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.joa.org.jm
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
27
Silver
39
Bronze
28
Total
94
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaican athletes have won a total of 87 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.

Participation

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Timeline of participation

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Date Team
1948–1956   Jamaica (JAM)   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
1960   British West Indies (BWI)
1964   Jamaica (JAM)   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
1968–   Barbados (BAR)

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Medals by Summer Sport

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Sports   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total Rank
  Athletics 27 39 27 93 8
  Cycling 0 0 1 1 45
Total 27 39 28 94 38

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
  Gold Arthur Wint 1948 London  Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Silver Herb McKenley 1948 London  Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Silver Arthur Wint 1948 London  Athletics Men's 800 metres
  Gold George Rhoden 1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Gold Arthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden
1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay
  Silver Herb McKenley 1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Silver Herb McKenley 1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Silver Arthur Wint 1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 800 metres
  Silver Lennox Miller 1968 Mexico City  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Bronze Lennox Miller 1972 Munich  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Gold Don Quarrie 1976 Montreal  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Silver Don Quarrie 1976 Montreal  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Bronze Don Quarrie 1980 Moscow  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1980 Moscow  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Bronze David Weller 1980 Moscow   Cycling Men's 1 km time trial
  Silver Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart
1984 Los Angeles  Athletics Men's 4×100 metres relay
  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1984 Los Angeles  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1984 Los Angeles  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Silver Howard Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron
1988 Seoul  Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay
  Silver Grace Jackson 1988 Seoul  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Silver Winthrop Graham 1992 Barcelona  Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
  Silver Juliet Cuthbert 1992 Barcelona  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Juliet Cuthbert 1992 Barcelona  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Bronze Merlene Ottey 1992 Barcelona  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Deon Hemmings 1996 Atlanta  Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Silver James Beckford 1996 Atlanta  Athletics Men's long jump
  Silver Merlene Ottey 1996 Atlanta  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Merlene Ottey 1996 Atlanta  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Bronze Greg Haughton
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake
Garth Robinson
1996 Atlanta  Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay
  Bronze Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell
Andria Lloyd
1996 Atlanta  Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
  Silver Michael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald
2000 Sydney  Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay
  Silver Tayna Lawrence 2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Lorraine Graham 2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 400 metres
  Silver Deon Hemmings 2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Silver Merlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
  Silver Sandie Richards
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher
2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 4×400 metres relay
  Bronze Greg Haughton 2000 Sydney  Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Bronze Merlene Ottey 2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Beverly McDonald 2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown 2004 Athens  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Tayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
2004 Athens  Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
  Silver Danny McFarlane 2004 Athens  Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
  Bronze Veronica Campbell-Brown 2004 Athens  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Ronetta Smith
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher
2004 Athens  Athletics Women's 4×400 metres relay
  Gold Usain Bolt 2008 Beijing  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Gold Usain Bolt 2008 Beijing  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Gold Shelly-Ann Fraser 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Melaine Walker 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Silver Sherone Simpson 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Kerron Stewart 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Shericka Williams 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 400 metres
  Silver Shericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins
2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 4×400 metres relay
  Bronze Kerron Stewart 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Bronze Chelsea Hammond 2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's long jump
  Gold Usain Bolt 2012 London  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Gold Usain Bolt 2012 London  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Gold Shelly-Ann Fraser 2012 London  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Gold Kemar Bailey-Cole
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
2012 London  Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay
  Silver Yohan Blake 2012 London  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Silver Yohan Blake 2012 London  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Silver Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2012 London  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Silver Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Kerron Stewart
2012 London  Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
  Silver Christine Day
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Shericka Williams
Novlene Williams-Mills
2012 London  Athletics Women's 4×400 metres relay
  Bronze Warren Weir 2012 London  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Bronze Hansle Parchment 2012 London  Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Bronze Veronica Campbell-Brown 2012 London  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Kaliese Spencer 2012 London  Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Gold Usain Bolt 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Men's 100 metres
  Gold Usain Bolt 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Gold Elaine Thompson 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Gold Elaine Thompson 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Omar McLeod 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Gold Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Jevaughn Minzie
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay
  Silver Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes*
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay
  Silver Stephenie Ann McPherson
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
Shericka Jackson
Novlene Williams-Mills
Christine Day*
Chrisann Gordon*
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m relay
  Silver Nathon Allen
Fitzroy Dunkley
Javon Francis
Peter Matthews
Rusheen McDonald*
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay
  Bronze Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Shericka Jackson 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics Women's 400 metres
  Gold Elaine Thompson Herah 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Gold Elaine Thompson Herah 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 200 metres
  Gold Hansle Parchment 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Gold Remona Burchell
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Briana Williams
2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Shericka Jackson 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Bronze Megan Tapper 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles
  Bronze Ronald Levy 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Bronze Junelle Bromfield
Shericka Jackson
Roneisha McGregor
Janieve Russell
Stacey-Ann Williams
2020 Tokyo  Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Rojé Stona 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's discus throw
  Silver Shanieka Ricketts 2024 Paris  Athletics Women's triple jump
  Silver Kishane Thompson 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's 100 m
  Silver Wayne Pinnock 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's long jump
  Bronze Rajindra Campbell 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's shot put
  Bronze Rasheed Broadbell 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles

See also

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  • "Jamaica". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Jamaica". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/JAM". olympanalyt.com.