Jamaica national athletics team
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The Jamaica national athletics team is the Caribbean nation's elite track and field squad, renowned worldwide for producing many of history's fastest sprinters and dominating sprint events at major international competitions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica men's 4 × 100 metres relay team | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national athletics team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jamaica track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ |
| competesIn |
CARIFTA Games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan American Games NERFINISHED ⓘ World Athletics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ World Athletics Relays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentalAssociation | North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| discipline |
field events
ⓘ
race walking ⓘ road running ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| eventSpecialization |
hurdles
ⓘ
short sprints ⓘ sprint relays ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | JAAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominance in 100 metres
ⓘ
dominance in 200 metres ⓘ dominance in 4×100 metres relay ⓘ dominance in women’s sprinting ⓘ producing world-class sprinters ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Asafa Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Quarrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Thompson-Herah NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlene Ottey NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce NERFINISHED ⓘ Usain Bolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Veronica Campbell-Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Yohan Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| represents | Jamaica at international athletics competitions ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| strength |
relay events
ⓘ
sprint events ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldReputation | one of the most successful sprint teams in history ⓘ |
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Jamaica men's 4 × 100 metres relay team