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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = JAM
| NOCname = [[Jamaica Olympic Association]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1984
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{URL|www.joa.org.jm }}
| location = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
| competitors = 45 (31 men and 14 women)
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = [[Bert Cameron]]
| rank = 28
| gold = 0
| silver = 1
| bronze = 2
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = {{flagIOC|BWI|1960 Summer}} (1960)
}}

[[Jamaica]] competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] (for the tenth time) in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[United States]]. 45 competitors, 31 men and 14 women, took part in 35 events in 5 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/JAM/summer/1984/ |title=Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Games |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523051418/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/JAM/summer/1984/ |archive-date=23 May 2015 }}</ref>

==Medalists==

{{main|1984 Summer Olympics medal table}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Norman|Edwards}} (*)<br>{{sortname|Albert|Lawrence|Al Lawrence (sprinter)}}<br>{{sortname|Greg|Meghoo}}<br>{{sortname|Don|Quarrie}}<br>{{sortname|Ray|Stewart|Ray Stewart (sprinter)}} || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|Men's 4 × 100 metres relay]] || 11 August
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Merlene|Ottey-Page}} || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|Women's 100 metres]] || 5 August
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Merlene|Ottey-Page}} || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|Women's 200 metres]] || 9 August
|}

==Athletics==
{{main article|Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's 400 metres'''
*[[Bertland Cameron]]
:* Heat — 46.14
:* Quarterfinals — 45.15
:* Semifinals — 45.10 (→ advanced to final did not run due to injury)

*[[Devon Morris]]
:* Heat — 45.80
:* Quarterfinals — 46.14 (→ did not advance)

*[[Mark Senior]]
:* Heat — 46.73
:* Quarterfinals — 46.50 (→ did not advance)

'''[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon|Men's Marathon]]'''
* [[Derick Adamson]] — 2:25:02 (→ 52nd place)

'''Men's High Jump'''
* [[Desmond Morris (athlete)|Desmond Morris]]
:* Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)

'''Women's 400m Hurdles'''
* [[Sandra Farmer-Patrick|Sandra Farmer]]
:* Heat — 57.06
:* Semifinal — 56.05
:* Final — 57.15 (→ 8th place)

* [[Averill Dwyer-Brown]]
:* Heat — 58.42 (→ did not advance)

'''Women's Long Jump'''
*[[Dorothy Scott]]
:* Qualification — 6.47 m
:* Final — 6.40 m (→ 10th place)

'''Women's Discus Throw'''
* [[Marlene Lewis]]
:* Qualification — 49.00m (→ did not advance)

==Boxing==
{{main article|Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}

==Cycling==
{{main article|Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Five cyclists represented Jamaica in 1984.

;[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
* [[Arthur Tenn]]
* [[Lorenzo Murdock]]

;[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]
* [[Ian Stanley (cyclist)|Ian Stanley]]

;[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1 km time trial|1000m time trial]]
* [[David Weller]]

;[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race|Points race]]
* [[Peter Aldridge]]
* [[Ian Stanley (cyclist)|Ian Stanley]]

==Swimming==
{{main article|Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's 100m Freestyle'''
*[[Deryck Marks]]
:* Heat — 54.63 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

*[[Gordon Scarlett]]
:* Heat — 55.34 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

'''Men's 100m Backstroke'''
*[[Allan Marsh]]
:* Heat — 1:00.04 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

'''Men's 200m Backstroke'''
*[[Allan Marsh]]
:* Heat — 2:11.57 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

'''Men's 100m Butterfly'''
*[[Allan Marsh]]
:* Heat — 57.69 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

*[[Deryck Marks]]
:* Heat — 1:00.57 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

'''Men's 200m Individual Medley'''
*[[Andrew Phillips (swimmer)|Andrew Phillips]]
:* Heat — 2:06.43
:* Final — 2:05.60 (→ 6th place)

'''Men's 400m Individual Medley'''
*[[Andrew Phillips (swimmer)|Andrew Phillips]]
:* Heat — 4:29.43
:* B-Final — 4:27.98 (→ 10th place)

'''Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay'''
*[[Andrew Phillips (swimmer)|Andrew Phillips]], [[Deryck Marks]], [[Allan Marsh]], and [[Gordon Scarlett]]
:* Heat — 3:34.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

'''Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay'''
*[[Allan Marsh]], [[Andrew Phillips (swimmer)|Andrew Phillips]], [[Deryck Marks]], and [[Gordon Scarlett]]
:* Heat — 4:05.35 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

==Weightlifting==
{{main article|Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]

{{Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
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[[Category:Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Jamaica at the Summer Olympics by year|1984]]
[[Category:1984 in Jamaican sport|Olympics]]

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