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1979 CARIFTA Games

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VIII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 20–22
Host cityKingston, Jamaica Jamaica
LevelJunior and Youth
Events42
Participationabout 183 athletes from
14 nations

The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.

Participation (unofficial)

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)*18211150
2 Bahamas (BAH)12101032
3 Barbados (BAR)43512
4 Bermuda (BER)43411
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)33814
6 Guadeloupe (GLP)1034
7 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)0202
8 Grenada (GRN)0011
Totals (8 entries)424242126


References

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  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  2. ^ a b Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  3. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  4. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  5. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  6. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  7. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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