Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | JAM | ||||||||
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 46 (27 men and 19 women) in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Juliet Cuthbert | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 39th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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 British West Indies (1960) | |||||||||
Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medalists
Gold
- Deon Hemmings — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles
Silver
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- James Beckford — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Bronze
- Merlene Ottey-Page, Juliet Cuthbert, Michelle Freeman, Nikole Mitchell, Gillian Russell (heats), and Andria Lloyd (heats) — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay
- Michael McDonald, Davian Clarke, Greg Haughton, Roxbert Martin, Dennis Blake (heats), and Garth Robinson (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Results by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
- Percy Spencer
- Elston Cawley
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
- Alex Morgan
- Clive Terrelonge
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Heat — 3:02.81
- Semi Final — 2:58.42
- Final — 2:59.42 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 48.59s
- Semifinal — 48.30s (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 49.16s (→ did not advance)
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Antonio Nils — 2:44.10 (→ 104th place)
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
- Qualification — 3:25.33
- Final — 3:21.69 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Qualification — 54.70
- Semifinals — 52.99
- Final — 52.82 (→ Gold Medal)
- Qualification — 55.64
- Semifinals — 54.72
- Final — 53.97 (→ 4th place)
- Qualification — 56.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.27m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 13.65m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Two Person Dinghy
- Andrew Gooding
- Joseph Stockhausen
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Heat – 23.35 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat – 50.38
- B-Finals – 50.09 (→ 12th place)
Table Tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Singles
- Michael Hyatt
- Stephen Hylton
Men's Doubles
- Michael Hyatt
- Stephen Hylton
See also
- Jamaica at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Jamaica at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
References
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