United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics +105 event. The best U.S. hope for a weightlifting medal was expected to be Melanie Roach, who set a new American record and finished in sixth place. The United States qualified in all weight classes except 60 kg men's Greco-Roman. A total of sixteen wrestlers represented the U.S. in Beijing, winning a total of three medals: two bronze and one gold. Henry Cejudo became the first American wrestler to win a freestyle gold medal in four years. United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer
Jamaica at the 1964 Summer Olympics Jamaica in 1964. Jamaica at the 1964 Summer Olympics Jamaica competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first time it competed as an independent nation since Jamaica became independent in 1962, whereas previously the country had been a British Crown Colony that in the previous Olympics was represented in a composite British West Indies team. 21 competitors, 17 men and 4 women, took part in 16 events in 4 sports. In this Olympics, they won no medals. This Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics are the only Olympics where Jamaica won no medals at all.