1984 CARIFTA Games

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XIII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 21–23
Host cityNassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationat least 104 athletes from
at least 10 nations

The 13th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 21–23, 1984.

Participation (unofficial)

For the 1984 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 104 medalists (60 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (35), Barbados (13), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (3), Jamaica (29), Martinique (5), Netherlands Antilles (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (11).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Pauline Davis from the Bahamas.[2][3] She won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).

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] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ray Stewart (JAM) 10.2  Greg Meghoo (JAM) 10.3  William Trott (BER) 10.6
200 metres  Greg Meghoo (JAM) 21.41  Owen McGregor (JAM) 21.50  Michael Newbold (BAH) 21.54
400 metres  Michael Worrell (BAR) 47.48  Owen McGregor (JAM) 47.91  Steven Smith (BAH) 48.06
800 metres  Everett Simpson (JAM) 1:53.0  Romel Kargail (BAH) 1:53.3  Steven Smith (BAH) 1:53.9
1500 metres  Paul Bryan (JAM) 3:53.8  Romel Kargail (BAH) 3:56.9  Everett Simpson (JAM) 3:58.1
5000 metres  Paul Bryan (JAM) 15:23.7  Kevin Pearson (BER) 15:47.0  Michael Jules (BAR) 16:25.0
110 metres hurdles  Carlton Aitken (JAM) 14.12  Donald Burke (JAM) 14.34  Allan Ince (BAR) 14.56
400 metres hurdles  Richard Bucknor (JAM) 52.5  Winthrop Graham (JAM) 53.8  Richard White (BAR) 56.3
High jump  Troy Glasgow (BER) 2.11  Troy Kemp (BAH) 2.11  Donville Buchanan (JAM) 2.03
Pole vault  Doyle Peete (BAH) 3.96  Brent Vanderpool (BAH) 3.81  Locksley Walters (JAM) 2.74
Long jump  Joey Wells (BAH) 7.36  William Trott (BER) 7.32  Byron Ferguson (BAH) 7.05
Triple jump  Wendell Lawrence (BAH) 15.14  Lauren Stewart (BER) 14.89  Locksley Walters (JAM) 14.71
Shot put  Eyian Robotham (JAM) 13.23  Wesley Francis (TRI) 13.07  Joe Woodside (BAH) 12.87
Discus throw  Egbert Mullings (BAH) 48.71  Joe Woodside (BAH) 46.04  Adrian Brown (JAM) 45.50
Javelin throw  Wesley Francis (TRI) 63.65  Joseph Antoine (TRI) 55.19  Paul Hurlston (CAY) 54.28
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 41.0  Bahamas 41.6  Barbados 41.7
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:13.9  Bahamas 3:14.4  Barbados 3:15.2

Girls under 20 (Junior)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Pauline Davis (BAH) 11.1  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 11.3  Gillian Forde (TRI) 11.4
200 metres  Pauline Davis (BAH) 23.80  Gillian Forde (TRI) 24.10  Christine Carda (MTQ) 24.29
400 metres  Christine Carda (MTQ) 55.88  Monique Millar (BAH) 55.97  Janice Malcolm (JAM) 56.57
800 metres  Bernardette John (TRI) 2:12.15  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 2:14.01  Roxanne Vincent (TRI) 2:14.7
1500 metres  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 4:47.6  Bernardette John (TRI) 4:48.9  Roxanne Vincent (TRI) 4:49.8
3000 metres  Ellie Edwards (JAM) 10:23.56  Laverne Bryan (ATG) NTT  Rochelle McKenzie (BAH) NTT
100 metres hurdles  Monique Millar (BAH) 14.40  Carmel Major (BAH) 14.98  Nadine Ebanks (JAM) 15.14
High jump  Mina Adele (MTQ) 1.75  Mazel Thomas (JAM) 1.73  Dionne Bruff (JAM) 1.73
Long jump  Catherine Richards (BAR) 5.83  Euphemia Huggins (TRI) 5.75  Juliet Maingot (TRI) 5.65
Shot put  Laverne Eve (BAH) 14.66  Patricia Curry (BAH) 11.96  Jacqueline Kennedy (BER) 11.47
Discus throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 46.40  Nolette Boelijn (AHO) 32.24  Patricia Curry (BAH) 31.48
Javelin throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 50.14  Jean Minus (BAH) 38.24  Rennet Celestine (TRI) 37.44
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 45.8  Bahamas 45.8  Trinidad and Tobago 46.4
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:44.3  Trinidad and Tobago 3:45.0  Jamaica 3:47.0

