Jamaica at the Olympics

	Jamaica at the Olympics
IOC Code	Jam
NOC	Olympic Association of Jamaica; Official site
	Participation in the Summer Olympics
	1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016
	Participation in the Winter Olympics
	1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018
	see also
	West Indies Federation (1960);

Jamaica first took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics at the Games in London . Since then, Jamaican athletes have not missed a single summer Olympics. In 1960 , Jamaica was a member of the West Indies Federation team.

Jamaica also takes part in the Winter Olympics . They made their debut at the Games in Calgary and have since missed only the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . Jamaica at the Winter Olympics is represented mainly by the bobsledding team.

In total, Jamaican athletes won 67 sets of medals: 17 gold, 30 silver and 20 bronze. All medals, with the exception of one bronze in cycling , are won in athletics .

The Jamaican National Olympic Committee is the Jamaican Olympic Association , formed in 1936 .

Medalists

Medal	Sportsman	Games	Sport	Discipline
one Gold	Wint, Arthur Arthur Wint	1948 London	Athletics	400 m men
2 Silver	Mackenley, Herb Herb Mackenley	1948 London	Athletics	400 m men
2 Silver	Wint, Arthur Arthur Wint	1948 London	Athletics	800 m men
2 Silver	Mackenley, Herb Herb Mackenley	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	100 m men
one Gold	Roden, George George Roden	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	400 m men
2 Silver	Mackenley, Herb Herb Mackenley	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	400 m men
one Gold	Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb Mackenley George Roden	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	4x400 m men
2 Silver	Wint, Arthur Arthur Wint	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	800 m men
2 Silver	Miller, Lennox Lennox Miller	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	100 m men
3 Bronze	Miller, Lennox Lennox Miller	1972 Munich	Athletics	100 m men
2 Silver	Quarry, Donald Donald Quarry	1976 Montreal	Athletics	100 m men
one Gold	Quarry, Donald Donald Quarry	1976 Montreal	Athletics	200 m men
3 Bronze	Quarry, Donald Donald Quarry	1980 Moscow	Athletics	200 m men
3 Bronze	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1980 Moscow	Athletics	200 m women
3 Bronze	Weller, David David Weller	1980 Moscow	Cycling	1 km men
3 Bronze	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	100 m women
3 Bronze	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	200 m women
2 Silver	Lawrence, Albert Albert Lawrence Greg Meghu Don Querrey Ray Stewart	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	4x100 m men
2 Silver	Jackson, Grace Grace Jackson	1988 Seoul	Athletics	200 m women
2 Silver	Davis, Howard Howard Davis Devon morris Winthrop Graham Bertland Cameron	1988 Seoul	Athletics	4x400 m men
2 Silver	Cuthbert, Juliet Juliet Cuthbert	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Cuthbert, Juliet Juliet Cuthbert	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	200 m women
3 Bronze	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	200 m women
2 Silver	Sin, Winthrop Winthrop Sin	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	400 m, with barriers, men
2 Silver	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Otti, Merlin Merlin Otti	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	200 m women
one Gold	Hemmings, Deon Deon Hemmings	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	400 m hurdles women
3 Bronze	Freeman, Michelle Michelle Freeman Juliet cuthbert Nicole Mitchell Merlin Otti Andrea Lloyd Julian Russell	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	4x100 m women
3 Bronze	Houghton, Greg Greg Houghton Michael mcdonald Rockbert Martin Davian Clark	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	4x400 m men
2 Silver	Beckford, James James Beckford	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's long jump
3 Bronze	Lawrence, Tanya Tanya Lawrence	2000 Sydney	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Hemmings, Deon Deon Hemmings	2000 Sydney	Athletics	400 m hurdles women
3 Bronze	Houghton, Greg Greg Houghton	2000 Sydney	Athletics	400 m men
2 Silver	Graham, Lorraine Lorraine Graham	2000 Sydney	Athletics	400 m women
2 Silver	Fraser, Merlin Merlin Fraser Tanya Lawrence Veronica Campbell Beverly MacDonald Merlin Otti	2000 Sydney	Athletics	4x100 m women
3 Bronze	Blackwood, Michael Michael Blackwood Greg Houghton Christopher Williams Danny McFarlane Michael mcdonald Sanja aure	2000 Sydney	Athletics	4x400 m men
2 Silver	Richards, Sandy Sandy Richards Katherine Scott-Polmails Deon Hemmings Lorraine Graham Charmaine howell Michelle Burger	2000 Sydney	Athletics	4x400 m women
3 Bronze	Campbell, Veronica Veronica Campbell	2004 Athens	Athletics	100 m women
one Gold	Campbell, Veronica Veronica Campbell	2004 Athens	Athletics	200 m women
2 Silver	McFarlane, Denn Denn MacFarlane	2004 Athens	Athletics	400 m, with barriers, men
one Gold	Lawrence, Tanya Tanya Lawrence Sherron simpson Aliin bailey Veronica Campbell Beverly MacDonald	2004 Athens	Athletics	4x100 m women
3 Bronze	Smith, Ronneta Ronneta Smith Novellen Williams Nadia Davy Sandy richards Michelle Burger	2004 Athens	Athletics	4x400 m women
one Gold	Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt	2008 Beijing	Athletics	100 m men
one Gold	Fraser, Shelley Anne Shelley Anne Fraser	2008 Beijing	Athletics	100 m women
one Gold	Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt	2008 Beijing	Athletics	200 m men
one Gold	Walker, Melanie Melanie Walker	2008 Beijing	Athletics	400 m hurdles women
one Gold	Campbell Brown, Veronica Veronica Campbell Brown	2008 Beijing	Athletics	200 m women
one Gold	Carter, Nesta Nesta Carter Michael Freiter Usain bolt Asafa Powell Dwight Thomas	2008 Beijing	Athletics	4x100 m men
2 Silver	Simpson, Sharon Sharon Simpson	2008 Beijing	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Stewart, Carron Carron Stewart	2008 Beijing	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Williams, Sherika Sherika Williams	2008 Beijing	Athletics	400 m women
3 Bronze	Stewart, Carron Carron Stewart	2008 Beijing	Athletics	200 m women
3 Bronze	Williams, Sherika Sherika Williams Sheriff Lloyd Rosemary White, Noveline Williams Bobby Gaye-Wilkins	2008 Beijing	Athletics	4x400 m women
one Gold	Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt	2012 London	Athletics	100 m men
one Gold	Fraser, Shelley Anne Shelley Anne Fraser	2012 London	Athletics	100 m women
one Gold	Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt	2012 London	Athletics	200 m men
one Gold	Carter, Nesta Nesta Carter Freighter, Michael Michael Freiter Blake, Johan Johan Blake Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt	2012 London	Athletics	4 x 100 m men
2 Silver	Fraser, Shelley Anne Shelley Anne Fraser	2012 London	Athletics	200 m women
2 Silver	Blake, Johan Johan Blake	2012 London	Athletics	100 m men
2 Silver	Blake, Johan Johan Blake	2012 London	Athletics	200 m men
3 Bronze	Weir, Warren Warren Weir	2012 London	Athletics	200 m men
3 Bronze	Campbell Brown, Veronica Veronica Campbell Brown	2012 London	Athletics	100 m women
2 Silver	Campbell Brown, Veronica Veronica Campbell Brown Fraser, Shelley Anne Shelley Anne Fraser Simpson, Sharon Sharon Simpson Stewart, Carron Carron Stewart	2012 London	Athletics	4 x 100 m women
3 Bronze	Partition, Hansle Hansle Partment	2012 London	Athletics	100 m s / w, women
3 Bronze	Day Christine Christine Day Lloyd, Sheriff Sheriff Lloyd Rosemary White Williams, Sherika Sherika Williams Williams Mills, Novellen Novenlen Williams Mills	2012 London	Athletics	4 x 400 m women

