Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Jamaica at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Jamaica.svg
IOC code JAM
NOC Jamaica Olympic Association
Website www.joa.org.jm
in Los Angeles
Competitors45 (31 men and 14 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Bert Cameron
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics (for the tenth time) in Los Angeles, United States. 45 competitors, 31 men and 14 women, took part in 35 events in 5 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Norman Edwards (*)
Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart 		Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 11 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Merlene Ottey-Page Athletics Women's 100 metres 5 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Merlene Ottey-Page Athletics Women's 200 metres 9 August

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat — 46.14
  • Quarterfinals — 45.15
  • Semifinals — 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury)
  • Heat — 45.80
  • Quarterfinals — 46.14 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 46.73
  • Quarterfinals — 46.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 57.06
  • Semifinal — 56.05
  • Final — 57.15 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 58.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.47 m
  • Final — 6.40 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 49.00m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Jamaica in 1984.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Points race

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 54.63 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
  • Heat — 55.34 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:00.04 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:11.57 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 57.69 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
  • Heat — 1:00.57 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:06.43
  • Final — 2:05.60 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:29.43
  • B-Final — 4:27.98 (→ 10th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:34.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:05.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Weightlifting

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.


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