| Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| IOC code | JAM | 
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association | 
| Website | www | 
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 33 (21 men, 12 women) in 6 sports | 
| Medals Ranked 43rd | 
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| .svg.png) British West Indies (1960) | |
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.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Bronze | Lennox Miller | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | 1 September | 
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Byron Dyce
- Heat — 1:48.0 (→ did not advance)
 
Men's 1500 metres
- Byron Dyce
- Heat — 3:45.9 (→ did not advance)
 
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Michael Fray, Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, and Horace Levy
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
 
Boxing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Jamaica in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Howard Fenton — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Michael Lecky — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Radcliffe Lawrence — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Xavier Mirander — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Sprint
- Honson Chin
- Maurice Hugh-Sam
- 1000m time trial
- Howard Fenton
- Final — 1:12.64 (→ 26th place)
 
- Tandem
- Honson Chin and Howard Fenton → 11th place
- Individual pursuit
- Michael Lecky
- Team pursuit
- Radcliffe Lawrence
- Howard Fenton
- Maurice Hugh-Sam
- Michael Lecky
Diving
Women's 3m Springboard
- Betsy Sullivan — 210.39 points (→ 29th place)
Sailing
Swimming
References
- ^ "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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