Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	JAM
CGA	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Manchester, England
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 4 Silver 6 Bronze 7 Total 17
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Jamaica competed at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. It was the 13th time that the nation has competed at the Games. ^[1] Jamaica sent 44 men and 44 women ^[2] and came 13th in the medals table, a drop in placing from 9th in Kuala Kumpur in 1998 but showing a significant increase in the number of medals won.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Jamaica	4	6	7	17

Gold

Athletics:

Lacena Golding-Clarke, Women's 100 Meters Hurdles

Michael Blackwood, Men's 400 Meters

Claston Bernard, Men's Decathlon

Elva Goulbourne, Women's Long Jump

Silver

Athletics:

Veronica Campbell, Women's 100 Meters

Vonette Dixon, Women's 100 Meters Hurdles

Juliet Campbell, Women's 200 Meters

Debbie-Ann Parris, Women's 400 Meters Hurdles

Asafa Powell, Chris Williams, Dwight Thomas, Michael Frater, Men's 4x100 Meters Relay

Astia Walker, Elva Goulbourne, Juliet Campbell, Veronica Campbell, Women's 4x100 Meters Relay

Bronze

Athletics:

Maurice Wignall, Men's 110 Meters Hurdles

Alexandra "Sandie" Angela Richards, Women's 400 Meters

Ian Weakley, Men's 400 Meters Hurdles

Trecia Smith, Women's Triple Jump

Netball:

Jamaica national netball team

Swimming:

Janelle Atkinson, Women's 400 Meters Freestyle

Janelle Atkinson, Women's 800 Meters Freestyle

Netball

With a team captained by Oberon Pitterson, featuring Nadine Bryan, Elaine Davis and Simone Forbes and coached by Maureen Hall, Jamaica finished third at the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games after defeating England 55–53 in the bronze medal match. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pool B

26 July 2002	Jamaica	65–20	Barbados
20:30	Simone Forbes  37 Elaine Davis  28	Report	Cheryl Squires  37 Olivia Walcott  28

27 July 2002	Jamaica	66–55	South Africa
15:00	Elaine Davis  46/54 (85%) Simone Forbes  20/21 (95%)	Report	Sindiswe Gumede  49/58 (84%) Adele Jonker  3 Shani Welthagen  2 Martha Machoga  1

29 July 2002	Jamaica	84–33	Fiji
18:30	Elaine Davis  58/64 (91%) Simone Forbes  18/20 (90%) Tiffannie Wolfe  8	Report	Matelita Shaw  14/23 (61%) Paulini Tora  12 Taraima Rara  7

30 July 2002	Australia	60–33	Jamaica
20:30	Sharelle McMahon  23 Eloise Southby  20 Catherine Cox  17	Report	Elaine Davis  22 Simone Forbes  11

Sources: ^{[6] [7]}

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	292	131	+161	8
2	Jamaica	4	3	0	1	248	168	+80	6
3	South Africa	4	2	0	2	201	219	-18	4
4	Barbados	4	1	0	3	131	240	-109	2
5	Fiji	4	0	0	4	151	265	-114	0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources: ^{[7] [8]}

Minor semi-finals

31 July 2002	Jamaica	72–32	Wales
	Elaine Davis  42 Simone Forbes  19	Report	Mair Jones  24 Sian Edwards  5 Jamilla Harris  3

Major semi-finals

2 August 2002	New Zealand	69–51	Jamaica
18:30	Irene van Dyk  41/48 (85%) Donna Loffhagen  28		Elaine Davis  28 Simone Forbes  23

Bronze medal match

4 August 2002	Jamaica	55–53	England
11:00	Elaine Davis  42 Simone Forbes  13		Alex Astle  32/38 (84%) Abby Teare  21	Attendance: 10,000

Sources: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Squad

Jamaica roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Nadine Bryan C, WA (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 (aged 25) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Elaine Davis GS, GK (1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nadine Ffrench – Simone Forbes GS, GA (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nichala Gibson WD, GD (1982-10-20)20 October 1982 (aged 19) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Georgia Gordon – Kaydia Kentish – Tasha Morgan – Oberon Pitterson (c) GK, GD, WD (1971-02-08)8 February 1971 (aged 31) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sharmalee Watkins – Sharon Wiles – Tiffannie Wolfe –	Head coach Maureen Hall Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[3]

References

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2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
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6. "BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games 2002 – Statistics". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
7. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "Pool B Summary". m2002.thecgf.com. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2025.