The 29th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in St. George's, Grenada on April 22–24, 2000. A detailed report on the results was given.[1]

XXIX CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 22–24
Host citySt. George's, Grenada Grenada
VenueGrenada National Stadium
LevelJunior and Youth
Events61
(34 junior, 27 youth)
Participationabout 265
(154 junior, 111 youth) athletes from
about 21 nations
Records set12 championships records

Participation (unofficial) edit

Detailed result lists can be found on the "St. Lucia online"[2] and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3] An unofficial count yields the number of about 265 athletes (154 junior (under-20) and 111 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries: Anguilla (5), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (27), Barbados (23), Belize (1), Bermuda (9), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (7), Dominica (3), Grenada (33), Guadeloupe (12), Guyana (2), Jamaica (55), Martinique (35), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (35), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), and the US Virgin Islands (2).

Records edit

A total of 12 championships records were set.[2]

In the boys' U-20 category, Dwayne Henclewood from Jamaica threw the discus 50.41 m.

In the girls' U-20 category, Veronica Campbell from Jamaica finished the 200 metres in 23.05 seconds. Sheree Francis from Jamaica equalled the 1.79 m jumped by Nicola Springer, Barbados, in high jump in the year 1987. Claudia Villeneuve from Martinique set new records in shot put (15.29 m) and discus throw (50.14 m). Keitha Moseley from Barbados achieved 3,695 points in heptathlon. Moreover, Adrianna Lamalle from Martinique reached 13.64 s in the 100 metres hurdles event.[4]

In the boys' U-17 category, the star of the games, Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago, set two new records of 10.36 s in 100 metres and 21.20 s in 200 metres, and (most probably) helped the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 metres relay team to finish in 40.87 s. 16.07 metres is the new shot put record for Kimani Kirton from Jamaica.

Finally, in the girls' U-20 category, Janill Williams from Antigua and Barbuda won the 1,500 metres in the new championships record time of 4:32.89.

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 Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago.[5][6] He won (at least) 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the youth (U-17) category (there is no information on the composition of the Trinidad and Tobago relay teams).

Medal summary edit

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[7] Girls under 20 (Junior),[8] Boys under 17 (Youth),[9] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[10] Complete results can be found on the "St. Lucia online",[2] and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3]

Boys under 20 (Junior) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(0.6 m/s)
  Omar Brown (JAM) 10.39   Paul Thompson (JAM) 10.54   Sean Lambert (GRN) 10.61
200 metres
(0.9 m/s)
  Omar Brown (JAM) 21.06   Winston Smith (JAM) 21.19   Fabrice Calligny (MTQ) 21.46
400 metres   Damion Barry (TRI) 46.63   Pete Coley (JAM) 46.73   Alexis Roberts (BAH) 46.95
800 metres   Aldwyn Sappleton (JAM) 1:52.70   Alexis Roberts (BAH) 1:52.77   Mathias Castingo (GLP) 1:54.08
1500 metres   André Crawford (JAM) 4:00.07   Vishwanauth Sukmongal (GUY) 4:00.79   Mathias Castingo (GLP) 4:00.91
5000 metres†   Vishwanauth Sukmongal (GUY) 15:22.83   Kendell Simon (GRN) 15:53.05   André Crawford (JAM) 16:07.44
110 metres hurdles
(1.8 m/s)
  Dwayne Robinson (JAM) 14.63   Rossif McCollin (BAR) 15.04   Douglas Lynes-Bell (BAH) 16.09
400 metres hurdles   Ryan Smith (BAR) 53.25   Dwight Mighty (JAM) 53.45   Greg Little (JAM) 54.56
High Jump   Germaine Mason (JAM) 2.12   Romel Lightbourne (BAH)
  Damon Thompson (BAR)
2.12
Pole Vault   Ellis Edwards (TRI) 3.60   Kenneth Goodridge (TRI) 3.55   Dwight Shakespeare (JAM) 3.55
Long Jump   Leevan Sands (BAH) 7.68   Cleavon Dillon (TRI) 7.45   Paul Thompson (JAM) 7.36
Triple Jump   Leevan Sands (BAH) 16.14w   Sylvain Keetter (GLP) 15.29w   Daniel Mayaud (MTQ) 15.23
Shot Put   Dwayne Henclewood (JAM) 13.90   Shamir Thomas (GRN) 13.88   Lionel Caster (MTQ) 13.86
Discus Throw   Dwayne Henclewood (JAM) 50.41 CR   Jean-François Aurokiom (MTQ) 48.44   Shamir Thomas (GRN) 46.18
Javelin Throw   Alroy Peters (GRN) 59.55   Keron Francis (GRN) 59.35   Solomon John (TRI) 58.42
Heptathlon†   Alan Mitchell (TRI) 4621   Sherwin Merryman (GRN) 4531   Samuel Payne (BAR) 4370
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica
Paul Thompson

