Jamaica at the Olympics

The Jamaica Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee of Jamaica. It was founded in 1936 and recognized in the same year by the International Olympic Committee.

So far, the athletes of the Caribbean island participated in 16 summer games since 1948 in part. Only in 1960 there was no Jamaican team. The athletes were in Rome for the West Indies Federation. Since 1988, Jamaica has also been represented in the Winter Games, the Jamaican Viererbobteam 1988 by the comedy film Cool Runnings - Be there has also been honored in film from the year 1993.

A total of 330 athletes entered, including 113 women, at. Jamaican athletes won 67 medals in the Summer Games, 66 of them in athletics. Arthur Wint was the first medalist when he won the silver medal in London in the 800 meters on August 2, 1948. Three days later, Wint was also the first Jamaican Olympic champion when he won the race over 400 meters. The first woman who stood for Jamaica on the podium was, Merlene Ottey when she won bronze in 1980 about 200 meters. Deon Hemmings in 1996 after their victory over 400 meters hurdles, the first Olympic champion. With six Olympic victories in 2008 and 2012 Usain Bolt is the most successful athlete. From the number of medals he is surpassed only by Merlene Ottey, the seven participations nine medals ( three silver and six bronze medals ) won 1980-2004. In their last appearance in 2004, where she remained medaillenlos, launched Page for Slovenia.

The latest member of the team in 1972 was the swimmer Belinda Phillips, who took up at the age of 13 years. The sailor Michael Keith Nunes was also in 1972, with 54 years of Jamaica's oldest participant in the Olympic Games.

Overview of participants

Summer Games

Winter Games

List of medalists

Hurdles

Weblink

  • Jamaica in the database by Sports - Reference.com (English)
  • Jamaica on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)

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