1972 CARIFTA Games

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I CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 1–4
Host cityBridgetown, Barbados Barbados
LevelJunior
Events23
Participationmore than 67 athletes from
11 nations

The 1st CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 1–4, 1972. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] There is almost no information on athletes competing in the relay teams. An unofficial count (without relay teams) yields the number of about 67 athletes from about 11 countries: Barbados (12), Bermuda (5), Grenada (6), Guadeloupe (1), Guyana (8), Jamaica (20), Lesser Antilles (1 relay team), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (3 relay teams), Saint Lucia (3 relay teams), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 + 3 relay teams), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

Medal summary[]

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] and Girls under 20 (Junior).[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 10.7   (JAM) 10.9  Calvin Dill (BER) 10.9
200 metres   (JAM) 21.2  Kelvin Joseph (TRI) 21.5  Calvin Dill (BER) 21.6
400 metres  Seymour Newman (JAM) 47.6  Horace Tuitt (TRI) 48.4   (JAM) 48.5
800 metres  Horace Tuitt (TRI) 1:52.5  Trevor Campbell (JAM) 1:53.3   (JAM) 1:57.5
1500 metres   (GUY) 4:00.0   (BAR) 4:08.2   (JAM) 4:08.8
High jump  Clive Bariffe (JAM) 1.85  Clark Godwin (BER) 1.80   (GRN) 1.80
Long jump   (JAM) 7.15   (JAM) 7.02   (GUY) 6.89
Triple jump   (JAM) 14.71   (BER) 13.82   (BAR) 13.78
Shot put   (JAM) 17.12   (GRN) 13.21   (BAR) 13.17
Discus throw   (JAM) 45.88   (TRI) 40.88   (TRI) 36.96
Javelin throw   (GRN) 57.60   (TRI) 52.70  Joseph Cummings (GRN) 50.20
4 × 100 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago



Kelvin Joseph		 41.8  Jamaica 42.1  Grenada



42.2
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:16.3  Trinidad and Tobago



Horace Tuitt		 3:18.3  Grenada



3:23.5

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Lelieth Hodges (JAM) 11.7  Debbie Byfield (JAM) 11.8   (GUY) 11.9
200 metres  Laura Pierre (TRI) 24.2  Debbie Byfield (JAM) 24.3   (JAM) 24.4
400 metres  Laura Pierre (TRI) 56.3  Barbara Bishop (BAR) 57.5   (JAM) 59.6
800 metres   (JAM) 2:21.0  Heather Gooding (BAR) 2:23.7   (JAM) 2:25.0
High jump  Andrea Bruce (JAM) 1.78   (GUY) 1.52   (BAR) 1.52
Long jump  Andrea Bruce (JAM) 5.83   (BAR) 5.68   (JAM) 5.50
Shot put   (BER) 9.75   (JAM) 9.37   (BAR) 9.36
Discus throw   (JAM) 32.68   (TRI) 28.62   (JAM) 28.60
Javelin throw   (BAR) 39.96   (BAR) 27.08   (GUY) 26.36
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 47.0  Barbados 47.8  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.5

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Barbados)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)157830
2 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)46111
3 Barbados (BAR)*16411
4 Bermuda (BER)1225
5 Grenada (GRN)1146
6 Guyana (GUY)1135
7 Guadeloupe (GLP)0011
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0011
Totals (8 nations)23232470


References[]

  1. ^ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 40 years ago…..Bridgetown Barbados, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. ^ ,"CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  4. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011

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