In addition to the much-anticipated top awards, certificates of merit were presented to other individuals in the world of sports.
Bask in achievements
Guest speaker, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, stated that sports have helped to establish Jamaica as a unique place on earth.
"We bask with tremendous pride on the personal achievements of those we honour this evening. We cannot help but be deeply humbled by the awesome reality that this small country can so proudly stand at the pinnacle of the world sporting stage," Bartlett said.
Wilbert Parkes and Branford Gayle received certificate of merits for their contribution to sports.
Jamaican umpire Sylvester Campbell was rewarded for his contribution to netball and ace footballer, now assistant coach of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, Theodore Whitmore, also received an award for his contribution to football.
Head coach of Jamaica's senior cricket team, Junior Bennett, was also recognised for his contribution.
Special awards were given to the squad which won the 4x100m gold in world record time - Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Dwight Thomas.
The 4x400m women's squad which won a bronze medal - Novlene Williams, Rosemarie White, Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd and Bobby Gaye Wilkins - also received special awards.
The 100m final women who placed first, second and third, respectively - Shelly-Ann Fraser, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson - were also winners.
Other winners
World Junior Championship 100m winner Dexter Lee was also awarded for his win.
In cricket, the Jamaica Senior team was honoured for taking the Carib Beer Cup, and the West Indies Under-15 team and the Jamaica one-day team also received special awards.
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, who recently drew 0-0 with Nigeria, were recognised for their performance in the Digicel Caribbean Cup.
The senior netballers received an International Federation of Netball Associations and the Caribbean Netball Under-15 champion team received awards as well.
In the category awards, Usain Bolt and Melaine Walker shared top honours in athletics.
Gareth Henry and Nigella Saunders were tops in badminton, while Jerome Taylor and Stafanie Taylor were recognised for their achievement in cricket.
Ricardo Lynch was the lone awardee in cycling while Samantha Albert was recognised for her performance in equestrianism at the Beijing Olympics.
Ace footballer Ricardo Gardner topped the football category and Jonathan Newnham and Diane Lang served off in golf.
Netball player Romelda Aiken was recognised for her contribution to the game, as well as skier Errol Kerr, who is on a quest to represent Jamaica at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
In squash, Wayne Burrows received an award; Jevon and Alia Atkinson for swimming, while in table tennis, Peter Moo Young and Yvonne Foster were the winners .
Brandon Burke and Tinesta Rowe were recognised for their contribution to lawn tennis, while paralympian Tanto Campbell received an award for winning the bronze medal in the men's discus at the 13th Paralympics in Beijing, China, last year.
- Keisha Hill