The Jamaica Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee for Jamaica, founded in 1936 and headquartered in Kingston, responsible for selecting and fielding the Jamaican Olympic team from a Caribbean island nation of under three million people that has become one of the most successful sprinting nations in Olympic history. It oversees Jamaica's Olympic sport federations, most prominently athletics, and coordinated the country's Olympic representation through the era of sprinter Usain Bolt, whose successes brought worldwide attention to Jamaican track and field.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee 1 Headquarters Connections
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Jamaica Olympic Association, Wikipedia
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1. Jamaica Olympic Association, Wikipedia
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The Jamaica Olympic Association was founded in 1936 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.
Infobox, Headquarters
Headquarters: Kingston, Jamaica
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The Jamaica Olympic Association (IOC code: JAM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Jamaica.
Associated With: Olympic Games, Opening paragraph
It is also the body responsible for Jamaica's representation at the Olympic Games.
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