Winston Smith
Omar Brown
40.55   Martinique 41.31   Barbados 41.56
4 × 400 metres relay   Trinidad and Tobago 3:12.73   Bahamas 3:13.76   Barbados 3:14.58

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls under 20 (Junior) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Nadine Palmer (JAM) 11.37   Veronica Campbell (JAM) 11.41   Gladys Bellard (MTQ) 11.74
200 metres
(1.2 m/s)
  Veronica Campbell (JAM) 23.05 CR   Nadine Palmer (JAM) 23.44   Fana Ashby (TRI) 23.86
400 metres   Hazel-Ann Regis (GRN) 53.29   Sheryl Morgan (JAM) 53.66   Shellene Williams (JAM) 54.15
800 metres   Karen Gayle (JAM) 2:08.73   Sheena Gooding (BAR) 2:09.25   Tanice Barnett (JAM) 2:11.97
1500 metres   Tanice Barnett (JAM) 4:36.15   Nicola Maye (JAM) 4:41.99   Nerissa Pelle (ATG) 4:46.70
3000 metres†   Janill Williams (ATG) 9:57.33   Mellecia Pilache (JAM) 10:11.50   Pilar McShine (TRI) 10:14.73
100 metres hurdles
(1.6 m/s)
  Adrianna Lamalle (MTQ) 13.57   Keitha Moseley (BAR) 13.60   Toni Ann D'Oyley (JAM) 13.78
400 metres hurdles   Alicia Cave (TRI) 58.92   Patricia Hall (JAM) 60.00   Romona Modeste (TRI) 60.58
High Jump   Sheree Francis (JAM) 1.79 =CR   Onika James (TRI) 1.70   Toni Ann D'Oyley (JAM) 1.70
Long Jump   Aurélie Talbot (GLP) 5.95   Séverine Costier (MTQ) 5.93   Onika James (TRI) 5.85
Triple Jump   Authea Chambers (JAM) 12.95   Aurélie Talbot (GLP) 12.92   Stéphanie Luzieux (MTQ) 12.66
Shot Put   Claudia Villeneuve (MTQ) 15.29 CR   Laura Amory (MTQ) 13.43   Kamesha Marshall (JAM) 12.83
Discus Throw   Claudia Villeneuve (MTQ) 50.14 CR   Chafree Bain (BAH) 43.22   Kamesha Marshall (JAM) 41.71
Javelin Throw   Séphora Bissoly (MTQ) 47.87   Bassie Mitchell (GRN) 41.85   Rolanda Williams (GRN) 40.61
Pentathlon†   Keitha Moseley (BAR) 3695 CR   Althea Akeins (JAM) 3346   Lauren Maul (BAR) 3280
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 44.63   Trinidad and Tobago 45.31   Martinique 45.31
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:35.33   Barbados 3:42.13   Trinidad and Tobago 3:43.46

