Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games
Jamaica competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
The Jamaica Olympic Association's goal was to the send the most athletes, compete in the most sports and win the most medals at any one appearance by the country. The Jamaican team consisted of 124 athletes competing in 17 sports.
During the opening ceremony of the games, squash player Christopher Binnie carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.
Jamaica finished the games with a record 19 medals won, surpassing the previous high of 14 won in 1959.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the games per sport/discipline.Sport | Men | Women | Total |
Athletics | 22 | 28 | 50 |
Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gymnastics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Football | 18 | 18 | 36 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Squash | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 69 | 55 | 124 |
Medalists
The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Fedrick Dacres | Athletics | Men's discus throw | ||
Elaine Thompson | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | ||
Natoya Goule | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | ||
Shericka Jackson | Athletics | Women's 400 metres | ||
Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Athletics | Women's shot put | ||
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | ||
Yona Knight-Wisdom | Diving | Men's 1 metre springboard | ||
Traves Smikle | Athletics | Men's discus throw | ||
Tajay Gayle | Athletics | Men's long jump | ||
Demish Gaye | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | ||
Aisha Praught-Leer | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | ||
Shanieka Ricketts | Athletics | Women's triple jump | ||
Ricardo Brown | Boxing | Men's +91 kg | ||
Tissanna Hickling | Athletics | Women's long jump | ||
Rushell Clayton | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | ||
Megan Simmonds | Athletics | Women's 100 metres hurdles | ||
Kemar Mowatt | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | ||
Kimberly Williamson | Athletics | Women's high jump | ||
Stephenie Ann McPherson Tiffany James Natoya Goule Roneisha McGregor | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay |
Athletics (track and field)
Jamaica qualified 50 athletes in track and field. The team was officially named on June 28, 2019, and originally consisted of 60 athletes.;Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- GR = Games record
- NR = National record
- PB = Personal best
- SB = Seasonal best
- DNS = Did not start
;Men
;Track events
- Athletes in italics did not compete
;Women
;Track events
- Athletes in italics did not compete and did not receive a medal.
Badminton
Jamaica qualified a team of four badminton athletes.;Singles
;Doubles
Bodybuilding
Jamaica qualified one female bodybuilder.;Women
- No results were provided for the prejudging round, with only the top six advancing.
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Sprint
Jamaica received one wild card in canoe sprint.;Men
Position is within the heat
Cycling
Jamaica qualified one woman cyclist.Track
;Women;Keirin
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | Final |
Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank |
Dahlia Palmer | Keirin | 3 R | 3 QB | 7 |
;Sprint
Diving
Jamaica qualified one male diver. Yona Knight-Wisdom's silver medal performance in the one metre springboard clinched Jamaica's first ever Pan American Games medal in the sport.;Men
Football
Jamaica qualified a men's and women's team.Men's tournament
;RosterThe 18-man squad was announced on 21 July 2019. On 23 July defender Alwayne Harvey was replaced by Andre Leslie.
;Group B
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;Fifth place match
Women's tournament
;RosterThe following 18 players were named to the roster for the 2019 Pan American Games. Konya Plummer was injured and replaced by Trudi Carter. Carter was then replaced by Lauren Silver due to injury.
;Group A
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;Seventh place match
Gymnastics
Artistic
Jamaica qualified a team of five artistic gymnasts. This will mark Jamaica's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games.;Men
;Women
;Team & Individual Qualification
;Individual finals
Judo
Jamaica qualified one female judoka.;Women
Rugby sevens
Jamaica qualified a men's team of 12 athletes, by winning the 2018 RAN Sevens. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games.Men's tournament
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;5th–8th place classification
;Fifth place match
Shooting
Jamaica received two reallocated spots in men's shotgun.;Men
Squash
Jamaica qualified a men's team of three athletes, marking its return to the sport at the Pan American Games for the first time since 2011. As Jamaica's top ranked player Christopher Binnie qualified for the team automatically. The other two qualified after being the top two ranked during a trials.;Men
;Singles and Doubles
- Due to an injury sustained five weeks before the games, Christopher Binnie withdrew from the men's singles to focus on the other two events.
Swimming
Jamaica qualified two swimmers.Taekwondo
Jamaica received one wildcard in the men's 68 kg event.;Kyorugi
;Men
Tennis
Jamaica received one wildcard to enter a male singles competitor.;Men
Wrestling
Jamaica received one wild card in the men's freestyle discipline.;Men's freestyle