Jamaica Olympic Association

Jamaica Olympic Association

Country/Region	Jamaica
Code	JAM
Created	1936
Recognized	1936
Continental Association	PASO
Headquarters	Kingston, Jamaica
President
Secretary General	Ryan Foster
Website	www.joa.org.jm

Jamaica Olympic Association (IOC code: JAM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Jamaica. It is also the body responsible for Jamaica's representation at the Olympic Games.

History[]

The Jamaica Olympic Association was founded in 1936 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.^[1]

Member federations[]

The Jamaican National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 18 Olympic Summer and 2 Winter Sport Federations and 4 Non-Olympic Sport Federations in Jamaica. Note that the Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation is the only non-profit organization based outside of Jamaica.

Olympic Sport federations[]

Non-Olympic Sport federations[]

See also[]

• Jamaica at the Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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