Jamaica at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Jamaica at the
2016 Summer Olympics

IOC code| JAM
NOC| Jamaica Olympic Association
Website| www.joa.org.jm
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 56 in 4 sports
Flag bearers | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (opening)[1]
Javon Francis (closing)
Medals
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Jamaica competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This marked its sixteenth Summer Olympic appearance as an independent nation, although it had previously competed in four other editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation.

Jamaica Olympic Association sent its largest ever delegation to the Games, with 56 athletes, 25 men and 31 women, competing only in track and field, swimming, diving, and artistic gymnastics, which marked the country's Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3]

Heading the list of athletes on the Jamaican roster were sprint superstars Usain Bolt, who was looking to successfully defend his 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay titles (referred to as "treble treble"), and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was hunting for her third consecutive title in the women's 100 metres, and eventually acted as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][4] Apart from Bolt and Fraser-Pryce, several Jamaican athletes had past Olympic experience, including former champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the women's 200 metres, Bolt's sprint teammates Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake, and four-time Olympians Novlene Williams-Mills (women's 400 metres) and swimmer Alia Atkinson.

Jamaica left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 11 medals (6 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), matching its overall tally from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; all of these medals were awarded to the track and field athletes.[5][6] In his fourth and final Olympics, Bolt successfully completed a set of three consecutive titles across the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay races, making him one of the most decorated Olympians of all-time in the track and field. Moreover, he joined Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi as the only athletes to establish a record of nine gold medals in the sport.[7][8] Fraser-Pryce witnessed her three-peat bid come to an end, as her compatriot Elaine Thompson beat out the defending champion to run away with a gold in the women's 100 m.[9] Other medalists also included Omar McLeod, who became the first Jamaican to successfully earn the men's 110 m hurdles title, and Williams-Mills, who anchored the Jamaican squad for a runner-up finish in the women's 4 × 400 m relay, adding a silver to her career tally of three bronze medals that she previously collected in three consecutive Olympics.[10][11]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Elaine Thompson | Athletics | Women's 100 m | August 13
Gold | Usain Bolt | Athletics | Men's 100 m | August 14
Gold | Omar McLeod | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | August 16
Gold | Elaine Thompson | Athletics | Women's 200 m | August 17
Gold | Usain Bolt | Athletics | Men's 200 m | August 18
Gold | Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole*
Jevaughn Minzie* | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | August 19
Silver | Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes* | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | August 19
Silver | Stephenie Ann McPherson
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
Shericka Jackson
Novlene Williams-Mills
Christine Day*
Chrisann Gordon* | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | August 20
Silver | Nathon Allen
Fitzroy Dunkley
Javon Francis
Peter Matthews
Rusheen McDonald* | Athletics | 4 × 400 m relay | August 20
Bronze | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | Women's 100 m | August 13
Bronze | Shericka Jackson | Athletics | Women's 400 m | August 15

## Athletics (track and field)

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce carrying the flag on behalf of athletes from Jamaica during the parade of nation within the opening ceremony

Jamaican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[12][13]

The full Jamaican track and field team was announced on July 11, 2016, including sprinting superstars and defending Olympic champions Usain Bolt (men's 100, 200, and 4 × 100 m relay) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (women's 100 m). When the team was named in many events, four athletes were named "including alternates."[14] The ambiguity of the team composition is to accommodate Usain Bolt, perhaps the biggest celebrity in the sport of athletics. Bolt suffered a grade one hamstring tear during the Jamaican Olympic Trials and pulled out of the final 100 metres race. After filing for a medical exemption, Bolt was added to the Olympic team, pending his proof of fitness at a meet later in July.[15] Bolt ran a sub-20 second 200 metres at that meet, the London Grand Prix, so it is presumed he established his fitness and will defend his titles. Also on the list of entrants were London 2012 bronze medalist Hansle Parchment (men's 110 m hurdles), Janieve Russell (women's 400mh) and Elaine Thompson (women's 200 m), even though they did not compete at the trials. Keeping the pattern, several other fourth-place finishers were added to the list.

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Men
Usain Bolt successfully defend three gold medals Jamaica wins the men's 4x100 relay Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Nickel Ashmeade | 100 m | Bye  | 10.13  | 2 Q | 10.05  | 5  | Did not advance
Yohan Blake | Bye  | 10.11  | 1 Q | 10.01  | 2 Q | 9.93  | 4
Usain Bolt | Bye  | 10.07  | 1 Q | 9.86  | 1 Q | 9.81  |
Nickel Ashmeade | 200 m | 20.15  | 1 Q | —  | 20.31  | 13  | Did not advance
Yohan Blake | 20.13  | 2 Q | —  | 20.37  | 16  | Did not advance
Usain Bolt | 20.28  | 1 Q | —  | 19.78  | 1 Q | 19.78  |
Fitzroy Dunkley | 400 m | 45.66  | 4  | —  | Did not advance
Javon Francis | 45.88  | 3 Q | —  | 44.96  | 5  | Did not advance
Rusheen McDonald | 45.22  | 2 Q | —  | 46.12  | 6  | Did not advance
Kemoy Campbell | 5000 m | 13:30.32  | 10  | —  | Did not advance
Deuce Carter | 110 m hurdles | 13.51  | 1 q | —  | 13.69  | 6  | Did not advance
Omar McLeod | 13.27  | 1 Q | —  | 13.15  | 1 Q | 13.05  |
Andrew Riley | 13.52  | 3 Q | —  | 13.46  | 4  | Did not advance
Roxroy Cato | 400 m hurdles | 48.56  | 4 q | —  | DSQ | Did not advance
Jaheel Hyde | 49.24  | 4 q | —  | 49.17  | 5  | Did not advance
Annsert Whyte | 48.37  | 1 Q | —  | 48.32  | 1 Q | 48.07  | 5
Nickel Ashmeade
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Jevaughn Minzie
Asafa Powell
Kemar Bailey-Cole | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.94  | 2 Q | —  | 37.27  |
Nathon Allen
Fitzroy Dunkley
Javon Francis
Peter Matthews
Rusheen McDonald | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.29  | 1 Q | —  | 2:58.16  |
Elaine Thompson became a double Olympic champion with gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m

