Cool Runnings – How Jamaica’s 1988 Bobsled Team Became a Global Sensation
In 1988, four men from tropical Jamaica stunned the world by competing in the Winter Olympics in Calgary—not in track and field, but in bobsledding. The idea, conceived by Americans George Finch and William Maloney, struggled at first to gain traction in Jamaica. Eventually, the Jamaican Defence Force helped recruit athletes, including helicopter pilot Dudley […]




