A Nation’s Pride: Jamaica’s Athletes Shine at the Pan American Games

A Nation’s Pride: Jamaica’s Athletes Shine at the Pan American Games

Decades of Excellence: Jamaica’s Legacy at the Pan American Games

Jamaica has a rich history of participation in the Pan American Games, dating back to its debut in 1951. Over the decades, Jamaican athletes have consistently excelled, showcasing their prowess in various disciplines, particularly in track and field. The nation has earned numerous medals, highlighting the talent and determination of its athletes. Notably, Jamaica’s para-athletes have also made significant strides, contributing to the country’s legacy of excellence. Through their participation, Jamaican athletes have not only brought home medals but have also inspired future generations and solidified the country’s reputation as a powerhouse in international sports.
History

Since debuting in 1951, Jamaica's athletes, including para-athletes, have excelled at the Pan American Games, earning numerous medals and inspiring future generations.

Significance

Jamaica is significant in the Pan American Games for its consistent athletic excellence, especially in track and field, earning numerous medals and inspiring future generations

Jamaica's Role

Jamaica showcase top-tier athletic talent, especially in track and field, consistently win medals, and inspire future generations

Pan American Games Moments: Video Highlights

Brandon Sealy at the 2019 PanAm Games

Interviews With Jamaican Athletes at the 2019 Games

JAMAICA's Arrival at the 2019 PANAM GAMES

Rugby 7s - Argentina vs Jamaica - Santiago 2023

Photographic Highlights

2023

Jaheel Hyde wins Jamaica's first gold medal at Pan Am Games

2023

Rugby 7s

2023

Lushane Wilson High Jump, 60 Metres,

2023

Navasky Anderson wins 800m bronze

2023

Jaheel Hyde Gold in Men's 400m hurdles

2023

Tahila Richardson and Katherine Wynter Womens Doubles

2023

Women's football tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games

2023

Ricardo Brown men’s super heavyweight (91+kg) Bronze Medal Winner

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Inspiring Generations

Jamaica’s Pan American Games Legacy

Jamaica’s participation in the Pan American Games is marked by outstanding athletic talent, especially in track and field. The nation’s athletes, including para-athletes, consistently win medals, bringing pride and international recognition. Their achievements inspire future generations, reinforcing Jamaica’s reputation as a global sports leader.

Medals Earned

Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1951 Buenos Aires Herb McKenley

