Jamaica first participated in the Olympic Games in 1948.

Arthur Wint won Jamaica’s first ever Olympic gold medal.

Herb McKenley remains the only athlete to have reached the finals in all sprint events (100m, 200m, 400m) at a single Olympics.

Donald Quarrie was one of Jamaica’s early sprint icons in the 1970s.

Merlene Ottey represented Jamaica in seven Olympic Games.

Veronica Campbell-Brown is a two-time Olympic 200m champion.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first Caribbean woman to win Olympic gold in the 100m.

Usain Bolt is the only sprinter in history to win the Olympic 100m and 200m titles at three consecutive Games.

Elaine Thompson-Herah is the only woman to have defended both 100m and 200m Olympic titles.

Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m relay team set a national record of 41.02 seconds at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Asafa Powell once held the 100m world record.

Yohan Blake was the youngest ever 100m world champion.

Jamaica’s 4x100m men’s team once set a world record time of 36.84 seconds.

Usain Bolt has eight Olympic gold medals.

Shericka Jackson has medaled in the 100m, 200m, and 400m at major championships.

Jamaica’s first women’s Olympic medal came in 1976.

Kingston hosted the 1966 Commonwealth Games.

Boys and Girls Champs is Jamaica’s biggest high school athletics competition.

The MVP Track Club was founded in 1999.

Racers Track Club trained Usain Bolt.

Jamaica has produced more sub-10-second sprinters than any other country.

Deon Hemmings became Jamaica’s first female Olympic gold medalist in 1996.

Omar McLeod won Olympic gold in the 110m hurdles.

Jamaica’s women swept the 100m medals at Tokyo 2020.

The National Stadium in Kingston opened in 1962.

Jamaica has won over 80 Olympic medals in athletics.

Herb McKenley later served as president of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association.

The Jamaica Invitational is an IAAF-recognized meet.

Alia Atkinson is a Jamaican athlete but competes in swimming, not track.

The Carifta Games have helped launch several Jamaican stars’ careers.

Jamaica’s first Olympic Games was in 1952.

Merlene Ottey only ever won one Olympic medal.

Usain Bolt’s first Olympic medal was a silver in 200m.

Veronica Campbell-Brown never won a World Championship title.

Yohan Blake never competed in the Olympics.

Elaine Thompson-Herah has never run under 10.8 seconds.

Jamaica’s men’s relay team was never disqualified from the Olympics.

Shericka Jackson only competes in the 400m.

Jamaica never hosted a World Junior Championships.

Donald Quarrie never won an Olympic gold medal.

Usain Bolt’s world record is 9.68 seconds.

Deon Hemmings competed in the long jump.

Asafa Powell is a long-distance runner.

Jamaica has never medaled in the 400m hurdles.

Boys and Girls Champs started in 1980.

Racers Track Club was founded by Stephen Francis.

The MVP Track Club trained Usain Bolt.

Herb McKenley never ran the 100m.

The Jamaican flag colors are red, yellow, and green.

Elaine Thompson-Herah is from Kingston.

Jamaica’s first Olympic medalist was Usain Bolt.

Jamaica has no world champions in hurdles.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s nickname is “The Bullet.”

Donald Quarrie won his gold medal in the 100m.

Usain Bolt’s coach was Maurice Wilson.

Yohan Blake trains with MVP Track Club.

Shericka Jackson won her first Olympic medal in 2020.

Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team never broke 37 seconds.

Jamaica has never won an Olympic medal in the 400m.

The National Stadium is located in Montego Bay.

Jamaica first competed in the Commonwealth Games in 1962.

Merlene Ottey retired before 2000.

Jamaica’s Olympic medals come mainly from field events.

Usain Bolt was a junior world champion in the long jump.

Jamaica’s national motto is “Out of Many, We Are One Nation.”

No Jamaican has ever held a world record.

Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have never raced against each other.

Jamaica’s Independence was in 1972.

The Jamaican 4x400m team has never medaled at the Olympics.

Boys Champs is only for students in Kingston.