1979 CARIFTA Games

International athletics championship event

VIII CARIFTA Games

Dates| April 20–22
Host city| Kingston, Jamaica
Level| Junior and Youth
Events| 42
Participation| about 183 athletes from
14 nations

<- 1978 Nassau

1980 Hamilton ->

The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.

## Participation (unofficial)

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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

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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

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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)

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres |  Fabian Whymns (BAH) | 10.72  |  George Walcott (JAM) | 10.79  |  Tony Laguerre (GLP) | 10.91
200 metres |  Eric Berrie (BAR) | 21.49  |  Fabian Whymns (BAH) | 21.67  |  George Walcott (JAM) | 21.74
400 metres |  Willis Alexander (TRI) | 48.02  |  Dennis Wallace (JAM) | 48.54  |  Cecil White (JAM) | 48.59
800 metres |  Byron Francis (JAM) | 1:53.34  |  Reuben Bayley (BAR) | 1:53.87  |  Ian Smith (JAM) | 1:54.3
1500 metres |  William Johnson (BAH) | 3:57.24  |  Byron Francis (JAM) | 3:58.79  |  Alrick Parkin (JAM) | 4:04.7
3000 metres |  Gilbert Dunkley (JAM) | 8:54.6  |  Barrington Minott (JAM) | 8:57.3  |  Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) | 9:00.7
110 metres hurdles |  B. Morris (JAM) | 14.71  |  Paul Bowe (BAH) | 14.75  |  Chris Thelwell (JAM) | 14.88
400 metres hurdles |  Colin O'Brien (TRI) | 54.21  |  Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 56.2  |  Ken Gray (JAM) | 57.1
High jump |  Desmond Morris (JAM) | 2.08  |  Bernard Nesbitt (BAH) | 2.03  |  Laird McLean (TRI) | 1.98
Pole vault |  Michael Johnson (JAM) | 3.66  |  Clyde McGregor (JAM) | 3.50  |  Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 3.20
Long jump |  Dwight Davis (JAM) | 7.36  |  Anthony Phillip (BER) | 7.06  |  Ed Stuart (BAH) | 7.03
Triple jump |  Don Small (BAR) | 15.01  |  Brad Johnson (BAH) | 14.89  |  Dorant Bartlett (BAH) | 14.88
Shot put |  Clyde McGregor (JAM) | 15.10  |  James Dedier (TRI) | 14.87  |  R. Woolridge (BER) | 14.41
Discus throw |  James Dedier (TRI) | 48.20  |  Derrick Horsham (JAM) | 48.06  |  Byron Alleyne (TRI) | 45.12
Javelin throw |  Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 56.76  |  N. Griffiths (BAR) | 55.72  |  J. Dill (BER) | 53.92
4 × 100 metres relay |  Jamaica
Clyde McGregor
Chris Thelwell
George Walcott
Albert Lawrence | 41.41  |  Bahamas | 41.60  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 41.99
4 × 400 metres relay |  Bahamas | 3:13.0  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3:14.6  |  Jamaica | 3:17.5

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres |  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) | 11.77  |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.87  |  Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) | 11.92
200 metres |  Oralee Fowler (BAH) | 23.98  |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 24.05  |  Raymonde Naigre (GLP) | 24.36
400 metres |  Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) | 53.58  |  Oralee Fowler (BAH) | 54.88  |  Fredericka Wright (JAM) | 54.9
800 metres |  Lavonne Roberts (BAR) | 2:14.3  |  Eugenie Beason (JAM) | 2:15.6  |  Marcia Tate (JAM) | 2:16.0
1500 metres |  Margaret Williams (JAM) | 4:43.6  |  Sharon Powell (JAM) | 4:46.5  |  Gina Smith (BER) | 4:51.4
100 metres hurdles |  Sharon Moffat (JAM) | 14.77  |  Gina Tempro (BAR) | 14.83  |  Monica Johnson (BER) | 15.32
High jump |  Agnes Riley (BAR) | 1.625  |  Monica Johnson (BER) | 1.625  |  Karen Turnquest (BAH) | 1.625
Long jump |  Audrey Llewellyn (JAM) | 5.68  |  Alison Jones (JAM) | 5.60  |  Agnes Riley (BAR) | 5.28
Shot put |  Lyn Antoine (BAH) | 12.95  |  Sonya Smith (BER) | 12.61  |  Marie-Josée Manette (GLP) | 11.29
Discus throw |  Beryl Eve (BAH) | 37.94  |  Carol Woodside (BAH) | 34.32  |  Ava Coombs (TRI) | 33.60
Javelin throw |  Sonya Smith (BER) | 53.98  |  Carol Woodside (BAH) | 41.98  |  Wendy Griffith (BAR) | 38.96
4 × 100 metres relay |  Bahamas | 45.79  |  Jamaica
Marcia Brown
Merlene Ottey
Normalee Murray
Fredericka Wright | 46.47  |  Barbados | 46.88
4 × 400 metres relay |  Bahamas | 3:41.79  |  Jamaica
N. Gordon
Normalee Murray
Marcia Tate
Fredericka Wright | 3:44.82  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3:57.7

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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)

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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)

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* Host nation (Jamaica)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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

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1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
2. ^ a b 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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