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Jamaica at the Olympics


FieldValue
NOCJAM
NOCnameJamaica Olympic Association
gamesOlympics
website
rank40
gold27
silver39
bronze28
summerappearances
winterappearances
seealsoBWI (1960)

Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team. Jamaica has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988, with the Jamaica national bobsleigh team achieving some fame.

Jamaican athletes have won a total of 94 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics, and all but eight of those in the individual and relay sprint events.

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

Participation

Timeline of participation

DateTeam
1948–1956JAM
1960BWI
1964JAM
1968–BAR

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthleteswidth:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"TotalRankTotal2739289438
UK13120320
Finland8230513
Australia60000
Italyas part of the BWI
Japan210000
Mexico25010139
West Germany33001143
Canada20110221
Soviet Union18003334
US45012328
South Korea35020234
Spain36031438
US46132639
Australia45063954
Greece47212535
China5054211**15**
UK504541318
Brazil566321116
Japan48414921
France58132644
US
Australia

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthleteswidth:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"TotalRankTotal0000
Canada40000
France50000
Norway40000
Japan60000
US20000
Italydid not participate
Canada10000
Russia20000
South Korea30000
China70000
Italyfuture event
Francefuture event
USfuture event

Medals by Summer Sport

Sportswidth:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"width:3em; font-weight:bold;"TotalRankTotal27392894bgcolor=ffdab938
273927938
001145

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 800 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 800 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Cycling pictogram.svg25px]] CyclingMen's 1 km time trial
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4×100 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's long jump
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake
Garth Robinson[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell
Andria Lloyd[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's long jump
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Kerron Stewart[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
Christine Day
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Shericka Williams
Novlene Williams-Mills[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
Hansle Parchment[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Kaliese Spencer[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Jevaughn Minzie[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay
Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes*[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relay
Stephenie Ann McPherson
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
Shericka Jackson
Novlene Williams-Mills
Christine Day*
Chrisann Gordon*[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 m relay
Nathon Allen
Fitzroy Dunkley
Javon Francis
Peter Matthews
Rusheen McDonald*[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relay
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
Elaine Thompson Herah[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Elaine Thompson Herah[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Hansle Parchment[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
Remona Burchell
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Briana Williams[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 metres relay
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Shericka Jackson[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Megan Tapper[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdles
Ronald Levy[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
Junelle Bromfield
Shericka Jackson
Roneisha McGregor
Janieve Russell
Stacey-Ann Williams[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay
Rojé Stona[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's discus throw
Shanieka Ricketts[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsWomen's triple jump
Kishane Thompson[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 100 m
Wayne Pinnock[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's long jump
Rajindra Campbell[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's shot put
Rasheed Broadbell[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg25px]]AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
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