The 10th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 20–21, 1981. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]

X CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 20–21
Host cityNassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
LevelJunior and Youth
Events48
Participationabout 196 athletes from
16 nations

Participation (unofficial) edit

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes (128 junior (under-20) and 68 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (47), Barbados (22), Bermuda (18), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (11), Guyana (1), Jamaica (50), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14), US Virgin Islands (4).

Medal summary edit

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] Girls under 20 (Junior),[4] Boys under 17 (Youth),[5] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[6] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Boys under 20 (Junior) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Leroy Reid (JAM) 10.5   Lester Benjamin (ATG) 10.6   Finbar Pierre (TRI) 10.7
200 metres   Scott Ferguson (TRI) 21.06   Leroy Reid (JAM) 21.07   Dennis Wallace (JAM) 21.45
400 metres   Richard Louis (BAR) 46.62   David Charlton (BAH) 46.79   Allan Ingraham (BAH) 47.49
800 metres   Michael Lawson (JAM) 1:55.0   Richard Taylor (JAM) 1:55.1   Ezra Catwell (BAR) 1:56.0
1500 metres   Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) 3:57.82   Maurice Williams (GRN) 3:57.85   Gerald Cross (JAM) 4:03.01
5000 metres   Maurice Williams (GRN) 14:58.23   Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) 15:16.05   Gerald Cross (JAM) 15:20.78
110 metres hurdles   Gerald Martin (JAM) 14.2   Carlisle Anderson (JAM) 14.8   David Charlton (BAH) 14.9
400 metres hurdles   David Charlton (BAH) 51.8   Ladrick Trusty (JAM) 54.4   Lennox Graham (JAM) 54.7
High jump   Nick Saunders (BER) 2.18   Steve Wray (BAH) 2.18   Dennis Richards (BAH) 2.06
Pole vault   Steve Wray (BAH) 3.99   Arvadio Ferguson (BAH) 3.88   Ramon Ramirez (BER) 3.50
Long jump   Adrian Jordan (BAR) 7.21   Brad Johnson (BAH) 7.20   Orde Ballantyne (VIN) 7.10
Triple jump   Lyndon Sands (BAH) 15.64   Lester Benjamin (ATG) 15.28   Brad Johnson (BAH) 15.14
Shot put   Orde Ballantyne (VIN) 15.68   Thierry Liveze (GLP) 15.03   Raleigh Ferguson (BAH) 14.90
Discus throw   Stanford Moss (BAH) 52.64   Allister Joseph (TRI) 49.98   Jeff Knowles (BAH) 49.36
Javelin throw   Brooke Onley (BER) 63.38   Jeff Knowles (BAH) 56.60   Lyndon Sands (BAH) 56.18
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica
Dennis Wallace
Gerald Martin
Earle Laing
Leroy Reid
40.9   Bahamas 42.2   Barbados 42.4
4 × 400 metres relay   Bahamas 3:12.06   Jamaica
Michael Lawson
Dennis Wallace
Fenton Hugg
Joseph Boyd
3:12.06   Trinidad and Tobago 3:15.35