Women
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  | 10.96  | 1 Q | 10.88  | 1 Q | 10.86  |
Elaine Thompson | Bye  | 11.21  | 1 Q | 10.88  | 1 Q | 10.71  |
Christania Williams | Bye  | 11.27  | 2 Q | 10.96  | 3 Q | 11.80  | 8
Veronica Campbell-Brown | 200 m | 22.97  | 3  | —  | Did not advance
Simone Facey | 22.78  | 2 Q | —  | 22.57 SB | 3  | Did not advance
Elaine Thompson | 22.63  | 2 Q | —  | 22.13 SB | 2 Q | 21.78 SB |
Christine Day | 400 m | 51.54  | 1 Q | —  | 51.53  | 4  | Did not advance
Shericka Jackson | 51.73  | 1 Q | —  | 49.83  | 1 Q | 49.85  |
Stephenie Ann McPherson | 51.36  | 1 Q | —  | 50.69  | 1 Q | 50.97  | 6
Simoya Campbell | 800 m | 2:02.07  | 7  | —  | Did not advance
Natoya Goule | 2:00.49  | 3  | —  | Did not advance
Kenia Sinclair | 2:03.76  | 7  | —  | Did not advance
Megan Simmonds | 100 m hurdles | 12.81  | 2 Q | —  | 12.95  | 5  | Did not advance
Shermaine Williams | 12.95  | 4 q | —  | 12.86 SB | 5  | Did not advance
Nickiesha Wilson | 12.89  | 3 Q | —  | 13.14  | 7  | Did not advance
Leah Nugent | 400 m hurdles | 55.66  | 2 Q | —  | 54.98  | 4 q | 54.45  | 6
Janieve Russell | 56.13  | 2 Q | —  | 54.92  | 2 Q | 54.56  | 7
Ristananna Tracey | 54.88  | 1 Q | —  | 54.80  | 2 Q | 54.15  | 5
Aisha Praught | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:35.79  | 8 q | —  | 9:34.20  | 14
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Simone Facey
Sashalee Forbes
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Elaine Thompson
Christania Williams | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.79  | 1 Q | —  | 41.36  |
Christine Day
Chrisann Gordon
Shericka Jackson
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
Stephenie Ann McPherson
Novlene Williams-Mills | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.38  | 1 Q | —  | 3:20.34  |

Field events
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Damar Forbes | Long jump | 7.85  | 12 q | 7.82  | 12
Aubrey Smith | NM | —  | Did not advance
Clive Pullen | Triple jump | 16.08  | 33  | Did not advance
O'Dayne Richards | Shot put | 20.40  | 12 q | 20.64  | 8
Fedrick Dacres | Discus throw | 50.69  | 34  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Shanieka Thomas | Triple jump | 14.02  | 14  | Did not advance
Kimberly Williams | 14.22  | 6 q | 14.53  | 7
Danniel Thomas | Shot put | 16.99  | 25  | Did not advance
Tara-Sue Barnett | Discus throw | 58.09  | 16  | Did not advance
Kellion Knibb | NM | —  | Did not advance
Shadae Lawrence | 57.09  | 22  | Did not advance
Daina Levy | Hammer throw | 60.35  | 30  | Did not advance

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

For the first time since the 1972 Summer Olympics, Jamaica has entered one diver into the Olympic competition by virtue of a top 18 finish at the 2016 FINA World Cup.[16][17]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminaries  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Yona Knight-Wisdom | Men's 3 m springboard | 416.55  | 11 Q | 381.40  | 14  | Did not advance

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Artistic

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Jamaica has entered one artistic gymnast for the first time into the Olympic competition. Toni-Ann Williams had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[18]

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F  |  V  |  UB  |  BB  |  F
Toni-Ann Williams | All-around | 14.100  | 11.533  | 12.133  | 13.200  | 50.966  | 54  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Jamaican 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)):[19][20]

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Timothy Wynter | Men's 100 m backstroke | 57.20  | 34  | Did not advance
Alia Atkinson | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.72  | 7 Q | 1:06.52  | 6 Q | 1:08.10  | 8

## See also

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* Jamaica at the 2015 Pan American Games
* Jamaica at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

## References

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9. ^ "Thompson beats Fraser-Pryce to Jamaican 100m title as both clock 10.73 | REPORT | World Athletics".
10. ^ Walker, Howard (21 August 2016). "McPherson, McLaughlin-Whilby, Jackson, Williams-Mills finish second behind USA in 4x400m". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
11. ^ Rubinroit, Seth (17 August 2016). "Omar McLeod wins Jamaica's first 110m hurdles gold medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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18. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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