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Jamaica Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke: 10 August 1997 World Championships: Athens, Greece Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8) 3:19.97 Jamaica Mario Forsythe (200 m) Jamari Rose (200 m) Allodin Fothergill (400 m) Jo-Wayne Hibbert (800 m) 29 April 2017 Penn Relays: Philadelphia, United States [31] 3:19.25 Jamaica Chad ...
Norman Manley, who would later go on to become premier of Jamaica, was an outstanding athlete at Jamaica College, winning six medals in the Jamaican schoolboy championships in 1911, including the 100 yards in 10 seconds, an island schoolboy record not broken until 1952. That time would have put young Manley into the final of that event in both ...
Jamaican athletes have won a total of 87 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics, and all but three of those in the individual and relay sprint events. The National Olympic Committee for Jamaica is the Jamaica Olympic Association , and was founded in 1936.
Also: Jamaica: People: By occupation: Sportspeople by sport: Athletes Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athletics competitors from Jamaica . This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics , comprising track and field , road running , cross country running and racewalking .
Jamaica has had plenty of big nights at world championships over the decades. Athletes from the island of sun and sprints won five medals Thursday night, four of which came in hurdles and long jump.
This is a list of track and field athletes of Jamaica who participated in the Summer Olympics. This category should only be used for Olympians of Jamaica participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians of Jamaica should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
Jamaica entered 68 athletes. [1] [2] On August 11, news was announced that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce would not compete in the 200 meters event, as she is focusing on the 100 meters and winning another world title. [3] She was replaced by Ashanti Moore. The following athletes were part of the Jamaican team as alternates or reserves:
Chris Gayle has scored the most runs by a Jamaican in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is also the highest overall scorer for the West Indies in both ODIs with 10480 runs and T20Is with 1889 runs. [3] [4] [5] Courtney Walsh, who has also captained the West Indies, has taken the most wickets by a Jamaican in Tests and ODIs. He is also the highest ...