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“Wi lickle but wi tallawah” – goes the Jamaican saying and Jamaica’s tally of medals in the Olympics over the years, is there to prove our ‘track record’. Jamaica has won 54 medals overall in the Olympics: 13 gold, 24 silver and 17 bronze.
GOLD MEDALS : TOTAL OF 13  | YEAR | PLACE | SPORT | WINNER(S) | | 1948 | London | Men's 400m | Arthur Wint | | 1952 | Helsinki | Men's 400m | George Rhoden | | | | Men's 4x400m | A. Wint, L. Laing, H. McKenley, G. Rhoden | | 1976 | Montreal | Men's 200m | Donald Quarrie | | 1996 | Atlanta | Women's 400mh | Deon Hemmings | | 2004 | Athens | Women's 200m | Veronica Campbell | | | | Women's 4x100m | T. Lawrence, S. Simpson, V. Campbell, A. Bailey | | 2008 | Beijing | Women's 100m | Shelly- Fraser | | | | Men's 100m | Usain Bolt | | | | Women's 200m | Veronica Campbell-Brown | | | | Men's 200m | Usain Bolt | | | | Women's 400mh | Melaine Walker | | | | Men's 4x100m | Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater |
SILVER MEDALS : TOTAL OF 24  | YEAR | PLACE | SPORT | WINNER(S) | | 1948 | London | Men's 800m | Arthur Wint | | | | Men's 400m | Herb McKenley | | 1952 | Helsinki | Men's 800m | Arthur Wint | | | | Men's 400m | Herb McKenley | | | | Men's 100m | Herb McKenley | | 1968 | Mexico City | Men's 100m | Lennox Miller | | 1976 | Montreal | Men's 100m | Donald Quarrie | | 1984 | Los Angeles | Men's 4x100m | A. Lawrence, G. Meghoo, D.Quarrie, R. Stewart | | 1988 | Seoul | Women's 200m | Grace Jackson | | | | Men's 4x400m | H. Davis, D. Morris, W. Graham, B. Cameron | | 1992 | Barcelona | Women's 100m | Juliet Cuthbert | | | | Women's 200m | Juliet Cuthbert | | | | Men's 400m | Winthrop Graham | | 1996 | Atlanta | Women's 100m | Merlene Ottey | | | | Women's 200m | Merlene Ottey | | | | Men's Long Jump | James Beckford | | 2000 | Sydney | Women's 400m | Deon Hemmings | | | | Women's 400m | Lorraine Graham | | | | Women's 4x100 | T. Lawrence, V. Campbell, B. McDonald, M. Ottey | | | | Women's 4x400 | S. Richards, C. Scott-Pomales, D. Hemmings, L.Graham | | 2004 | Athens | Men's 400m | Danny McFarlane | | 2008 | Beijing | Women's 100m | Sherone Simpson | | | | Women's 100m | Kerron Stewart | | | | Women's 400m | Shericka Williams |
BRONZE MEDALS : TOTAL 17  | YEAR | PLACE | SPORT | WINNER(S) | | 1960 | Rome | Men's 800m | George Kerr | | 1972 | Munich | Men's 100m | Lennox Miller | | 1980 | Moscow | Cycling | David Weller | | | | Men's 100m | Donald Quarrie | | | | Women's 200m | Merlene Ottey | | 1984 | Los Angeles | Women's 100m | Merlene Ottey | | | | Women's 200m | Merlene Ottey | | 1992 | Barcelona | Women's 200m | Merlene Ottey | | 1996 | Atlanta | Women's 4x100 | M. Ottey, M. Freeman, J. Cuthbert, N. Mitchell | | | | Men's 4x400 | M. McDonald, R. Martin, G. Haughton, D. Clarke | | 2000 | Sydney | Women's 100m | Tanya Lawrence | | | | Men's 400m | Gregory Haughton | | | | Men's 4x400m | M. Blackwood, G. Haughton, C. Williams, D. McFarlane | | 2004 | Athens | Women's 100m | Veronica Campbell | | | | Women's 4x400m | N. Williams, N. Davey, M. Burgher, S. Richards | | 2008 | Beijing | Women's 200m | Kerron Stewart | | | | Women's 4x400m | S.hericka Williams, Rose-Marie Whyte, Shereefa Lloyd, Novelene Williams | |
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