Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Jamaica at the Olympic Games | ||||
Flag of Jamaica |
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IOC code: JAM | ||||
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||
Medals Rank: 39 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 6 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960* • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *As part of the British West Indies |
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Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 |
Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Deon Hemmings — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles
[edit] Silver
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- James Beckford — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
[edit] Bronze
- Merlene Ottey-Page, Juliet Cuthbert, Michelle Freeman, and Nikole Mitchell — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay
- Michael McDonald, Davian Clarke, Greg Haughton and Roxbert Martin — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Neil Gardner
- Heat — 48.59s
- Semi Final — 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 Triple Jump
- Suzette Lee
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- Qualification — 13.65m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Diane Guthrie-Gresham
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- Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Tyson Gray
- First Round — Lost to Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 5-6
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Sean Black
- First Round — Lost to Jorn Johnson (Norway), 7-13
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Rowan Donaldson
- First Round — Lost to Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 4-20
[edit] 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)