Jamaica at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	JAM
CGA	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 10 Silver 4 Bronze 8 Total 22
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Jamaica was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The team won 22 medals including 10 gold. ^[1]

Medals

See also: 2006 Commonwealth Games Medal Count

				Total
Jamaica	10	4	8	22

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Dorian Scott	Athletics	Men's shot put	20 March
Silver	Maurice Smith|	Athletics	Men's decathlon	21 March
Silver	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	23 March
Silver	Kenia Sinclair	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	24 March
Bronze	Olivia McKoy	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw	19 March
Bronze	Novlene Williams	Athletics		21 March
Bronze	Jermaine Gonzales	Athletics		22 March
Bronze	Kemel Thompson	Athletics
Bronze	Chris Williams	Athletics		March 23
Bronze	Delloreen Ennis-London	Athletics	Women's 400 metres	21 March
Bronze	Chris Williams	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	March 23
Bronze	Karen Beautle	Athletics	Women's high jump	March 23

Bronze

• Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Gold

• Asafa Powell, Athletics, Men's 100 m
• Sheri-Ann Brooks, Athletics, Women's 100 m
• Maurice Wignall, Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
• Trecia Smith, Athletics, Women's Triple Jump
• Tanto Campbell, Athletics, Men's Seated Discus Throw EAD
• Omar Brown, Athletics, Men's 200 m
• Sherone Simpson, Athletics, Women's 200 m
• Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles
• Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
• Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Netball

Jamaica finished fourth in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the bronze medal match, they lost 53–52 to England. ^{[2] [3]}

Pool 2

Friday 17 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	67–22	Singapore		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter:19-7, 15-8, 18-5, 15-2
		Elaine Davis  25/32 (78%) Latoya Thomas  23/26 (88%) Simone Forbes  11/14 (79%) Jodi Ann Ffrench  8/10 (80%)		Tan Hui Yan  10/14 (71%) Li Ling  7/10 (70%) Chen Hui Fen  3/5 (60%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  2/5 (40%)

Saturday 18 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	69–30	Barbados		Umpires: Bobbi Brown Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter:22-5, 18-5, 15-9, 14-11
		Latoya Thomas  25/32 (78%) Elaine Davis  22/28 (79%) Simone Forbes  22/30 (73%)		Lydia Bishop  18/26 (69%) Laurel Browne  12/18 (67%)

Monday 20 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	74–21	Wales		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter:21-2, 22-4, 15-7, 16-8
		Elaine Davis  46/56 (82%) Simone Forbes  24/26 (92%) Jodi Ann Ffrench  4/5 (80%)		Rebecca James  16/24 (67%) Nicola Lewis  4/6 (67%) Jamilla Abbott  1/1 (100%)

Wednesday 22 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	54–54	Jamaica		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter:16-11, 11-13, 16-10, 11-20
		Sharelle McMahon  27/33 (82%) Susan Pratley  14/18 (78%) Catherine Cox  13/17 (76%)		Elaine Davis  37/40 (93%) Simone Forbes  17/19 (89%)

Thursday 23 March 21:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	47–60	Jamaica		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 13-16, 14-12, 7-13
		Cathrine Latu  45/49 (92%) Malu Fa'asavalu  2/6 (33%)		Elaine Davis  43/46 (93%) Simone Forbes  17/18 (94%)

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	387	169	+218	9
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	324	174	+150	9
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	264	254	+10	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	185	271	-86	4
5	Barbados	5	2	0	3	183	279	-96	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	150	346	-196	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  Qualified for Classification

Sources: ^[3]

Semi-final

Saturday 25 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	61–41	Jamaica		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter:18-7, 14-10, 16-11, 13-13
		Irene van Dyk  48/51 (94%) Belinda Colling  10/14 (71%) Maria Tutaia  3/5 (60%)		Elaine Davis  27/31 (87%) Simone Forbes  14/18 (78%)

Bronze medal match

Sunday 26 March 14:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	52–53	England		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
		Scoring by quarter:18-10, 11-12, 11-16, 12-15
		Elaine Davis  46/52 (88%) Simone Forbes  6/9 (67%)		Abby Teare  30/36 (83%) Pamela Cookey  17/29 (59%) Rachel Dunn  6/10 (60%)

Source: ^[2]

Squad

Jamaica roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Nicole Aiken GA, GD (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 20) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Jamalco Nadine Bryan C, WA (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 (aged 29) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Jamalco Marion Campbell C, WA (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Tivoli Gardens Elaine Davis  (c) GS, GK (1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 29) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Jamalco Kasey Evering GK, GS, WD (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 23) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tivoli Gardens Jodi Ann Ffrench GS, GA (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 21) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seneca Simone Forbes WD, C, GA (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 24) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Waulgrovians Nichala Gibson WD, GD (1982-10-20)20 October 1982 (aged 23) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Waulgrovians Tamara Hylton C, WA (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 23) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Waulgrovians Oberon Pitterson GK, GD, WD (1971-02-08)8 February 1971 (aged 35) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Waulgrovians Latoya Thomas GA, GS (1985-11-08)8 November 1985 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Alpha Peter-Gaye Thomas C (1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 19) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Tivoli Gardens	Head coach Maureen Hall Assistant coach Yvonne Keane-Dawes Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

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

References

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4. "JNA names senior team for Commonwealth Games 2006". www.netball.org. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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