Jamaica at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Jamaica at the; 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	JAM
CGA	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	www.joa.org.jm
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: ; Closing:
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 10 Silver 4 Bronze 8 Total 22
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Jamaica was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The team won 22 medals including 10 gold.^[1]

Medals

				Total
Jamaica	10	4	8	22

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Dorian Scott	Athletics	Men's shot put	20 March
Silver	Maurice Smith\|	Athletics	Men's decathlon	21 March
Silver	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	23 March
Silver	Kenia Sinclair	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	24 March
Bronze	Olivia McKoy	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw	19 March
Bronze	Novlene Williams	Athletics		21 March
Bronze	Jermaine Gonzales	Athletics		22 March
Bronze	Kemel Thompson	Athletics
Bronze	Chris Williams	Athletics		March 23
Bronze	Delloreen Ennis-London	Athletics	Women's 400 metres	21 March
Bronze	Chris Williams	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	March 23
Bronze	Karen Beautle	Athletics	Women's high jump	March 23

Bronze

Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Gold

Asafa Powell, Athletics, Men's 100 m
Sheri-Ann Brooks, Athletics, Women's 100 m
Maurice Wignall, Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
Trecia Smith, Athletics, Women's Triple Jump
Tanto Campbell, Athletics, Men's Seated Discus Throw EAD
Omar Brown, Athletics, Men's 200 m
Sherone Simpson, Athletics, Women's 200 m
Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles
Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Netball

Jamaica finished fourth in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the bronze medal match, they lost 53–52 to England.^[2]^[3]

Pool 2

Friday 17 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	67–22	Singapore	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 19-7, 15-8, 18-5, 15-2
		Elaine Davis 25/32 (78%) Latoya Thomas 23/26 (88%) Simone Forbes 11/14 (79%) Jodi Ann Ffrench 8/10 (80%)		Tan Hui Yan 10/14 (71%) Li Ling 7/10 (70%) Chen Hui Fen 3/5 (60%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping 2/5 (40%)

Saturday 18 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	69–30	Barbados	Umpires: Bobbi Brown Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 22-5, 18-5, 15-9, 14-11
		Latoya Thomas 25/32 (78%) Elaine Davis 22/28 (79%) Simone Forbes 22/30 (73%)		Lydia Bishop 18/26 (69%) Laurel Browne 12/18 (67%)

Monday 20 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	74–21	Wales	Umpires: Anne Abraitis Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 21-2, 22-4, 15-7, 16-8
		Elaine Davis 46/56 (82%) Simone Forbes 24/26 (92%) Jodi Ann Ffrench 4/5 (80%)		Rebecca James 16/24 (67%) Nicola Lewis 4/6 (67%) Jamilla Abbott 1/1 (100%)

Wednesday 22 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	54–54	Jamaica	Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 11-13, 16-10, 11-20
		Sharelle McMahon 27/33 (82%) Susan Pratley 14/18 (78%) Catherine Cox 13/17 (76%)		Elaine Davis 37/40 (93%) Simone Forbes 17/19 (89%)

Thursday 23 March 21:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	47–60	Jamaica	Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 13-16, 14-12, 7-13
		Cathrine Latu 45/49 (92%) Malu Fa'asavalu 2/6 (33%)		Elaine Davis 43/46 (93%) Simone Forbes 17/18 (94%)

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	387	169	+218	9
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	324	174	+150	9
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	264	254	+10	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	185	271	-86	4
5	Barbados	5	2	0	3	183	279	-96	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	150	346	-196	0

Qualified for Semi-finals
Qualified for Classification

Sources:^[3]

Semi-final

Saturday 25 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	61–41	Jamaica	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 18-7, 14-10, 16-11, 13-13
		Irene van Dyk 48/51 (94%) Belinda Colling 10/14 (71%) Maria Tutaia 3/5 (60%)		Elaine Davis 27/31 (87%) Simone Forbes 14/18 (78%)

Bronze medal match

Sunday 26 March 14:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	52–53	England	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
		Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 11-12, 11-16, 12-15
		Elaine Davis 46/52 (88%) Simone Forbes 6/9 (67%)		Abby Teare 30/36 (83%) Pamela Cookey 17/29 (59%) Rachel Dunn 6/10 (60%)

Source:^[2]

Squad

Jamaica roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Nicole Aiken	GA, GD	(1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 20)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Jamalco
Nadine Bryan	C, WA	(1976-12-18)18 December 1976 (aged 29)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Jamalco
Marion Campbell	C, WA	(1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 21)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tivoli Gardens
Elaine Davis (c)	GS, GK	(1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 29)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Jamalco
Kasey Evering	GK, GS, WD	(1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 23)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Tivoli Gardens
Jodi Ann Ffrench	GS, GA	(1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 21)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Seneca
Simone Forbes	WD, C, GA	(1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 24)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Waulgrovians
Nichala Gibson	WD, GD	(1982-10-20)20 October 1982 (aged 23)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Waulgrovians
Tamara Hylton	C, WA	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 23)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Waulgrovians
Oberon Pitterson	GK, GD, WD	(1971-02-08)8 February 1971 (aged 35)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Waulgrovians
Latoya Thomas	GA, GS	(1985-11-08)8 November 1985 (aged 20)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Alpha
Peter-Gaye Thomas	C	(1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 19)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tivoli Gardens

Head coach

Maureen Hall

Assistant coach

Yvonne Keane-Dawes

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Caribbean Facts". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "England clinch netball bronze". bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Melbourne (AUS) 2006". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "JNA names senior team for Commonwealth Games 2006". www.netball.org. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "Jamaica 67–22 Singapore". m2006.thecgf.com. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ "Jamaica v Singapore". m2006.thecgf.com. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

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[1] "Commonwealth Games 2010: Caribbean Facts". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[bbc260306b-2] "England clinch netball bronze". bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

[2006todor66-3] "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Melbourne (AUS) 2006". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[ifna220206-4] "JNA names senior team for Commonwealth Games 2006". www.netball.org. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[cgf170306b1-5] "Jamaica 67–22 Singapore". m2006.thecgf.com. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[cgf170306b12-6] "Jamaica v Singapore". m2006.thecgf.com. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

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