Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Jamaica at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Jamaica.svg
IOC code JAM
NOC Jamaica Olympic Association
Website www.joa.org.jm
in Montreal
Competitors20 (11 men, 9 women)
Flag bearer Don Quarrie [1]
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 20 competitors, 11 men and 9 women, took part in 18 events in 3 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat – 1:48.46
  • Semi Final – 1:47.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat – 3:03.86
  • Final – 3:02.84 (→ 5th place)

Boxing

Cycling

Three cyclists represented Jamaica in 1976.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Jamaica". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. "Jamaica at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.