| Jamaica at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 6 (men) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ricky McIntosh |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Jamaica competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 6 | – | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JAM-1 | Dudley Stokes Winston Watt Chris Stokes Wayne Thomas | Four-man | 54.41 | 21 | 54.55 | 22 | 54.80 | 21 | 2:43.76 | 21 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JAM-1 | Devon Harris Michael Morgan | Two-man | 56.56 | 30 | 56.52 | 30 | 56.36 | 30 | 56.30 | 29 | 3:45.74 | 29 |
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