Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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Jamaica at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Jamaica.svg
IPC code JAM
NPC Jamaica Paralympic Association
in Athens
Competitors 4 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 53rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances

Jamaica competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women. Competitors from Jamaica won 2 medals, including 1 gold, and 1 bronze to finish 53rd in the medal table.

Jamaica Country in the Caribbean

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola.

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

Athens Capital and largest city of Greece

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Alphanso Cunningham Athletics Men's discus throw F53
Tanto Campbell Athletics Men's discus throw F56

Athletics

Men's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Tanto Campbell F55-56 Javelin 27.9687313
F56 Discus 37.04-
Alphanso Cunningham F52-53 Javelin 18.469466
F53 Discus 25.18 WR-

Women's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Sylvia Grant F56-58 Discus 22.6995911
Javelin 17.128289
Vinnette Green F54/55 Discus 14.739765

See also

Jamaica at the Paralympics

Jamaica made its Paralympic Games début at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv. It competed again in 1972, was absent in 1976, returned in 1980, and has competed at every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Jamaica has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.

Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Jamaica competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation, although it had previously appeared in the first four editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation. The Jamaica Olympic Association sent a total of 47 athletes to the Games, 22 men and 25 women, to compete only in track and field, badminton, shooting, and swimming. For the second consecutive time in Olympic history, Jamaica was represented again by more female than male athletes.

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