1990 CARIFTA Games
| XIX CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 14–16 |
| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 52 |
| Participation | at least 122 athletes from at least 14 nations |
The 19th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 14–16, 1990.
Participation (unofficial)[]
For the 1990 CARIFTA Games only the medalists and a few other athletes can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 122 athletes (78 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Bahamas (22), Barbados (9), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (1), French Guiana (2), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (53), Martinique (9), Saint Lucia (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (8).
Austin Sealy Award[]
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Kareem Streete-Thompson from the Cayman Islands.[2][3] As in 1989, he won the gold medal in the long jump event, this year however in the junior (U-20) category, again with a remarkable jump of 7.94m, also being still the championships record in this 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] Results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Boys under 20 (Junior)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) |
(JAM) |
10.57 | (JAM) |
10.76 |  (MTQ) |
10.79 |
| 200 metres (-3.7 m/s) |
Donovan Powell (JAM) |
21.42 |  Andrew Tynes (BAH) |
21.55 | (JAM) |
21.63 |
| 400 metres | (BAH) |
47.30 | Terrence McCrea (JAM) |
47.34 |  (BAR) |
47.45 |
| 800 metres | (BAR) |
1:51.26 | (JAM) |
1:51.31 | (JAM) |
1:52.60 |
| 1500 metres | (JAM) |
3:55.74 |  (TRI) |
3:56.69 | (JAM) |
3:58.88 |
| 5000 metres | Ronnie Holassie (TRI) |
15:19.52 | (JAM) |
15:22.18 | (TRI) |
16:19.02 |
| 110 metres hurdles (2.8 m/s) |
(JAM) |
14.36w | (BAR) |
14.58w | (MTQ) |
14.74w |
| 400 metres hurdles | (JAM) |
52.87 | Terrence McCrea (JAM) |
53.87 | (BAH) |
54.58 |
| High jump | (BAH) |
2.13 | Michael Davis (JAM) |
2.13 |  (LCA) |
2.08 |
| Pole vault | (JAM) |
4.26 | (JAM) |
3.95 | (BAH) |
3.75 |
| Long jump |  Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) |
7.94 |  (SUR) |
7.36 | (JAM) |
7.13 |
| Triple jump | (GLP) |
15.26 | (GUF) |
15.03 | (JAM) |
14.81 |
| Shot put | (MTQ) |
14.12 | (GLP) |
13.76 | (MTQ) |
13.51 |
| Discus throw | (CAY) |
39.32 | (JAM) |
38.60 | (BAR) |
37.98 |
| Javelin throw | (CAY) |
61.64 |  (GRN) |
55.50 | (BAH) |
53.26 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Leon Gordon |
40.66 | Bahamas |
41.33 | Barbados |
41.40 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Barbados |
3:09.22 | Jamaica |
3:10.05 | Bahamas |
3:14.17 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (1.3 m/s) |
(JAM) |
11.54 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) |
11.75 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) |
11.84 |
| 200 metres (-0.2 m/s) |
(JAM) |
23.34 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) |
23.89 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) |
24.15 |
| 400 metres | Catherine Scott (JAM) |
54.08 | Inez Turner (JAM) |
54.79 | Carole Nelson (GUF) |
57.11 |
| 800 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) |
2:10.58 | (JAM) |
2:11.94 | Shermaine Ross (GRN) |
2:15.80 |
| 1500 metres | (JAM) |
4:38.56 | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) |
4:48.26 | (TRI) |
4:51.19 |
| 3000 metres | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) |
10:08.75 | (JAM) |
10:21.53 | (GRN) |
10:25.10 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.8 m/s) |
Gillian Russell (JAM) |
13.8 | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) |
14.1 | Betty Lise (MTQ) |
14.4 |
| High jump | (JAM) |
1.72 | Diane Guthrie (JAM) |
1.70 | Daphne Saunders (BAH) |
1.57 |
| Long jump | Diane Guthrie (JAM) |
6.31 | Dedra Davis (BAH) |
6.14 | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) |
5.98 |
| Shot put | (MTQ) |
12.01 | Michelle Garvey (BAR) |
11.93 | (JAM) |
11.84 |
| Discus throw | (BAH) |
36.98 | (JAM) |
35.96 | (BAR) |
34.60 |
| Javelin throw |  (DMA) |
42.39 | (TRI) |
37.68 | (TRI) |
37.42 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Nikole Mitchell Catherine Scott Gillian Russell Merlene Frazer |
45.39 | Bahamas |
46.13 | Guadeloupe |
46.79 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Catherine Scott Inez Turner |
3:38.28 | Bahamas |
3:52.12 | Barbados |
3:55.36 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (1.1 m/s) |
Leon Gordon (JAM) |
10.87 | (MTQ) |
11.04 | (JAM) |
11.10 |
| 200 metres (4.9 m/s) |
Leon Gordon (JAM) |
22.06w | (JAM) |
22.58w |  Keita Cline (IVB) |
22.72w |
| 400 metres | (JAM) |
49.30 | (JAM) |
49.34 | (GLP) |
50.26 |
| 800 metres | (JAM) |
1:56.39 | (JAM) |
1:59.39 | (BAR) |
2:00.53 |
| 1500 metres | (JAM) |
4:09.94 | (JAM) |
4:12.38 | (BAR) |
4:17.61 |
| High jump | (JAM) |
2.03 | Victor Houston (BAR) |
2.00 | Neil Gardner (JAM) |
1.98 |
| Long jump | (JAM) |
7.09 | Victor Houston (BAR) |
7.04 | Leon Gordon (JAM) |
6.98 |
| Triple jump | Victor Houston (BAR) |
14.73 | (GLP) |
14.72 | (BAH) |
14.13 |
| Shot put | (BAR) |
14.85 | (JAM) |
14.22 | (BAH) |
13.72 |
| Discus throw | (JAM) |
43.28 | (BAR) |
43.00 | (JAM) |
40.64 |
| Javelin throw | Victor Houston (BAR) |
52.50 | (TRI) |
50.80 | (BAH) |
47.42 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (1.9 m/s) |
Nikole Mitchell (JAM) |
11.77 | (BAH) |
12.16 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) |
12.20 |
| 200 metres (3.4 m/s) |
Nikole Mitchell (JAM) |
24.30w | (JAM) |
24.33w | (BAH) |
24.89w |
| 400 metres | (JAM) |
54.92 | (BAH) |
55.60 | (JAM) |
56.91 |
| 800 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) |
2:09.83 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) |
2:12.64 | (BAH) |
2:12.90 |
| 1500 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) |
4:45.40 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) |
4:46.86 | (GRN) |
4:53.14 |
| High jump |  Najuma Fletcher (GUY) |
1.72 | (JAM) |
1.70 | (BAH) |
1.67 |
| Long jump | Suzette Lee (JAM) |
5.80 | Najuma Fletcher (GUY) |
5.42 | Trecia Smith (JAM) |
5.25 |
| Shot put | (BAH) |
10.99 | (BAH) |
10.94 | (MTQ) |
10.52 |
| Discus throw | (BAH) |
37.42 | (BAH) |
32.78 | (MTQ) |
30.24 |
| Javelin throw | Marsha Mark (TRI) |
40.44 | (GRN) |
32.90 | (BAH) |
31.98 |
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 32 | 27 | 13 | 72 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Martinique (MTQ) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Dominica (DMA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | French Guiana (GUF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 | |
References[]
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
External links[]
Categories:
- CARIFTA Games
- International athletics competitions hosted by Jamaica
- 1990 in athletics (track and field)
- 1990 in Jamaican sport
- 1990 in Caribbean sport