Jamaica at the Games»
1948 - LONDON
Arthur Wint - 400m - gold
Arthur Wint - 800m - silver
Herb McKenley - 400m - silver
JAMAICA BOW into Olympic
Games with a bang. Wint and McKenley give Jamaica its first of two consecutive one-two finishes in the 400m.
1952 - HELSINKI
George Rhoden 400m - gold
Herbert McKenley - 400m - silver
Herbert McKenley - 100m - silver
Arthur Wint - 800m - silver
Men's 4x400m - gold (Arthur Wint, Les Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden)
JAMAICA'S 4x400m quartet clock a world record 3:03.9 to stun the United States and grab gold. Rhoden and the versatile McKenley ensured a second straight one-two in the 400m.
1956 - MELBOURNE
No medals
1960 - ROME
George Kerr - 800m - bronze
THE BRITISH West Indies team got bronze in the 4x400m. The team included three Jamaicans and a Barbadian. Jim Wedderburn (Barbados) and Jamaicans Keith Gardner, Kerr and Malcolm Spence.
1964 - TOKYO
No medals
1968 - MEXICO CITY
Lennox Miller - 100m - silver
AN IMPRESSIVE Miller split American greats Jim Hines and Charlie Greene.
1972 - MUNICH
Lennox Miller - 100m - bronze
MILLER REMAINS one of the fastest in the world.
1976 - MONTREAL
Donald Quarrie - gold - 200m
Donald Quarrie - silver - 100m
QUARRIE GIVES Jamaica its first 200m gold at the Olympics.
1980 - MOSCOW
Donald Quarrie - 100m - bronze
Merlene Ottey - 200m - bronze
David Weller - cycling (1km) - bronze.
IT'S A historic Games for Jamaica on two counts. Ottey becomes the first female medallist for Jamaica and Weller captures the first and still only medal outside of track and field.
1984 - LOS ANGELES
Merlene Ottey - 100m - bronze
Merlene Ottey - 200m - bronze
Men's 4x100m - silver (Albert Lawrence, Gregory Meghoo, Donald Quarrie and Raymond Stewart)
JAMAICA EARNS its first sprint relay medal at the Games.
1988 - SEOUL
Grace Jackson - 200m - silver
Men's 4x400m - silver (Howard Davis, Devon Morris, Winthrop Graham and Bert Cameron)
1992 - BARCELONA
Juliet Cuthbert - 100m - silver
Juliet Cuthbert - 200m - silver
Merlene Ottey - 200m - bronze
Winthrop Graham - 400m - silver
GRAHAM GAINS Jamaica's first hurdles medal at the Games.
1996 - ATLANTA
Deon Hemmings - 400mh - gold
Merlene Ottey - 100m - silver
Merlene Ottey - 200m - silver
James Beckford - long jump - silver
Women's 4x100m - bronze Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nicole Mitchell and Merlene Ottey)
Men's 4x400m - bronze (Michael McDonald, Robert Martin, Gregory Haughton and Davian Clarke)
HEMMINGS BECOMES the first Jamaican woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics. The island's first field event medal is won by James Beckford.
2000 - SYDNEY
Lorraine Graham - 400m - silver
Deon Hemmings - 400m - silver
Tayna Lawrence - 100m - bronze
Gregory Haughton - 400m - bronze
Women's 4x100m - silver (Tayna Lawrence, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald and Merlene Ottey)
Women's 4x400m - silver (Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Deon Hemmings and Lorraine Graham)
Men's 4x400m - bronze (Michael Blackwood, Greg Haughton, Chris Williams and Danny McFarlane)
WOMEN EARN their first sprint relay silver and first 4x400m medal as Jamaica bag best ever medal haul at Games.
2004 - ATHENS
Veronica Campbell - 200m - gold
Veronica Campbell - 100m - bronze
Danny McFarlane - 400m - silver
Women's 4x100m - gold (Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey and Veronica Campbell)
Women's 4x400m - bronze (Novlene Williams, Nadia Davey, Michelle Burgher and Sandie Richards)
A BRILLIANT run by Campbell and company ensures women get first relay gold in national record time. Campbell becomes the second Jamaican, after George Rhoden, to win two gold medals at a single Games.