1979 CARIFTA Games
| VIII CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 20–22 |
| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | about 183 athletes from 14 nations |
The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 183 athletes (131 junior (under-20) and 52 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (36), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (4), Guyana (10), Jamaica (44), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (10), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2), Trinidad and Tobago (20).
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy was awarded to Jon Jones from Jamaica.[2][3] He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump) in the youth (U-17) category, and therefore was described as the most outstanding athletes of the 39 stagings of the games.[2]
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[4] Girls under 20 (Junior),[5] Boys under 17 (Youth),[6] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[7] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Fabian Whymns (BAH) |
10.72 | George Walcott (JAM) |
10.79 |  Tony Laguerre (GLP) |
10.91 |
| 200 metres |  Eric Berrie (BAR) |
21.49 | Fabian Whymns (BAH) |
21.67 | George Walcott (JAM) |
21.74 |
| 400 metres |  Willis Alexander (TRI) |
48.02 | Dennis Wallace (JAM) |
48.54 | Cecil White (JAM) |
48.59 |
| 800 metres | Byron Francis (JAM) |
1:53.34 | Reuben Bayley (BAR) |
1:53.87 | Ian Smith (JAM) |
1:54.3 |
| 1500 metres | William Johnson (BAH) |
3:57.24 | Byron Francis (JAM) |
3:58.79 | Alrick Parkin (JAM) |
4:04.7 |
| 3000 metres | Gilbert Dunkley (JAM) |
8:54.6 | Barrington Minott (JAM) |
8:57.3 | Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) |
9:00.7 |
| 110 metres hurdles | B. Morris (JAM) |
14.71 | Paul Bowe (BAH) |
14.75 | Chris Thelwell (JAM) |
14.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Colin O'Brien (TRI) |
54.21 | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) |
56.2 | Ken Gray (JAM) |
57.1 |
| High jump | Desmond Morris (JAM) |
2.08 | Bernard Nesbitt (BAH) |
2.03 | Laird McLean (TRI) |
1.98 |
| Pole vault | Michael Johnson (JAM) |
3.66 | Clyde McGregor (JAM) |
3.50 | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) |
3.20 |
| Long jump | Dwight Davis (JAM) |
7.36 |  Anthony Phillip (BER) |
7.06 | Ed Stuart (BAH) |
7.03 |
| Triple jump | Don Small (BAR) |
15.01 | Brad Johnson (BAH) |
14.89 | Dorant Bartlett (BAH) |
14.88 |
| Shot put | Clyde McGregor (JAM) |
15.10 | James Dedier (TRI) |
14.87 | R. Woolridge (BER) |
14.41 |
| Discus throw | James Dedier (TRI) |
48.20 | Derrick Horsham (JAM) |
48.06 | Byron Alleyne (TRI) |
45.12 |
| Javelin throw | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) |
56.76 | N. Griffiths (BAR) |
55.72 | J. Dill (BER) |
53.92 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Clyde McGregor Chris Thelwell George Walcott Albert Lawrence |
41.41 | Bahamas |
41.60 | Trinidad and Tobago |
41.99 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas |
3:13.0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3:14.6 | Jamaica |
3:17.5 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Raymonde Naigre (GLP) |
11.77 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
11.87 | Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) |
11.92 |
| 200 metres | Oralee Fowler (BAH) |
23.98 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
24.05 | Raymonde Naigre (GLP) |
24.36 |
| 400 metres | Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) |
53.58 | Oralee Fowler (BAH) |
54.88 | Fredericka Wright (JAM) |
54.9 |
| 800 metres | Lavonne Roberts (BAR) |
2:14.3 | Eugenie Beason (JAM) |
2:15.6 | Marcia Tate (JAM) |
2:16.0 |
| 1500 metres | Margaret Williams (JAM) |
4:43.6 | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
4:46.5 | Gina Smith (BER) |
4:51.4 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sharon Moffat (JAM) |
14.77 | Gina Tempro (BAR) |
14.83 | Monica Johnson (BER) |
15.32 |
| High jump | Agnes Riley (BAR) |
1.625 | Monica Johnson (BER) |
1.625 | Karen Turnquest (BAH) |
1.625 |
| Long jump | Audrey Llewellyn (JAM) |
5.68 | Alison Jones (JAM) |
5.60 | Agnes Riley (BAR) |
5.28 |
| Shot put | Lyn Antoine (BAH) |
12.95 | Sonya Smith (BER) |
12.61 | Marie-Josée Manette (GLP) |
11.29 |
| Discus throw | Beryl Eve (BAH) |
37.94 | Carol Woodside (BAH) |
34.32 | Ava Coombs (TRI) |
33.60 |
| Javelin throw | Sonya Smith (BER) |
53.98 | Carol Woodside (BAH) |
41.98 | Wendy Griffith (BAR) |
38.96 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Bahamas |
45.79 | Jamaica Marcia Brown Merlene Ottey Normalee Murray Fredericka Wright |
46.47 | Barbados |
46.88 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas |
3:41.79 | Jamaica N. Gordon Normalee Murray Marcia Tate Fredericka Wright |
3:44.82 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3:57.7 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
10.97 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
11.03 | Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) |
11.34 |
| 200 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
22.15 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
22.17 | Phil Lewis (BAH) |
22.83 |
| 400 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
50.08 | Phil Lewis (BAH) |
50.51 | Richard Louis (BAR) |
51.25 |
| 800 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
1:57.77 | Richard Taylor (JAM) |
1:58.15 | K. Stubbs (BAR) |
1:58.43 |
| Long jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
7.02 |  Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
6.93 | John Pugh (BAH) |
6.80 |
| Triple jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
14.77 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
14.38 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) |
14.08 |
| Shot put | Earl Hamilton (BAH) |
14.65 | F. Daley (JAM) |
14.40 |  Wilfred Furbert (GRN) |
9.60 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Candy Ford (BER) |
11.87 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
12.03 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
12.15 |
| 200 metres | Candy Ford (BER) |
24.24 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
25.01 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
25.08 |
| 400 metres | Monique Millar (BAH) |
56.4 | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
57.7 | A. Knight (BAH) |
58.0 |
| 800 metres | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
2:14.4 | Angela Boothe (JAM) |
2:17.6 | J. Lespere (BAH) |
2:19.8 |
| Long jump | Suzanne Durham (BER) |
5.43 | H. Smith (JAM) |
5.42 | Debbie Greene (BAH) |
5.28 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Bermuda (BER) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
References
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ a b Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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