Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles (ANT), page 230 renamed to British West Indies (BWI) by the IOC, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Thirteen competitors—two from Barbados, four from Trinidad, and seven from Jamaica—all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports. The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968 Games as the federation did not compete at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. The team won two bronze medals, both in track and field athletics.
Timeline of participation
Olympic Year/s Teams 1948–1956 1960 1964 1968–present
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 13 0 0 2 2 39 Total 0 0 2 2 148
Medals by summer sport
List of medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 800 metres September 2 Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay September 8
Results by event
Athletics
Event Name Result Men's 100 metres Dennis Johnson Heats: 10.4 (2nd in heat)Quarter-finals: 10.4 (4th, did not advance) Men's 200 metres Clifton Bertrand Heats: 21.3 (3rd in heat)Quarter-finals: 21.4 (6th, did not advance) Dennis Johnson Heats: 21.2 (1st in heat)Quarter-finals: 21.1 (3rd)Semi-finals: 21.0 (5th, did not advance) Men's 400 metres Malcolm Spence Heats: 47.6 (1st in heat)Quarter-finals: 46.9 (3rd)Semi-finals: 46.8 (5th, did not advance) James Wedderburn Heats: 47.4 (2nd in heat)Quarter-finals: 47.0 (4th, did not advance) Men's 800 metres George Kerr Heats: 1:50.9 (1st in heat)Quarter-finals: 1:49.4 (1st)Semi-final: 1:47.1 (1st)Final: 1:47.1 (→ ) Men's 4×400 metre relay George KerrJames WedderburnKeith GardnerMalcolm Spence Heats: 3:09.1 (1st in heat)Semi-final: 3:09.2 (2nd)Final: 3:04.0 (→ ) Men's 110 metre hurdles Keith Gardner Heats: 14.3 (1st in heat)Quarter-finals: 14.3 (2nd)Semi-final: 14.2 (3rd)Final: 14.4 (→ 5th place) Men's long jump Paul Foreman Qualification: 7.42 mFinal: 7.26 m (→ 12th place)
Cycling
Event Name Result Individual road race Clyde Rimple DNF Sprint Clyde Rimple Heats: 2nd of 2Repechage: 1st of 2Repechage final: 2nd of 3Eighth-finals: 3rd of 3Eighth-finals repechage: 2nd of 3 (did not advance) Time trial Clyde Rimple 1:16.08 (→ 23rd place)
Sailing
Event Name Result Flying Dutchman class Richard John BennettGerald Bird 893 points (→ 30th place)
Shooting
Event Name Result 50 m free pistol Tony Bridge Qualification: 319 (→ 32nd in group, did not advance) Keith De Casseres (retired)
Weightlifting
Event Name Result Bantamweight (57 kg) Grantley Sobers Press: 97.5 kg (7th)Snatch: 90.0 kg (12th)Jerk: 120.0 kg (13th)Total: 307.5 kg (→ 10th place)
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports