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Jamaica Bobsled Team Memorable Moments

admin · February 02, 2014 · Bobsled, Bobsleigh, News, Sourced · 0 comments
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The Jamaican bobsled team’s improbable journey to the 1988 Calgary Games became a staple of pop culture and Olympic folklore.

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Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Debut At Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics

At the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica sent an unexpected team to compete in the bobsleigh event.

Though their participation did not end in medal glory, the team won the hearts of their fans and competitors, returning to future games as equals.

The Jamaican athletes were – nonetheless – determined to excel at the Games and had their fastest start so far in their final run. However, during the run, the sled crashed in one of the turns which took away the teams possibility of an officially recorded time.

Members of the jamaican bobsled four team, pilot Dudley Stokes, right, Winston Watt, 2nd right, Nelson Stoke,2nd left, und Wayne Thomas, left, practise pushing a bobsled at the start at a training facility in Riesa, eastern Germany, Wednesday, Jan.21, 1998. The group is not using an actual bob but a small car on tracks. The Jamaicans intend to particpate in the winter Olympics in Nagano. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)

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