Record No.
MRB-2026-006615
First Tropical Nation to Field an Olympic Bobsled Team
Sports
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Record Holder
Jamaica national bobsled team
Jamaica
Category
Sports
Country
Jamaica
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JM )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
The Jamaican bobsled team became the first tropical Caribbean nation to compete in Winter Olympic bobsled, debuting at the 1988 Calgary Games in a feat later dramatized in the film Cool Runnings.
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