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ricky Austin (BAR) 10.80  Colin O'Brien (BAH) 10.85  Brian Benn (BAR) 10.85
200 metres  Brian Benn (BAR) 22.45  Oscar Skippings (BAH) 22.63  Colin O'Brien (BAH) 22.75
400 metres  Lyndale Patterson (JAM) 49.55  Oscar Skippings (BAH) 49.56  Anthony Wallace (JAM) 49.70
800 metres  Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) 1:58.7  Paul Coley (JAM) 1:58.8  Peter Hospedales (TRI) 1:59.9
1500 metres  Paul Coley (JAM) 4:19.1  Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) 4:22.0  Michael Bullard (BAH) 4:22.2
High jump  Joël Vincent (MTQ) 1.95  Cardinal Neely (BAH) 1.95  Anthony Ricketts (JAM) 1.90
Long jump  Delano Archer (BAH) 6.89  Mark Johnson (BAH) 6.74  Edward Manderson (CAY) 6.72
Triple jump  Alvin Haynes (BAR) 14.90  Delano Archer (BAH) 14.46  John Nixon (BAH) 14.31
Shot put  Troy Patterson (BAR) 12.78  Colin Newton (BAH) 12.74  Michael Hill (JAM) 12.33
Discus throw  Michael Hill (JAM) 46.00  Jeffrey Marcelle (TRI) 42.57  Colin Newton (BAH) 34.78
Javelin throw  Colin O'Brien (BAH) 50.71  Glenroy Morris (BAR) 48.12  Troy Patterson (BAR) 46.69

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 11.73  Nicole Charles (TRI) 11.83  Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 11.87
200 metres  Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 24.2  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 24.4  Keva Mackey (BAH) 24.7
400 metres  Patricia Wisdom (BAH) 54.73  Sandie Richards (JAM) 54.81  Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 55.46
800 metres  Judith Campbell (JAM) 2:15.1  Mariska Stubbs (BAH) 2:15.6  Andrea Henderson (JAM) 2:18.3
1500 metres  Judith Campbell (JAM) 4:47.7  Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR) 4:50.4  Andrea Henderson (JAM) 4:53.5
High jump  Judy McDonald (JAM) 1.67  Jean-Marie Martine (MTQ) 1.65  Natasha Brown (BAH) 1.65
Long jump  Natasha Brown (BAH) 5.57  Jackie Edwards (BAH) 5.41  Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) 5.32
Shot put  Millicent McCartney (BAH) 12.52  Marie-José Alger (MTQ) 10.75  Cassell Watson (BAR) 9.76
Discus throw  Millicent McCartney (BAH) 39.04  Cassell Watson (BAR) 23.80  Eurise Farquharson (BAH) 20.58
Javelin throw  Eurise Farquharson (BAH) 36.58  Audrey Wellington (CAY) 33.32  Pamela Levine (BAR) 31.32

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bahamas (BAH)*19221657
2 Jamaica (JAM)1991543
3 Barbados (BAR)73919
4 Martinique (MTQ)3216
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)28717
6 Bermuda (BER)1326
7 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)1203
8 Cayman Islands (CAY)0123
9 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0101
 Suriname (SUR)0101
Totals (10 entries)525252156


References

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  2. ^ 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