2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Jamaica)

JAM

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Jamaica took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the seventh participation in the Summer Olympics.

The Jamaica Olympic Association nominated 63 athletes in four sports.

Participants by sport

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	100 m	10.96 s	1	10.88 s	1	10.86 s	3	bronze
Elaine Thompson	100 m	11.21 s	11	10.88 s	1	10.71 s	1	gold
Christania Williams	100 m	11.27 s	15th	10.96 s	8th	11.80 s	8th	8th
Veronica Campbell-Brown	200 m	22.97 s	27	eliminated				27
Simone Facey	200 m	22.78 s	16	22.57 s	11	eliminated		11
Elaine Thompson	200 m	22.63 s	9	22.13 s	2	21.78 s	1	gold
Christine Day	400 m	51.54 s	15th	51.53 s	15th	eliminated		15th
Shericka Jackson	400 m	51.73 s	17th	49.83 s	2	49.85 s	3	bronze
Stephenie Ann McPherson	400 m	51.36 s	10	50.69 s	7th	50.97 s	6th	6th
Simoya Campbell	800 m	2: 02.07 min	42	eliminated				42
Natoya Goule	800 m	2: 00.49 min	25th	eliminated				25th
Kenya Sinclair	800 m	2: 03.76 min	52	eliminated				52
Megan Simmonds	100 m hurdles	12.81 s	7th	12.95 s	14th	eliminated		14th
Shermaine Williams	100 m hurdles	12.95 s	21st	12.86 s	9	eliminated		9
Nickiesha Wilson	100 m hurdles	12.89 s	16	13.14 s	19th	eliminated		19th
Leah Nugent	400 m hurdles	55.66 s	8th	54.98 s	7th	54.45 s	6th	6th
Janieve Russell	400 m hurdles	56.13 s	16	54.92 s	6th	54.56 s	7th	7th
Ristananna Tracey	400 m hurdles	54.88 s	1	54.80 s	4th	54.15 s	5	5
Aisha Praught	3000 m obstacle	9: 35.79 min	8th	-		9: 34.20 min	14th	14th
Veronica Campbell-Brown Simone Facey Shashalee Forbes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Elaine Thompson Christania Williams	4 × 100 m relay	41.79 s	1	-		41.36 s	2	silver
Christine Day Chrisann Gordon Shericka Jackson Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Stephenie Ann McPherson Novlene Williams-Mills	4 × 400 m relay	3: 22.38 min	1	-		3: 20.34 min	2	silver
Men
Nickel Ashmeade	100 m	10.13 s	8th	10.05 s	11	eliminated		11
Yohan Blake	100 m	10.11 s	6th	10.01 s	7th	9.93 s	4th	4th
Usain Bolt	100 m	10.07 s	4th	9.86 s	1	9.81 s	1	gold
Nickel Ashmeade	200 m	20.15 s	4th	20.31 s	13	eliminated		13
Yohan Blake	200 m	20.13 s	3	20.37 s	16	eliminated		16
Usain Bolt	200 m	20.28 s	15th	19.78 s	1	19.78 s	1	gold
Fitzroy Dunkley	400 m	45.66 s	24	eliminated				27
Javon Francis	400 m	45.88 s	27	44.96 s	12	eliminated		12
Rusheen McDonald	400 m	45.22 s	5	46.12 s	21st	eliminated		21st
Kemoy Campbell	5000 m	13: 30.32 min	25th	-		eliminated		25th
Deuce Carter	110 m hurdles	13.51 s	11	13.69 s	20th	eliminated		20th
Omar McLeod	110 m hurdles	13.27 s	1	13.15 s	1	13.05 s	1	gold
Andrew Riley	110 m hurdles	13.52 s	12	13.46 s	11	eliminated		11
Roxroy Cato	400 m hurdles	48.56 s	5	DSQ		eliminated		24
Jaheel Hyde	400 m hurdles	49.24 s	18th	49.17 s	14th	eliminated		14th
Annsert Whyte	400 m hurdles	48.37 s	1	48.32 s	2	48.07 s	5	5
Nickel Ashmeade Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Jevaughn Minzie Asafa Powell Kemar Bailey-Cole	4 × 100 m relay	37.94 s	5	-		37.27 s	1	gold
Nathon Allen Jevere Bell Fitzroy Dunkley Javon Francis Peter Matthews Rusheen McDonald	4 × 400 m relay	2: 58.29 min	1	-		2: 58.16 min	2	silver

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Shanieka Thomas	Triple jump	14.02 m	14th	eliminated		14th
Kimberly Williams	Triple jump	14.22 m	6th	14.53 m	7th	7th
Danniel Thomas	Shot put	16.99 m	25th	eliminated		25th
Tara-Sue Barnett	Discus throw	58.09 m	16	eliminated		16
Kellion Knibb	Discus throw	without space		eliminated		-
Shadae Lawrence	Discus throw	57.09 m	22nd	eliminated		22nd
Daina Levy	Hammer throw	60.35 m	30th	eliminated		30th
Men
Damar Forbes	Long jump	7.85 m	12	7.82 m	12	12
Aubrey Smith	Long jump	no space		eliminated		-
Clive Pullen	Triple jump	16.08 m	33	eliminated		33
O'Dayne Richards	Shot put	20.40 m	12	20.64 m	8th	8th
Fedrick Dacres	Discus throw	50.69 m	34	eliminated		34

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Alia Atkinson	100 m chest	1: 06.72 min	7th	1: 06.52 min	6th	1: 08.10 min	8th	8th
Men
Timothy Wynter	100 m back	57.20 s	34	-		eliminated		34

do gymnastics

Apparatus gymnastics

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Toni-Ann Williams	Leap	14,100	54	eliminated		54
	Uneven bars	11,533
	Balance beam	12,133
	ground	13,200

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Yona Knight-Wisdom	Jump 3 m	416.55	11	381.40	14th	eliminated		14th

Web links

• Jamaica Olympic Association website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FULL LIST: Jamaica's team to the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Jamaica Gleaner, July 11, 2016, accessed July 28, 2016 .