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys under 17 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(1.5 m/s)
  Darrel Brown (TRI) 10.36 CR   Churandy Martina (AHO) 10.73   Grafton Ifill (BAH) 10.75
200 metres
(1.7 m/s)
  Darrel Brown (TRI) 21.20 CR   Churandy Martina (AHO) 21.73   Grafton Ifill (BAH) 21.81
400 metres   Melville Rogers (SKN) 49.40   Kellon Francis (TRI) 49.54   Kevin Straker (TRI) 49.63
800 metres   Kern Harripersad (TRI) 1:57.39   Joel Pile (TRI) 1:57.45   Dwayne Higgins (JAM) 1:57.70
1500 metres   Kern Harripersad (TRI) 4:10.49   Trevon Baptiste (GRN) 4:11.85   Olivier Emboule (GLP) 4:12.60
100 metres hurdles
(1.8 m/s)
  Johan Privat (MTQ) 13.36   Patrick Lee (JAM) 13.47   Brian Hay (JAM) 13.48
400 metres hurdles   Patrick Lee (JAM) 53.62   Kemar Smith (JAM) 53.85   Damien Broomes (BAR) 55.56
High Jump   Cédric Clerembeau (GLP) 2.00   Adrian Cephas (JAM) 1.95   Jamal Cumberbatch (BAR) 1.90
Long Jump   Leon George (GRN) 7.15   Kimani Williams (JAM) 7.10   Eddy De Lépine (MTQ) 6.99
Triple Jump   Eddy De Lépine (MTQ) 14.55   Adrian Cephas (JAM) 14.05   Cédric Bergoz (MTQ) 13.95
Shot Put   Kimani Kirton (JAM) 16.07 CR   Fabian Morgan (JAM) 14.58   Walt Williams (GRN) 13.55
Discus Throw   Kimani Kirton (JAM) 42.86   Michael Letterlough (CAY) 40.57   Eric Mathias (IVB) 40.52
Javelin Throw   Densley Joseph (GRN) 58.40   Jamal Forde (BAR) 53.78   Kareem Stoute (BAR) 52.12
4 × 100 metres relay   Trinidad and Tobago 40.87 CR   Martinique 42.10   Jamaica 42.53

Girls under 17 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(1.5 m/s)
  Kerron Stewart (JAM) 11.95   Utica Edgecombe (BAH) 12.05   Kenisha Joseph (GRN) 12.09
200 metres
(2.5 m/s)
  Lisa Sharpe (JAM) 23.31w   Simone Facey (JAM) 24.32w   Utica Edgecombe (BAH) 24.49w
400 metres   Anneisha McLaughlin (JAM) 54.57   Kashain Page (JAM) 55.54   Tavara Rigby (BAH) 56.17
800 metres   Carlene Robinson (JAM) 2:10.76   Kayann Thompson (JAM) 2:12.46   Janill Williams (ATG) 2:13.13
1500 metres   Janill Williams (ATG) 4:32.89 CR   Stephanie Ferguson (GRN) 4:43.32   Cadien Beckford (JAM) 4:46.46
100 metres hurdles
(0.3 m/s)
  Nadina Marsh (JAM) 14.30   Géraldine Lecefel (MTQ) 14.41   Charisse Bacchus (TRI) 14.59
300 metres hurdles   Camile Robinson (JAM) 43.02   Charisse Bacchus (TRI) 43.32   Kerron Stewart (JAM) 43.41
High Jump   Shaunette Davidson (JAM) 1.76   Desiree Crichlow (BAR) 1.76   Levern Spencer (LCA) 1.73
Long Jump   Elysée Vesanes (FRA) 6.00   Charisse Bacchus (TRI) 5.88   Euzhan Varlin (MTQ) 5.82w
Shot Put   Shernelle Nicholls (BAR) 13.03   Brittney Marshall (BER) 11.22   Sheena McIntosh (GRN) 10.70
Discus Throw   Shernelle Nicholls (BAR) 39.75   Monique Edwards (JAM) 34.81   Sandrena Small (BAR) 34.16
Javelin Throw   Nathalia Vincent (GRN) 37.43   Shernelle Nicholls (BAR) 33.95   Shakarah Kemp (BAH) 30.10
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 45.91   Guadeloupe 46.95   Trinidad and Tobago 47.32

Medal table (unofficial) edit

  *   Host nation (Grenada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Jamaica (JAM)28211564
2  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)108927
3  Martinique (MTQ)66921
4  Grenada (GRN)*57618
5  Barbados (BAR)48820
6  Bahamas (BAH)25714
7  Guadeloupe (GLP)2439
8  Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)2024
9  Guyana (GUY)1102
10  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)1001
11  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0202
12  Bermuda (BER)0101
  Cayman Islands (CAY)0101
14  British Virgin Islands (IVB)0011
  Saint Lucia (LCA)0011
Totals (15 entries)616461186


References edit

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