# Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Deon Hemmings | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | 31 July |
| Silver | Merlene Ottey | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | 27 July |
| Silver | James Beckford | Athletics | Men's long jump | 29 July |
| Silver | Merlene Ottey | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | 1 August |
| Bronze | Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Andria Lloyd (heats) Gillian Russell (heats) | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 3 August |
| Bronze | Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Greg Haughton Davian Clarke Dennis Blake (heats) Garth Robinson (heats) | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 3 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Boxing | 3 | – | 3 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 19 | 46 |

## Results by event
### Athletics

Men's 100 metres
* Michael Green
* Ray Stewart
* Leon Gordon
Men's 200 metres
* Percy Spencer
* Elston Cawley
Men's 400 metres
* Roxbert Martin
* Davian Clarke
* Michael McDonald
Men's 800 metres
* Alex Morgan
* Clive Terrelonge
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
* Michael McDonald, Dennis Blake, Roxbert Martin, Gregory Haughton, and Davian Clarke
   * Heat — 3:02.81
   * Semi Final — 2:58.42
   * Final — 2:59.42 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 400m Hurdles
* Neil Gardner
   * Heat — 48.59s
   * Semifinal — 48.30s (→ did not advance)
* Dinsdale Morgan
   * Heat — 49.16s (→ did not advance)
* Winthrop Graham
   * Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Antonio Nils — 2:44.10 (→ 104th place)
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
* Merlene Frazer, Sandie Richards, Juliet Campbell, and Deon Hemmings
   * Qualification — 3:25.33
   * Final — 3:21.69 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
* Deon Hemmings
   * Qualification — 54.70
   * Semifinals — 52.99
   * Final — 52.82 (→ Gold Medal)
* Debbie Parris
   * Qualification — 55.64
   * Semifinals — 54.72
   * Final — 53.97 (→ 4th place)
* Catherine Scott-Pomales
   * Qualification — 56.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
* Diane Guthrie-Gresham
   * Qualification — 6.27m (→ did not advance)
* Lacena Golding
   * Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
* Dionne Rose
   * Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
* Suzette Lee
   * Qualification — 13.65m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
* Diane Guthrie-Gresham
   * Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

### Boxing

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
* Tyson Gray
   * First Round — Lost to Pablo Chacón (Argentina), 5-6
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
* Sean Black
   * First Round — Lost to Jørn Johnson (Norway), 7-13
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Rowan Donaldson
   * First Round — Lost to Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 4-20

### Sailing

Men's Two Person Dinghy
* Andrew Gooding
* Joseph Stockhausen

### Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle
* Sion Brinn
   * Heat – 23.35 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
* Sion Brinn
   * Heat – 50.38
   * B-Finals – 50.09 (→ 12th place)

### Table Tennis

Men's singles
* Michael Hyatt
* Stephen Hylton
Men's doubles
* Michael Hyatt
* Stephen Hylton