1978 CARIFTA Games

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VII CARIFTA Games
DatesMarch 27–28
Host cityNassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
LevelJunior and Youth
Events39
Participationabout 86 athletes from
12 nations

The 7th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on March 27–28, 1978.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 88 athletes (66 junior (under-20) and 22 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Anguilla (2), Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (19), Barbados (13), Bermuda (6), British Virgin Islands (1), Guadeloupe (2), Guyana (1), Jamaica (31), Martinique (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (8), Turks and Caicos Islands (1).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy was awardeded to from the Bahamas.[2][3] She won 2 gold (100m and 200m), and 1 silver (400m) medal in the youth (U-17) category.

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] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(4.5 m/s) 		  (BAR) 10.69w   (BAH) 10.70w  Fabian Whymns (BAH) 11.01w
200 metres   (BAR) 21.94   (JAM) 22.33   (BAR) 22.44
400 metres   (JAM) 49.23  Dean Greenaway (IVB) 49.69   (JAM) 50.05
800 metres   (JAM) 1:56.1   (JAM) 1:56.2   (TRI) 1:56.9
1500 metres   (TRI) 4:07.9   (BAH) 4:08.61   (JAM) 4:08.62
3000 metres   (JAM) 9:04.31   (BAH) 9:05.75   (JAM) 9:11.65
110 metres hurdles
(4.1 m/s) 		  (JAM) 14.80w   (BAH) 15.36w   (BAR) 15.57w
400 metres hurdles   (BAR) 55.30   (TRI) 56.39  Greg Rolle (BAH) 57.40
High jump  Desmond Morris (JAM) 1.98   (TRI) 1.905   (BER) 1.905
Pole vault   (BAH) 4.11   (BAH) 3.67   (JAM) 3.35
Long jump  Alfred Browne (ATG) 6.97   (JAM) 6.90   (BAR) 6.88
Triple jump  Alfred Browne (ATG) 14.06   (JAM) 13.98   (BAR) 13.90
Shot put   (TRI) 16.13   (BAH) 15.24   (BAH) 14.78
Discus throw   (JAM) 50.68   (TRI) 47.90   (BAH) 47.72
Javelin throw   (BER) 51.72   (BAR) 51.40   (TCA) 49.84
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 42.69  Bahamas 43.06  Trinidad and Tobago 43.52
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:21.18  Trinidad and Tobago 3:21.77  Bahamas 3:26.42

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 11.78w  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) 11.94w  Esther Hope (TRI) 12.02w
200 metres  Jackie Pusey (JAM) 24.13  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) 24.79  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 25.04
400 metres  Jackie Pusey (JAM) 55.85  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 56.53   (BAR) 58.13
800 metres   (JAM) 2:16.9   (JAM) 2:19.8   (BAH) 2:20.6
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:52.14   (JAM) 4:54.54   (VIN) 5:03.15
100 metres hurdles   (JAM) 15.94   (BAR) 15.99  Grace Jackson (JAM) 16.56
High jump   (BER) 1.625   (MTQ) 1.625   (BAR) 1.625
Long jump  Jennifer Inniss (GUY) 6.33w   (JAM) 6.12   (BAH) 5.57
Shot put   (BAH) 13.45   (BER) 11.95   (GLP) 11.89
Discus throw   (BAH) 43.38   (JAM) 33.48   (GLP) 33.00
Javelin throw   (BER) 46.44   (BAH) 36.62   (BAR) 35.92
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica



Jackie Pusey		 46.49  Bahamas 47.73  Bermuda 47.74
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica



Jackie Pusey		 3:51.54  Bahamas 3:59.52  Barbados 4:09.75

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(4.5 m/s) 		 Wayne Morrison (JAM) 11.07w   (JAM) 11.10w   (TRI) 11.35w
200 metres
(-1.1 m/s) 		  (JAM) 22.48   (TRI) 22.64  Dennis Wallace (JAM) 22.87
400 metres  Dennis Wallace (JAM) 50.08   (TRI) 51.06   (BAH) 51.15
Long jump   (BER) 6.63   (BAH) 6.54   (JAM) 6.51
Triple jump  Norbert Elliott (BAH) 14.48  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 14.11   (JAM) 13.95

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.1 m/s) 		  (BAH) 12.32   (JAM) 12.38  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 12.38
200 metres
(3.9 m/s) 		  (BAH) 24.44w   (BAH) 24.87w   (BAR) 25.24w
400 metres   (JAM) 55.88   (BAH) 55.99   (BAH) 56.44
Long jump   (BAR) 5.33   (BER) 5.28   (JAM) 5.27

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)20101040
2 Bahamas (BAH)*6141030
3 Barbados (BAR)42915
4 Bermuda (BER)4228
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)26412
6 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)2103
7 Guyana (GUY)1001
8 Guadeloupe (GLP)0224
9 British Virgin Islands (IVB)0101
 Martinique (MTQ)0101
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0011
 Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS)0011
Totals (12 nations)393939117


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

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