1982 CARIFTA Games

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XI CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 10–12
Host cityKingston, Jamaica Jamaica
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationabout 154 athletes from
15 nations

The 11th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 10–12, 1982.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 154 athletes (112 junior (under-20) and 42 youth (under-17)) from about 15 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (4), Bahamas (39), Bermuda (10), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (5), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (9), Guyana (2), Jamaica (45), Martinique (5), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (11), Turks and Caicos Islands (2).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awardeded to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas.[2][3] She won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) in the junior (U-20) 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   (JAM) 10.48   (TRI) 10.64  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 10.74
200 metres   (TRI) 21.9  Nick Saunders (BER) 22.0   (BAH) 22.0
400 metres   (JAM) 47.64   (JAM) 48.00   (BAH) 48.41
800 metres   (JAM) 1:52.5   (TRI) 1:53.1   (GUY) 1:53.2
1500 metres   (MTQ) 4:02.18   (GLP) 4:02.60   (GLP) 4:02.84
5000 metres   (BER) 15:32.8   (JAM) 15:37.6   (GRN) 15:52.4
110 metres hurdles   (JAM) 14.03   (JAM) 14.76   (BAH) 14.83
400 metres hurdles   (JAM) 55.2   (BAH) 55.5   (BAH) 55.6
High jump  Nick Saunders (BER) 2.13   (MTQ) 2.10   (BAH) 2.08
Pole vault   (BAH) 3.88   (BAH) 3.65
Long jump  Joey Wells (BAH) 7.21  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 7.20   (JAM) 7.13
Triple jump  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 15.32   (BAR) 14.24   (JAM) 13.98
Shot put   (GLP) 14.47   (JAM) 13.92   (BER) 13.80
Discus throw   (BAH) 50.48   (BAH) 48.22   (JAM) 45.60
Javelin throw   (BER) 64.80   (BAR) 58.36   (BAH) 55.98
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Greg Meghoo

Ray Stewart
41.7  Bahamas 41.9  Trinidad and Tobago 43.0
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica


Mark Senior
3:11.75  Trinidad and Tobago 3:14.83  Barbados 3:15.06

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Marie-France Loval (GLP) 11.60  Veronica Findlay (JAM) 11.92   (MTQ) 12.04
200 metres   (JAM) 24.4   (BER) 24.7  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 24.7
400 metres   (JAM) 54.46   (JAM) 54.94   (TRI) 55.79
800 metres   (GLP) 2:11.9  Jocelyn Joseph (ATG) 2:12.1  Sharon Powell (JAM) 2:12.6
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:47.24   (JAM) 4:47.85  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 4:57.87
3000 metres   (JAM) 10:28.8   (JAM) 10:35.2   (BAH) 10:57.6
100 metres hurdles   (JAM) 15.1   (JAM) 15.6
High jump   (GLP) 1.67   (TRI) 1.65   (JAM) 1.62
Long jump   (JAM) 5.82   (JAM) 5.43  Jacinta Bartholomew (GRN) 5.40
Shot put  Laverne Eve (BAH) 13.66   (JAM) 13.02   (GLP) 12.71
Discus throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 39.60   (JAM) 38.55   (MTQ) 38.50
Javelin throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 48.62   (BAH) 39.73   (JAM) 39.44
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 46.3  Trinidad and Tobago 46.9  Bahamas 46.9
4 × 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago 3:42.04  Jamaica 3:42.18  Bahamas 3:50.76

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 11.11   (TRI) 11.14   (BAH) 11.19
200 metres   (BAH) 22.5   (JAM) 22.9   (BAH) 23.0
400 metres   (JAM) 49.57   (JAM) 50.12   (ISV) 50.48
800 metres   (BER) 1:56.7   (ISV) 1:57.5   (BAR) 1:59.7
1500 metres   (BER) 4:07.80   (VIN) 4:11.16   (BAR) 4:16.24
High jump  Troy Kemp (BAH) 1.95   (JAM) 1.93   (VIN) 1.88
Long jump   (BAH) 6.48   (IVB) 6.39   (JAM) 6.37
Triple jump   (JAM) 14.65   (GRN) 13.80   (BAH) 13.42
Shot put   (GLP) 15.03   (JAM) 14.50   (TRI) 13.38
Discus throw   (BAH) 49.78   (JAM) 48.88   (TRI) 42.92
Javelin throw   (TRI) 58.00   (BAH) 50.07   (GRN) 47.69

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Laurel Johnson (JAM) 12.10  Pauline Davis (BAH) 12.19   (JAM) 12.31
200 metres  Laurel Johnson (JAM) 24.7  Pauline Davis (BAH) 25.1  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 25.1
400 metres  Andrea Thomas (JAM) 55.61   (JAM) 56.00   (ISV) 57.36
800 metres  Andrea Thomas (JAM) 2:13.1   (TRI) 2:16.3   (CAY) 2:19.1
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:44.39   (CAY) 4:48.10   (CAY) 5:00.54
High jump   (JAM) 1.67   (JAM) 1.62   (BAH) 1.62
Long jump   (BER) 5.27   (JAM) 5.11   (JAM) 4.95
Shot put   (BAH) 10.08   (BAH) 9.30
Discus throw   (BAH) 28.37   (BAH) 22.57   (JAM) 17.43
Javelin throw   (BAH) 32.80   (BAH) 19.23

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)*23211054
2 Bahamas (BAH)13111438
3 Bermuda (BER)6219
4 Guadeloupe (GLP)5128
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)37414
6 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)1225
7 Martinique (MTQ)1124
8 Barbados (BAR)0246
9 Grenada (GRN)0134
10 Cayman Islands (CAY)0123
 U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)0123
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0112
13 British Virgin Islands (IVB)0101
14 Guyana (GUY)0011
Totals (14 nations)525248152


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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