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Jamaica at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJAM
NOC Jamaica Olympic Association
Website www.joa.org.jm
in Sydney
Competitors48 (22 men and 26 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Deon Hemmings
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
0
Silver
6
Bronze
3
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)
Other related appearances
  British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Michael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald
Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay
 Silver Tayna Lawrence Athletics Women's 100 metres
 Silver Lorraine Graham Athletics Women's 400 metres
 Silver Deon Hemmings Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Silver Merlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
 Silver Sandie Richards
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher
Athletics Women's 4×400 metres relay
 Bronze Greg Haughton Athletics Men's 400 metres
 Bronze Merlene Ottey Athletics Women's 100 metres
 Bronze Beverly McDonald Athletics Women's 200 metres

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christopher Williams 100 m 10.35 1 Q 10.30 4 Did not advance
Patrick Jarrett 10.41 3 Q 16.4 8 Did not advance
Lindel Frater 10.45 3 Q 10.23 4 q 10.46 8 Did not advance
Christopher Williams 200 m 20.45 1 Q 20.25 2 Q 20.47 5 Did not advance
Dwight Thomas 20.85 2 Q 20.58 5 Did not advance
Ricardo Williams 21.09 5 Did not advance
Danny McFarlane 400 m 45.84 2 Q 45.40 4 Q 44.93 2 Q 44.70 7
Gregory Haughton 45.63 1 Q 45.08 2 Q 44.93 3 Q 44.70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Davian Clarke 45.30 2 Q 45.06 1 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Marvin Watts 800 m 1:59.97 8 qR 1:47.6 8 Did not advance
Robert Foster 110 m hurdles 14.33 7 Did not advance
Dinsdale Morgan 400 m hurdles 49.64 2 Q 50.23 7 Did not advance
Kemel Thompson 50.40 4 Did not advance
Ian Weakley 52.18 8 Did not advance
Llewelyn Bredwood
Lindel Frater
Donovan Powell*
Dwight Thomas
Christopher Williams
4 × 100 m relay 38.97 4 Q 38.27 2 Q 38.20 4
Sanjay Ayre
Michael Blackwood
Gregory Haughton
Michael McDonald*
Danny McFarlane
Christopher Williams*
4 × 400 m relay 3:03.85 1 Q 2:58.84 2 Q 2:58.78 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
James Beckford Long jump 7.98 14 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Claston Bernard Result 10.79 NM 13.68 2.09 49.77 15.01 41.15 NM Did not finish
Points 908 0 709 887 825 848 688 0
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tanya Lawrence 100 m 11.14 2 Q 11.11 3 Q 11.12 3 Q 11.18 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Merlene Ottey 11.24 1 Q 11.08 1 Q 11.22 1 Q 11.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Beverly McDonald 11.36 2 Q 11.26 4 Q 11.31 6 Did not advance
Beverly McDonald 200 m 22.50 1 Q 22.44 1 Q 22.70 3 Q 22.35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Juliet Campbell 23.18 4 Q 23.34 7 Did not advance
Astia Walker 23.33 4 Q DNF Did not advance
Lorraine Graham 400 m 51.65 3 Q 50.66 1 Q 50.28 1 Q 49.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sandie Richards 51.86 2 Q 51.00 4 Q 50.41 5 Did not advance
Charmaine Howell 800 m 2:01.14 5 q 2:00.63 7 Did not advance
Mardrea Hyman 1500 m 4:10.21 10 q 4:14.20 11 Did not advance
Delloreen Ennis-London 100 m hurdles 12.88 1 Q 12.80 4 Q 12.90 4 Q 12.89 4
Brigitte Foster 12.75 2 Q 12.88 3 Q 12.70 3 Q 13.49 8
Michelle Freeman 12.99 3 Q 13.52 7 Did not advance
Deon Hemmings 400 m hurdles 55.44 1 Q 54.00 1 Q 53.45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Catherine Scott-Pomales 56.17 5 q 55.78 8 Did not advance
Patrina Allen 59.36 7 Did not advance
Veronica Campbell
Merlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
4 × 100 m relay 42.46 1 Q 42.15 1 Q 42.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michelle Burgher
Lorraine Graham
Deon Hemmings
Charmaine Howell
Sandie Richards
Catherine Scott-Pomales
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.65 2 Q 3:23.25 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Elva Goulbourne Long jump 6.68 5 Q 6.43 10
Lacena Golding 6.39 22 Did not advance
Keisha Spencer Triple jump 13.49 23 Did not advance
Karen Beautle High jump NM Did not advance
Olivia McKoy Javelin throw 56.36 21 Did not advance

Sailing

Athlete Event Race Net points Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Andrew Gooding
Sean Nunes
Men's 470 22 25 14 15 9 27 21 27 18 14 26 164 25

Swimming

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Angelia Chuck 50 m freestyle 27.48 49 Did not advance
Janelle Atkinson 400 m freestyle 4:09.61 3 Q 04:08.79 4
800 m freestyle 8:34.51 9 Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.

Triathlon

Athlete Event Swim Cycle Run Total Rank
Iona Wynter Women's 20:53.58 1:08:43.00 40:48.11 2:10:24.69 34

See also

References

  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN  1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
  • sports-reference