Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JAM
NOC	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Los Angeles
Competitors	45 (31 men and 14 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Bert Cameron
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
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 1984 Summer Olympics (for the tenth time) in Los Angeles, United States. 45 competitors, 31 men and 14 women, took part in 35 events in 5 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Norman Edwards (*) Albert Lawrence Greg Meghoo Don Quarrie Ray Stewart	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	11 August
Bronze	Merlene Ottey-Page	Athletics	Women's 100 metres	5 August
Bronze	Merlene Ottey-Page	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	9 August

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

• Bertland Cameron

• Heat — 46.14
• Quarterfinals — 45.15
• Semifinals — 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury)

• Devon Morris

• Heat — 45.80
• Quarterfinals — 46.14 (→ did not advance)

• Mark Senior

• Heat — 46.73
• Quarterfinals — 46.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Derick Adamson — 2:25:02 (→ 52nd place)

Men's High Jump

• Desmond Morris

• Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Sandra Farmer

• Heat — 57.06
• Semifinal — 56.05
• Final — 57.15 (→ 8th place)

• Averill Dwyer-Brown

• Heat — 58.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Dorothy Scott

• Qualification — 6.47 m
• Final — 6.40 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Marlene Lewis

• Qualification — 49.00m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Jamaica in 1984.

Individual road race

• Arthur Tenn
• Lorenzo Murdock

Sprint

• Ian Stanley

1000m time trial

• David Weller

Points race

• Peter Aldridge
• Ian Stanley

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Deryck Marks

• Heat — 54.63 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

• Gordon Scarlett

• Heat — 55.34 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Allan Marsh

• Heat — 1:00.04 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Allan Marsh

• Heat — 2:11.57 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Allan Marsh

• Heat — 57.69 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

• Deryck Marks

• Heat — 1:00.57 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Andrew Phillips

• Heat — 2:06.43
• Final — 2:05.60 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Andrew Phillips

• Heat — 4:29.43
• B-Final — 4:27.98 (→ 10th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Andrew Phillips, Deryck Marks, Allan Marsh, and Gordon Scarlett

• Heat — 3:34.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Allan Marsh, Andrew Phillips, Deryck Marks, and Gordon Scarlett

• Heat — 4:05.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Weightlifting

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database