What was the true story of how the Jamaican bobsled team lost the 1988 Olympics in Calgary Canada?

Answer 1

Per an interview with Devon Harris - they crashed - driver inexperience. Q: What was the team's placing in that first Olympic attempt? We have the movie version but what was the reality? A: I believe we finished 28th in the two man event. In the four- man event after blasting off the top of the hill with the 7th fastest start time, we crashed in a spectacular fashion, only in a way that Jamaicans could. In the movie they showed bolts coming loose on the sled, but the reality is that it was driver's error. We were an inexperienced team playing in the big arena.http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primeinterviews/interviewdevonharris.shtml Results since 1988: 1988 Olympics - last place

1992 Olympics - 24th in 4 man, 36th of 46 in 2 man teams

1994 Olympics - 14th in 4 man, ahead of the U.S., the Russians, the French. 2 man team disqualified for being overweight.

1998 Olympics - 29th of 36 in 2 man. 21 of 32 in 4 man.

2001 Gold in the two-man event at the World Push Championships

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