Jamaica at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:JAM
Nocname:Jamaica Olympic Association
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Location:Sochi
Competitors:2
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Marvin Dixon (opening)[1] [2] Volunteer (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also: (1960)

Jamaica competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of a two-man bobsled, marking the return of the Jamaican Bobsled Team to the Winter Olympics after a twelve-year hiatus.

Competitors

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Bobsleigh20 2
Total 20 2

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jamaica qualified one sled for competition.[4] [5] The team lacked funding, so the cryptocurrency Dogecoin community raised on the team's behalf $30,000 of the approximately $40,000 required within two days.[6] [7] An additional $80,000 was raised in online donations through Crowdtilt before 21 January.[8] As of 15:50, 21 January 2014 (UTC), the campaign had raised $121,160 far surpassing the target of only $80,000.[9] The Jamaican team finished the first two runs in 30th (and last) position. The next day they finished the third run in 29th place (also in last, because the Serbian team had withdrawn to injury). This meant they failed to advance to the final run and finished in 29th overall. With two athletes competing in a single event, the country did not win a medal at these Games.[10]

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 29 January 2014 . Jamaican bobsled team ready for Sochi . Sharenews . 30 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140130065827/http://sharenews.com/jamaican-bobsled-team-ready-for-sochi/ . 30 January 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Eyes Return to Olympic Games . Britell . Alexander . 10 January 2014 . caribjournal.com/ . 11 January 2014.
  5. News: Reynolds . Tim . 18 January 2014 . Organizers say Jamaica qualified for Sochi Games . . . 18 January 2014 . 27 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227025256/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/organizers-jamaica-qualified-sochi-games-220740973--spt.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Alex Hern . It's bobsleigh time: Jamaican team raises $25,000 in Dogecoin | Technology . 20 January 2014 . theguardian.com . 2014-02-04.
  7. Web site: Dogecoin Jamaican Bobsled Team Olympics . Business Insider . 2014-01-20 . 2014-02-04.
  8. News: Olympics: Fans help fund Jamaica bobsleigh Olympic bid. 21 January 2014. BBC News. 21 January 2014.
  9. Web site: Help the Jamaican Bobsled team get to Sochi! . Crowdtilt.com . 4 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220071659/https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-the-jamaican-bobsled-team-get-to-sochi . 20 February 2014 . dead .
  10. News: . Jamaica's Bobsledders End Sochi Dream . . 18 February 2014 . 18 February 2014 .