Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. 20 competitors, 11 men and 9 women, took part in 18 events in 3 sports.
Medalists
Gold
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Don Quarrie
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...
— Athletics, Men's 200 metres
Silver
*
Don Quarrie
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...
— Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
*
Seymour Newman
:* Heat — 1:48.46
:* Semi Final — 1:47.22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
*
Leighton Priestley
Leighton Priestley (born 18 January 1951) is a Jamaican sprinter. He competed in the 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social an ...
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Donald Quarrie
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...
,
Colin Bradford
Colin Bradford (born 30 May 1955) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented Jamaica at the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980.
Born in Saint Catherine, he gained his first honour ...
, and
Seymour Newman
:* Heat — 3:03.86
:* Final — 3:02.84 (→ 5th place)
Boxing
Cycling
Three cyclists represented Jamaica in 1976.
;
Individual road race
*
Errol Walters — did not finish (→ no ranking)
;
Sprint
*
Xavier Mirander — 16th place
;
1000m time trial
*
David Weller
David Weller (born 11 February 1957) is a retired Jamaican track cyclist.
Weller won a bronze medal in Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial, 1000 metres time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, becoming the f ...
— 1:08.534 (→ 11th place)
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
1976 in Jamaican sport
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