Girls under 20 (Junior) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Marie-France Loval (GLP) 11.6   Janet Burke (JAM) 11.7   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 12.0
200 metres   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 24.04   Ruperta Charles (ATG) 24.07   Liliane Gaschet (MTQ) 24.19
400 metres   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 53.04   Fredericka Wright (JAM) 54.93   Ruperta Charles (ATG) 55.26
800 metres   Whelma Colebrooke (BAH) 2:10.5   Eugenie Beason (JAM) 2:11.3   Marie-Anna Filomin (GLP) 2:11.8
1500 metres   Eugenie Beason (JAM) 4:44.66   Margaret Williams (JAM) 4:48.3   Whelma Colebrooke (BAH) 4:58.5
3000 metres   Margaret Williams (JAM) 10:20.97   Daphne Fearon (JAM) 10.26.57   Sharon Alleyne (TRI) 10:48.6
100 metres hurdles   Karlene Allen (JAM) 14.9   Debbie Greene (BAH) 15.1   Marjorie Knight (JAM) 15.3
High jump   Charline Scaron (MTQ) 1.75   Elna Vignerol (GLP) 1.73   Sharon Rose (BAH) 1.70
Long jump   Ingrid Boyce (BAR) 5.74   Cynthia Henry (JAM) 5.64   Debbie Greene (BAH) 5.61
Shot put   Jean-Claire Chathuant (GLP) 13.36   Sonya Smith (BER) 12.39   Marlene Lewis (JAM) 11.36
Discus throw   Kathy Bartlett (BAH) 38.92   Carol Woodside (BAH) 38.48   Sonya Smith (BER) 35.74
Javelin throw   Sonya Smith (BER) 52.38   Marie Bertimon (GLP) 46.48   Mary Brewster (BAR) 43.10
4 × 100 metres relay   Bahamas 46.36   Jamaica
Cynthia Henry
Fredericka Wright
Karlene Allen
Janet Burke
46.69   Antigua and Barbuda 46.84
4 × 400 metres relay   Bahamas 3:42.7   Antigua and Barbuda
Genevieve Joseph
Ruperta Charles
Terry Juliens
Jocelyn Joseph
3:45.5   Barbados 3:46.2

Boys under 17 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Ray Stewart (JAM) 10.9   Ian Esson (JAM) 11.0   Rosan Rauzduel (GLP) 11.2
200 metres   Ray Stewart (JAM) 22.32   Rosan Rauzduel (GLP) 22.34   Nigel Clarke (BAR) 22.56
400 metres   Paul Henry (JAM) 49.69   Norman Pottinger (JAM) 49.93   Victor Jordan (BAR) 50.44
800 metres   Donville Buchanan (JAM) 1:59.4   Winston Matthews (JAM) 2:00.5   Deryck Codrington (BAR) 2:02.1
High jump   Troy Glasgow (BER) 1.93   Donville Buchanan (JAM) 1.93   Troy Kemp (BAH) 1.88
Long jump   Edmund Moxey (BAH) 6.61   Andre Brown (JAM) 6.58   Lauren Stewart (BER) 6.45
Triple jump   Lauren Stewart (BER) 14.21   Devon Dixon (JAM) 13.78   Fritz Knowles (BAH) 13.68
Shot put   Lavelle Hamilton (BAH) 14.57   Georges Robin (GLP) 14.51   Gwyn Jones (JAM) 14.04
Javelin throw   Leslie Patterson (BAR) 53.52   Jefferson Stubbs (BAH) 52.40   Lavelle Hamilton (BAH) 46.64

Girls under 17 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Candy Ford (BER) 11.7   Camille Coates (JAM) 11.8   Maxine McMillan (TRI) 12.0
200 metres   Candy Ford (BER) 24.12   Maxine McMillan (TRI) 24.40   Eldece Clarke (BAH) 24.80
400 metres   Candy Ford (BER) 55.3   Veronica Williams (JAM) 55.5   Rosemarie Bailey (JAM) 55.8
800 metres   Bernardette John (TRI) 2:12.5   Sharon Powell (JAM) 2:14.7   Roxanne Vincent (TRI) 2:15.4
High jump   Mazel Thomas (JAM) 1.62   Janelle Kelly (TRI) 1.60   Donna Smith (BAH) 1.52
Long jump   Dalsis Billet (JAM) 5.52   Janine Tabar (GLP) 5.43   Donna Smith (BAH) 5.37
Shot put   Laverne Eve (BAH) 13.27   Jacqueline Kennedy (BER) 10.05   Minez Cargill (BAH) 9.73
Javelin throw   Laverne Eve (BAH) 39.94   Angela Hinds (BAR) 35.14   Monique Millar (BAH) 34.72

Medal table (unofficial) edit

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Bahamas (BAH)*1591943
2  Jamaica (JAM)1321842
3  Bermuda (BER)82313
4  Barbados (BAR)41712
5  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)34512
6  Guadeloupe (GLP)26210
7  Grenada (GRN)1102
8  Martinique (MTQ)1012
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)1012
10  Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)0426
Totals (10 entries)484848144


References edit

  1. ^ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 30 years ago….Nassau, Bahamas, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  4. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  5. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  6. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011

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