| Jamaica at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 5 (men) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Dudley Stokes (bobsleigh) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Jamaica competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Its only representatives were the Jamaican bobsleigh team; they did not win a medal.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JAM-1 | Dudley Stokes Ricky McIntosh Michael White Chris Stokes | Four-man | 1:00.12 | 25 | 1:00.48 | 27 | 1:00.38 | 24 | 1:00.39 | 25 | 4:01.37 | 25 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JAM-2 | Devon Harris Ricky McIntosh | Two-man | 1:02.57 | 34 | 1:02.88 | 33 | 1:03.13 | 35 | 1:03.10 | 35 | 4:11.68 | 35 |
| JAM-1 | Dudley Stokes Chris Stokes | Two-man | 1:02.93 | 37 | 1:03.30 | 37 | 1:03.38 | 36 | 1:03.15 | 36 | 4:12.76 | 36 |
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