How did a tiny island nation of less than 3 million dominate the world in men & women Olympic sprint events?

Question

How did a tiny island nation of less than 3 million dominate the world in men & women Olympic sprint events?

Answer 1

They are sometimes good at soccer...

Answer 2

Kids in Jamaica run from a young age.  They see how well their atheletes fair in Olympics and they use sprinting as means to escape the poverty they may be living in.

Answer 3

it just run in their blood

Answer 4

WInning is not about population. India has billion but they only get 1 gold.

Answer 5

well bolt lives and trains in the US, so he has those resources at his disposal

ooooohhhh, that girl below me is mad. why don't you blow some of that powder from a blowfish in his face and turn him into a zombie?

Answer 6

I don't know the answer to that question; and neither does anybody else.

Answer 7

good food lol yam and coco dasheen and banana lol also talent like usain bolt is nutured form a young age from the primary/prep level with primary championships and then to high school at boys and girls championships for high school(that was where bolt was discovered.

Answer 8

It's got to either be something genetic or some kind of performance enhancer that is undetectable that others have not caught onto yet. Or I guess it could be their training program maybe.

I was very impressed with the Jamaican sprinters. I hope the results will remain legit!

Answer 9

I guess you are referring to Jamaica ? It does seem that certain races are really good at certain sports / events. There could be genetic factors involved, perhaps. Whatever the reason, they sure do look classy ! Good for them !

Answer 10

I hate the name of the first answerer.  Anyway, could it be genes, height, good food, fresh ganja?  Good question though. Lots of sun, lots of jerk pork.

Answer 11

Dedication, motivation, culture and genetics/environment.  Sports, especially those that are not expensive to get involved in, are a great way for those from poor situations (like some of these sprinters came from) to bring food and health care to their families, so they have more motivation than those from other countries.  It's the same reason certain countries have more top players in tennis than others right now.

Answer 12

Jamaica doesn't have much in terms of money for athletics. But everyone can run. Besides shoes, you don't need any money to do that. Since Jamaica started having success in sprinting, I imagine every good athele on the island trains to be a sprinter. You don't see them in any other sports.  

Answer 13

Because all they do is smoke weed and run.

Answer 14

jamiaca is poor country so i suspect running is the only sport affordable to them.

Come on they deserved it!

Answer 15

Well when you're a little poor country and can't afford simple things like cars, you have to walk and/or run everywhere.  It makes perfect sense to me

Answer 16

BLACK HOLES MAKE ME HOT : hve u ever been to jamaica? i think nt.

cars? nt a problem, some of the most expensive cars r bought by....jamaicans.

wat i hve here in JA u guys cnt afford there

so shut da f**k up

we hve everything u guys hve except stupid *** **** like ur self

y does everyone keep refering to us a s poor.

dammit we hve it just as good as any1 else.

we dnt need to run to earn money, wit all the stuff u guys import from us, r u serious

Answer 17

Remember their bobsled team?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Bo...