Herb McKenley

Herb McKenley

 100m

200m

400M

 Bronze

Bronze

Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1955 Mexico City Keith Gardner Men’s 110 meters hurdles Silver
Keith Gardner, Richard Stick, Mel Spence, and Allan Moore Men’s 4x400m relay Silver
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1959 Chicago George Kerr Men’s 400 meters Gold
1959 Chicago George Kerr, Keith Gardner, Malcolm Spence, Laurie Khan Men’s 4×400 meters relay Gold
1959 Chicago George Kerr Men’s 800 meters Silver
1959 Chicago Keith Gardner Men’s 110 meters hurdles Silver
1959 Chicago Malcolm Spence Men’s 400 meters Silver
1959 Chicago Jamaica Team Men’s 4×100 meters relay Silver
1959 Chicago Malcolm Spence Men’s 200 meters Bronze
1959 Chicago Keith Gardner Men’s 400 meters hurdles Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1963 São Paulo Rupert Hoilett Men’s 400 meters Silver
1963 São Paulo Jamaica Team Men’s 4×400 meters relay Silver
1963 São Paulo Malcolm Spence Men’s 200 meters Bronze
1963 São Paulo Keith Gardner Men’s 400 meters hurdles Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1967 Winnipeg Neville Myton, Michael Fray, Alex McDonald, Clifton Forbes Men’s 4×400 meters relay Bronze
1967 Winnipeg Wellesley Clayton Men’s Long Jump Bronze
1967 Winnipeg Carol Cummings, Una Morris, Audrey Reid, Vilma Charlton Women’s 4×100 meters relay Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1971 Cali Donald Quarrie Men’s 100m Gold
1971 Cali Donald Quarrie Men’s 200m Gold
1971 Cali Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, Michael Fray, Clive Barriffe Men’s 4x100m relay Gold
1971 Cali Marilyn Neufville Women’s 400m Gold
1971 Cali Glen Mills, Trevor Campbell, Byron Dyce, Colin Bradford Men’s 4x400m relay Silver
1971 Cali Una Morris Women’s 200m Silver
1971 Cali Una Morris, Rosie Allwood, Ruth Williams, Yvonne Saunders Women’s 4x400m relay Silver
1971 Cali Lennox Miller, Michael Fray, Clive Barriffe, Donald Quarrie Men’s 4x100m relay Bronze
1971 Cali Glen Mills, Trevor Campbell, Byron Dyce, Colin Bradford Men’s 4x400m relay Bronze
1971 Cali Una Morris Women’s 100m Bronze
1971 Cali Una Morris, Rosie Allwood, Ruth Williams, Yvonne Saunders Women’s 4x100m relay Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1975 Mexico City Bertland Cameron Men’s 400m Silver
1975 Mexico City Andrea Bruce Women’s High Jump Bronze
1975 Mexico City Andrea Bruce Women’s Pentathlon Bronze
1975 Mexico City Kim Rowe, Noel Gray, Anthony Davis, Alfred Daley Men’s 4x400m relay Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1979 San Juan Merlene Ottey Women’s 200m Silver
1979 San Juan Ian Stapleton Men’s 200m Silver
1979 San Juan Mike McCallum Boxing (Light Middleweight) Silver
1979 San Juan Rosie Allwood, Lelieth Hodges, Merlene Ottey, Carmetta Drummond Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
1979 San Juan Not specified Not specified Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1983 Caracas Grace Jackson Women’s 200m Bronze
1983 Caracas Albert Lawrence, Gregory Meghoo, Donald Quarrie, Ray Stewart Men’s 4x100m relay Bronze
1983 Caracas Howard Davis, Bert Cameron, Devon Morris, Colin Bradford Men’s 4x400m relay Bronze
1983 Caracas Carmetta Drummond, Juliet Cuthbert, Grace Jackson, Cathy Rattray Women’s 4x100m relay Bronze
1983 Caracas Carmetta Drummond, Juliet Cuthbert, Grace Jackson, Cathy Rattray Women’s 4x400m relay Bronze
1983 Caracas David Weller Men’s Cycling (1,000m Time Trial) Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1987 Indianapolis Merlene Ottey Women’s 100m Gold
1987 Indianapolis Merlene Ottey Women’s 200m Gold
1987 Indianapolis Bert Cameron Men’s 400m Silver
1987 Indianapolis Winthrop Graham Men’s 400m Hurdles Silver
1987 Indianapolis Berris Long Men’s Long Jump Silver
1987 Indianapolis Ray Stewart, John Mair, Andrew Parker, Greg Meghoo Men’s 4x100m Relay Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Howard Davis, Devon Morris, Bertland Cameron, Trevor Graham Men’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Juliet Cuthbert Women’s 100m Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Grace Jackson Women’s 200m Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Sandie Richards Women’s 400m Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Merlene Ottey, Juliet Cuthbert, Laurel Johnson, Grace Jackson Women’s 4x100m Relay Bronze
1987 Indianapolis Sandie Richards, Cathy Rattray-Williams, Juliet Cuthbert, Grace Jackson Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1991 Havana Diane Guthrie-Gresham Women’s Long Jump Gold
1991 Havana Dahlia Duhaney, Merlene Frazer, Cheryl-Ann Phillips, Beverly McDonald Women’s 4x100m Relay Gold
1991 Havana Deon Hemmings Women’s 400m Hurdles Silver
1991 Havana Beverly McDonald Women’s 100m Bronze
1991 Havana Merlene Frazer Women’s 200m Bronze
1991 Havana Michael Anderson, Howard Burnett, Seymour Fagan, Patrick O’Connor Men’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
1991 Havana Vivienne Spence, Cathy Rattray-Williams, Sandie Richards, Inez Turner Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
1991 Havana Delroy Leslie Men’s Lightweight Boxing (– 60 kilograms) Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1995 Mar del Plata Paul Leyow & Roy Paul Jr. Men’s Doubles (Badminton) Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata Paul Leyow & Terry Leyow Mixed Doubles (Badminton) Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata Dahlia Duhaney Women’s 200 metres Silver
