1972 CARIFTA Games
| I CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
Bridgetown, Barbados  |
| Date(s) | April 1–4 |
| Level | Junior |
| Participation |
more than 67 athletes from 11 nations |
| Events | 23 |
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The 1st CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 1–4, 1972. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] There is almost no information on athletes competing in the relay teams. An unofficial count (without relay teams) yields the number of about 67 athletes from about 11 countries: Barbados (12), Bermuda (5), Grenada (6), Guadeloupe (1), Guyana (8), Jamaica (20), Lesser Antilles (1 relay team), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (3 relay teams), Saint Lucia (3 relay teams), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 + 3 relay teams), Trinidad and Tobago (14).
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] and Girls under 20 (Junior).[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Maurice Clarke (JAM) | 10.7 | W. Broom (JAM) | 10.9 |  Calvin Dill (BER) | 10.9 |
| 200 metres | Maurice Clarke (JAM) | 21.2 |  Kelvin Joseph (TRI) | 21.5 | Calvin Dill (BER) | 21.6 |
| 400 metres | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 47.6 | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 48.4 | Charles Headlam (JAM) | 48.5 |
| 800 metres | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 1:52.5 | Trevor Campbell (JAM) | 1:53.3 | T. Bullock (JAM) | 1:57.5 |
| 1500 metres |  Gladstone Hopkinson (GUY) | 4:00.0 | Frederick Cyrus (BAR) | 4:08.2 | P. Bryan (JAM) | 4:08.8 |
| High jump | Clive Bariffe (JAM) | 1.85 | Clark Godwin (BER) | 1.80 |  Valentine Adams (GRN) | 1.80 |
| Long jump | Donald Hale (JAM) | 7.15 | Glen Stanford (JAM) | 7.02 | Aubrey Wilson (GUY) | 6.89 |
| Triple jump | Donald Hale (JAM) | 14.71 | Wilfred Gonsales (BER) | 13.82 | Milton Gibbs (BAR) | 13.78 |
| Shot put | Leon Brown (JAM) | 17.12 | Eros Rapier (GRN) | 13.21 | Rawle Agard (BAR) | 13.17 |
| Discus throw | Leon Brown (JAM) | 45.88 | Jean Talma (TRI) | 40.88 | Michael Andrews (TRI) | 36.96 |
| Javelin throw | Eros Rapier (GRN) | 57.60 | Michael Andrews (TRI) | 52.70 | Joseph Cummings (GRN) | 50.20 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Cecil Mitchell Herman Marchand Richard Cross Kelvin Joseph | 41.8 | Jamaica | 42.1 | Grenada Ken Francois Raymond Layne Roy Layne Russell Lambert | 42.2 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:16.3 | Trinidad and Tobago Michael Andrews Roy Astor Winston Mora-Scott Horace Tuitt | 3:18.3 | Grenada Ken Francois Evelyn Maitland Raymond Layne Roy Layne | 3:23.5 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Lelieth Hodges (JAM) | 11.7 | Debbie Byfield (JAM) | 11.8 | Roxanne Sills (GUY) | 11.9 |
| 200 metres | Laura Pierre (TRI) | 24.2 | Debbie Byfield (JAM) | 24.3 | Regina Montague (JAM) | 24.4 |
| 400 metres | Laura Pierre (TRI) | 56.3 | Barbara Bishop (BAR) | 57.5 | M. Panton (JAM) | 59.6 |
| 800 metres | Carletta McNabb (JAM) | 2:21.0 | Heather Gooding (BAR) | 2:23.7 | A. Thompson (JAM) | 2:25.0 |
| High jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 1.78 | Olympia Abrams (GUY) | 1.52 | Margaret Small (BAR) | 1.52 |
| Long jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 5.83 | Joyce Darlington (BAR) | 5.68 | Faith Burrowes (JAM) | 5.50 |
| Shot put | Branwen Smith (BER) | 9.75 | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 9.37 | Juliette Russell (BAR) | 9.36 |
| Discus throw | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 32.68 | Mary Williams (TRI) | 28.62 | Faith Burrowes (JAM) | 28.60 |
| Javelin throw | Susan Thomas (BAR) | 39.96 | Juliette Russell (BAR) | 27.08 | Joy Renville (GUY) | 26.36 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 47.0 | Barbados | 47.8 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.5 |
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Barbados | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Grenada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Guadeloupe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 40 years ago…..Bridgetown Barbados, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
- 1 2 World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ ,"CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011