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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Elaine Thompson Athletics Women's 100 m Usain Bolt Athletics Men's 100 m Omar McLeod Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Elaine ThompsonAthleticsWomen's 200 mAugust 17 Usain Bolt Athletics Men's 200 m Asafa PowellYohan BlakeNickel AshmeadeUsain BoltKemar Bailey-Cole*Jevaughn Minzie* Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay Christania WilliamsElaine ThompsonVeronica Campbell-BrownShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceSimone Facey*Shashalee Forbes* Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay Stephenie Ann McPhersonAnneisha McLaughlin-WhilbyShericka JacksonNovlene Williams-MillsChristine Day*Chrisann Gordon* Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m relay Nathon AllenFitzroy DunkleyJavon FrancisPeter MatthewsRusheen McDonald* Athletics 4 × 400 m relay Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Athletics Women's 100 m Shericka Jackson Athletics Women's 400 m
Athletics (track and field)
Jamaican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
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." 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. 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.
Track & road events Men
AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankNickel Ashmeade100 mcolspan=2 10.132 Q10.055Did not advanceYohan Blakecolspan=2 10.111 Q10.012 Q9.934Usain Boltcolspan=2 10.071 Q9.861 Q9.81Nickel Ashmeade200 m20.151 Qcolspan=2 20.3113Did not advanceYohan Blake20.132 Qcolspan=2 20.3716Did not advanceUsain Bolt20.281 Qcolspan=2 19.781 Q19.78Fitzroy Dunkley400 m45.664colspan=2 Did not advanceJavon Francis45.883 Qcolspan=2 44.965Did not advanceRusheen McDonald45.222 Qcolspan=2 46.126Did not advanceKemoy Campbell5000 m13:30.3210colspan=4 Did not advanceDeuce Carter110 m hurdles13.511 qcolspan=2 13.696Did not advanceOmar McLeod13.271 Qcolspan=2 13.151 Q13.05Andrew Riley13.523 Qcolspan=2 13.464Did not advanceRoxroy Cato400 m hurdles48.564 qcolspan=2 Did not advanceJaheel Hyde49.244 qcolspan=2 49.175Did not advanceAnnsert Whyte48.371 Qcolspan=2 48.321 Q48.075Nickel AshmeadeYohan BlakeUsain BoltJevaughn MinzieAsafa PowellKemar Bailey-Cole4 × 100 m relay37.942 Qcolspan=4 37.27Nathon AllenFitzroy DunkleyJavon FrancisPeter MatthewsRusheen McDonald4 × 400 m relay2:58.291 Qcolspan=4 2:58.16
Women AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce100 mcolspan=2 10.961 Q10.881 Q10.86Elaine Thompsoncolspan=2 11.211 Q10.881 Q10.71Christania Williamscolspan=2 11.272 Q10.963 Q11.808Veronica Campbell-Brown200 m22.973colspan=2 Did not advanceSimone Facey22.782 Qcolspan=2 22.57 SB3Did not advanceElaine Thompson22.632 Qcolspan=2 22.13 SB2 Q21.78 SBChristine Day400 m51.541 Qcolspan=2 51.534Did not advanceShericka Jackson51.731 Qcolspan=2 49.831 Q49.85Stephenie Ann McPherson51.361 Qcolspan=2 50.691 Q50.976Simoya Campbell800 m2:02.077colspan=2 Did not advanceNatoya Goule2:00.493colspan=2 Did not advanceKenia Sinclair2:03.767colspan=2 Did not advanceMegan Simmonds100 m hurdles12.812 Qcolspan=2 12.955Did not advanceShermaine Williams12.954 qcolspan=2 12.86 SB5Did not advanceNickiesha Wilson12.893 Qcolspan=2 13.147Did not advanceLeah Nugent400 m hurdles55.662 Qcolspan=2 54.984 q54.456Janieve Russell56.132 Qcolspan=2 54.922 Q54.567Ristananna Tracey54.881 Qcolspan=2 54.802 Q54.155Aisha Praught3000 m steeplechase9:35.798 qcolspan=4 9:34.2014Veronica Campbell-BrownSimone FaceySashalee ForbesShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceElaine ThompsonChristania Williams4 × 100 m relay41.791 Qcolspan=4 41.36Christine DayChrisann GordonShericka JacksonAnneisha McLaughlin-WhilbyStephenie Ann McPhersonNovlene Williams-Mills4 × 400 m relay3:22.381 Qcolspan=4 3:20.34
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDamar ForbesLong jump7.8512 q7.8212Aubrey Smith —Did not advanceClive PullenTriple jump16.0833Did not advanceO'Dayne RichardsShot put20.4012 q20.648Fedrick DacresDiscus throw50.6934Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionShanieka ThomasTriple jump14.0214Did not advanceKimberly Williams14.226 q14.537Danniel ThomasShot put16.9925Did not advanceTara-Sue Barnett Discus throw58.0916Did not advanceKellion Knibb—Did not advanceShadae Lawrence57.0922Did not advanceDaina LevyHammer throw60.3530Did not advance
Diving
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.
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankYona Knight-WisdomMen's 3 m springboard416.5511 Q381.4014Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic 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.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankToni-Ann WilliamsAll-around14.10011.53312.13313.20050.96654Did not advance
Swimming
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)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimothy WynterMen's 100 m backstroke57.2034Did not advanceAlia AtkinsonWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:06.727 Q1:06.526 Q1:08.108
See also Jamaica at the 2015 Pan American Games Jamaica at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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