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)[]

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[]

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[]

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  Fabian Whymns (BAH) 10.72   (JAM) 10.79   (GLP) 10.91
200 metres   (BAR) 21.49  Fabian Whymns (BAH) 21.67   (JAM) 21.74
400 metres   (TRI) 48.02  Dennis Wallace (JAM) 48.54   (JAM) 48.59
800 metres   (JAM) 1:53.34   (BAR) 1:53.87   (JAM) 1:54.3
1500 metres   (BAH) 3:57.24   (JAM) 3:58.79   (JAM) 4:04.7
3000 metres   (JAM) 8:54.6   (JAM) 8:57.3   (TRI) 9:00.7
110 metres hurdles   (JAM) 14.71   (BAH) 14.75   (JAM) 14.88
400 metres hurdles   (TRI) 54.21   (BAH) 56.2  Ken Gray (JAM) 57.1
High jump  Desmond Morris (JAM) 2.08   (BAH) 2.03   (TRI) 1.98
Pole vault   (JAM) 3.66   (JAM) 3.50   (BAH) 3.20
Long jump   (JAM) 7.36   (BER) 7.06   (BAH) 7.03
Triple jump   (BAR) 15.01   (BAH) 14.89   (BAH) 14.88
Shot put   (JAM) 15.10   (TRI) 14.87   (BER) 14.41
Discus throw   (TRI) 48.20   (JAM) 48.06   (TRI) 45.12
Javelin throw   (BAH) 56.76   (BAR) 55.72   (BER) 53.92
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica



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)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) 11.77  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.87   (BAH) 11.92
200 metres  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 23.98  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 24.05  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) 24.36
400 metres   (BAH) 53.58  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 54.88   (JAM) 54.9
800 metres   (BAR) 2:14.3   (JAM) 2:15.6  Marcia Tate (JAM) 2:16.0
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:43.6  Sharon Powell (JAM) 4:46.5   (BER) 4:51.4
100 metres hurdles  Sharon Moffat (JAM) 14.77   (BAR) 14.83   (BER) 15.32
High jump   (BAR) 1.625   (BER) 1.625   (BAH) 1.625
Long jump   (JAM) 5.68   (JAM) 5.60   (BAR) 5.28
Shot put   (BAH) 12.95   (BER) 12.61   (GLP) 11.29
Discus throw   (BAH) 37.94   (BAH) 34.32   (TRI) 33.60
Javelin throw   (BER) 53.98   (BAH) 41.98   (BAR) 38.96
4 × 100 metres relay  Bahamas 45.79  Jamaica

Merlene Ottey

46.47  Barbados 46.88
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:41.79  Jamaica


Marcia Tate
3:44.82  Trinidad and Tobago 3:57.7

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 10.97   (JAM) 11.03   (TRI) 11.34
200 metres   (JAM) 22.15   (JAM) 22.17   (BAH) 22.83
400 metres   (JAM) 50.08   (BAH) 50.51  Richard Louis (BAR) 51.25
800 metres   (JAM) 1:57.77   (JAM) 1:58.15   (BAR) 1:58.43
Long jump   (JAM) 7.02  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 6.93   (BAH) 6.80
Triple jump   (JAM) 14.77  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 14.38   (JAM) 14.08
Shot put   (BAH) 14.65   (JAM) 14.40   (GRN) 9.60

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (BER) 11.87   (JAM) 12.03   (TRI) 12.15
200 metres   (BER) 24.24   (TRI) 25.01   (JAM) 25.08
400 metres   (BAH) 56.4  Sharon Powell (JAM) 57.7   (BAH) 58.0
800 metres  Sharon Powell (JAM) 2:14.4   (JAM) 2:17.6   (BAH) 2:19.8
Long jump   (BER) 5.43   (JAM) 5.42  Debbie Greene (BAH) 5.28

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   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 nations)424242126


References[]

  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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