Polemonium Reptans

Jamaica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 18 competitors, 11 men and 7 women, took part in 15 events in 2 sports.^[1] The Russian alphabet and Japan's participation in the American-led boycott of the games placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations.

• Don Quarrie — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
• Merlene Ottey-Page — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
• David Weller — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial

Men's 100 metres

• Don Quarrie

• Heat — 10.37
• Quarterfinals — 10.29
• Semifinals — 10.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Owen Hamilton

• Heat — 1:49.3
• Semifinals — 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Derrick Peynado, Colin Bradford, Ian Stapleton, and Bert Cameron

• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Desmond Morris

• Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Rosie Allwood

• Heat — 11.68
• Quarterfinals — 11.69 (→ did not advance)

• Lelieth Hodges

• Heat — 11.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Dorothy Scott

• Qualifying Round — 5.83 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Two cyclists represented Jamaica in 1980. David Weller won bronze in the 1000m time trial event.

Individual road race

• Peter Aldridge

1000m time trial

• David Weller

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database