Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Jamaica at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Jamaica.svg
IOC code JAM
NOC Jamaica Olympic Association
Website www.joa.org.jm
in Atlanta
Competitors46 (27 men and 19 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Juliet Cuthbert
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Deon Hemmings Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Merlene Ottey Athletics Women's 100 metres 27 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James Beckford Athletics Men's long jump 29 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Merlene Ottey Athletics Women's 200 metres 1 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Andria Lloyd (heats)
Gillian Russell (heats)		 Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 3 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Greg Haughton
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake (heats)
Garth Robinson (heats)		 Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 3 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 191938
Boxing 3–3
Sailing 202
Swimming 101
Table tennis 202
Total271946

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Leon Gordon 100 metres 10.4846Did not advance
Michael Green 10.166 Q10.118 Q10.118 Q10.167
Ray Stewart 10.3835 q10.1817Did not advance
Elston Cawley 200 metres 20.7323 Q20.7527Did not advance
Percival Spencer 20.7323 Q20.5918Did not advance
Davian Clarke 400 metres 45.5410 Q44.988 Q44.875 Q44.997
Roxbert Martin 46.0128 q44.743 Q44.813 Q44.836
Michael McDonald 45.509 Q45.2613 Q45.4812Did not advance
Alex Morgan 800 metres 1:47.4030—Did not advance
Clive Terrelonge 1:48.2937—Did not advance
Nils Antonio Marathon —2:44:10104
Robert Foster 110 metres hurdles 13.5814 Q13.5112 Q13.4910Did not advance
Neil Gardner 400 metres hurdles 48.596 q—48.309Did not advance
Winthrop Graham DNF —Did not advance
Dinsdale Morgan 49.1621—Did not advance
Leon Gordon
Michael Green
Percival Spencer
Ray Stewart 		4 × 100 metres relay 39.2111 Q— DQ Did not advance
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Greg Haughton
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake (heats only)
Garth Robinson (heats only)		 4 × 100 metres relay 3:02.818 Q—2:58.422 Q2:59.42Bronze medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
James Beckford Long jump 8.0210 q8.29Silver medal icon.svg
Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Juliet Cuthbert 100 metres 11.062 Q11.209 Q11.079Did not advance
Beverly McDonald 12.0849Did not advance
Merlene Ottey 11.135 Q11.022 Q10.931 Q10.94Silver medal icon.svg
Juliet Cuthbert 200 metres 23.0313 Q22.627 Q22.244 Q22.607
Beverly McDonald 23.0414 Q DNS Did not advance
Merlene Ottey 22.9210 Q22.616 Q22.082 Q22.24Silver medal icon.svg
Juliet Campbell 400 metres 51.576 Q51.1710 Q51.6516Did not advance
Merlene Frazer 52.2020 Q51.5716 Q51.1812Did not advance
Sandie Richards 51.7910 Q51.2211 Q50.747 Q50.457
Inez Turner 800 metres 2:01.4821—Did not advance
Michelle Freeman 100 metres hurdles 12.764 Q12.572 Q12.613 Q12.766
Dionne Rose 12.815 Q12.767 Q12.646 Q12.745
Gillian Russell 12.857 Q12.7817Did not advance
Deon Hemmings 400 metres hurdles 54.701 Q—52.99 OR 152.82 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Debbie-Ann Parris 55.6410 Q—54.728 Q53.974
Catherine Scott 56.2120—Did not advance
Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Andria Lloyd (heats only)
Gillian Russell (heats only)		 4 × 100 metres relay 43.365 Q—42.24Bronze medal icon.svg
Merlene Frazer
Sandie Richards
Juliet Campbell
Deon Hemmings
Tracey Ann Barnes (heats only)
Inez Turner (heats only)		 4 × 400 metres relay 3:25.336 q—3:21.694
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Lacena Golding Long jump NM Did not advance
Diane Guthrie-Gresham 6.2725Did not advance
Suzette Lee Triple jump 13.6519Did not advance
Combined event – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mTotalRank
Diane Guthrie-Gresham Result14.171.8012.8825.126.5740.322:17.55608716
Points9549787198761030673857

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Tyson Gray Featherweight Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Chacón  (ARG)
L 5–6		Did not advance
Sean Black Light middleweight Flag of Norway.svg  Johnson  (NOR)
L 7–13		Did not advance
Rowan Donaldson Middleweight Flag of Russia.svg  Lebziak  (RUS)
L 4–20		Did not advance

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567891011
Andrew Gooding
Joseph Stockhausen 		470 273334343318333032342726733

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/B
TimeRankTimeRank
Sion Brinn 50 m freestyle 23.3529Did not advance
100 m freestyle 50.3817 FB50.0912

Table Tennis

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Michael Hyatt Singles Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Yoo  (KOR)
L 0–2		Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri  (PRK)
L 0–2		Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Karakašević  (YUG)
L 0–2		4Did not advance
Stephen Hylton Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Samsonov  (BLR)
L 0–2		Flag of Russia.svg  Mazunov  (RUS)
L 0–2		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Prean  (GBR)
L 0–2		4Did not advance
Michael Hyatt
Stephen Hylton 		Doubles Flag of France.svg  Éloi /
Gatien  (FRA)
L 0–2		Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Lo /
Chan  (HKG)
L 0–2		Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri /
Choi  (PRK)
L 0–2		4—Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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