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Jamaica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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JAM

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Website
  
www.teamja.org

Jamaica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Jamaica Olympic Association

Competitors
  
18 (11 men, 7 women) in 2 sports

Medals Ranked 34th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 3 3

Jamaica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 18 competitors, 11 men and 7 women, took part in 15 events in 2 sports. The Russian alphabet and Japan's participation in the American-led boycott of the games placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations.

Contents

Bronze

  • Don Quarrie — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
  • Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
  • David Weller — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial

    • Athletics

    Men's 100 metres

  • Don Quarrie
  • Heat — 10.37
  • Quarterfinals — 10.29
  • Semifinals — 10.55 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 800 metres

  • Owen Hamilton
  • Heat — 1:49.3
  • Semifinals — 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Derrick Peynado, Colin Bradford, Ian Stapleton, and Bert Cameron
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

    • Men's High Jump

  • Desmond Morris
  • Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)

    • Women's 100 metres

  • Rosie Allwood
  • Heat — 11.68
  • Quarterfinals — 11.69 (→ did not advance)
  • Lelieth Hodges
  • Heat — 11.79 (→ did not advance)

    • Women's Long Jump

  • Dorothy Scott
  • Qualifying Round — 5.83 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

    • Cycling

    Two cyclists represented Jamaica in 1980. David Weller won bronze in the 1000m time trial event.

    Individual road race
  • Peter Aldridge
    • 1000m time trial
  • David Weller

    • References

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