Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Jamaica at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Jamaica at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JAM
NOC	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	58 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Josh Kirlew & Shanieka Ricketts
Flag bearer (closing)	Rajindra Campbell
Medals; Ranked 44th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The country's participation signified its eighteenth Summer Olympic appearance as an independent state, although it has previously appeared in four other editions as a British colony or as part of the West Indies Federation.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Rojé Stona	Athletics	Men's Discus throw	7 August
Silver	Shanieka Ricketts	Athletics	Women's triple jump	3 August
Silver	Kishane Thompson	Athletics	Men's 100 m	4 August
Silver	Wayne Pinnock	Athletics	Men's long jump	6 August
Bronze	Rajindra Campbell	Athletics	Men's shot put	3 August
Bronze	Rasheed Broadbell	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	8 August

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	1	3	2	6
Total	1	3	2	6

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	1	2	2	5
Female	0	1	0	1
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	1	3	2	6

Medals by date
Date				Total
3 August	0	1	1	2
4 August	0	1	0	1
6 August	0	1	0	1
7 August	1	0	0	1
8 August	0	0	1	1
Total	1	3	2	6

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	26	28	54
Diving	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	29	29	58

Athletics

Jamaican track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[2]^[3]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ackeem Blake	100 m	10.06	2 Q	—		10.06	5	Did not advance
Oblique Seville		9.99	1 Q			9.81	1 Q	9.91	8
Kishane Thompson		10.00	1 Q			9.80	1 Q	9.79
Andrew Hudson	200 m	20.53	4 R	20.55	2	Did not advance
Bryan Levell	200 m	20.47	4 R	20.47	2 q	20.93	8	Did not advance
Sean Bailey	400 m	44.68	5 R	DNF		Did not advance
Jevaughn Powell		45.12	3 Q	—		44.91	4	Did not advance
Deandre Watkin		45.97	7 R	DNS		Did not advance
Navasky Anderson	800 m	1:46.82	5 R	1:46.01	5	Did not advance
Orlando Bennett	110 m hurdles	13.35	2 Q	Bye		13.09 PB	1 Q	13.34	7
Rasheed Broadbell		13.42	2 Q	Bye		13.21	1 Q	13.09 SB
Hansle Parchment		13.43(.430)	5 q	Bye		13.19 SB	3 Q	13.39	8
Roshawn Clarke	400 m hurdles	48.17	1 Q	Bye		48.34	2 Q	DNF
Jaheel Hyde		49.08	2 Q	Bye		50.03	7	Did not advance
Malik James-King		48.21	1 Q	Bye		48.85	7	Did not advance
Ackeem Blake Jehlani Gordon Oblique Seville Kishane Thompson	4 × 100 m relay	38.45 SB	4	—				Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tia Clayton	100 m	11.00	2 Q	—		10.89	1 Q	11.04	7
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce		10.92	2 Q			DNS		Did not advance
Shashalee Forbes		11.19	2 Q			11.20	6	Did not advance
Niesha Burgher	200 m	22.54	2 Q	Bye		22.64	5	Did not advance
Shericka Jackson		DNS		Did not advance
Lanae-Tava Thomas		22.70	2 Q	Bye		22.77	5	Did not advance
Junelle Bromfield	400 m	51.36	3 Q	Bye		51.93	8	Did not advance
Nickisha Pryce		50.02	1 Q	Bye		50.77	4	Did not advance
Stacey-Ann Williams		50.16 SB	2 Q	Bye		50.79	7	Did not advance
Natoya Goule-Toppin	800 m	1:58.66	1 Q	Bye		1:59.14	6	Did not advance
Adelle Tracey	800 m	2:03.47 SB	8 R	2:03.67	5	Did not advance
Janeek Brown	100 m hurdles	12.84	3 Q	Bye		12.92	7	Did not advance
Ackera Nugent		12.65	1 Q	Bye		12.44	3 q	DNF
Danielle Williams		12.59	1 Q	Bye		12.82	6	Did not advance
Rushell Clayton	400 m hurdles	54.32	1 Q	—		53.00	1 Q	52.68	5
Janieve Russell		54.67	3 Q	—		54.65	4	Did not advance
Shiann Salmon		53.95	2 Q	—		53.13	3 q	53.29	6
Tia Clayton Shashalee Forbes Kemba Nelson Alana Reid	4 × 100 m relay	42.35 SB	3 Q	—				42.29 SB	5
Junelle Bromfield Stephenie Ann McPherson Nickisha Pryce Stacey-Ann Williams	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.92 SB	1 Q	—				DNF

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zandrion Barnes Raheem Hayles Andrenette Knight Ashley Williams	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.06 NR	3 q	3:11.67	5

Field events
Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Romaine Beckford	High jump	2.24	8 q	2.22	10
Tajay Gayle	Long jump	7.78	19	Did not advance
Carey McLeod		7.90	11 q	7.82	12
Wayne Pinnock		7.96	7 q	8.36
Jaydon Hibbert	Triple jump	16.99	6 q	17.61	4
Jordan Scott	Triple jump	16.36	24	Did not advance
Rajindra Campbell	Shot put	21.05	10 q	22.15
Ralford Mullings	Discus throw	65.18	7 q	65.61	9
Traves Smikle		65.91	5 q	64.97	10
Rojé Stona		65.32	6 q	70.00 OR, PB

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Lamara Distin	High jump	1.88	24	Did not advance
Chanice Porter	Long jump	6.48	17	Did not advance
Ackelia Smith	Long jump	6.59	10 q	6.66	8
Shanieka Ricketts	Triple jump	14.47	2 Q	14.87
Ackelia Smith		14.09	10 q	14.42	7
Kimberly Williams		13.77	20	Did not advance
Lloydricia Cameron	Shot put	18.02 SB	14	Did not advance
Danniel Thomas-Dodd	Shot put	18.12	13	Did not advance
Samantha Hall	Discus throw	54.94	31	Did not advance
Nayoka Clunis	Hammer throw	Withdrawn^[4]

Diving

Jamaica entered one diver, Yona Knight-Wisdom, into the Olympic competition ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yona Knight-Wisdom	Men's 3 m springboard	382.90	14 Q	412.40	13	Did not advance

Judo

Jamaica qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Ashley Mckenzie (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ashley Mckenzie	Men's –60 kg	Makabr (YEM) W 10–00	Yıldız (TUR) L 00–01	Did not advance

Swimming

Jamaica will have one male swimmer, Josh Kirlew, in the men’s 100m butterfly event and one female swimmer, Sabrina Lyn, in the women’s 50m freestyle, at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Josh Kirlew	Men's 100 m butterfly	54.66	5	Did not advance
Sabrina Lyn	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.08	5	Did not advance

References

^ "Jamaican Olympic chief targets largest team at Paris 2024". Inside the Games. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24". World Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "'I'll bounce back' Clunis resigned to missing Olympics". The Gleaner. 1 August 2024.
^ "Yona books ticket to Paris Olympics". 8 February 2024.
^ "MAKING WAVES - Jamaica Observer". 26 June 2024.

[1] "Jamaican Olympic chief targets largest team at Paris 2024". Inside the Games. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[2] "Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24". World Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[3] "Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[4] "'I'll bounce back' Clunis resigned to missing Olympics". The Gleaner. 1 August 2024.

[5] "Yona books ticket to Paris Olympics". 8 February 2024.

[6] "MAKING WAVES - Jamaica Observer". 26 June 2024.

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