Jamaica at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JAM |
NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 50 in 4 sports |
Flag bearers | Usain Bolt (opening) Hansle Parchment (closing) |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Jamaica competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was Jamaica's most successful performance in the Summer Olympics; it was approximately the same size from the previous games with a delegation of 50 athletes (25 men and 25 women), and its athletes broke the nation's record for the number of medals (all awarded in the track and field), won in a single games. Jamaica's participation in London marked its sixteenth appearance as an independent nation, although it had previously competed in four other games (including the 1948 debut in the same host city London) as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation. Usain Bolt became the nation's greatest highlight of these games, having won three of Jamaica's four gold medals at London, and breaking an Olympic and world record in two of the three events in which he participated. Because of his repeated successes for the most medals and records, Bolt became Jamaica's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1984.
Jamaica's participation in these Olympic games marked its sixteenth appearance as an independent nation since 1964, although it had previously competed in four Olympic games under two different colonies; one as a British colony in 1948, when the nation marked its debut in the same host city for these games, and the other as part of the West Indies Federation, together with Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.
Although the Jamaican athletes had won at every Olympic games since its debut, the nation's delegation to the London Olympics proved to be its most successful performance at any other Olympic games. It was represented by 50 athletes, competing only in 4 sports (athletics, equestrian, swimming, and taekwondo), which covered the same team size with the previous games. Despite the nation failed to target the number of gold medals from the previous games, Jamaica has created its historical record by winning the most Olympic medals in the overall standings (12 medals, surpassing the nation's performance at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by less than a single medal). [1]
At these Olympic games, 18 athletes were awarded medals for their performance in events. Four of those athletes (Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Veronica Campbell-Brown) received multiple medals, three of them were Olympic champions from Beijing. Being the greatest highlight in the track and field, Usain Bolt successfully defended his Olympic titles in London, after winning three gold medals in the same events he participated. He was able to break another Olympic record by the fastest time (9.63 seconds) in the men's 100 metres, and the world record, together with his team, in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay (36.84 seconds). Although he failed to break another record in the men's 200 metres, Bolt became the first athlete in Olympic history to successfully defend his title in that event, winning the gold medal. Two of his compatriots, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir had to settle for the silver and the bronze medal, respectively. This was the second time that all Jamaican athletes guaranteed the medal standings in a single event, the first in the women's 100 metres sprint at the Beijing games in 2008. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also defended her Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the women's 100 metres, ahead of her compatriot Veronica Campbell-Brown, and American sprinter Carmelita Jeter.
Among the 50 athletes competing in these Olympic games, three of them were from equestrian, swimming, and taekwondo. Samantha Albert, the nation's only equestrian rider, was the oldest of the team, at age 41. Swimmer Alia Atkinson, competing in the freestyle and breaststroke events, became the first to reach into the final after winning the swim-off showdown over Canada's Tera van Bailen in the women's 100 m breaststroke, but she narrowly missed the nation's first ever medal in swimming by finishing abruptly in fourth place. Jamaica also marked its debut in taekwondo, which was competed by Kenneth Edwards in the men's super heavyweight division.
* - Heats only; ** - Finals only;
Jamaican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Yohan Blake | 100 m | Bye | 10.00 | 1 Q | 9.85 | 1 Q | 9.75 | ![]() | |
Usain Bolt | Bye | 10.09 | 1 Q | 9.87 | 1 Q | 9.63 OR | ![]() | ||
Asafa Powell | Bye | 10.04 | 1 Q | 9.94 | 3 q | 11.99 | 8 | ||
Yohan Blake | 200 m | 20.38 | 1 Q | — | 20.01 | 1 Q | 19.44 | ![]() | |
Usain Bolt | 20.39 | 1 Q | — | 20.18 | 1 Q | 19.32 | ![]() | ||
Warren Weir | 20.29 | 1 Q | — | 20.28 | 2 Q | 19.84 | ![]() | ||
Dane Hyatt | 400 m | 45.14 | 4 q | — | 45.59 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Rusheen McDonald | 46.67 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Jermaine Gonzales | 46.21 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Hansle Parchment | 110 m hurdles | 13.32 | 2 Q | — | 13.14 | 2 Q | 13.12 | ![]() | |
Richard Phillips | 13.47 | 5 q | — | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Andrew Riley | 13.59 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Leford Green | 400 m hurdles | 49.30 | 2 Q | — | 48.61 | 2 Q | 49.12 | 7 | |
Roxroy Cato | 50.22 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Josef Robertson | 49.98 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Kemar Bailey-Cole Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Nesta Carter Michael Frater | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.39 | 1 Q | — | 36.84 WR | ![]() | |||
Jermaine Gonzales Riker Hylton Dane Hyatt Rusheen McDonald Errol Nolan Edino Steele | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Damar Forbes | Long jump | 7.79 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Dorian Scott | Shot put | 20.31 | 11 q | 20.61 | 10 |
Jason Morgan | Discus throw | 57.46 | 39 | Did not advance | |
Travis Smikle | 61.85 | 20 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 100 m | Bye | 11.00 | 1 Q | 10.85 | 1 Q | 10.75 | ![]() | |
Veronica Campbell-Brown | Bye | 10.94 | 1 Q | 10.89 | 2 Q | 10.81 | ![]() | ||
Kerron Stewart | Bye | 11.08 | 3 Q | 11.04 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | — | 22.34 | 2 Q | 22.09 | ![]() | |
Sherone Simpson | 22.97 | 3 Q | — | 22.71 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Veronica Campbell-Brown | 22.75 | 3 Q | — | 22.32 | 1 Q | 22.38 | 4 | ||
Christine Day | 400 m | 51.05 | 2 Q | — | 51.19 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Novlene Williams-Mills | 50.88 | 1 Q | — | 49.91 | 3 q | 50.11 | 5 | ||
Rosemarie Whyte | 50.90 | 2 Q | — | 50.98 | 3 q | 50.79 | 8 | ||
Kenia Sinclair | 800 m | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||||
Brigitte Foster-Hylton | 100 m hurdles | 13.98 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Latoya Greaves | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||||
Shermaine Williams | 13.07 | 5 q | — | 12.83 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Melaine Walker | 400 m hurdles | 54.78 | 2 Q | — | 55.74 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Kaliese Spencer | 54.02 | 2 Q | — | 54.20 | 2 Q | 53.66 | ![]() | ||
Nickiesha Wilson | 55.53 | 2 Q | — | 55.77 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Korene Hinds | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:37.95 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Schillonie Calvert Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Samantha Henry-Robinson Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.37 | 2 Q | — | 41.41 NR | ![]() | |||
Christine Day Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Shericka Williams Novlene Williams-Mills | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.13 | 1 Q | — | 3:20.95 | ![]() |
* Dominique Blake was selected to the relay team, but did not compete.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Allison Randall | Discus throw | 58.06 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Trecia Smith | Triple jump | 14.31 | 7 q | 14.35 | 7 |
Kimberly Williams | 14.53 | 2 Q | 14.48 | 6 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Samantha Albert | Carraig Dubh | Individual | 67.20 | 69 | 54.00 | 121.20 | 59 | 21.00 | 142.20 | 51 | Did not advance | 142.20 | 51 |
Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alia Atkinson | 50 m freestyle | 25.98 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
100 m breaststroke | 1:07.39 | 10 Q | 1:07.48 | 8 WSO | 1:06.93 | 4 | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:28.77 | 27 | Did not advance |
Legend = WSO Win swim-off; LSO Lost swim-off
Jamaica has qualified 1 place in taekwondo.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Kenneth Edwards | Men's +80 kg | ![]() L 4–6 | Did not advance |
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