2012 CARIFTA Games

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XLI CARIFTA Games
Carifta games logo 2012.png
Dates6–9 April
Host cityHamilton, Bermuda Bermuda
VenueBermuda National Stadium
LevelJunior and Youth
Events66
(35 junior
(incl. 4 open),
31 youth)
Participationabout 409 + 10 guests
(221 junior + 6 guests,
188 youth + 4 guests) athletes from
24 + 1 guest nation nations

The 2012 CARIFTA Games were held in the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda between April 6—9, 2012, the fourth time in which the event was held in Bermuda. The other years being 1975, 1980, 2004. A detailed analysis of the results and an appreciation of the games has been given elsewhere.[1]

Records[]

A total of 9 new games records were set.

Austin Sealy Award[]

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas.[1]

Medal summary[]

Complete results can be found on World-Track,[2][3][4] on the World Junior Athletics History website,[5] and on the original games websites.[6][7]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres*
(5.7 m/s) 		 Jazeel Murphy (JAM) 10.31 w   (BAH) 10.41 w  Zharnel Hughes (AIA) 10.41 w
200 metres
(0.5 m/s) 		 Delano Williams (TCA) 20.83  Blake Bartlett (BAH) 21.08  Teray Smith (BAH) 21.18
400 metres  O'Jay Ferguson (BAH) 47.32  Macel Cedenio (TRI) 47.93   (JAM) 48.53
800 metres   (TRI) 1:55.65   (BER) 1:55.91   (BAH) 1:56.66
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:06.05   (LCA) 4:06.34   (TRI) 4:09.64
5000 metres   (JAM) 15:27.05   (TRI) 15:54.64   (BER) 16:13.41
110 metres hurdles
(1.1 m/s) 		Guadeloupe/ Wilhem Belocian (GLP) 13.63   (JAM) 13.66   (JAM) 13.88
400 metres hurdles  Omar McLeod (JAM) 52.35   (JAM) 52.75   (BAR) 53.83
High Jump  Ryan Ingraham (BAH) 2.11   (JAM) 2.08   (TCA) 2.05
Pole Vault†   (JAM) 4.40   (LCA) 4.05   (BAH) 3.45
Long Jump Martinique/  (MTQ) 7.36
(0.7 m/s) 		  (JAM) 7.26
(0.0 m/s) 		  (TRI) 7.22
(1.6 m/s)
Triple Jump  Latario Collie-Minns (BAH) 16.35
(−1.0 m/s) 		  (BAH) 15.55
(−0.8 m/s) 		Martinique/  (MTQ) 15.38
(−1.2 m/s)
Shot Put  Ashinia Miller (JAM) 18.96   (JAM) 18.89   (TRI) 17.95
Discus Throw  Fedrick Dacres (JAM) 58.57 French Guiana/  (GUF) 53.50  Ashinia Miller (JAM) 50.37
Javelin Throw  Keshorn Walcott (TRI) 77.59   (BAR) 66.44   (BAR) 65.50
Heptathlon†  Lindon Toussaint (GRN) 4572   (JAM) 4508   (BAR) 4425
4 × 100 metres relay  Bahamas
Teray Smith
Blake Bartlett
Jonathan Farquharson
40.42  Jamaica

Jevaughn Minzie
Odail Todd
40.72  Turks and Caicos Islands
Ifeanyi Otuonye
Delano Williams

41.48
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas


Stephen Newbold
O'Jay Ferguson		 3:09.23  Trinidad and Tobago
Asa Guevara
Macel Cedenio

Jereem Richards		 3:11.62  Jamaica
Javon Francis
Omar McLeod

3:12.48

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

*: Initially, Jevaughn Minzie of Jamaica came in second in 10.33s. However, following a protest of the Bahamas and Anguilla, he was disqualified for a false start.[8][9]

