1980 CARIFTA Games

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IX CARIFTA Games
DatesMay 3–4
Host cityHamilton, Bermuda Bermuda
LevelJunior and Youth
Events48
Participationabout 178 athletes from
13 nations

The 9th CARIFTA Games was held in Hamilton, Bermuda on May 3–4, 1980.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 178 athletes (105 junior (under-20) and 73 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (41), Barbados (20), Bermuda (34), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guyana (3), Jamaica (38), Lesser Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Trinidad and Tobago (19), Turks and Caicos Islands (2).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awardeded to Richard Louis from Barbados.[2][3] He won 2 gold (200m, 400m) and 1 silver (100m) medals 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  Fabian Whymns (BAH) 10.51   (TRI) 10.56  Leroy Reid (JAM) 10.56
200 metres  Leroy Reid (JAM) 22.14  Fabian Whymns (BAH) 22.20   (BAR) 22.30
400 metres   (JAM) 48.10   (GRN) 48.30   (BAH) 48.38
800 metres   (BAR) 1:54.8  Claude Diomar (GLP) 1:55.0   (BAR) 1:55.3
1500 metres   (TRI) 4:04.5   (JAM) 4:05.2   (GUY) 4:05.4
5000 metres   (TRI) 15:31.5   (JAM) 15:33.7   (BAH) 16:03.4
110 metres hurdles   (JAM) 14.98   (BAH) 15.32  Michael Slocombe (BAR) 15.43
400 metres hurdles   (BAH) 53.81  Dennis Wallace (JAM) 55.22   (JAM) 56.4
High jump  Delroy Poyser (JAM) 2.08  Nick Saunders (BER) 2.05   (GLP) 2.02
Pole vault   (JAM) 3.80  Steve Wray (BAH) 3.50   (BER) 3.35
Long jump   (BAH) 7.45   (BAH) 7.17   (BER) 7.15
Triple jump   (BAH) 15.31  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 15.11   (BAH) 14.92
Shot put   (GLP) 16.07   (TRI) 15.73   (BAH) 15.38
Discus throw   (TRI) 52.95   (JAM) 51.40   (TRI) 44.20
Javelin throw   (GUY) 58.24   (BAH) 49.96   (BAR) 49.32
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 41.67  Bahamas 41.87  Trinidad and Tobago 42.55
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:17.6  Bahamas 3:20.2  Trinidad and Tobago 3:23.2

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 11.84   (BAH) 11.91   (GLP) 11.97
200 metres   (BAH) 25.09   (BAR) 25.18  Ruperta Charles (ATG) 25.34
400 metres  Oralee Fowler (BAH) 54.76  Marcia Tate (JAM) 55.61   (BAR) 56.26
800 metres  Marcia Tate (JAM) 2:15.4   (JAM) 2:15.5   (BAR) 2:17.0
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:45.6   (TRI) 4:51.2   (JAM) 4:53.8
3000 metres   (JAM) 10:20.0   (JAM) 10.23.9   (BAH) 11:01.5
100 metres hurdles   (GUY) 14.96   (BAR) 15.64   (JAM) 16.81
High jump   (BAH) 1.65   (BAR) 1.65   (GUY) 1.65
Long jump  Ruperta Charles (ATG) 5.81   (JAM) 5.80   (GUY) 5.79
Shot put   (GLP) 12.23  Marlene Lewis (JAM) 12.22   (BER) 11.60
Discus throw   (BAH) 37.73   (JAM) 37.62   (BAH) 36.95
Javelin throw   (BER) 47.52   (BAR) 46.10   (BAH) 42.20
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 47.30  Bahamas ???  Barbados ???
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:48.0  Bahamas 3:49.7  Trinidad and Tobago 3:52.4

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 10.93  Richard Louis (BAR) 11.04   (TRI) 11.10
200 metres  Richard Louis (BAR) 22.30  Joey Wells (BAH) 22.74   (JAM) 22.82
400 metres  Richard Louis (BAR) 49.51  Joey Wells (BAH) 50.05   (JAM) 50.91
800 metres   (BAH) 2:03.7   (JAM) 2:04.2   (TRI) 2:04.3
High jump   (BAH) 1.87   (BAH) 1.79   (BER) 1.79
Long jump  Joey Wells (BAH) 7.02   (BAH) 6.78   (GLP) 6.58
Triple jump  Lyndon Sands (BAH) 15.03   (BAH) 13.66   (BER) 12.58
Shot put   (GLP) 15.22   (BER) 15.17   (BAH) 14.28
Javelin throw   (BER) 51.70   (BAH) 44.52   (BAH) 43.82

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 12.0   (BAR) 12.0  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 12.0
200 metres   (BER) 24.79  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 25.58   (TRI) 25.76
400 metres   (TRI) 57.13  Carlon Blackman (BAR) 57.98   (BER) 58.30
800 metres   (GLP) 2:16.6   (BER) 2:19.9   (GRN) 2:20.4
High jump   (BAR) 1.63   (JAM) 1.60   (BAH) 1.57
Long jump   (BAR) 5.78   (JAM) 5.42   (BAR) 5.16
Shot put   (BAH) 10.62   (JAM) 9.05   (TRI) 9.04
Javelin throw   (BAH) 32.52   (BAH) 32.24   (JAM) 24.76

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Bermuda)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bahamas (BAH)15171143
2 Jamaica (JAM)1415736
3 Barbados (BAR)57820
4 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)43815
5 Guadeloupe (GLP)4138
6 Bermuda (BER)*33612
7 Guyana (GUY)2035
8 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)1113
9 Grenada (GRN)0112
Totals (9 nations)484848144


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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