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The Jamaica national bobsleigh team represents Jamaica in international bobsleighing competitions. The men's team debut in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games four-man bobsleigh in Calgary, Alberta, [1] was received as underdogs in a cold weather sport represented by a nation with a tropical environment. Jamaica returned to the Winter Olympics in the ...
This resulted in the first team of Dudley Stokes, Devon Harris, and Michael White. These three were selected as part of the team in October 1987, with teammate Caswell Allen added later. [7] With funding provided by Fitch and the Jamaica Tourist Board, training was conducted in Canada and Austria in preparation for the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The team is reinstated, and Junior rebuffs his father's attempt to bring him home, firmly stating his intent to remain in Calgary and represent Jamaica. The team's first day on the track is a disaster, finishing in last place. Sanka disapproves of Derice copying the Swiss team's methods and encourages them to find their own competition style.
Jamaica's four-man bobsled team will be competing in this year's Winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years. Like the country's 1988 team that inspired the film "Cool Runnings," this team had ...
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Devon Harris in 2013. Devon Harris OLY [1] (born 1964), is a Jamaican retired bobsledder and military officer. He was one of the founding members of the Jamaica national bobsled team, which first competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
The Jamaican bobsled team is back in the Winter Olympics for the first time in decades after qualifying for a spot in next month’s competition in Beijing.
Jamaica has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988, with the Jamaica national bobsleigh team achieving some fame. 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 ...