Jamaica at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Jamaica made their Paralympic Games debut at these Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/jamaica|title=Jamaica Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News|website=www.paralympic.org|access-date=2016-12-25}}

{{main|Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

Seven Jamaican archers competed at the Games, none won a medal.{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=JAM&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=1968PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}} The best result was achieved by Quida White who placed fifth in the St. Nicholas round for paraplegic women; Lewis{{#tag:ref|Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (i.e. 1960 – 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes.|group=n}} finished eleventh in the same event.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Archery Women's St. Nicholas Round paraplegic|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=paraplegic&sport=archery&competition=1968PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=St.%20Nicholas%20Round|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=17 May 2011}}

{{main|Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

Seven of Jamaica's competitors took part in athletics. Two medals were won by Jamaican athletes, both gold and both in the precision javelin. Excell took the men's title, with a score of 74, and Baracatt the women's, with a score of 78.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Precision Javelin open|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=open&sport=athletics&competition=1968PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Precision%20Javelin|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}}{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Precision Javelin open|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=JAM&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=1968PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}}

{{main|Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

The only dartchery event at the Games was the mixed pairs event which took a knockout format. Two Jamaican pairs entered; Excell and Hall lost in the first round to the eventual gold medallists from the United States; Long and Baracatt also lost in the first round to British pair Nicholson and Taylor.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Dartchery Mixed Pairs open|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=open&sport=dartchery&competition=1968PG&gender=x&discipline=&event=Pairs|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=17 May 2011}}

{{main|Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

Three Jamaican swimmers competed at the Games. Patrick Reid took part in two men's class 2 complete classification events but failed to advance past the heats in either. Octavius Morgan competed in three men's class 4 incomplete classification events and achieved a best finish of fifth in the breaststroke.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke class 4 incomplete|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=class%204%20incomplete&sport=swimming&competition=1968PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=50%20m%20Breaststroke|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}} Jamaica's two swimming medals were both won by Meikle; she won gold in the women's 50 m breaststroke class 4 incomplete

and silver in the 50 m freestyle.

{{main|Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

Five Jamaica players took part in table tennis singles events and a pair in the women's doubles. All of the singles players were eliminated at the round of 16 stage. In the women's doubles C event Baracatt and Lewis reached the quarter-finals before losing to Great Britain's Bryant and Barnard, who went on to win the gold medal.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Women's Doubles C|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=C&sport=tabletennis&competition=1968PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=Doubles|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}}

{{main|Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics}}

One athlete entered a weightlifting event for Jamaica. Hall won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight with a lift of 110 kg; the gold was won by Johnsen of Norway with a new world record lift of 150 kg.{{cite web|title=Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men's Lightweight|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=&sport=weightlifting&competition=1968PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Lightweight|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=18 May 2011}}

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