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.

Trivia Q & A » Q. James Beckford won a silver medal at the 1996 games for what event? A. Long jump

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