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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
^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.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
^. Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
^"Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ abcdef"Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Women's St. Nicholas Round paraplegic". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Precision Javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Precision Javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Dartchery Mixed Pairs open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke class 4 incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Women's Doubles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men's Lightweight". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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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 Jamaica at the1968 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeJAMNPCJamaica Paralympic Associationin Tel AvivMedalsRanked 14thGold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 5Summer Paralympics appearances overview 196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 History 2 Archery 3 Athletics 4 Dartchery 5 Swimming 6 Table tennis 7 Weightlifting 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesHistory editJamaica made their Paralympic Games debut at these Games 4 Archery editMain 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 editMain 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 editMain 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 editMain 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 editMain 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 editMain 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 editJamaica at the 1968 Summer OlympicsNotes edit 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 a b Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 17 May 2011 Paralympic Games History Summer Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 13 May 2011 Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 28 April 2011 Jamaica Paralympics Rio 2016 Medals Athletes amp News www paralympic org Retrieved 2016 12 25 a b c d e f Athlete Search Results International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Women s St Nicholas Round paraplegic International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 17 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Men s Precision Javelin open International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Women s Precision Javelin open International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Dartchery Mixed Pairs open International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 17 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men s 50 m Breaststroke class 4 incomplete International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Women s Doubles C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men s Lightweight International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 18 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamaica at the 1968 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 917357049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
