1984 CARIFTA Games

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XIII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 21–23
Host cityNassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationat least 104 athletes from
at least 10 nations

The 13th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 21–23, 1984.

Participation (unofficial)[]

For the 1984 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 104 medalists (60 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (35), Barbados (13), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (3), Jamaica (29), Martinique (5), Netherlands Antilles (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (11).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Pauline Davis from the Bahamas.[2][3] She won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).

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] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ray Stewart (JAM) 10.2  Greg Meghoo (JAM) 10.3  William Trott (BER) 10.6
200 metres  Greg Meghoo (JAM) 21.41   (JAM) 21.50   (BAH) 21.54
400 metres  Michael Worrell (BAR) 47.48   (JAM) 47.91   (BAH) 48.06
800 metres   (JAM) 1:53.0   (BAH) 1:53.3   (BAH) 1:53.9
1500 metres   (JAM) 3:53.8   (BAH) 3:56.9   (JAM) 3:58.1
5000 metres   (JAM) 15:23.7   (BER) 15:47.0   (BAR) 16:25.0
110 metres hurdles   (JAM) 14.12  Donald Burke (JAM) 14.34  Allan Ince (BAR) 14.56
400 metres hurdles  Richard Bucknor (JAM) 52.5  Winthrop Graham (JAM) 53.8   (BAR) 56.3
High jump   (BER) 2.11  Troy Kemp (BAH) 2.11   (JAM) 2.03
Pole vault   (BAH) 3.96   (BAH) 3.81   (JAM) 2.74
Long jump  Joey Wells (BAH) 7.36  William Trott (BER) 7.32   (BAH) 7.05
Triple jump  Wendell Lawrence (BAH) 15.14   (BER) 14.89   (JAM) 14.71
Shot put   (JAM) 13.23   (TRI) 13.07   (BAH) 12.87
Discus throw   (BAH) 48.71   (BAH) 46.04   (JAM) 45.50
Javelin throw   (TRI) 63.65   (TRI) 55.19  Paul Hurlston (CAY) 54.28
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 41.0  Bahamas 41.6  Barbados 41.7
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:13.9  Bahamas 3:14.4  Barbados 3:15.2

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Pauline Davis (BAH) 11.1  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 11.3  Gillian Forde (TRI) 11.4
200 metres  Pauline Davis (BAH) 23.80  Gillian Forde (TRI) 24.10   (MTQ) 24.29
400 metres   (MTQ) 55.88   (BAH) 55.97   (JAM) 56.57
800 metres   (TRI) 2:12.15  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 2:14.01   (TRI) 2:14.7
1500 metres  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 4:47.6   (TRI) 4:48.9   (TRI) 4:49.8
3000 metres   (JAM) 10:23.56  Laverne Bryan (ATG) NTT   (BAH) NTT
100 metres hurdles   (BAH) 14.40   (BAH) 14.98   (JAM) 15.14
High jump   (MTQ) 1.75   (JAM) 1.73   (JAM) 1.73
Long jump   (BAR) 5.83   (TRI) 5.75   (TRI) 5.65
Shot put  Laverne Eve (BAH) 14.66   (BAH) 11.96   (BER) 11.47
Discus throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 46.40   (AHO) 32.24   (BAH) 31.48
Javelin throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 50.14   (BAH) 38.24   (TRI) 37.44
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 45.8  Bahamas 45.8  Trinidad and Tobago 46.4
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:44.3  Trinidad and Tobago 3:45.0  Jamaica 3:47.0

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (BAR) 10.80   (BAH) 10.85   (BAR) 10.85
200 metres   (BAR) 22.45   (BAH) 22.63   (BAH) 22.75
400 metres   (JAM) 49.55   (BAH) 49.56  Anthony Wallace (JAM) 49.70
800 metres   (JAM) 1:58.7   (JAM) 1:58.8   (TRI) 1:59.9
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:19.1   (JAM) 4:22.0   (BAH) 4:22.2
High jump  Joël Vincent (MTQ) 1.95   (BAH) 1.95   (JAM) 1.90
Long jump   (BAH) 6.89   (BAH) 6.74   (CAY) 6.72
Triple jump  Alvin Haynes (BAR) 14.90   (BAH) 14.46   (BAH) 14.31
Shot put   (BAR) 12.78   (BAH) 12.74   (JAM) 12.33
Discus throw   (JAM) 46.00   (TRI) 42.57   (BAH) 34.78
Javelin throw   (BAH) 50.71   (BAR) 48.12   (BAR) 46.69

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 11.73   (TRI) 11.83   (BAH) 11.87
200 metres   (BAH) 24.2  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 24.4   (BAH) 24.7
400 metres   (BAH) 54.73  Sandie Richards (JAM) 54.81   (BAH) 55.46
800 metres   (JAM) 2:15.1   (BAH) 2:15.6   (JAM) 2:18.3
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:47.7  Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR) 4:50.4   (JAM) 4:53.5
High jump   (JAM) 1.67   (MTQ) 1.65   (BAH) 1.65
Long jump   (BAH) 5.57  Jackie Edwards (BAH) 5.41  Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) 5.32
Shot put   (BAH) 12.52   (MTQ) 10.75   (BAR) 9.76
Discus throw   (BAH) 39.04   (BAR) 23.80   (BAH) 20.58
Javelin throw   (BAH) 36.58   (CAY) 33.32   (BAR) 31.32

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bahamas (BAH)*19221657
2 Jamaica (JAM)1991543
3 Barbados (BAR)73919
4 Martinique (MTQ)3216
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)28717
6 Bermuda (BER)1326
7 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)1203
8 Cayman Islands (CAY)0123
9 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0101
 Suriname (SUR)0101
Totals (10 nations)525252156


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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