Jamaica at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Jamaica at the Olympic Games

Flag of Jamaica
IOC code	JAM
NOC	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.jamolympic.org

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

Competitors

Medals
Rank: 20

Gold
1

Silver
2

Bronze
0

Total
3

Olympic history (summary)

Summer Games

Winter Games

Other related appearances

British West Indies (1960)

Jamaica competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Medalists

Gold

Arthur Wint — Athletics, men's 400 metres

Silver

Herb McKenley — Athletics, men's 400 metres
Arthur Wint — Athletics, men's 800 metres

References

Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa	Egypt South Africa

America	Argentina Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Afghanistan Burma Ceylon China India Iran Iraq Philippines Korea Lebanon Pakistan Singapore Syria Turkey

Europe	Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia

Oceania	Australia New Zealand

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