Jamaica at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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Jamaica at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeJAM
NPCJamaica Paralympic Association
in Tel Aviv
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Jamaica was one of twenty-eight nations that competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1][2] The team finished fourteenth in the medal table and won a total of five medals; three gold, one silver and one bronze.[3] Eleven athletes represented Jamaica at the Games; seven men and four women.[1]

History[edit]

Jamaica made their Paralympic Games debut at these Games.[4]

Archery[edit]

Main article: Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Seven Jamaican archers competed at the Games, none won a medal.[5] The best result was achieved by Quida White who placed fifth in the St. Nicholas round for paraplegic women; Lewis[n 1] finished eleventh in the same event.[6]

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Seven of Jamaica's competitors took part in athletics. Two medals were won by Jamaican athletes, both gold and both in the precision javelin.[5] Excell took the men's title, with a score of 74, and Baracatt the women's, with a score of 78.[7][8]

Dartchery[edit]

Main article: Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

The only dartchery event at the Games was the mixed pairs event which took a knockout format. Two Jamaican pairs entered; Excell and Hall lost in the first round to the eventual gold medallists from the United States; Long and Baracatt also lost in the first round to British pair Nicholson and Taylor.[9]

Swimming[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Three Jamaican swimmers competed at the Games. Patrick Reid took part in two men's class 2 complete classification events but failed to advance past the heats in either.[5] Octavius Morgan competed in three men's class 4 incomplete classification events and achieved a best finish of fifth in the breaststroke.[5][10] Jamaica's two swimming medals were both won by Meikle; she won gold in the women's 50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete and silver in the 50 m freestyle.[5]

Table tennis[edit]

Main article: Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Five Jamaica players took part in table tennis singles events and a pair in the women's doubles. All of the singles players were eliminated at the round of 16 stage.[5] In the women's doubles C event Baracatt and Lewis reached the quarter-finals before losing to Great Britain's Bryant and Barnard, who went on to win the gold medal.[11]

Weightlifting[edit]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

One athlete entered a weightlifting event for Jamaica. Hall won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight with a lift of 110 kg; the gold was won by Johnsen of Norway with a new world record lift of 150 kg.[12]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (i.e. 1960 – 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Jamaica Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Women's St. Nicholas Round paraplegic". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Precision Javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Precision Javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Dartchery Mixed Pairs open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke class 4 incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Women's Doubles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men's Lightweight". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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