Jamaica at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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IOC code JAM Flag bearer Merlene Ottey		Website www.teamja.org

NOC Jamaica Olympic Association Competitors 35 (24 men and 11 women) in 5 sports Medals Ranked 34th Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 0 2

Jamaica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 35 competitors, 24 men and 11 women, took part in 22 events in 5 sports.

Silver

Grace Jackson — Athletics, Women's 200 metres

Howard Burnett (heats), Trevor Graham (semis), Devon Morris, Bert Cameron, Howard Davis and Winthrop Graham — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Derek Adamson

Final — 2"47.57 (→ 84th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Christopher Faulknor, Gregory Meghoo, John Mair, and Clive Wright

Heat — 39.53

Semi Final — 38.75

Final — 38.47 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Howard Burnett, Devon Morris, Trevor Graham, and Howard Davis

Heat — 3:04.00

Trevor Graham, Devon Morris, Bertland Cameron, and Howard Davis

Semi Final — 3:00.94

Howard Davis, Devon Morris, Winthrop Graham, and Bertland Cameron

Final — 3:00.30 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Ethlyn Tate, Grace Jackson, Vivienne Spence, and Laurel Johnson

Heat — 43.50

Ethlyn Tate, Grace Jackson, Juliet Cuthbert, and Merlene Ottey

Semi Final — 43.30

Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

Marcia Tate, Andrea Thomas, Cathy Rattray-Williams, and Sharon Powell

Heat — 3:26.83

Sandie Richards, Andrea Thomas, Cathy Rattray-Williams, and Sharon Powell

Final — 3:23.13 (→ 5th place)

Cycling

Three male cyclists represented Jamaica in 1988.

Men's road race

Raymond Thomas

Arthur Tenn

Men's points race

Peter Aldridge

References

Jamaica at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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