Jamaica national bobsleigh team
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The Jamaica national bobsleigh team represents
Beginnings
The debut team, consisting of
Evolution
The team returned to the Olympics at the
At the 2000 World Push in Monaco, the team won the gold medal.[9]
At the
Jamaica National Women's Bobsleigh team
Jamaica competed in women's bobsleigh, with a crew of two coached by Norwegian Trond Knaplund, consisting of pilot Porscha Morgan and Wynsome Cole on brakes, winning World Push titles in 2000 and 2001. They achieved the fastest push times in all runs, resulting in a landslide victory. These women initiated the Jamaican women bobsleigh team/program and were seen as contenders in the sport. The programme suffered a setback because of lack of funding, and brakeman Wynsome Cole suffered injuries due to a crash, resulting in the team having to withdraw from a few of the competitions.[citation needed]
The team returned to competition at the
Modern day
Jamaica qualified for the
Following the
Current
The current team:
Position | Teammate |
---|---|
Pilot/Brakeman | Nimroy Turgott[22] |
Driver | Shanwayne Stephens[23] |
Brakeman | Wayne McPherson[24] |
Brakewoman | Audra Segree[25] |
Brakeman | Ashley Watson[26] |
Brakeman | Matthew Wekpe[27] |
Pilot/Brakeman | Rolando Reid[28] |
Brakewoman | Shadae Green[29] |
Pilot/Brakewoman | Carrie Russell[30] |
Pilot | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian[31] |
Position | Teammate |
---|---|
Driver | Jordan Borella |
Brakewoman | Carrie Russell |
Skeleton Rider | Anthony Watson |
Olympics record
Monobob
Olympics | Athletes | Ranking |
---|---|---|
2022 | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian | 19 |
Two-man
Olympics | Athletes | Ranking |
---|---|---|
1988 | Dudley Stokes Michael White |
30 |
1992 | Devon Harris Ricky McIntosh |
35 |
Dudley Stokes Chris Stokes |
36 | |
1994 | Dudley Stokes Wayne Thomas |
DQ |
1998 | Devon Harris Michael Morgan |
29 |
2002 | Winston Watts Lascelles Brown |
28 |
2014 | Winston Watts Marvin Dixon |
27 |
2022 | Shanwayne Stephens Nimroy Turgott |
30 |
Two-woman
Olympics | Athletes | Ranking |
---|---|---|
2018 | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian Carrie Russell |
19 |
Four-man
Olympics | Athletes | Ranking | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | Dudley Stokes Devon Harris Michael White Chris Stokes |
DNF[32][33] | |
1992 | Dudley Stokes Ricky McIntosh Michael White Chris Stokes |
25[34] | |
1994 | Dudley Stokes Winston Watts Chris Stokes Wayne Thomas |
14[35] | |
1998 | Dudley Stokes Winston Watts Chris Stokes Wayne Thomas |
21 | 2:43.76[36] |
2022 | Shanwayne Stephens Rolando Reid Ashley Watson Matthew Wekpe[37] |
28 | 3:03:42 |
In popular culture
The 1988 team inspired the reggae parody song "Jamaican Bobsled" by The Rock 'n' Roll Animals, played on the GTR radio station and later released on the CD Yatta, Yatta, Yatta.[38] The song was recorded after Jamaica had announced that they would be entering a bobsledding team into the Olympics, but before the Olympics had actually started; nevertheless, the lyrics accurately predict that the team would crash during one of their runs.
In 1993, Disney released Cool Runnings, a film loosely based on and inspired by the team's experience in the four-man Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics event.
The 1988 four-man team were referenced in the 1999 Futurama episode Xmas Story.
The 2014 team was the inspiration for "The Bobsled Song" written by
See also
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
- Nigerian bobsled team
References
- ^ "Rewind To 1988: The real Cool Runnings". ESPN. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Jamaican bobsleigh team are back in the running for Winter Olympics glory". 1 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (14 July 2014). "Howard Siler, first Jamaica Bobsled coach, passes away". NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Debut at Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics". YouTube. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "1988 Winter Olympics / Bobsleigh / Two, Men Results". olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Todor Krastev (5 February 2012). "Bobsleigh Fours XVI Winter Olympic Games 1994 Albertville (FRA) – 15,16.02". Todor66.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Todor Krastev (5 February 2012). "Bobsleigh Doubles XVI Winter Olympic Games 1992 Albertville (FRA) – 15,16.02". Todor66.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Todor Krastev (3 July 2012). "Bobsleigh Fours Olympic Games 1994 Lilehammer (NOR) - 26,27.02 Hunderfossen". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Gary D'Amato (18 February 2014). "Jamaican bobsled team makes push for respect". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ NBCSports.com. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Alex Hern (20 January 2014). "It's bobsleigh time: Jamaican team raises $25,000 in Dogecoin | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Dogecoin Jamaican Bobsled Team Olympics". Business Insider. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Olympics: Fans help fund Jamaica bobsleigh Olympic bid". BBC News. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Help the Jamaican Bobsled team get to Sochi!". Tilt.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Olivero, Antonio (28 January 2017). "Uphill push to Olympics". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Keyser, Hannah (16 January 2018). "Thirty Years After Cool Runnings, Jamaican Women Qualify For Olympic Bobsled". Deadspin. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- NBCSports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- reuters.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "IBSF | Nimroy Turgott". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Shanwayne Stephens". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Wayne McPherson". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Audra Segree". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Ashley Watson". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Matthew Wekpe". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Rolando Reid". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Shadae Green". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Carrie Russell". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "IBSF | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Calgary 1988 four-man men - Olympic bobsleigh". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's Four". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 four-man men - Olympic bobsleigh". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Lillehammer 1994 four-man men - Olympic bobsleigh". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Nagano 1998 four-man men - Olympic bobsleigh". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Winter Olympics 2022: Jamaican bobsled team embraces 'Cool Runnings,' but has sights set on more than movie references". ESPN. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Kaduk, Kevin (16 February 2014). "The Jamaican bobsled team has an amazing theme song and music video". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Wilkinson, Dan (21 February 2014). "The Jamaican Bobsled Team Just Released This Olympics Anthem". Vice. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links
- Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine official website
- Video Interview With Devon Harris
- Devon Harris' interview with John Kline of Elevation Radio
- 1988 Winter Olympic Games.