated in the
quarter-finals of the 100m. (Ron Casey)
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)
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