<Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Dudley Stokes Winston Watts Chris Stokes Wayne Thomas </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1988 team was the inspiration for the film Cool Runnings (1993). The characters in the film are fictional, although original footage of the crash during a qualifier is used during the film . The film's depiction of the post-crash rescue was changed to show the bobsledders carrying the sled over the line on their shoulders for dramatic effect . </P> <P> The 1988 team also inspired the reggae parody song "Jamaican Bobsled" by The Rock' n' Roll Animals, played on the GTR radio station and later released on the CD Yatta, Yatta, Yatta . The song was recorded after Jamaica had announced that they would be entering a bobsledding team into the Olympics, but before the Olympics had actually started; nevertheless, the lyrics accurately predict that the team would crash during one of their runs . </P> <P> The 1999 team was mentioned in Season 2, episode 4 of Futurama . Fry, one of the main characters, commented that "They came in last at the Olympics, then retired to promote alcoholic beverages ." </P>

Jamaican bobsleigh team debut at calgary 1988 winter olympics