1995 Mar del Plata Orville Taylor, Dennis Blake, Roxbert Martin, Michael McDonald Men’s 4×400 metres relay Silver
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
1999 Winnipeg Greg Haughton Men’s 400 metres Gold
1999 Winnipeg Davian Clarke, Michael McDonald, Danny McFarlane, Greg Haughton Men’s 4×400 metres relay Gold
1999 Winnipeg Peta-Gaye Gayle, Beverly Grant, Kerry Ann Richards, Aleen Bailey Women’s 4×100 metres relay Gold
1999 Winnipeg Suzette Lee Women’s Triple Jump Silver
1999 Winnipeg Janelle Atkinson Women’s 200m freestyle Silver
1999 Winnipeg Janelle Atkinson Women’s 400m freestyle Silver
1999 Winnipeg Janelle Atkinson Women’s 800m freestyle Silver
1999 Winnipeg Patrick Jarrett, Dwight Thomas, Garth Robinson, Christopher Williams Men’s 4×100 metres relay Bronze
1999 Winnipeg Peta-Gaye Gayle Women’s 100 metres Bronze
1999 Winnipeg Claudine Williams Women’s 400 metres Bronze
1999 Winnipeg David Sean Black Men’s Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) Boxing Bronze
1999 Winnipeg Kerron Speid Men’s Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) Boxing Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2003 Santo Domingo Michael Frater Men’s 100 metres Gold
2003 Santo Domingo Germaine Mason Men’s High Jump Gold
2003 Santo Domingo Brigitte Foster-Hylton Women’s 100m Hurdles Gold
2003 Santo Domingo Michael Campbell, Sanjay Ayre, Lansford Spence, Davian Clarke Men’s 4x400m Relay Gold
2003 Santo Domingo Nigella Saunders Women’s Singles (Badminton) Gold
2003 Santo Domingo Christopher Williams Men’s 200 metres Silver
2003 Santo Domingo Naleya Downer, Michelle Burgher, Novlene Williams, Allison Beckford Women’s 4x400m Relay Silver
2003 Santo Domingo Dean Griffiths Men’s 400m Hurdles Bronze
2003 Santo Domingo Lacena Golding-Clarke, Judyth Kitson, Shellene Williams, Danielle Browning Women’s 4x100m Relay Bronze
2003 Santo Domingo Mardrea Hyman Women’s 1,500 metres Bronze
2003 Santo Domingo Lacena Golding-Clarke Women’s 100m Hurdles Bronze
2003 Santo Domingo Bradley Graham and Charles Pyne Men’s Doubles (Badminton) Bronze
2003 Santo Domingo Nigella Saunders and Charles Pyne Mixed Doubles (Badminton) Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2007 Rio de Janeiro Maurice Smith Men’s Decathlon Gold
2007 Rio de Janeiro James Beckford Men’s Long Jump Gold
2007 Rio de Janeiro Sheri-Ann Brooks, Peta-Gaye Gayle, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson Women’s 4x100m Relay Gold
2007 Rio de Janeiro Kenia Sinclair Women’s 800 metres Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro Michael Blackwood, Sanjay Ayre, Ricardo Chambers, Lansford Spence Men’s 4x400m Relay Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro Shereefa Lloyd, Davita Prendergast, Ronetta Smith, Novlene Williams Women’s 4x400m Relay Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro Kemmar Daley, Eric Vernon, Keammar Daley, Andre Darby Men’s Football Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro Sheri-Ann Brooks, Peta-Gaye Gayle, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro Allison Beckford Women’s 400 metres Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2011 Guadalajara Lerone Clarke Men’s 100m Gold
2011 Guadalajara Lansford Spence Men’s 200m Silver
2011 Guadalajara Dorian Scott Men’s Shot Put Silver
2011 Guadalajara Allison Randall Women’s Discus Throw Silver
2011 Guadalajara Kimberly Williams Women’s Triple Jump Silver
2011 Guadalajara Traves Smikle Men’s Discus Throw Silver
2011 Guadalajara Nickiesha Wilson Women’s 400m Hurdles Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2015 Toronto Fedrick Dacres Men’s Discus Throw Gold
2015 Toronto Alia Atkinson Women’s 100m Breaststroke Silver
2015 Toronto Rasheed Dwyer Men’s 200m Silver
2015 Toronto Samantha Henry-Robinson Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2015 Toronto Schillonie Calvert Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2015 Toronto Simone Facey Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2015 Toronto Kerron Stewart Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2015 Toronto Sherone Simpson Women’s 4x100m Relay Silver
2015 Toronto O’Dayne Richards Men’s Shot Put Bronze
2015 Toronto Chrisann Gordon Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
2015 Toronto Anastasia Le-Roy Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
2015 Toronto Verone Chambers Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
2015 Toronto Bobby-Gaye Wilkins Women’s 4x400m Relay Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2019 Lima Fedrick Dacres Men’s Discus Throw Gold
2019 Lima Elaine Thompson Women’s 100m Gold
2019 Lima Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Women’s 200m Gold
2019 Lima Shericka Jackson Women’s 400m Gold
2019 Lima Natoya Goule Women’s 800m Gold
2019 Lima Danniel Thomas-Dodd Women’s Shot Put Gold
2019 Lima Traves Smikle Men’s Discus Throw Silver
2019 Lima Ashia Praught-Leer Women’s 1500m Silver
2019 Lima Tissanna Hickling Women’s Long Jump Bronze
2019 Lima Yona Knight-Wisdom Men’s 1m Springboard Diving Silver
2019 Lima O’Dayne Richards Men’s Shot Put Bronze
2019 Lima Shadae Lawrence Women’s Discus Throw Bronze
2019 Lima Shanice Love Women’s Discus Throw Bronze
Year City Athlete Name Event Medal
2023 Santiago Jaheel Hyde Men’s 400m Hurdles Gold
2023 Santiago Dahlia Palmer Women’s Cycling Bronze
2023 Santiago Fedrick Dacres Men’s Discus Throw Bronze
2023 Santiago Samantha Hall Women’s Discus Throw Bronze
2023 Santiago Aaron Johnson Men’s Wrestling Bronze
2023 Santiago Lloydricia Cameron Women’s Shot Put Bronze