Cycling
Ricardo Lynch represented Jamaica as its sole cyclist at the Beijing Olympics. Born in 1984, Lynch was 23 years old at the time of his participation in Beijing, representing the Caribbean island in the men's keirin event. He had not previously competed in any Olympic games or event. Having not initially qualified for the event, Lynch was given a second chance in the third heat of the August 15 repechage round against three other cyclists. He ranked third between the Ukraine's second place finalist Andrii Vynokurov and Russia's fourth place finalist Sergey Polynskiy. The heat leader, Kiyofumi Nagai of Japan, won the repechage heat and advanced to the next round. Lynch did not progress.
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