Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 (31 men and 14 women) in 5 sports | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Bert Cameron | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 28 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
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British West Indies (1960) |
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
Silver
- Ray Stewart, Al Lawrence, Greg Meghoo, Norman Edwards and Don Quarrie — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Bronze
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's 400 metres
- Heat — 46.14
- Quarterfinals — 45.15
- Semifinals — 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury)
- Heat — 45.80
- Quarterfinals — 46.14 (→ did not advance)
- Mark Senior
- Heat — 46.73
- Quarterfinals — 46.50 (→ did not advance)
- Derrick Adamson — 2:25:02 (→ 52nd place)
Men's High Jump
- Desmond Morris
- Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- 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
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Five cyclists represented Jamaica in 1984.
Swimming
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
- Heat — 1:00.04 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:11.57 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- 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
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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