Jamaican Olympic team announced

[Skeng DX]

The Jamaica Olympic Association has announced the delegation to the Games of the 30th Olympiad to be held in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12.
ATHLETICS: (Women)

FRASER-PRYCE Shelley-Ann 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
STEWART, Kerron 100m, 4x100m Relay
SIMPSON Sherone 200m, 4x100m Relay
CALVERT, Schillonie 4x100m Relay
HENRY-ROBINSON Samantha 4x100m Relay
WILLIAMS-MILLS Novlene 400m, 4x400m Relay
WHYTE, Rosemarie 400m, 4x400m Relay
DAY, Christine 400m, 4x400m Relay
WILLIAMS, Shericka 4x400m Relay
LLOYD Shereefa 4x400m Relay



BLAKE, Dominique 4x400m Relay




SINCLAIR Kenia 800m
FOSTER-HYLTON Brigitte 100m Hurdles
GREAVES Latoya 100m Hurdles
WILLIAMS, Shermaine 100m Hurdles
WALKER Melaine 400m Hurdles
SPENCER, Kaliese 400m Hurdles
WILSON Nickiesha 400m Hurdles
WILLIAMS, Kimberly Triple Jump
SMITH, Trecia Triple Jump
RANDALL, Allison Discus
HINDS, Korine 3,000m Steeplechase
ATHLETICS: (Men)
BLAKE, Yohan 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
BOLT, Usain 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
POWELL, Asafa 100m, 4x100m Relay
FRATER, Michael 4x100m Relay
BAILEY-COLE Kemar 4x100m Relay
CARTER Nesta 4x100m Relay
WEIR Warren 200m
HYATT, Dane 400m, 4x400m Relay
McDONALD, Rusheen 400m, 4x400m Relay
GONZALES, Jermaine 400m, 4x400m Relay
NOLAN, Errol 4x400m Relay
STEELE, Edino 4x400m Relay
HYLTON, Riker 4x400m Relay

PARCHMENT, Hansle 110m Hurdles
RILEY, Andrew 110m Hurdles
PHILLIPS, Richard 110m Hurdles
GREEN, Leford 400m Hurdles
ROBERTSON, Josef 400m Hurdles
CATO, Roxroy 400m Hurdles

FORBES Damion Long Jump
SCOTT, Dorian Shot Putt
SMIKLE, Traves Discuss
MORGAN, Jason Discuss
SMITH Maurice Decathlon
EQUESTRIAN:
ALBERT, Samantha Eventing
SWIMMING:
ATKINSON Alia 100m Breast Stroke
TAEKWONDO:
EDWARDS, Kenneth 84 kg
DELEGATION OFFICIALS:
ANDERSON, Donald Chef de Mission
RODNEY, Compton Deputy Chef de Mission
HAMILTON, Merlene Female Manager
WATTS, Ludlow Athletics Team Manager
QUARRIE, Donald Athletics Technical Manager
CAMERON Bertland Athletics Coach
WILSON Maurice Athletics Coach
WESTNEY, Maurice Athletics Coach
COLEMAN, Fitzalbert Athletics Coach
BLAKE, Dr. Warren Chief Medical Officer
SINGH, Dr. Priamanand Medical officer
DAWES Dr. Winston Medical Officer
DEPASS Michelle Physiotherapist
JULIUS Dr. Karen Physiotherapist
EDWARDS, Everald Masseuer
JAMES, Gavin Masseuer
TURNER, Colin Masseuer
WATSON, Patrick Masseuer
PASMORE Anthony Equestrian Team Manager
BERNARD, Gladstone Taekwondo Team manager
LYN, Martin Swimming Team Manager
ANDERSON Christopher Swimming Coach




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[Skeng DX]

Dominique BLAKE= Vivian Blake daughter

[Skeng DX]

NO Nickel Ashmeade

[Hortical]

EQUESTRIAN = waste of airfare & resources
Whole leap of Masseuers

[Skeng DX]

i think she lives in England ...so no travel

[Historian]

Not Necessarily a Problem

NO Nickel Ashmeade

No problem there, in my opinion.

The team we have is, based on results, a fair and rather obvious/expected one.

To the poster who mentioned the issue, there is nothing wrong with including a Jamaican equestrian (even more so when one considers that she is already living on the island on which the Olympics will be held).

My major personal regret is this: All year long I was sure that Patricia Hall would have made the top three, or even five, and so increased our 4x400-meter women’s chances for a medal. (I have liked this talented woman since the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in France and her outstanding lead-off run on the 4x400-relay team.) She was showing so much promise in 2012.

And talking about female quarter milers, did you see the results of the Russian women’s 400-meter qualifiers? Damn, that was no joke!

For the record, while I like her very much as a person (for example, her sense of humor), I am NOT among the fans of Rosemarie Whyte as a 4x400-meter relay runner. The thought of her on the relay squad is not one that I am really happy with. I have watched Whyte closely over the years, and each time, for some reason, Michael Blackwood always comes to mind!

I long for the day when we have as much of “others” as there are sprinters in our lineup. I see a couple of field events athletes, so maybe this is a start. But it’s been a long time since the heady days of James Beckford!

I’m happy to see that Alia Atkinson is on the team!

(BTW, an official list which includes ridiculous spelling errors such as “discuss” and “shot putt” has to be something of a minor national embarrassment!)

[Muadib]

Our mother tongue is Patois.. not English.. we have an excuse...

lol ! woiee !

[Karl]

Is this our largest team to the games?

[Peter R]

Those are members of the Golf and Debating teams LOL

[Reggaedoc]

No boxers?. Thats a shame.

[Reggaedoc]

I agree. We could have save the money and ultimate embarrassment by getting a few cyclists and boxers to the games. We have always represented ourselves credibly in those events. Equestrian?. Give me a break.

[Muadib]

Embarrassment ??

Please explain...

[Hortical]

I recall a boxing club near Palace theater when I was a yute, and boxing could be used a way to take dem off the streets.

[Za]

I agree. We could have save the money and ultimate embarrassment by getting a few cyclists and boxers to the games. We have always represented ourselves credibly in those events. Equestrian?. Give me a break.

I'm failing to see the embarrassment, didn't Samantha gave a credible performance for us in the 2008 olympics, and the 2007 pan-am games? I don't think it is costing us that much she lives in England, trains her own horses and has sponsors

[Reggaedoc]

Yeh but she wears the Jamaican flag. The flag belongs to the people and if she is just going to be another "has entered" then that is not in keeping with our long summer olympis tradition.