1987 CARIFTA Games

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XVI CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 18–20
Host cityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationat least 115 athletes from
at least 13 nations

The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987.

Participation (unofficial)[]

For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to from Barbados.[2][3] She won the high jump gold medal 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] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (SKN) 10.60w   (GLP) 10.67w   (JAM) 10.72w
200 metres
(0.7 m/s) 		 Alvin Daniel (TRI) 20.94   (JAM) 21.12   (BAR) 21.17
400 metres   (JAM) 46.82   (GLP) 47.05  Anthony Wallace (JAM) 47.62
800 metres   (JAM) 1:48.95   (JAM) 1:50.59  Eversley Linley (VIN) 1:52.00
1500 metres   (JAM) 3:53.1   (JAM) 3:55.2  Manuel Joseph (TRI) 3:56.3
5000 metres   (JAM) 15:14.56   (JAM) 15:14.77   (BAR) 15:14.99
110 metres hurdles   (BAH) 14.24w   (JAM) 14.35w   (BAR) 14.44w
400 metres hurdles   (JAM) 53.14   (BAR) 54.05   (JAM) 54.54
High jump  Joël Vincent (MTQ) 2.15  Ian Thompson (BAH) 2.09   (MTQ) 2.09
Pole vault   (BAH) 4.26   (BAH) 4.05   (MTQ) 3.85
Long jump   (CAY) 7.40   (MTQ) 7.40  Mark Mason (GUY) 7.37
Triple jump   (CAY) 15.95   (GLP) 14.65  Alvin Haynes (BAR) 14.61
Shot put   (MTQ) 14.38   (BAR) 13.84   (GLP) 13.78
Discus throw   (JAM) 43.64   (BAR) 42.70   (TRI) 42.32
Javelin throw   (MTQ) 65.52   (BAH) 59.06   (TRI) 58.18
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 40.73  Trinidad and Tobago 41.14  Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.44
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:08.28  Trinidad and Tobago 3:16.67  Barbados 3:26.88

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Beverly McDonald (JAM) 11.54   (BAH) 11.75   (TRI) 11.76
200 metres
(0.2 m/s) 		 Beverly McDonald (JAM) 23.40   (TRI) 23.63   (BAH) 23.69
400 metres  Juliet Campbell (JAM) 53.36   (SKN) 54.04   (BAR) 55.55
800 metres   (JAM) 2:11.80   (JAM) 2:13.35   (MTQ) 2:14.6
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:42.8   (JAM) 4:44.4   (TRI) 4:50.0
3000 metres   (TRI) 10:38.4   (VIN) 10:58.8  Dawn Williams (DMA) 11:07.9
100 metres hurdles   (JAM) 14.18   (BAH) 14.29  Michelle Freeman (JAM) 14.32
High jump   (BAR) 1.79   (JAM) 1.68   (TRI) 1.68
Long jump  Jacqueline Ross (VIN) 5.73   (BAH) 5.72   (JAM) 5.69
Shot put   (MTQ) 12.90   (BAH) 12.27   (BAH) 12.16
Discus throw   (BAH) 42.40   (BAH) 39.58   (BER) 36.88
Javelin throw  Terry-Lynn Paynter (BER) 40.06   (BAH) 39.72   (BAH) 39.60
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 45.63  Trinidad and Tobago 46.52  Bahamas 46.76
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:41.1  Barbados 3:48.5  Bahamas 3:50.6

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Peter Harker (JAM) 11.05   (JAM) 11.12   (TRI) 11.14
200 metres   (JAM) 21.89   (BAH) 22.27   (JAM) 22.30
400 metres   (JAM) 48.8   (BAR) 49.2   (BAR) 49.8
800 metres   (JAM) 1:57.66   (JAM) 1:57.67   (TRI) 1:59.99
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:08.23   (JAM) 4:11.20   (GUY) 4:11.29
High jump   (BAH) 2.03   (DMA) 2.00   (BAH) 1.92
Long jump  Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) 6.91   (JAM) 6.74   (BAH) 6.63
Triple jump   (BAH) 14.39   (VIN) 14.14   (GLP) 13.95
Shot put   (TRI) 12.64   (BAH) 12.49   (JAM) 12.32
Discus throw   (JAM) 43.04   (BAH) 42.78   (CAY) 40.00
Javelin throw   (BAH) 54.60   (CAY) 47.72   (BAH) 47.56

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (JAM) 12.06  Andria Lloyd (JAM) 12.18  Jackie Edwards (BAH) 12.24
200 metres   (JAM) 23.45w  Andria Lloyd (JAM) 24.28w   (BAR) 24.35w
400 metres   (JAM) 54.4   (BAR) 55.7  Catherine Scott (JAM) 56.0
800 metres   (JAM) 2:10.7   (BAR) 2:17.5   (AHO) 2:17.9
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:33.2   (JAM) 4:39.1   (BAR) 4:50.3
High jump   (JAM) 1.66   (TRI) 1.66   (CAY) 1.57
Long jump  Jackie Edwards (BAH) 6.14   (JAM) 5.54  Denise Lewis (TRI) 5.22
Shot put   (TRI) 10.36   (MTQ) 10.36   (BAH) 10.00
Discus throw   (BAH) 32.58   (TRI) 31.94   (JAM) 31.70
Javelin throw   (BAH) 35.60   (BAH) 32.76   (TRI) 32.44

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)2816953
2 Bahamas (BAH)9131032
3 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)*461020
4 Martinique (MTQ)4239
5 Cayman Islands (CAY)3126
6 Barbados (BAR)17917
7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)1214
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)1113
9 Bermuda (BER)1012
10 Guadeloupe (GLP)0325
11 Dominica (DMA)0112
12 Guyana (GUY)0022
13 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0011
Totals (13 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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