List of the most popular, renowned or famous athletes from Jamaica. List includes the most notable athletes from Jamaica, along with photos when available.

2023年8月10日 · Ever wondered who is the greatest Jamaican athlete in the country's history? Usain Bolt is the answer. Aside from being the most famous, he is also the world's record holder in the 100-metre races. The renowned legend took home eight Olympic titles and eleven world crowns, among other awards and achievements in his career.

2023年9月18日 · Handpicking the top 10 Jamaican athletes of all time is not an easy task, but Panamericanworld has dared to make a list by taking into account the achievements of women and men that were born and took their first sport steps in Jamaica.

Since the early 20th century, Jamaica has won 65 Commonwealth Golds, 40 World Championship Golds and 27 [1] Olympic gold medals in athletics alone. Jamaica has a population of 2.85 million people, making it the 138th most populous country in the world. Some of the first noted sprinters of Jamaican origin were Alfred R. Downer and G. C. Foster.

2016年3月15日 · We are talking about the 25 Greatest Athletes from Jamaica and ranking them against the world’s best. This ranking would cross all sports which is extremely difficult. Sports play a significant role in the lives of the people in Jamaica and Jamaican sports fans around the world. The challenges on this topic got the best of some people.

Find out more about the greatest Jamaican Athletes, including Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Asafa Powell and Merlene Ottey.

Here is a list of the top 10 athletic stars of Jamaica, all of whom were record-setters and groundbreakers in their own right.

Pantheon has 122 people classified as Jamaican athletes born between 1920 and 2003. Of these 122, 114 (93.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Jamaican athletes include Usain Bolt, Ben Johnson, and Merlene Ottey. The most famous deceased Jamaican athletes include George Rhoden, George Kerr, and Lennox Miller.

Acknowledging that any attempt to rank the 100 best athletes in the world since 2000 is difficult, the sports network ESPN forged ahead to compile a list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century. Included among them are Jamaican track and …

2024年7月24日 · As the Jamaican Olympian team sets off for Paris 2024, we recap the best Jamaican Olympians from Track and Field. In the time it takes Usain Bolt to run the 100 meters, you could send 3 Digicel or Flow top-ups to Jamaica.