As we count down the days the 2012 Olympic Games in London it makes perfect sense to look back at Jamaica’s medal winning performances over the decades. Ironically, Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 which like this year’s games was also held in London. Jamaica has amassed 55 medals in total at the Olympic games 13 gold medals, 25 silver medals and 17 bronze medals. All of those medals except David Weller’s 1980 bronze medal in cycling have come in track and field – an area where Jamaica has grown to dominate regionally and international in recent years. With a seemingly unrelenting flow of fresh talent year after year the future of Jamaican athletics on the Olympic stage will continue on for many more years.
We are sure Jamaica will do well at the 2012 London Olympic Games and it is not a matter of if we will win any medals it is a matter of how many! Vote in the poll below and take a look at the list of Jamaica’s Olympic medal winners over the years.
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- 1948 London
Arthur Wint – Men’s 400m – GOLD
Herbert McKenley – Men’s 400m – SILVER
Arthur Wint – Men’s 800m – SILVER
- 1952 Helsinki
Vincent George Rhoden – Men’s 400m – GOLD
Men’s 4x400m Relay – GOLD
Herbert McKenley – Men’s 100m – SILVER
Herbert McKenley – Men’s 400m – SILVER
Arthur Wint – Men’s 800m – SILVER
- 1956 Melbourne
No Medals
- 1960 Rome
Competed as part of the British West Indies Team
- 1964 Tokyo
No Medals
- 1968 Mexico City
Lennox Miller – Men’s 100m – SILVER
- 1972 Munich
Lennox Miller – Men’s 100m – BRONZE
- 1976 Montreal
Donald Quarrie – Men’s 200m – Gold
Donald Quarrie – Men’s 100m – SILVER
- 1980 Moscow
Donald Quarrie – Men’s 200m – BRONZE
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 200m – BRONZE
David Weller – Men’s 1km Time Trial – BRONZE
- 1984 Los Angeles
Men’s 4x100m Relay – SILVER
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 100m – BRONZE
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 200m – BRONZE
- 1988 Seoul
Grace Jackson Small – Women’s 200m – SILVER
Men’s 4x400m Relay – SILVER
- 1992 Barcelona
Juliet Cuthbert – Women’s 100m – SILVER
Juliet Cuthbert – Women’s 200m – SILVER
Winthrop Graham – Men’s 400m Hurdles – SILVER
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 200m – BRONZE
- 1996 Atlanta
Deon Marie Hemmings – Women’s 400m Hurdles – GOLD
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 100m – SILVER
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 200m – SILVER
James Beckford – Men’s Long Jump – SILVER
Women’s 4x100m Relay – BRONZE
Men’s 4x400m Relay – BRONZE
- 2000 Sydney
Tanya Lawrence – Women’s 100m – SILVER
Lorraine Graham – Women’s 400m – SILVER
Deon Marie Hemmings – Women’s 400m Hurdles – SILVER
Women’s 4x100m Relay – SILVER
Women’s 4x400m Relay – SILVER
Merlene Ottey-Page – Women’s 100m – BRONZE
Beverly McDonald – Women’s 200m – BRONZE
Greg Haughton – Men’s 400m – BRONZE
Men’s 4x400m Relay – BRONZE
- 2004 Athens
Veronica Campbell-Brown – Women’s 200m – GOLD
Women’s 4x100m Relay – GOLD
Danny McFarlane – Men’s 400m Hurdles – SILVER
Veronica Campbell-Brown – Women’s 100m – BRONZE
Women’s 4x400m Relay – BRONZE
- 2008 Beijing
Usain Bolt – Men’s 100m – GOLD
Shelly-Ann Fraser – Women’s 100m – GOLD
Usain Bolt – Men’s 200m – GOLD
Veronica Campbell-Brown – Women’s 200m – GOLD
Melaine Walker – Women’s 400m Hurdles – GOLD
Men’s 4x100m Relay – GOLD
Sherone Simpson – Women’s 100m – SILVER
Kerron Stewart – Women’s 100m – SILVER
Shericka Williams – Women’s 400m – SILVER
Kerron Stewart – Women’s 200m – BRONZE
Women’s 4x400m Relay – BRONZE