Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Jamaica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 20 competitors, 11 men and 9 women, took part in 18 events in 3 sports.

Jamaica at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJAM
NOCJamaica Olympic Association
in Montreal
Competitors20 (11 men, 9 women)
Flag bearer Don Quarrie
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960 S)

Medalists

Gold

  • Don Quarrie – Athletics, Men's 200 metres

Silver

  • Don Quarrie – Athletics, Men's 100 metres

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Seymour Newman
  • Heat – 1:48.46
  • Semi Final – 1:47.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Leighton Priestley, Donald Quarrie, Colin Bradford, and Seymour Newman
  • Heat – 3:03.86
  • Final – 3:02.84 (→ 5th place)

Boxing

Cycling

Three cyclists represented Jamaica in 1976.

Individual road race
  • Errol Walters – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Sprint
  • Xavier Mirander – 16th place
1000m time trial
  • David Weller – 1:08.534 (→ 11th place)

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