Jamaica competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's participation marked its seventeenth Summer Olympic appearance as an independent state, although it has previously competed in four other editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event DateElaine Thompson-Herah Athletics Women's 100 metres Elaine Thompson-Herah Athletics Women's 200 metres Hansle Parchment Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Remona BurchellShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceShericka JacksonNatasha MorrisonElaine Thompson-HerahBriana Williams Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Athletics Women's 100 metres Shericka Jackson Athletics Women's 100 metres Megan Tapper Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles Ronald Levy Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Junelle BromfieldShericka JacksonRoneisha McGregorJanieve RussellStacey-Ann Williams Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 20 22 42Boxing 1 0 1Diving 1 0 1Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2 Total 23 25 48
Athletics
Jamaican athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYohan Blake100 mcolspan=2 10.062 Q10.146 Did not advanceOblique Sevillecolspan=2 10.042 Q10.094 Did not advanceTyquendo Traceycolspan=2 Did not advanceYohan Blake200 mcolspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceRasheed Dwyer20.311 Q20.132 Q20.217Julian Forte20.656Did not advanceNathon Allen400 m46.124colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceDemish Gaye45.494 q45.094Did not advanceChristopher Taylor45.203 Q44.922 Q44.79 PB6Ronald Levy110 m hurdles13.171 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 13.231 Q13.10Hansle Parchment13.232 Q13.232 Q13.04Damion Thomas13.543 Q12.393 Did not advanceJaheel Hyde400 m hurdles48.541 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 127.388Did not advanceKemar Mowatt49.064 Q48.955 Did not advanceShawn Rowe49.183 Q48.836 Did not advance Yohan BlakeJulian ForteJevaughn MinzieOblique Seville4 × 100 m relay37:821 Qcolspan=4 37.845Nathon AllenKarayme Bartley*Demish GayeJaheel HydeChristopher Taylor4 × 400 m relay2:59.29 SB2 Qcolspan=4 2:58.76 SB6
Women AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce100 mcolspan=2 10.841 Q10.731 Q10.74Elaine Thompson-Herahcolspan=2 10.821 Q10.761 Q10.61 Shericka Jacksoncolspan=2 11.072 Q10.792 Q10.76Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce200 m22.221 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=2 22.131 Q21.944Elaine Thompson-Herah22.863 Q21.661 Q21.53 NRShericka Jackson23.264colspan=2 Did not advanceRoneisha McGregor400 m51.142 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 50.343 Did not advanceCandice McLeod51.091 Q49.51 PB2 Q49.875Stephenie Ann McPherson50.891 Q49.34 PB1 Q49.614Natoya Goule800 m1:59.831 Qcolspan=2 1:59:571 Q1:58.268Aisha Praught-Leer1500 m4:15.3113colspan=2 Did not advanceBritany Anderson100 m hurdles12.671 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 12.40 PB1 Q13.248Megan Tapper12.53 PB2 Q12.622 Q12.55Yanique Thompson12.742 Q Did not advanceLeah Nugent400 m hurdlescolspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceJanieve Russell54.812 Q54.102 Q53.08 PB4Ronda WhyteDid not advanceRemona Burchell*Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceShericka JacksonNatasha Morrison*Elaine Thompson-HerahBriana Williams4 × 100 m relay42:143 Qcolspan=4 41.02 NRJunelle BromfieldShericka JacksonRoneisha McGregorJanieve RussellStacey-Ann Williams4 × 400 m relay3:21.452 Qcolspan=4 3:21.24
Mixed AthleteEventHeat FinalTimeRankTimeRankSean BaileyKarayme BartleyJunelle Bromfield*Tovea JenkinsStacey-Ann Williams4 × 400 m relay3:11.763 Q3:14.957
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTajay GayleLong jump8.144 q7.6911Carey McLeodLong jump7.7521 Did not advanceTriple jump16.0124Did not advanceFedrick DacresDiscus throw62.9113Did not advanceTraves Smikle59.0425Did not advanceChad Wright62.9312 q62.569
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTissanna HicklingLong jump6.2224Did not advanceChanice Porter6.1925Did not advanceShanieka RickettsTriple jump14.436 Q14.844Kimberly Williams14.309 q14.518Lloydricia CameronShot put17.4322Did not advanceDanniel Thomas-Dodd18.3713Did not advanceShadae LawrenceDiscus throw62.2712 q62.127
Boxing
Jamaica entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1996. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ricardo Brown finished fourth in the men's super heavyweight division to secure a place on the Jamaican team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRicardo BrownMen's super heavyweight L 1–4Did not advance
Diving
Jamaica entered one diver into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top eighteen of the men's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankYona Knight-WisdomMen's 3 m springboard411.6513 Q362.9515Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Jamaica entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. British-born Danusia Francis booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing ninth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Two days prior to the competition Francis learned she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament. She therefore withdrew from the balance beam, the vault and the floor exercise. She chose to continue to compete in the uneven bars with her knee bandaged, scoring the lowest of any competitor as the judges deducted 6.5 points for various infractions and gave her only a 0.5 difficulty score. However, her 9.033 execution score was the highest for any athlete on any apparatus.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankDanusia FrancisAll-around3.033Did not advance
Judo
For the first time in history, Jamaica qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Ebony Drysdale Daley accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEbony Drysdale DaleyWomen's –70 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Swimming
Jamaican swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKeanan DolsMen's 200 m butterfly2:00.2534Did not advanceMen's 200 m individual medley2:04.2943Did not advanceAlia AtkinsonWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:07.7022Did not advance
See also Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games
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