The 19th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 14–16, 1990.
| XIX CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 14–16 |
| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 52 |
| Participation | at least 122 athletes from at least 14 nations |
Participation (unofficial) edit
For the 1990 CARIFTA Games only the medalists and a few other athletes can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 122 athletes (78 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Bahamas (22), Barbados (9), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (1), French Guiana (2), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (53), Martinique (9), Saint Lucia (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (8).
Austin Sealy Award edit
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Kareem Streete-Thompson from the Cayman Islands.[2][3] As in 1989, he won the gold medal in the long jump event, this year however in the junior (U-20) category, again with a remarkable jump of 7.94m, also being still the championships record in this category.
Medal summary edit
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] Results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Boys under 20 (Junior) edit
Girls under 20 (Junior) edit
Boys under 17 (Youth) edit
Girls under 17 (Youth) edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (1.9 m/s) |
Nikole Mitchell (JAM) |
11.77 |  Carmetta McKay (BAH) |
12.16 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) |
12.20 |
| 200 metres (3.4 m/s) |
Nikole Mitchell (JAM) |
24.30w | Maxine Dawkins (JAM) |
24.33w | Carmetta McKay (BAH) |
24.89w |
| 400 metres | Wynsome Cole (JAM) |
54.92 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) |
55.60 | Ellen Grant (JAM) |
56.91 |
| 800 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) |
2:09.83 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) |
2:12.64 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) |
2:12.90 |
| 1500 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) |
4:45.40 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) |
4:46.86 |  Christine St. Cyr (GRN) |
4:53.14 |
| High jump |  Najuma Fletcher (GUY) |
1.72 | Icolyn Kelly (JAM) |
1.70 | Jill Eneas (BAH) |
1.67 |
| Long jump | Suzette Lee (JAM) |
5.80 | Najuma Fletcher (GUY) |
5.42 | Trecia Smith (JAM) |
5.25 |
| Shot put | Anne-Marie Riley (BAH) |
10.99 | Marcia Taylor (BAH) |
10.94 |  Dominique Perroni (MTQ) |
10.52 |
| Discus throw | Marcia Taylor (BAH) |
37.42 | Marsha Minns (BAH) |
32.78 | Dominique Perroni (MTQ) |
30.24 |
| Javelin throw |  Marsha Mark (TRI) |
40.44 | Kathy Ann Lewis (GRN) |
32.90 | Marsha Minns (BAH) |
31.98 |
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 32 | 27 | 13 | 72 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 |  Barbados (BAR) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Martinique (MTQ) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Dominica (DMA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | French Guiana (GUF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 | |
References edit
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ 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