The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.
| VIII CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 20–22 |
| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | about 183 athletes from 14 nations |
Participation (unofficial) edit
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 183 athletes (131 junior (under-20) and 52 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (36), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (4), Guyana (10), Jamaica (44), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (10), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2), Trinidad and Tobago (20).
Austin Sealy Award edit
The Austin Sealy Trophy was awarded to Jon Jones from Jamaica.[2][3] He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump) in the youth (U-17) category, and therefore was described as the most outstanding athletes of the 39 stagings of the games.[2]
Medal summary edit
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) edit
Girls under 20 (Junior) edit
Boys under 17 (Youth) edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
10.97 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
11.03 |  Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) |
11.34 |
| 200 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
22.15 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
22.17 |  Phil Lewis (BAH) |
22.83 |
| 400 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
50.08 | Phil Lewis (BAH) |
50.51 |  Richard Louis (BAR) |
51.25 |
| 800 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
1:57.77 | Richard Taylor (JAM) |
1:58.15 | K. Stubbs (BAR) |
1:58.43 |
| Long jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
7.02 |  Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
6.93 | John Pugh (BAH) |
6.80 |
| Triple jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
14.77 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
14.38 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) |
14.08 |
| Shot put | Earl Hamilton (BAH) |
14.65 | F. Daley (JAM) |
14.40 |  Wilfred Furbert (GRN) |
9.60 |
Girls under 17 (Youth) edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Candy Ford (BER) |
11.87 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
12.03 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
12.15 |
| 200 metres | Candy Ford (BER) |
24.24 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
25.01 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
25.08 |
| 400 metres | Monique Millar (BAH) |
56.4 | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
57.7 | A. Knight (BAH) |
58.0 |
| 800 metres | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
2:14.4 | Angela Boothe (JAM) |
2:17.6 | J. Lespere (BAH) |
2:19.8 |
| Long jump | Suzanne Durham (BER) |
5.43 | H. Smith (JAM) |
5.42 | Debbie Greene (BAH) |
5.28 |
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Bermuda (BER) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
References edit
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ a b 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