Jamaica holds more treasures in store than sandy beaches with their Olympic Gold Jamaican athletes. What is in the turquoise water here that makes this island paradise produce so many excellent runners? You may travel back home from vacationing here with extra pep in your step!
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***Usain Bolt, fastest man in the world, Two Gold medals at the 2008 Olympics and two new world records!*** ...and the ladies didn't do so bad either!
Watch the "Bolt of Lightning" pics from the 100 metres final and listen to limbo rock at the same time......over two minutes, and turn up the sound...lets party mon!
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Jamaican Legends
Jamaica has a long history to be proud of in their star line up of legendary greats.
Merlene Ottey Jamaican athlete “Queen of Track” Ottey is ranked third of all time great female athletes. Merlene ran the fastest Women's Indoor 200 meters in 21.87 seconds. She has fourteen women's World Championships medals.
Don Quarrie Quarrie is regarded as one of the world’s top sprinters during the 1970’s. Don was respected for his performance both on and off the field. Quarrie demonstrated remarkable athletic skill, and carried Jamaica’s pride in his stride.
The 2008 Olympics focus There is strength in numbers when it comes to the strong showing of Jamaican athletes lined up chasing the Gold in Beijing. Jamaica people have much to celebrate in the 2008 Olympics.
Usain Bolt Jamaica's Usain Bolt shows no signs of slowing down. Usain is the current 100 meters world record holder. He reached the Olympic final with an amazing time of 9.85 seconds. The greased lightning, 21-year-old Bolt, set the world record of 9.72sec in New York in 2008.
Asafa Powell Former World record holder, Jamaican teammate Asafa Powell sailed into the final of the men's 100m sprint. Powell ranked first, timed at 9.91 seconds in the 2008 Olympics semifinal heat.
Michael Frater Jamaican team member, Michael Frater is a 2005 world silver medalist winner. In the 2008 Olympians competition held in July, Frater finished fifth overall in the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.12. In preliminary trials, Michael blazed a trail to a time 10.07 in heat No. 2 to finish second overall.
Veronica Campbell-Brown Native Jamaican athlete, Campbell-Brown is a four-time Olympic medalist and a five-time World Championship medalist. She is the first female track athlete to earn a gold medal in the sprints for Jamaica and the Caribbean. VCB is considered one of the best Caribbean female sprinters of all times. Veronica won the women's 200 meters in a world-leading 21.94 seconds, June 2008 in Jamaica.
Novlene Williams Look at that girl go! Novlene qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400-meter dash as a member of the Jamaican National Team. Williams ran a time of 50.11 in the events final. This is her second Olympics after also participating in the 2004 Games in Greece.
Jamaican people as athletes representing other countries are far too numerous to mention....except for some very famous ones!Taking along their Jamaican roots, these men went on to achieve world fame.
Linford Christie Linford got his start in Jamaica before moving at age 7. He set a British male record with 23 major championships medals, including 10 Golds. His career achievements include winning the Olympic 100m gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Games, and gaining the World title in Stuttgart the following year.
Donovan Bailey The Jamaican born double Olympic champion and three-time world champion moved to Canada at age 13. Bailey overcame a muscle injury ten days prior to the 1996 Atlanta Games, to capture the gold medal in a world-record time of 9.84 seconds.
Full speed ahead for the unstoppable Jamaican Athlete stars. Watch this page closely for updates on talent discovered from the beautiful isle of Jamaica. Jamaica people are taking the athletic world by storm.