Medal standings

Summer Olympics Medals

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1948 London	one	2	0	3
1952 Helsinki	2	3	0	five
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	As part of the West Indies Federation
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	0	one	0	one
1972 Munich	0	0	one	one
1976 Montreal	one	one	0	2
1980 Moscow	0	0	3	3
1984 los angeles	0	one	2	3
1988 Seoul	0	2	0	2
1992 Barcelona	0	3	one	four
1996 Atlanta	one	3	2	6
2000 Sydney	0	6	3	9
2004 Athens	2	one	2	five
2008 Beijing	6	3	2	eleven
2012 London	four	four	four	12
2016 Rio de Janeiro	6	one	2	9
Total	23	31	22	76

Sports Medals

Kind of sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	23	31	21	75
Cycling	0	0	one	one
Total	17	thirty	20	76

Links

Statistics on Sports-reference.com
Jamaica on the official website of the Olympic Movement
Medalists of the Olympic Games on the IOC website (neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment November 4, 2009. Archived September 26, 2009.
Olympic Association of Jamaica (Neopr.) (Link unavailable) . Date of treatment December 8, 2007. Archived December 1, 2007.
"A need for speed: Jamaica small in size but big on world-class sprinters" (link not available) , Boston Herald , June 26, 2008 (on Jamaica's success in sprinting at the Olympics)

Jamaica at the Olympics

IOC Code	Jam
NOC	Olympic Association of Jamaica Official site
Participation in the Summer Olympics
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016
Participation in the Winter Olympics
1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018
see also
West Indies Federation (1960)