Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:JAM
Nocname:Jamaica Olympic Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Location:Athens
Competitors:47
Sports:4
Flagbearer:Sandie Richards
Rank:34
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
See also: (1960)

Jamaica competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation, although it had previously appeared in the first four editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation. The Jamaica Olympic Association sent a total of 47 athletes to the Games, 22 men and 25 women, to compete only in track and field (the largest ever by sport), badminton, shooting, and swimming. For the second consecutive time in Olympic history, Jamaica was represented again by more female than male athletes.

With Merlene Ottey's sudden demise to compete for Slovenia at these Games, the Jamaican team featured several Olympic medalists from Sydney, including track hurdler Danny McFarlane and sprinter Sandie Richards, who followed Ottey's path as another Jamaican athlete to compete in five Olympic Games since her debut in 1988. Being the oldest and the most sophisticated athlete of the team, Richards was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Other notable Jamaican athletes also featured the Atkinson swimming clan Janelle, Jevon, and Alia, and top medal favorite Asafa Powell in the men's 100 metres.

Jamaica left Athens with a sterling record of five medals (two golds, one silver, and two bronze), being marked as an enormous improvement from Sydney, where the nation failed to claim a single gold.[2] After picking up the first Olympic medal of her illustrious career, sprinter Veronica Campbell sought her sights to break a historic milestone as she became the first Jamaican athlete in history to claim an individual Olympic title in the women's 200 metres.[3] [4] She was also named the most decorated Jamaican athlete of the Games, after helping out her relay team produce a brilliant finish with their second gold and collecting the bronze earlier in the 100 metres.[5] Meanwhile, Danny McFarlane added a second silver to his Olympic career hardware in the men's 400 metres hurdles, finishing behind Dominican Republic's Félix Sánchez by only a few hurdles left in the track.[6]

Medalists

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Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jamaican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[7] [8]

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Michael Frateralign=left rowspan=3100 m10.202 Q10.113 Q10.296Did not advance
    Asafa Powell10.061 Q9.992 Q9.951 Q9.945
    Dwight Thomas10.212 Q10.123 Q10.287Did not advance
    Usain Boltalign=left rowspan=3200 m21.055Did not advance
    Asafa Powell20.774 Q20.232 Q20.564 Q
    Christopher Williams20.572 Q20.344 q20.806Did not advance
    Michael Blackwoodalign=left rowspan=3400 m45.231 Q45.002 Q45.558
    Davian Clarke45.542 Q45.272 Q44.836
    Brandon Simpson45.612 Q44.971 Q44.765
    Richard Phillipsalign=left rowspan=3110 m hurdles13.392 Q13.443 Q13.476Did not advance
    Chris Pinnock13.423 Q13.474 q13.578Did not advance
    Maurice Wignall13.301 Q13.393 Q13.17 NR1 Q13.214
    Dean Griffithsalign=left rowspan=3400 m Hurdles49.415 q49.518Did not advance
    Danny McFarlane48.531 Q48.001 Q48.11
    Kemel Thompson48.661 Q48.254Did not advance
    Michael Frater
    Patrick Jarrett
    Winston Smith
    Dwight Thomas    		4 × 100 m relay38.714Did not advance
    Michael Blackwood
    Michael Campbell
    Davian Clarke
    Jermaine Gonzales    		4 × 400 m relayDid not advance
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Claston BernardResult10.697.4814.802.1249.1314.1744.754.4055.274:36.318225 NR9
    Points931930777915855953762731667704
    align=left rowspan=2Maurice SmithResult10.856.8115.241.9149.2714.0149.024.2061.524:32.74802314
    Points894769804723849973850673761727
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Aleen Baileyalign=left rowspan=3100 m11.201 Q11.122 Q11.133 Q11.055
    Veronica Campbell11.171 Q11.182 Q10.932 Q10.97
    Sherone Simpson11.272 Q11.091 Q11.032 Q11.076
    Aleen Baileyalign=left rowspan=3200 m22.731 Q22.972 Q22.332 Q22.424
    Veronica Campbell22.591 Q22.491 Q22.131 Q22.05
    Beverly McDonald22.902 Q22.993 Q23.026Did not advance
    Allison Beckfordalign=left rowspan=3400 m52.855Did not advance
    Nadia Davy52.044Did not advance
    Novlene Williams50.593 Q50.853Did not advance
    Michelle Ballentine800 m2:01.523 Q2:00.948Did not advance
    Delloreen Ennis-Londonalign=left rowspan=3100 m hurdles12.772 Q12.605Did not advance
    Brigitte Foster12.831 QDid not advance
    Lacena Golding-Clarke12.863 q12.693 Q12.735
    Patricia Allenalign=left rowspan=3400 m hurdles56.406Did not advance
    Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes55.214 q54.997Did not advance
    Shevon Stoddart56.615Did not advance
    Aleen Bailey
    Veronica Campbell
    Tayna Lawrence
    Beverly McDonald         		4 × 100 m relay42.202 Q41.73 NR
    Michelle Burgher
    Nadia Davy
    Sandie Richards
    Ronetta Smith         		4 × 400 m relay3:24.922 Q3:22.00
    * Competed only in heats and received medals
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Trecia SmithTriple jump14.657 Q15.024
    Kimberly BarrettShot put16.4527Did not advance

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jamaica has qualified a single shooter.

    Women

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jamaican swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Alia Atkinson50 m freestyle27.2144Did not advance
    100 m breaststroke1:12.5332Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Janelle Atkinson200 m freestyle2:04.0630Did not advance
    400 m freestyle4:20.0028Did not advance
    Angela Chuck100 m freestyle58.3339Did not advance

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Tucker. Elton. Games open amidst extravagant ceremony. Jamaica Gleaner. 13 August 2004. 15 May 2014.
    2. Web site: 2004 Athens: Medal Tally. USA Today. 1 April 2014.
    3. News: Patrick. Dick. Furious finish results in silver for Felix. USA Today. 26 August 2004. 7 May 2014.
    4. News: Tucker. Elton. New sprint queen nabs Olympic medal. Jamaica Gleaner. 26 August 2004. 15 May 2014.
    5. News: Tucker. Elton. Girls win 4×100m relay gold. Jamaica Gleaner. 28 August 2004. 15 May 2014.
    6. News: Sanchez storms to gold. BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. 15 May 2014.
    7. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    8. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.

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