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Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Jamaica at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJAM
NOCJamaica Olympic Association
Websitewww.joa.org.jm
in Munich
Competitors33 (21 men, 12 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Lennox Miller[1]
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960 S)

Jamaica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 33 competitors, 21 men and 12 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Lennox Miller Athletics Men's 100 metres 1 September

Athletics

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Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:48.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:45.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Boxing

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Cycling

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Six cyclists represented Jamaica in 1972.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
  • Final — 1:12.64 (→ 26th place)
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

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Women's 3m Springboard

Sailing

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Swimming

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Jamaica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Jamaica at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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