Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 (27 men and 19 women) in 5 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Juliet Cuthbert | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 39 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 6 |
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 British West Indies (1960) |
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Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Deon Hemmings — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles
Silver
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- James Beckford — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Bronze
- Merlene Ottey-Page, Juliet Cuthbert, Michelle Freeman, Nikole Mitchell, Gillian Russell (heats), and Andria Lloyd (heats) — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay
- Michael McDonald, Davian Clarke, Greg Haughton, Roxbert Martin, Dennis Blake (heats), and Garth Robinson (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Results by event
Athletics
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Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 4x400m Relay
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- Heat — 3:02.81
- Semi Final — 2:58.42
- Final — 2:59.42 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 400m Hurdles
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- Heat — 48.59s
- Semifinal — 48.30s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 49.16s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Antonio Nils — 2:44.10 (→ 104th place)
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
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- Qualification — 3:25.33
- Final — 3:21.69 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
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- Qualification — 54.70
- Semifinals — 52.99
- Final — 52.82 (→ Gold Medal)
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- Qualification — 55.64
- Semifinals — 54.72
- Final — 53.97 (→ 4th place)
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- Qualification — 56.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 6.27m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
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- Qualification — 13.65m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
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- Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)
Boxing
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Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Pablo Chacón (Argentina), 5-6
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Jørn Johnson (Norway), 7-13
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Alexander Lebziak (Russia), 4-20
Sailing
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Men's Two Person Dinghy
Swimming
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Men's 50m Freestyle
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- Heat – 23.35 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat – 50.38
- B-Finals – 50.09 (→ 12th place)
Table Tennis
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Men's Singles
Men's Doubles
See also
- Jamaica at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Jamaica at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