Girls under 20 (Junior)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(4.4 m/s) 		 Anthonique Strachan (BAH) 11.22 w  Carmiesha Cox (BAH) 11.54 w   (JAM) 11.71 w
200 metres
(−0.7 m/s) 		 Anthonique Strachan (BAH) 22.85 CR  Shaunae Miller (BAH) 23.18  Shericka Jackson (JAM) 24.03
400 metres   (BAH) 54.92   (JAM) 55.35   (JAM) 56.68
800 metres  Simoya Campbell (JAM) 2:08.48   (BAH) 2:12.45  Sonia Gaskin (BAR) 2:14.54
1500 metres  Simoya Campbell (JAM) 4:49.56 Guadeloupe/  (GLP) 4:53.13   (BER) 4:53.14
3000 metres†   (JAM) 10:16.80   (BER) 10:22.82   (JAM) 10:29.67
100 metres hurdles
(0.7 m/s) 		  (BAR) 13.61   (JAM) 13.62   (BAR) 13.89
400 metres hurdles  Janieve Russell (JAM) 58.80   (TRI) 1:00.23   (JAM) 1:00.49
High Jump  Kimberly Williamson (JAM) 1.82  Akela Jones (BAR) 1.80  Jeannelle Scheper (LCA) 1.80
Long Jump  Akela Jones (BAR) 6.18
(0.9 m/s) 		 Janieve Russell (JAM) 5.86
(−0.4 m/s) 		  (JAM) 5.85
(0.4 m/s)
Triple Jump   (JAM) 12.18
(−1.1 m/s) 		 Tamara Myers (BAH) 11.62
(−1.4 m/s) 		  (BAH) 11.43
(1.6 m/s)
Shot Put   (BAH) 13.08  Gleneve Grange (JAM) 12.83 Martinique/  (MTQ) 12.78
Discus Throw  Tara-Sue Barnett (JAM) 49.62  Gleneve Grange (JAM) 45.63   (BAR) 41.99
Javelin Throw French Guiana/ Alexie Alaïs (GUF) 47.17 Martinique/  (MTQ) 44.56   (BAH) 32.62
Pentathlon†  Gleneve Grange (JAM) 3292   (LCA) 3035  Dee-Ann Rogers (AIA) 2829
4 × 100 metres relay  Bahamas
Devynne Charlton
Carmiesha Cox

Anthonique Strachan		 45.02  Jamaica



Shericka Jackson		 45.18  Barbados



Akela Jones		 46.39
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica

Simoya Campbell
Janieve Russell
3:34.27  Bahamas

Katrina Seymour

Shaunae Miller		 3:40.44  Barbados

Sonia Gaskin

3:50.54

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(3.6 m/s) 		  (BAH) 10.67 w  Michael O'Hara (JAM) 10.68 w   (TRI) 10.69 w
200 metres
(−0.5 m/s) 		 Jonathan Farinha (TRI) 21.28   (BAH) 22.06  Mario Burke (BAR) 22.23
400 metres   (BAH) 50.04  Ivan Henry (JAM) 50.69   (JAM) 50.75
800 metres   (JAM) 2:02.73   (JAM) 2:02.98   (BAR) 2:03.03
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:18.92   (JAM) 4:20.38   (BAR) 4:23.73
3000 metres   (JAM) 9:23.13   (ATG) 9:28.76   (BAH) 9:54.94
110 metres hurdles
(0.8 m/s) 		 Jaheel Hyde (JAM) 13.96  Michael O'Hara (JAM) 13.97   (BAH) 14.14
400 metres hurdles   (JAM) 53.15   (JAM) 54.96   (BAH) 54.99
High Jump  Christoff Bryan (JAM) 2.05   (SKN) 1.90   (BAH) 1.90
Long Jump  Andwuelle Wright (TRI) 6.84
(−0.1 m/s) 		  (JAM) 6.78
(−0.3 m/s) 		  (BAH) 6.66
(0.2 m/s)
Triple Jump**  Justin Donawa (BER) 14.63
(1.6 m/s) 		  (JAM) 14.56
(1.2 m/s) 		 Christoff Bryan (JAM) 14.25
(0.5 m/s)
Shot Put   (JAM) 17.31   (TRI) 16.75   (BAH) 15.67
Discus Throw   (TRI) 50.36   (BAH) 45.35   (JAM) 44.34
Javelin Throw  Anderson Peters (GRN) 60.50  Mickel Joseph (GRN) 59.45   (BAH) 59.33
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica



Michael O'Hara		 41.64  Bahamas



41.98  Trinidad and Tobago

Jonathan Farinha

Andwuelle Wright		 42.01
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica


