Sunday, August 12 2012

Interestingly, Caribbean athletes have won more medals in the premier track and field events than the United States in the 2012 Olympics in London.

The events that are regarded as premier and attract the largest crowds, the biggest viewing audience and are the most eagerly anticipated of any Olympics are the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres. In these three events the Caribbean won 11 medals and the USA 6.

The table below shows the figures:



In the Men’s 100 metres, Jamaica won both Gold and Silver.

In the Women’s 100 metres, Jamaica again won two medals, Gold and Bronze.



In the Men’s 200 metres, Jamaica swept the field winning Gold, Silver and Bronze.

In the Women’s 200 metres, Jamaica won Silver.



In the Men’s 400 metres, the Caribbean achieved a full sweep with Grenada winning Gold, Dominican Republic winning Silver and Trinidad and Tobago winning Bronze.

In the Women’s 400 metres, USA won Gold, Jamaica won Silver and USA won Bronze.



In comparison the USA won 6 medals in the three premier track and field events. The USA won no medals in the Men’s 200 metres event, all three going to Jamaica.



In addition another medal came from the Dominican Republic when Felix Sanchez won Gold in the men’s 400 metres hurdles.