Jamaica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Jamaica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 18 competitors, 11 men and 7 women, took part in 15 events in 2 sports.^[1] The Russian alphabet and Japan's participation in the American-led boycott of the games placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations.

Jamaica at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JAM
NOC	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Moscow
Competitors	18 (11 men, 7 women) in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960 S)

Medalists

Bronze

• Don Quarrie – Athletics, Men's 200 metres
• Merlene Ottey-Page – Athletics, Women's 200 metres
• David Weller – Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Don Quarrie

• Heat – 10.37
• Quarterfinals – 10.29
• Semifinals – 10.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Owen Hamilton

• Heat – 1:49.3
• Semifinals – 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Derrick Peynado, Colin Bradford, Ian Stapleton, and Bert Cameron

• Heat – did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Desmond Morris

• Qualification – 2.10 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Rosie Allwood

• Heat – 11.68
• Quarterfinals – 11.69 (→ did not advance)

• Lelieth Hodges

• Heat – 11.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Dorothy Scott

• Qualifying Round – 5.83 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Jamaica in 1980. David Weller won bronze in the 1000m time trial event.

Individual road race

• Peter Aldridge

1000m time trial

• David Weller