| Jamaica at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 35 (24 men and 11 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Merlene Ottey |
| Medals Ranked 34th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 British West Indies (1960 S) | |
Jamaica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 35 competitors, 24 men and 11 women, took part in 22 events in 5 sports. [1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Grace Jackson | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | 29 September |
| Silver | Howard Burnett Bert Cameron Howard Davis Trevor Graham Winthrop Graham Devon Morris | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 1 October |
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Mair | 100 metres | 10.44 | 22 q | 10.41 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Smith | 10.49 | 30 Q | 10.63 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ray Stewart | 10.22 | 3 Q | 10.25 | 9 Q | 10.18 | 4 Q | 12.26 | 7 | |
| Clive Wright | 200 metres | 20.94 | 15 Q | 20.87 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Bert Cameron | 400 metres | 46.24 | 17 Q | 45.16 | 11 Q | 44.50 | 5 Q | 44.94 | 6 |
| Howard Davis | 45.97 | 10 Q | 45.40 | 16 Q | 45.48 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Devon Morris | 45.95 | 9 Q | 45.30 | 14 Q | 45.68 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Derick Adamson | Marathon | — | 2:47:57 | 84 | |||||
| Richard Bucknor | 110 metres hurdles | 13.89 | 12 Q | 13.91 | 14 Q | 13.98 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Andrew Parker | 14.00 | 18 Q | 14.05 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Winthrop Graham | 400 metres hurdles | 49.40 | 4 Q | — | 48.37 | 3 Q | 48.04 | 5 | |
| Chris Faulknor Greg Meghoo Clive Wright John Mair | 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.53 | 10 Q | — | 38.75 | 5 Q | 38.47 | 4 | |
| Howard Davis Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Bert Cameron Howard Burnett (*) Trevor Graham (*) | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:04.00 | 3 Q | — | 3:00.94 | 3 Q | 3:00.30 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juliet Cuthbert | 100 metres | 11.14 | 7 Q | 11.03 | 8 Q | 11.10 | 8 Q | 11.26 | 7 |
| Grace Jackson | 11.18 | 9 Q | 11.13 | 13 Q | 11.06 | 7 Q | 10.97 | 4 | |
| Merlene Ottey | 11.03 | 2 Q | 11.03 | 8 Q | DNS | Did not advance | |||
| Grace Jackson | 200 metres | 22.66 | 2 Q | 22.24 | 2 Q | 22.13 | 3 Q | 21.72 | |
| Merlene Ottey | 23.06 | 10 Q | 22.30 | 4 Q | 22.07 | 2 Q | 21.99 | 4 | |
| Cathy Rattray-Williams | 400 metres | 52.39 | 10 Q | 51.81 | 12 Q | 50.82 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Sandie Richards | 52.19 | 6 Q | 52.90 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sharon Powell | 800 metres | 2:03.49 | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Juliet Cuthbert Grace Jackson Merlene Ottey Ethlyn Tate Vivienne Spence (*) Laurel Johnson (*) | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.50 | 6 Q | — | 43.30 | 6 Q | DNS | ||
| Sandie Richards Andrea Thomas Cathy Rattray-Williams Sharon Powell Marcia Tate (*) | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:26.83 | 2 Q | — | 3:23.13 | 5 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mark Kennedy | Lightweight | Bye |  Maea (COK)W RSC R1 |  Chuprenski (BUL)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Richard Hamilton | Welterweight | Bye |  Gantulga (MGL)L RSC R2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gary Smikle | Light middleweight | Bye |  Zaytsev (URS)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Terry Dixon | Light heavyweight | — |  Madsen (DEN)L RSC R2 | Did not advance | ||||
Three male cyclists represented Jamaica in 1988.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Tenn | Road race | 4:48:06 | 107 |
| Raymond Thomas | 4:43:15 | 97 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Points | Rank | Laps | Points | Rank | ||
| Peter Aldridge | Points race | –1 lap | 15 | 9 Q | –3 laps | 4 | 22 |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Garfield Jones | Singles |  Lupulesku (YUG)L 0–3 | Mazunov (URS) L 0–3 |  Ono (JPN)L 0–3 |  Costantini (ITA)L 2–3 |  Liu (HKG)L w/o |  Núñez (CHI)L 1–3 |  Kim (KOR)L 0–3 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Calvin Stamp | Men's +110 kg | 150.0 | 12 | 195.0 | 9 | 345.0 | 11 |
Mexico competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 66 men and 17 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports. Brazilians conquered 6 medals in Seoul, but only one gold medal.
Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, held from 17 September to 2 October 1988. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports. Most Canadians remember these Olympics for Ben Johnson, who won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, before being disqualified and his record deleted after he tested positive for stanozolol.
Poland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Poland returned to the Summer Olympic Games after having boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics. 143 competitors, 111 men and 32 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.
Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.
El Salvador competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics.
Algeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 44 competitors, 40 men and 4 women, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.
Angola competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 24 competitors, 19 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 4 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Fifteen competitors, twelve men and three women, took part in nineteen events in four sports.
Colombia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 40 competitors, 34 men and 6 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.
Bolivia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in twelve events in six sports.
Nigeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Sierra Leone competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Twelve competitors, eleven men and one woman, took part in fourteen events in four sports.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in seven events in two sports.
Barbados competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seventeen competitors, sixteen men and one woman, took part in twenty events in seven sports.
Malaysia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Nine competitors, five men and four women, took part in fifteen events in five sports.
Guatemala competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 28 competitors, 25 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.
Belize competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Ten competitors, all men, took part in seven events in two sports.
Ecuador competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Thirteen competitors, ten men and three women, took part in fifteen events in six sports.
Guyana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A total of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, competed for the nation in three sports.
