Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Jamaica at the
1984 Summer Olympics

IOC code| JAM
NOC| Jamaica Olympic Association
Website| www.joa.org.jm
in Los Angeles
Competitors| 45 (31 men and 14 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer | Bert Cameron
Medals
Ranked 28th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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* 2024

Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics (for the tenth time) in Los Angeles, United States. 45 competitors, 31 men and 14 women, took part in 35 events in 5 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Norman Edwards (*)
Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 11 August
Bronze | Merlene Ottey-Page | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | 5 August
Bronze | Merlene Ottey-Page | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | 9 August

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 400 metres

* Bertland Cameron

* Heat -- 46.14
* Quarterfinals -- 45.15
* Semifinals -- 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury)

* Devon Morris

* Heat -- 45.80
* Quarterfinals -- 46.14 (→ did not advance)

* Mark Senior

* Heat -- 46.73
* Quarterfinals -- 46.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

* Derick Adamson -- 2:25:02 (→ 52nd place)

Men's High Jump

* Desmond Morris

* Qualification -- 2.15m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

* Sandra Farmer

* Heat -- 57.06
* Semifinal -- 56.05
* Final -- 57.15 (→ 8th place)

* Averill Dwyer-Brown

* Heat -- 58.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

* Dorothy Scott

* Qualification -- 6.47 m
* Final -- 6.40 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

* Marlene Lewis

* Qualification -- 49.00m (→ did not advance)

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Jamaica in 1984.

Individual road race

* Arthur Tenn
* Lorenzo Murdock

Sprint

* Ian Stanley

1000m time trial

* David Weller

Points race

* Peter Aldridge
* Ian Stanley

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

* Deryck Marks

* Heat -- 54.63 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

* Gordon Scarlett

* Heat -- 55.34 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

* Allan Marsh

* Heat -- 1:00.04 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

* Allan Marsh

* Heat -- 2:11.57 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

* Allan Marsh

* Heat -- 57.69 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

* Deryck Marks

* Heat -- 1:00.57 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

* Andrew Phillips

* Heat -- 2:06.43
* Final -- 2:05.60 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

* Andrew Phillips

* Heat -- 4:29.43
* B-Final -- 4:27.98 (→ 10th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Andrew Phillips, Deryck Marks, Allan Marsh, and Gordon Scarlett

* Heat -- 3:34.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Allan Marsh, Andrew Phillips, Deryck Marks, and Gordon Scarlett

* Heat -- 4:05.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

Africa|

* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zaire
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Antigua-Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Burma
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* North Yemen

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Western Samoa

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