Jamaica at the Olympics

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.

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)

Jamaican athletes have won a total of 78 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics, and all but three 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.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1948 London1203 20
1952 Helsinki2305 13
1956 Melbourne0000
1960 Romeas part of the British West Indies 39
1964 Tokyo0000
1968 Mexico City0101 39
1972 Munich0011 43
1976 Montreal1102 21
1980 Moscow0033 34
1984 Los Angeles0123 28
1988 Seoul0202 34
1992 Barcelona0314 38
1996 Atlanta1326 39
2000 Sydney0639 54
2004 Athens2125 35
2008 Beijing54211 15
2012 London45312 18
2016 Rio de Janeiro63211 16
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total22352178 38

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics22352077
Cycling0011
Totals (2 sports)22352178

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldArthur Wint 1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverHerb McKenley 1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverArthur Wint 1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 800 metres
 GoldGeorge Rhoden 1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 GoldArthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden
1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 SilverHerb McKenley 1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 SilverHerb McKenley 1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverArthur Wint 1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 800 metres
 SilverLennox Miller 1968 Mexico CityAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 BronzeLennox Miller 1972 MunichAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldDon Quarrie 1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 SilverDon Quarrie 1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 BronzeDon Quarrie 1980 MoscowAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey 1980 MoscowAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeDavid Weller 1980 Moscow CyclingMen's 1 km time trial
 SilverAlbert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart
1984 Los AngelesAthleticsMen's 4×100 metres relay
 BronzeMerlene Ottey 1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey 1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 SilverHoward Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron
1988 SeoulAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 SilverGrace Jackson 1988 SeoulAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 SilverWinthrop Graham 1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverJuliet Cuthbert 1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverJuliet Cuthbert 1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey 1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldDeon Hemmings 1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverJames Beckford 1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's long jump
 SilverMerlene Ottey 1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverMerlene Ottey 1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeGreg Haughton
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake
Garth Robinson
1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 BronzeMichelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell
Andria Lloyd
1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
 SilverMichael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald
2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 SilverTayna Lawrence 2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverLorraine Graham 2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 SilverDeon Hemmings 2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverMerlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
 SilverSandie Richards
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher
2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 BronzeGreg Haughton 2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey 2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeBeverly McDonald 2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldVeronica Campbell-Brown 2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldTayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
 SilverDanny McFarlane 2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
 BronzeVeronica Campbell-Brown 2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeRonetta Smith
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher
2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 GoldUsain Bolt 2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt 2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldShelly-Ann Fraser 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldVeronica Campbell-Brown 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldMelaine Walker 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverSherone Simpson 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverKerron Stewart 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverShericka Williams 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 SilverShericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins
2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 BronzeKerron Stewart 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeChelsea Hammond 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's long jump
 GoldUsain Bolt 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldShelly-Ann Fraser 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverYohan Blake 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 SilverYohan Blake 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 SilverShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 SilverVeronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Kerron Stewart
2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
 SilverChristine Day
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Shericka Williams
Novlene Williams-Mills
2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 BronzeWarren Weir 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 BronzeHansle Parchment 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 BronzeVeronica Campbell-Brown 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldOmar McLeod 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 BronzeShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeShericka Jackson 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 400 metres

See also

  • "Jamaica". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists—Jamaica". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Jamaica". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
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