1993 CARIFTA Games

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XXII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 10–11
Host cityFort-de-France, Martinique Martinique
LevelJunior and Youth
Events55
Participationabout 272 athletes from
about 19 nations

The 22nd CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 10–11, 1993.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 272 athletes (175 junior (under-20) and 97 youth (under-17)) from about 19 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (28), Barbados (32), Belize (1), Bermuda (13), British Virgin Islands (7), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (1), French Guiana (4), Grenada (8), Guadeloupe (26), Guyana (5), Jamaica (54), Martinique (36), Saint Kitts and Nevis (7), Saint Lucia (12), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (29), US Virgin Islands (3).

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nikole Mitchell from Jamaica.[2][3] She won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4 × 100m relay) 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
(-0.9 m/s)
 Obadele Thompson (BAR) 10.71   (JAM) 10.80   (GLP) 10.83
200 metres
(-0.3 m/s)
 Davian Clarke (JAM) 21.25  Obadele Thompson (BAR) 21.42  Theron Cooper (BAH) 21.54
400 metres  Davian Clarke (JAM) 46.56   (JAM) 46.90  Theron Cooper (BAH) 47.35
800 metres  Michael McDonald (JAM) 1:51.43   (JAM) 1:51.86   (SKN) 1:53.11
1500 metres   (JAM) 3:58.91   (BAH) 3:59.92   (JAM) 4:01.31
5000 metres  Sheik Mohammed (GUY) 15:28.99   (LCA) 15:31.61   (BIZ) 15:43.80
110 metres hurdles
(1.2 m/s)
 Neil Gardner (JAM) 14.40  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 14.80  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 14.83
400 metres hurdles  Ian Weakley (JAM) 51.75   (MTQ) 53.47  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 54.46
High jump  Victor Houston (BAR) 2.10  Neil Gardner (JAM) 2.05   (BER) 2.02
Pole vault   (BAH) 4.11   (JAM) 3.60   (BAH) 3.40
Long jump  Keita Cline (IVB) 7.31  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 7.13  Victor Houston (BAR) 7.10
Triple jump  Victor Houston (BAR) 15.68  Neil Gardner (JAM) 15.62  Keita Cline (IVB) 15.47w
Shot put   (JAM) 13.89   (GLP) 13.67   (BAR) 13.09
Discus throw   (BAH) 45.80   (BAR) 41.60   (JAM) 41.58
Javelin throw   (GRN) 61.62   (BAH) 61.32   (GUF) 57.64
4 × 100 metres relay  Guadeloupe



41.46  Jamaica



41.68  Barbados

Victor Houston
Obadele Thompson
42.47
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Davian Clarke


Michael McDonald
3:10.26  Trinidad and Tobago



3:15.17  Barbados

Victor Houston

Fabian Rollins
3:19.72

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(0.3 m/s)
 Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 11.43  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 11.71  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.79
200 metres
(-1.2 m/s)
 Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 23.25  Astia Walker (JAM) 23.65  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 23.81
400 metres  Claudine Williams (JAM) 52.90  Tracey Barnes (JAM) 54.17   (BAH) 54.19
800 metres  Claudine Williams (JAM) 2:11.52  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 2:11.94   (BAH) 2:12.52
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:31.87  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 4:41.86  Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 4:48.90
3000 metres   (JAM) 10:02.22   (JAM) 10:36.71  Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 10:44.96
100 metres hurdles
(1.1 m/s)
 Brigitte Foster (JAM) 14.22   (GLP) 14.53   (MTQ) 14.62
400 metres hurdles   (JAM) 59.16   (BAH) 62.37   (BAH) 63.88
High jump   (JAM) 1.71   (BAR) 1.68  Lacena Golding (JAM) 1.64
Long jump  Lacena Golding (JAM) 6.07   (JAM) 5.79   (TRI) 5.76
Triple jump   (JAM) 12.52  Lacena Golding (JAM) 12.27   (BAH) 11.72
Shot put   (GLP) 12.99   (JAM) 12.92   (MTQ) 11.95
Discus throw   (BAH) 38.66   (BAH) 38.34   (BAR) 36.38
Javelin throw  Marsha Mark (TRI) 43.40   (LCA) 39.40   (BAH) 38.42
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Peta-Gaye Dowdie

Nikole Mitchell
45.23  Bahamas
Debbie Ferguson
Savatheda Fynes
Tonique Williams
45.53  Guadeloupe



46.39
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Tracey Barnes

Charmaine Howell
3:35.76  Bahamas
Debbie Ferguson
Tonique Williams
Savatheda Fynes
3:39.32  Barbados
Andrea Blackett


Melissa Straker
3:52.48

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.5 m/s)
  (JAM) 11.21   (JAM) 11.26   (BER) 11.30
200 metres
(-0.4 m/s)
  (GLP) 21.99   (JAM) 22.22   (JAM) 22.36
400 metres   (JAM) 49.23   (BAR) 49.46   (BAR) 49.97
800 metres   (JAM) 1:57.92   (JAM) 1:57.93   (BER) 1:58.84
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:12.76   (GLP) 4:17.28   (JAM) 4:19.02
400 metres hurdles   (JAM) 56.58   (TRI) 56.80   (JAM) 57.12
High jump   (JAM) 2.04   (JAM) 2.00   (BER) 1.97
Long jump   (BAH) 6.73   (JAM) 6.55   (BAH) 6.42
Triple jump   (BAH) 14.58   (BER) 14.44   (BAH) 14.29
Shot put   (BAH) 13.75   (BAR) 13.31   (MTQ) 13.31
Discus throw   (JAM) 39.24   (JAM) 38.28   (BAR) 36.18
Javelin throw  Kerry Edwards (TRI) 59.38   (GRN) 54.18   (MTQ) 52.08

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.6 m/s)
  (TRI) 11.95   (JAM) 12.03   (GLP) 12.10
200 metres
(0.8 m/s)
  (TRI) 24.17  Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) 24.28   (JAM) 24.64
400 metres   (JAM) 54.15   (GUY) 56.00  Sherline Williams (BAR) 57.31
800 metres   (JAM) 2:13.14   (JAM) 2:14.33  Sherline Williams (BAR) 2:15.80
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:37.78   (JAM) 4:45.64   (BER) 4:54.98
High jump   (JAM) 1.75   (BAH) 1.73   (SKN) 1.54
Long jump   (JAM) 5.71   (JAM) 5.55   (BAH) 5.23
Shot put   (GLP) 12.10   (BAR) 11.84   (TRI) 10.88
Discus throw   (BAR) 35.92   (JAM) 32.74   (TRI) 32.28
Javelin throw   (GRN) 38.54   (TRI) 34.06   (BAH) 31.46

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Martinique)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)3328869
2 Bahamas (BAH)681428
3 Barbados (BAR)471122
4 Guadeloupe (GLP)43310
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)43310
6 Grenada (GRN)2125
7 Guyana (GUY)1102
8 British Virgin Islands (IVB)1012
9 Saint Lucia (LCA)0202
10 Bermuda (BER)0156
11 Martinique (MTQ)*0145
12 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0022
13 Belize (BIZ)0011
 French Guiana (GUF)0011
Totals (14 nations)555555165


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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