Jamaica competed at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. It was the 13th time that the nation has competed at the Games. Jamaica sent 44 men and 44 women and came 13th in the medals table, a drop in placing from 9th in Kuala Kumpur in 1998 but showing a significant increase in the number of medals won.
Medals
GoldSilverBronze Total Jamaica46717
Gold Athletics: Lacena Golding-Clarke, Women's 100 Meters Hurdles Michael Blackwood, Men's 400 Meters Claston Bernard, Men's Decathlon Elva Goulbourne, Women's Long Jump
Silver Athletics: Veronica Campbell, Women's 100 Meters Vonette Dixon, Women's 100 Meters Hurdles Juliet Campbell, Women's 200 Meters Debbie-Ann Parris, Women's 400 Meters Hurdles Asafa Powell, Chris Williams, Dwight Thomas, Michael Frater, Men's 4x100 Meters Relay Astia Walker, Elva Goulbourne, Juliet Campbell, Veronica Campbell, Women's 4x100 Meters Relay
Bronze Athletics: Maurice Wignall, Men's 110 Meters Hurdles Alexandra "Sandie" Angela Richards, Women's 400 Meters Ian Weakley, Men's 400 Meters Hurdles Trecia Smith, Women's Triple Jump
Netball: Jamaica national netball team
Swimming: Janelle Atkinson, Women's 400 Meters Freestyle Janelle Atkinson, Women's 800 Meters Freestyle
Netball With a team captained by Oberon Pitterson, featuring Nadine Bryan, Elaine Davis and Simone Forbes and coached by Maureen Hall, Jamaica finished third at the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games after defeating England 55–53 in the bronze medal match.
Pool B
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Minor semi-finals
Major semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Squad
References