Jamaica at the Olympics

Jamaica at the Olympics is a history which began in 1948.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Jamaica is JAM.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|website=LA84 Foundation|page=9|accessdate=16 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|archivedate=12 February 2012}}</ref>

History
Teams from Jamaica have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team.
Jamaica has also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988. The Jamaica national bobsled team has achieved some fame.

Jamaica has won 61 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics.  Most of the medals have been for individual and relay sprint events.

The National Olympic Committee for Jamaica is the Jamaica Olympic Association'', and was formed in 1936.

List of medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     1948 London  Athletics  Men's 400 metres     1948 London  Athletics  Men's 400 metres     1948 London  Athletics  Men's 800 metres     1952 Helsinki  Athletics  Men's 100 metres     1952 Helsinki  Athletics  Men's 400 metres     1952 Helsinki  Athletics  Men's 400 metres   Leslie LaingHerb McKenleyGeorge Rhoden  1952 Helsinki  Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay     1952 Helsinki  Athletics  Men's 800 metres     1968 Mexico City  Athletics  Men's 100 metres     1972 Munich  Athletics Men's 100 metres     1976 Montreal  Athletics  Men's 100 metres     1976 Montreal  Athletics  Men's 200 metres     1980 Moscow  Athletics  Men's 200 metres     1980 Moscow  Athletics  Women's 200 metres     1980 Moscow  Cycling  Men's 1 km time trial     1984 Los Angeles  Athletics  Women's 100 metres     1984 Los Angeles  Athletics  Women's 200 metres   Greg MeghooDon QuarrieRay Stewart  1984 Los Angeles Athletics  Men's 4×100 metre relay     1988 Seoul  Athletics  Women's 200 metres   Devon MorrisWinthrop GrahamBert Cameron  1988 Seoul  Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay     1992 Barcelona  Athletics Women's 100 metres     1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Women's 200 metres     1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Women's 200 metres     1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Men's 400 metre hurdles     1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Women's 100 metres     1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Women's 200 metres     1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Women's 400 metre hurdles   Juliet CuthbertNikole MitchellMerlene OtteyGillian RussellAndrea Lloyd  1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Women's 4×100 metre relay   Michael McDonaldRoxbert MartinDavian ClarkeDennis BlakeGarth Robinson  1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Men's 4×400 metre relay     1996 Atlanta  Athletics Men's long jump     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 100 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 100 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 400 metre hurdles     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Men's 400 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 400 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 200 metres   Tayna LawrenceVeronica CampbellBeverly McDonaldMerlene Ottey  2000 Sydney  Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay   Greg HaughtonChristopher WilliamsDanny McFarlaneSanjay AyreMichael McDonald  2000 Sydney  Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay   Catherine ScottDeon HemmingsLorraine GrahamCharmaine HowellMichelle Burgher  2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 4×400 metre relay     2004 Athens  Athletics  Women's 100 metres     2004 Athens  Athletics Women's 200 metres     2004 Athens  Athletics  Men's 400 metre hurdles   Sherone SimpsonAleen BaileyVeronica CampbellBeverly McDonald  2004 Athens  Athletics  Women's 4×100 metre relay   Novlene WilliamsNadia DavySandie RichardsMichelle Burgher  2004 Athens  Athletics  Women's 4×400 metre relay     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Men's 100 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 100 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Men's 200 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 400 m hurdles     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 200 m   Michael FraterUsain BoltAsafa PowellDwight Thomas  2008 Beijing  Athletics  Men's 4x100 metre relay     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 100 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 100 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 400 m     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 200 m   Shereefa LloydRosemarie WhyteNovlene Williams Bobby Gaye-Wilkins  2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's 4×400 metre relay      2012 London  Athletics Women's 100 m      2012 London  Athletics  Men's 100 m      2012 London  Athletics  Men's 200 m   Michael FraterUsain BoltYohan Blake   2012 London  Athletics  Men's 4x100 metre relay   Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce   2012 London  Athletics  Women's 200m      2012 London  Athletics  Men's 100 m      2012 London  Athletics  Men's 200 m      2012 London  Athletics  Men's 200 m      2012 London  Athletics  Women's 100 m   Hansle Parchment   2012 London  Athletics  110 m hurdles

Related pages
 Cool Runnings

References

Other websites 
 Jamaica Olympic Association
 Jamaica profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Jamaica
Category:National sports teams of Jamaica