Powerful Jamaican Team Named For Rio Olympics
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has named a very strong team to represent the island at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio Brazil in August.
Despite nursing a hamstring injury, the world’s fastest man – Usain Bolt has unsurprisingly made the list.
He is listed to compete in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races.
Bolt will be aiming to successfully defend his 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles while Fraser-Pryce, (also named – naturally) will be hunting an unprecedented third 100m Olympic crown.
In 2008, Fraser-Pryce became the first Caribbean woman to win 100m gold at the Olympics and in 2012, she successfully defended her 100m title, becoming the third woman to win two consecutive 100m events at the Olympics.
See full list below via The Gleaner:
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Vishwanauth Tolan – Chef de mission
Martin Lyn – Deputy Chef de mission
Grace-Marie Collymore – Administration
MEDICAL
Dr Praimanand Singh – Chief medical officer
Dr Carl Bruce – Doctor
Dr Kevin Jones – Medical personnel
Dr Michael Douglas – Medical personnel
Physiotherapists/masseurs
Everald Edwards
Gavin James
Turner Stewart
Okeile Stewart
Pier-Ann Brown
Matthew Parchment
SWIMMING
Alia Atkinson – 100m breast-stroke
Timothy Wynter – 100m backstroke
DIVING
Yona Knight-Wisdom 3m springboard
Officials
Handel Lamey – Team leader
Christopher Anderson – Coach
ATHLETICS (Women) 32
Elaine Thompson – 100m, 200m, 4X100m relay
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – 100m, 4x100m relay
Christania Williams – 100m, 4x100m relay
Shashalee Forbes – 4X100m relay
Simone Facey – 200m, 4x100m relay
Veronica Campbell-Brown – 200m, 4x100m relay
Kali Davis-White –-200m
Stephanie McPherson – 400m, 4x400m relay
Christine Day – 400m, 4x400m relay
Shericka Jackson – 400m, 4x400m relay
Novelene Williams-Mills – 4x400m relay
Anneisha McClaughlin-Wilby – 4x400m relay
Chrisann Gordon – 4x400m relay
Natoya Goule – 800m
Kenia Sinclair – 800m
Simoya Campbell – 800m
Aisha Praught – 1500m
Megan Simmonds – 100m hurdles
Shermaine Williams – 100m hurdles
Nickeisha Wilson – 100m hurdles
Monique Morgan – 100m hurdles
Ristananna Tracey – 400m hurdles
Leah Nugent – 400m hurdles
Kaliese Spencer – 400m hurdles
Janieve Russell – 400m hurdles
Kimberly Williams – triple jump
Shanecka Thomas – Triple jump
Tarasue Barnett – Discus
Shadae Lawrence- Discus
Kellion Knibb – Discus
Danniel Thomas – Shot put
Daina Levy – Hammer throw
ATHLETICS (Men) 27
Yohan Blake – 100m, 200m, 4x100m
Nickel Ashmeade – 100m, 200m, 4x100m
Jevaughn Minzie – 100m, 4x100m
Usain Bolt – 100m, 200m, 4x100m
Asafa Powell – 4x100m
Kemar Bailey-Cole – 4x100m
Julian Forte – 200m
Javon Francis – 400m, 4x400m
Fitzroy Dunkley – 400m, 4x400m
Nathon Allen – 400m, 4x400m
Rusheen McDonald – 400m, 4x400m
Javere Bell – 4x400m
Peter Matthews – 4x400m
Kemoy Campbell – 5000m
Omar McLeod – 110m hurdles
Deuce Carter – 110m hurdles
Andrew Riley – 110m hurdles
Hansle Parchment – 110m hurdles
Romel Lewis – 400m hurdles
Annsert Whyte – 400m hurdles
Jaheel Hyde – 400m hurdles
Roxroy Cato – 400m hurdles
Damar Forbes – long jump
Aubrey Smith – long jump
Clive Pullen – triple Jump
O’Dayne Richards – shot put
Fedrick Dacres – discus
Officials:
Ludlow Watts (team leader)
Warren Blake (team official)
Gregory Hamilton (team official)
Maurice Wilson (technical leader)
Michael Clarke (coach)
Fitz Coleman (coach)
Julian Robinson (coach)
Glen Mills (coach)
Paul Francis (coach)
GYMNASTICS
Toni-Ann Williams (Artistic)
Official
Justin Howell – Team manager/coach
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