Michael O'Hara
3:14.52  Trinidad and Tobago

Jonathan Farinha

3:21.61  Barbados


Mario Burke
3:22.86

**: Miguel van Assen from Suriname finished second in triple jump reaching 14.57m (0.6 m/s); However, he was not entitled to win a medal (see below). [10][11][12][13][14]

Girls under 17 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(4.6 m/s) 		  (JAM) 11.66 w   (IVB) 11.77 w   (JAM) 11.90 w
200 metres
(0.8 m/s) 		 Luan Gabriel (DMA) 24.35   (JAM) 24.51   (JAM) 24.79
400 metres   (JAM) 55.82   (BAH) 57.64 Guadeloupe/  (GLP) 57.75
800 metres  Tiffany James (JAM) 2:18.11   (JAM) 2:18.26   (IVB) 2:18.28
1500 metres   (JAM) 4:51.36   (BER) 4:55.46  Andrea Foster (GUY) 4:57.28
100 metres hurdles
(0.3 m/s) 		 Yanique Thompson (JAM) 13.67   (TRI) 14.30 Guadeloupe/  (GLP) 14.43
300 metres hurdles   (BAH) 43.98   (TRI) 44.69   (JAM) 44.76
High Jump   (JAM) 1.60   (CUR) 1.60   (JAM) 1.55
Long Jump   (BAH) 5.89
(1.0 m/s) 		  (JAM) 5.87
(−0.1 m/s) 		  (JAM) 5.79
(−0.5 m/s)
Triple Jump Guadeloupe/  (GLP) 12.73 w
(2.4 m/s) 		Guadeloupe/  (GLP) 12.21 w
(3.2 m/s) 		  (JAM) 11.57
(1.5 m/s)
Shot Put   (TRI) 14.02   (IVB) 13.47   (TRI) 13.00
Discus Throw   (JAM) 43.99   (JAM) 38.93   (TRI) 38.15
Javelin Throw   (IVB) 41.46   (TRI) 37.64   (DMA) 35.71
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica

Yanique Thompson

46.52  Bahamas



46.66  British Virgin Islands



48.22
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica



Tiffany James		 3:44.64  Bahamas



3:51.45  Barbados

Tia-Adana Belle

3:56.87

Medal table (unofficial)[]

The unofficial count is in accordance with the medal count published elsewhere.[15]

  *   Host nation (Bermuda)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica34251978
2 Bahamas14141240
3 Trinidad and Tobago69722
4 Barbados221317
5Guadeloupe/ Guadeloupe2226
6 Grenada2103
7 Bermuda*1326
8 British Virgin Islands1225
9Martinique/ Martinique1124
10French Guiana/ French Guiana1102
11 Turks and Caicos Islands1023
12 Dominica1012
13 Saint Lucia0314
14 Antigua and Barbuda0101
 Curaçao0101
 Saint Kitts and Nevis0101
17 Anguilla0022
18 Guyana0011
Totals (18 nations)666666198

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on World-Track,[2][3][4] on the World Junior Athletics History website,[5] and on the original games websites.[6][7] The games saw the first appearance of athletes representing Bonaire after dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. Athletes from Suriname were treated as guests (see below). An unofficial count yields the number of about 419 athletes, including 10 guests (227 junior (under-20) including 6 guests and 192 youth (under-17) including 4 guests) from about 24 countries + 1 guest country (athletes marked as "unattached" in the original result lists):[6] [7]

***: Guest athletes (see below).

Suriname[]

There was an ongoing dispute between the Surinamese officials Robby Rijssel and Delano Landvreugd, both gentlemen claiming to lead the Surinamese Athletiek Bond and to represent Suriname at the IAAF. As a result of this, two different delegations independently tried to register groups of athletes for the games. Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, board member of both the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) and the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), explained that normally both groups would have to be suspended from the games following the rules. Nevertheless, there was a joint decision by the NACAC, the CACAC, and the local organizing committee in favour of the young athletes: all of them from both delegations were allowed to compete at the games, but they were treated only as guest athletes and appeared in the result lists as "unattached", rather than from Suriname. As a consequence, the athletes could not participate in the parade of the opening ceremony, and they were not considered to be eligible for winning medals. The victim of the argument between the Surinamese officials was 15-year-old triple jumper Miguel van Assen who came in second in his category, but was not entitled to receive the silver medal.[10][11][12][13][14]

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