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Jamaica At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Jamaica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics (for the tenth time) in Los Angeles, United States. 45 competitors, 31 men and 14 women, took part in 35 events in 5 sports. Medalists Athletics Men's 400 metres * Bertland Cameron :* Heat — 46.14 :* Quarterfinals — 45.15 :* Semifinals — 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury) * Devon Morris :* Heat — 45.80 :* Quarterfinals — 46.14 (→ did not advance) * Mark Senior :* Heat — 46.73 :* Quarterfinals — 46.50 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Derick Adamson — 2:25:02 (→ 52nd place) Men's High Jump * Desmond Morris :* Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance) Women's 400m Hurdles * Sandra Farmer :* Heat — 57.06 :* Semifinal — 56.05 :* Final — 57.15 (→ 8th place) * Averill Dwyer-Brown :* Heat — 58.42 (→ did not advance) Women's Long Jump * Dorothy Scott :* Qualification — 6.47 m :* Final — 6.40 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica Olympic Association
Jamaica Olympic Association (IOC code: JAM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Jamaica. It is also the body responsible for Jamaica's representation at the Olympic Games. History The Jamaica Olympic Association was founded in 1936 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year. Member federations The Jamaican National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 18 Olympic Summer and 2 Winter Sport Federations and 4 Non-Olympic Sport Federations in Jamaica. Note that the Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation is the only non-profit organization based outside of Jamaica. Olympic Sport federations Non-Olympic Sport federations See also *Jamaica at the Olympics *Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games References External links Official website 1936 establishments in Jamaica Commonwealth Games Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |