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 41st
Gold
26
Silver
36
Bronze
26
Total
88
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

Timeline of participation
DateTeam
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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Summer Sport
Sports  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Athletics 263625878
Cycling 001145
Total2636268832

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldArthur Wint1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverHerb McKenley1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverArthur Wint1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 800 metres
 GoldGeorge Rhoden1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 GoldArthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden		1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 SilverHerb McKenley1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 SilverHerb McKenley1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 SilverArthur Wint1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 800 metres
 SilverLennox Miller1968 Mexico CityAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 BronzeLennox Miller1972 MunichAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldDon Quarrie1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 SilverDon Quarrie1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 BronzeDon Quarrie1980 MoscowAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey1980 MoscowAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeDavid Weller1980 Moscow CyclingMen's 1 km time trial
 SilverAlbert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart		1984 Los AngelesAthleticsMen's 4×100 metres relay
 BronzeMerlene Ottey1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 SilverHoward Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron		1988 SeoulAthleticsMen's 4×400 metres relay
 SilverGrace Jackson1988 SeoulAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 SilverWinthrop Graham1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverJuliet Cuthbert1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverJuliet Cuthbert1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldDeon Hemmings1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverJames Beckford1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's long jump
 SilverMerlene Ottey1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverMerlene Ottey1996 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 Lawrence2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverLorraine Graham2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 SilverDeon Hemmings2000 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 Haughton2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 400 metres
 BronzeMerlene Ottey2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeBeverly McDonald2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldVeronica Campbell-Brown2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldTayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald		2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metres relay
 SilverDanny McFarlane2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
 BronzeVeronica Campbell-Brown2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeRonetta Smith
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher		2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 GoldUsain Bolt2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldShelly-Ann Fraser2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldVeronica Campbell-Brown2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldMelaine Walker2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 SilverSherone Simpson2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverKerron Stewart2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 SilverShericka Williams2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 SilverShericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins		2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metres relay
 BronzeKerron Stewart2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeChelsea Hammond2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's long jump
 GoldUsain Bolt2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldShelly-Ann Fraser2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldKemar Bailey-Cole
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater		2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay
 SilverYohan Blake2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 SilverYohan Blake2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 SilverShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce2012 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 Weir2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 BronzeHansle Parchment2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 BronzeVeronica Campbell-Brown2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeKaliese Spencer2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
 GoldUsain Bolt2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 100 metres
 GoldUsain Bolt2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 200 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldOmar McLeod2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 GoldAsafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Jevaughn Minzie		2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay
 BronzeShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeShericka Jackson2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson Herah2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 GoldElaine Thompson Herah2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 GoldHansle Parchment2020 TokyoAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 GoldRemona Burchell
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Briana Williams		2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 metres relay
 SilverShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeShericka Jackson2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
 BronzeMegan Tapper2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdles
 BronzeRonald Levy2020 TokyoAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
 BronzeJunelle Bromfield
Shericka Jackson
Roneisha McGregor
Janieve Russell
Stacey-Ann Williams		2020 TokyoAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay

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