Jamaica at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Jamaica in the Olympic Games

Jamaica at the Olympics is a history which began in 1948.

Jamaica at the
Olympics
IOC codeJAM
NOCJamaica Olympic Association
Websitewww.teamja.org
Medals
Gold
22
Silver
35
Bronze
21
Total
78
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960)

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Jamaica is JAM.[1]

History

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Teams from Jamaica have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team. Jamaica has also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988. The Jamaica national bobsled team has achieved some fame.

Jamaica has won 61 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics. Most of the medals have been for individual and relay sprint events.

The National Olympic Committee for Jamaica is the Jamaica Olympic Association, and was formed in 1936.

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
1  Gold Arthur Wint 1948 London Athletics Men's 400 metres
2  Silver Herb McKenley 1948 London Athletics Men's 400 metres
2  Silver Arthur Wint 1948 London Athletics Men's 800 metres
2  Silver Herb McKenley 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 100 metres
1  Gold George Rhoden 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 400 metres
2  Silver Herb McKenley 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 400 metres
1  Gold Arthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden
1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
2  Silver Arthur Wint 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 800 metres
2  Silver Lennox Miller 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 100 metres
3  Bronze Lennox Miller 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 100 metres
2  Silver Don Quarrie 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 100 metres
1  Gold Don Quarrie 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 200 metres
3  Bronze Don Quarrie 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 200 metres
3  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1980 Moscow Athletics Women's 200 metres
3  Bronze David Weller 1980 Moscow Cycling Men's 1 km time trial
3  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 100 metres
3  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 200 metres
2  Silver Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart
1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 4×100 metre relay
2  Silver Grace Jackson 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's 200 metres
2  Silver Howard Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron
1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
2  Silver Juliet Cuthbert 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 100 metres
2  Silver Juliet Cuthbert 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 200 metres
3  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 200 metres
2  Silver Winthrop Graham 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
2  Silver Merlene Ottey 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 100 metres
2  Silver Merlene Ottey 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 200 metres
1  Gold Deon Hemmings 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
3  Bronze Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell
Andrea Lloyd
1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
3  Bronze Greg Haughton
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake
Garth Robinson
1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
2  Silver James Beckford 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's long jump
2  Silver Tayna Lawrence 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 100 metres
3  Bronze Merlene Ottey 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 100 metres
2  Silver Deon Hemmings 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
3  Bronze Greg Haughton 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400 metres
2  Silver Lorraine Graham 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400 metres
3  Bronze Beverly McDonald 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 200 metres
2  Silver Merlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
3  Bronze Michael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald
2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
2  Silver Sandie Richards
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher
2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 4×400 metre relay
3  Bronze Veronica Campbell 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 100 metres
1  Gold Veronica Campbell 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 200 metres
2  Silver Danny McFarlane 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
1  Gold Tayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
2004 Athens Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
3  Bronze Ronetta Smith
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher
2004 Athens Athletics Women's 4×400 metre relay
1  Gold Usain Bolt 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 100 m
1  Gold Shelly-Ann Fraser 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 100 m
1  Gold Usain Bolt 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 200 m
1  Gold Melaine Walker 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 400 m hurdles
1  Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 200 m
1  Gold Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas
2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 4x100 metre relay
2  Silver Sherone Simpson 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 100 m
2  Silver Kerron Stewart 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 100 m
2  Silver Shericka Williams 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 400 m
3  Bronze Kerron Stewart 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 200 m
3  Bronze Shericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby Gaye-Wilkins
2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 4×400 metre relay
1  Gold Shelly-Ann Fraser   2012 London Athletics Women's 100 m
1  Gold Usain Bolt   2012 London Athletics Men's 100 m
1  Gold Usain Bolt   2012 London Athletics Men's 200 m
1  Gold Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Yohan Blake
  2012 London Athletics Men's 4x100 metre relay
2  Silver Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce   2012 London Athletics Women's 200m
2  Silver Yohan Blake   2012 London Athletics Men's 100 m
2  Silver Yohan Blake   2012 London Athletics Men's 200 m
3  Bronze Warren Weir   2012 London Athletics Men's 200 m
3  Bronze Veronica Campbell-Brown   2012 London Athletics Women's 100 m
3  Bronze Hansle Parchment   2012 London Athletics 110 m hurdles
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References

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  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

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