Kammala wannan jumla: Ashmeade ya wakilci Jamaica a wasannin Olympics na 2016 a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A lokacin wasannin Olympic na farko, ya gama na biyar a zagaye na kusa da na karshe na maza 100 m tare da lokacin 10.05s kuma na huɗu a cikin 200 m semifinals tare da 20.31s. Ya sami lambar yabo ta farko a gasar Olympics a matsayin kashi na uku na gasar
4 × 100 m relay team, wanda Usain Bolt ya kafa, tare da lokacin 37.27s.