Jamaica at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:JAM
Nocname:Jamaica Olympic Association
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Jamaica
Location:Beijing, China
Date:4–20 February 2022
Competitors:7
Competitors Men:6
Competitors Women:1
Sports:2
Flagbearer Open:Benjamin Alexander
Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian
Flagbearer Close:Rolando Reid
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Jamaica competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]

Jamaica's team consisted of seven athletes (six men and one woman) competing in two sports.[3] Benjamin Alexander and Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile bobsledder Ronaldo Reid was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=110Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing1 0 1
Bobsleigh5 1 6
Total 6 1 7

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Benjamin Alexander has met the basic qualification standards meaning that Jamaica has qualified one male alpine skier.[6] [7]

Bobsleigh

See main article: article, Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Jamaica qualified three sleds (two-man, four-man and the women's monobob).[8] [9] [10] [11] By qualifying three sleds, Jamaica also earned five athlete quota spots (five men and one woman).[12] [13] This will mark the first time Jamaica has qualified in three events in bobsled. Jamaica's four-man bobsled qualified for their first games since Nagano 1998.[14] [15]

AthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time RankTime Rank
Shanwayne Stephens

  • Nimroy Turgott
Two-man1:01.23301:01.35281:01.5430did not advance3:04.1230
Shanwayne Stephens

  • Ashley Watson
    Rolando Reid
    Matthew Wekpe
Four-man1:00.80281:01.39281:01.2328did not advance3:03.4228
Jazmine Fenlator-VictorianWomen's monobob1:06.63191:07.38191:06.92191:07.63204:28.5619
* – Denotes the driver of each sled

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm. dead.
  2. News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
  3. News: Butterfield. Michelle. 19 January 2022. Jamaica’s 4-man bobsled team makes Olympics for 1st time in over 20 years. Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 25 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
  6. Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 . 15 January 2022 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 15 January 2022 . 12 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412203016/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 . dead .
  7. News: Beijing 2022: Benjamin Alexander set to become Jamaica's first Alpine skier at Winter Olympics . 13 January 2022 . BBC Sport . . 15 January 2022.
  8. Web site: IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220117222232/https://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/OWG_2022/OWG_Beijing_2022_2-man_Bobsleigh.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: IBSF Ranking 4-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119043957/https://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/OWG_2022/OWG_Beijing_2022_4-man_Bobsleigh.pdf. dead.
  10. Web site: IBSF Ranking 2-woman Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. 20 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120132147/https://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/OWG_2022/OWG_Beijing_2022_2-woman_and_Womens_Monobob.pdf. dead.
  11. Web site: IBSF confirms bobsleigh and skeleton quota places for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Pavitt. Michael. 17 January 2022. www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd.. 19 January 2022.
  12. Web site: Browne. Ken. History makers: Jamaica qualifies three bobsleigh teams for Beijing 2022. 17 January 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 17 January 2022.
  13. News: Kindelan. Katie. 17 January 2022. Jamaica has a bobsled team heading to the 2022 Olympics. ABC News. New York City, New York, United States. 17 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Jamaica's Bobsleigh Team Qualify for the Winter Olympics in Three Events at Beijing 2022. Mason. Lewis. 17 January 2022. www.eurosport.co.uk/. Eurosport. 17 January 2022.
  15. News: Wheeler. Daniel. 17 January 2022. Jamaica returns to four-man bobsled at Winter Olympics. The Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. 17 January 2022.