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Sports => What about Track & Field => Topic started by: FLi ! on August 17, 2008, 04:51:55 AM

Title: Are we the First ?
Post by: FLi ! on August 17, 2008, 04:51:55 AM

Someone made a comment that we are the first EVER country to win  all 3 gold, silver and bronze medals at the 100m Olympic finals.

Now I doubt whether that is true on an international scale, but i'm pretty sure it's true on a Caribbean/West Indian scale.

Anyone can verify that ?

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: Blue on August 17, 2008, 06:42:24 AM

By process of elimination, on a Caribbean scale it has to be true, since that was Jamaica's first gold, and Ato completed our gold/silver/bronze collection back in Sydney.

USA has also won all 3 medals tho, well b4 us. Dunno if any1 else has done it. Probably.

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: daryn on August 17, 2008, 08:28:06 AM

As far as the international scene goes Linford Christie by himself have a gold and a silver.  McDonald Bailey have a bronze running for the UK. 

edit: according to this wikipedia page Germany also do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men)

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: FLi ! on August 19, 2008, 03:36:10 AM

well we definitely not the first with respect to the women's 100m  ::)

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: just cool on August 20, 2008, 09:32:09 AM

Didn't Don quarry won an olympic Gold medal in montreal 1976 for 200m.  True trini or maxg or coop might know better, since i was only a boy back in 76.

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: truetrini on August 20, 2008, 09:54:38 AM

yes he came second to cawfie and won gold in 200m

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: willi on August 20, 2008, 10:20:23 AM

Quote from: just cool on August 20, 2008, 09:32:09 AM

Didn't Don quarry won an olympic Gold medal in montreal 1976 for 200m.  True trini or maxg or coop might know better, since i was only a boy back in 76.

Jamaica (before Beijing) has won gold at 800m, 400m, 200m and 4x400m for men. We won 400mH, 200m 4x100m golds for Women.

The only "new" golds in Beijing so far are the 100m for M and W.

Edit: 800m Men is silver, not gold.

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: WestCoast on August 20, 2008, 10:24:54 AM

Quote from: willi on August 20, 2008, 10:20:23 AM

Quote from: just cool on August 20, 2008, 09:32:09 AM

Didn't Don quarry won an olympic Gold medal in montreal 1976 for 200m.  True trini or maxg or coop might know better, since i was only a boy back in 76.

Jamaica (before Beijing) has won gold at 800m, 400m, 200m and 4x400m for men. We won 400mH, 200m 4x100m golds for Women.

The only "new" golds in Beijing so far are the 100m for M and W.

Willi here is some help (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_Olympics)

Title: Re: Are we the First ?
Post by: willi on August 20, 2008, 11:04:21 AM

Plus 2 upgrades from Marion Jones in Sydney and the US M 4x400m relay DQ.