1957 British West Indies Championships

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The 1957 British West Indies Championships was the first edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean. Held in Kingston, Jamaica, it was supported by retired Olympic sprint medallist Herb McKenley.[1] A total of eighteen events were contested, all of them by men – women's events were not added until two years later.[2]

Two athletes completed individual doubles: Jamaica's Ernle Haisley won the high jump and pole vault, while of British Guiana had a long-distance running double. Also among the medallists was Lester Bird of Antigua who would later go on to be the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (succeeding his father, Vere Bird).[3]

Medal summary[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (TRI) 10.4   (TRI) 10.6  Tom Robinson (BAH) 10.6
200 metres  Clifton Bertrand (TRI) 21.2   (TRI) 21.3   (TRI) 21.3
400 metres  Mal Spence (JAM) 47.3  Mel Spence (JAM) 47.6  George Kerr (JAM) 47.7
800 metres  George Kerr (JAM) 1:50.5  Mel Spence (JAM) 1:51.1   (TRI) 1:51.2
1500 metres   (TRI) 4:05.5   (TRI) 4:06.7  Ken Hyland (TRI) 4:06.9
5000 metres   (BGU) 15:42.0   (JAM) 15:49.6   (JAM) 15:52.8
10,000 metres   (BGU) 31:19.5   (TRI) 31:34.2   (JAM) 32:35.0
110 m hurdles   (JAM) 14.6  Keith Gardner (JAM) 14.7   (JAM) 14.9
400 m hurdles  Leroy Keane (JAM) 55.3   (TRI) 55.6   (TRI)
  (JAM)		 57.8
4×100 m relay  Jamaica (JAM) 41.9  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 42.2  Bahamas (BAH) 44.2
4×400 m relay  Jamaica (JAM) 3:14.0  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 3:17.0  Bahamas (BAH) 3:35.2
High jump  Ernle Haisley (JAM) 2.04 m   (BHO) 1.93 m   (TRI) 1.88 m
Pole vault  Ernle Haisley (JAM) 3.35 m   (JAM) 3.27 m   (BHO) 3.12 m
Long jump  Paul Foreman (JAM) 7.36 m   (TRI) 7.24 m  Lester Bird (ATG) 7.20 m
Triple jump  Monteith (JAM) 14.08 m   (TRI) 13.99 m  Paul Foreman (JAM) 13.83 m
Shot put   (TRI) 12.65 m   (JAM) 12.20 m   (JAM) 11.19 m
Discus throw   (JAM) 38.57 m   (TRI) 37.33 m   (JAM) 36.03 m
Javelin throw   (TRI) 49.89 m   (TRI) 49.40 m   (JAM) 46.14 m

References[]

  1. ^ Bahamas Track Men Seek Team Berths. The Miami News (1957-07-21). Retrieved on 2015-03-21.
  2. ^ British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.
  3. ^ Former Prime Minister Lester Bird to be confered [sic] the Honour of National Hero of Antigua and Barbuda. Caribarena (2014-11-01). Retrieved on 2015-03-21.
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