World Records Set Or Equaled By Jamaicans
Name Time Event Date Place
Cynthia Thompson 10.8 WR 100y 1947 Georgetown, British Guiana
Dennis Johnson 9.3ER 100y 03/11/61 San Jose, California
Dennis Johnson 9.3ER 100y 04/15/61 San Jose,  California
Dennis Johnson 9.3ER 100y 05/05/61 Sunnyvale,  California
Don Quarrie 9.9ER 100y 05/22/76 Modesto,  California
Don Quarrie 19.9ER 220y 06/07/75 Eugene, Oregon
Don Quarrie 19.86ER 200M 08/03/71 Cali, Columbia
Asafa Powell 9.77R 100M 06/14/05 Athens, Greece
Asafa Powell 9.77ER 100M 06/11/06 Gateshead, England
Asafa Powell 9.77ER 100M 08/18/06 Zurich,
Asafa Powell 9.74R 100M 09/09/07 Rieti
Usain Bolt 9.72R 100M 05/31/08 New York City
Usain Bolt 9.69R 100M 08/16/08 Beijing, China
Usain Bolt 9.58R 100M 08/16/09 Beijing, China
Usain Bolt (WYR) 20.13R 200M 07/23/03  
Usain Bolt (WJR) 19.93R 200M 04/11/04 Hamilton, Bermuda
Usain Bolt 19.30R 200M 08/20/08 Beijing, China
Usain Bolt 19.19 200M 08/20/09 Berlin, Germany
Cynthia Thompson 25.6R 200M 07/48 London, England
Lennox Miller 20.36ER 200M 06/07/67 Provo, Utah
Herb McKenley 46.2R 440y 07/01/46 Champaign, Illinois
Herb McKenley 46.2ER 440y 06/21/47 Salt Lake City, Utah
Herb McKenley 46.0ER 440y 06/05/48 Berkeley,  California
Herb McKenley 45.9R 400M 07/02/48 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
George Rhoden 45.8R 400M 08/22/50 Eskilstuma
Marilyn Neufville 51.0R 400M 07/23/70 Edinburgh, Scotland
Herb McKenley 55.8R 500y 06/04/49  
Kathleen Russell 19-9 LJ 1952 Kingston, Jamaica
E.Stewart, M.Fray, C.Forbes, L.Miller 38.6ER 4x100M 10/19/68 Mexico City, Mexico
E.Stewart, M.Fray, C.Forbes, L.Miller 38.39R 4x100M 10/19/68 Mexico City, Mexico
N. Carter, M. Frater, U. Bolt A. Powell, 37.10 4x100M 8/22/08 Beijing, China
L.Laing,A.Wint,H.Mckenley,G.Rhoden 3:03.9R 4x400M 08/03/52 Helsinki, Finland

World Indoor Record Set or Equaled By Jamaicans
Name Time Event Year Place
Merlene Ottey 21.87R 200M 03/13/93 Europe
Herb McKenley 47.00 440y 03/15/1947  USA
         

World Record Set Or Equaled In Jamaica By Non-Jamaicans
Name Time Event Year Nationality
Wyomia Tyus 10.3ER 100y 7/17/65 USA
Ralph Boston 27-4 1/2ER LJ 8/15/64 USA 
Wendell Mottley 44.82R 440y 08/11/66 Trinidad & Tobago
Kent Bernard, Lennox Yearwood, Wendell Mottley, Edwin Roberts 3:02.8y 4x400y 1966 Trinidad & Tobago 
Filbert Bayi 3:51.0R Mile 05/17/75 Tanzania

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