Jamaica at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Jamaica participated in the Summer Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland with a delegation of eight athletes ( six men and two women ) participated.

  • 2.1 Athletics
  • 2.2 Cycling

Medalist

Gold

Silver

Participants by sport

Athletics

  • Herb McKenley 100 meters: Silver 400 meters: Silver 4 x 400: Gold
  • Byron LaBeach 100 meters: Quarter-finals
  • Arthur Wint 400 meters: 5th place 800 meters: Silver 4 x 400: Gold
  • Hyacinth Walters Women, 100 meters: Heats Women, 200 meters: Heats
  • Kathleen Russell Women 's long jump: 31 place in the qualification

Cycling

  • Ken Farnum Sprint: 2nd Round 1,000 meters Time Trial: 20th Place
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