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.
SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 222850
Badminton224
Bodybuilding011
Boxing202
Canoeing101
Cycling011
Diving101
Gymnastics235
Football181836
Judo011
Rugby sevens12012
Shooting202
Squash303
Swimming112
Taekwondo101
Tennis101
Wrestling101
Total6955124

Medalists

The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
Fedrick DacresAthleticsMen's discus throw
Elaine ThompsonAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
Natoya GouleAthleticsWomen's 800 metres
Shericka JacksonAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
Danniel Thomas-DoddAthleticsWomen's shot put
Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
Yona Knight-WisdomDivingMen's 1 metre springboard
Traves SmikleAthleticsMen's discus throw
Tajay GayleAthleticsMen's long jump
Demish GayeAthleticsMen's 400 metres
Aisha Praught-LeerAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres
Shanieka RickettsAthleticsWomen's triple jump
Ricardo BrownBoxingMen's +91 kg
Tissanna HicklingAthleticsWomen's long jump
Rushell ClaytonAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
Megan SimmondsAthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdles
Kemar MowattAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
Kimberly WilliamsonAthleticsWomen's high jump
Stephenie Ann McPherson
Tiffany James
Natoya Goule
Roneisha McGregor
AthleticsWomen'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
;Field events
;Women
;Track events
;Field events

Badminton

Jamaica qualified a team of four badminton athletes.
;Singles
;Doubles

Bodybuilding

Jamaica qualified one female bodybuilder.
;Women
Jamaica qualified two male boxers.
;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
AthleteEvent1st roundRepechageFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRank
Dahlia PalmerKeirin3 R3 QB7

;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

;Roster
The 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

;Roster
The 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

;Pool stage
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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
;Team

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

Non-competing sports

Karate

Jamaica qualified one female karateka in the kumite discipline, marking the country's scheduled debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. However, Jessica Cargill did not compete or appear in the entry list.