The 14th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 7–9, 1985.

XIV CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 7–9
Host cityBridgetown, Barbados Barbados
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationat least 116 athletes from
at least 16 nations

Participation (unofficial)

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For the 1985 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 116 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 49 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Bahamas (30), Barbados (12), Bermuda (4), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Grenada (1), Guadeloupe (9), Guyana (1), Jamaica (36), Martinique (3), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (6), US Virgin Islands (3).

Austin Sealy Award

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The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Andrea Thomas from Jamaica.[2][3] She won 2 gold medals (400m, and 800m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).

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] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Michael Newbold (BAH) 10.74   Dazel Jules (TRI) 10.75   Jimmy Flemming (ISV) 10.80
200 metres   Jimmy Flemming (ISV) 21.65   Mark Johnson (BAH) 21.68   Rommel Liverpool (TRI) 21.76
400 metres   Lyndale Patterson (JAM) 47.87   Bruce Phillip (DMA) 48.03   Byron Ferguson (BAH) 48.25
800 metres   Anthony Christie (JAM) 1:55.62   Ernest Barrett (JAM) 1:56.07   Kevin Smith (BER) 1:56.09
1500 metres   Anthony Christie (JAM) 4:05.19   Kevin Smith (BER) 4:05.47   Michael Jules (BAR) 4:05.50
5000 metres   Mark Elliott (JAM) 15:26.19   Steve Agar (DMA) 15:42.94   Kenroy Levy (JAM) 15:54.71
110 metres hurdles   Carlton Aitken (JAM) 14.55   Michael Forbes (JAM) 14.56   George Knowles (BAH) 14.69
400 metres hurdles   Richard Bucknor (JAM) 53.43   Allan Ince (BAR) 54.90   Michael Forbes (JAM) 55.19
High jump   Troy Kemp (BAH) 2.13   Guy Labylle (GLP) 2.04   Daryl Walwyn (BER) 1.93
Pole vault   Brent Johnson (BAH) 3.96   Doyle Peete (BAH) 3.23   Michael Russell (JAM) 3.23
Long jump   Edward Manderson (CAY) 7.10   Mark Johnson (BAH) 7.04   Greg Williams (JAM) 6.95
Triple jump   Garfield Anselm (GLP) 16.03   Frantz Porier (GLP) 15.63   Wendell Lawrence (BAH) 14.99
Shot put   Georges Robin (GLP) 15.39   Joe Woodside (BAH) 14.21   Rohan Webb (JAM) 13.02
Discus throw   Joe Woodside (BAH) 43.94   Adrian Brown (JAM) 41.91   Adam Llewelyn (CAY) 38.58
Javelin throw   Joseph Antoine (TRI) 65.40   Paul Hurlston (CAY) 56.42   Godfrey Augustine (GRN) 56.06
4 × 100 metres relay   Trinidad and Tobago 40.82   Jamaica 41.45   Bahamas 41.74
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:12.0   Bahamas 3:14.0   Barbados 3:28.85

Girls under 20 (Junior)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Ethlyn Tate (JAM) 11.88   Yolande Straughn (BAR) 11.89   Pauline Chambers (JAM) 12.07
200 metres   Yolande Straughn (BAR) 24.34   Ethlyn Tate (JAM) 24.40   Pauline Chambers (JAM) 24.54
400 metres   Andrea Thomas (JAM) 53.54   Janice Carter (JAM) 54.29   Flora Hyacinth (ISV) 54.70
800 metres   Andrea Thomas (JAM) 2:07.96   Sandie Richards (JAM) 2:13.18   Iyiechia Petrus (ISV) 2:14.75
1500 metres   Beverley McNeil (JAM) 4:47.18   Ellie Edwards (JAM) 4:50.43   Deborah Moise (LCA) 4:54.77
3000 metres   Ellie Edwards (JAM) 10:41.25   Herta Ebanks (CAY) 10:53.14   Rochelle McKenzie (BAH) 11:09.04
100 metres hurdles   Sophia Brown (JAM) 14.96   Maureen Wiltshire (JAM) 15.28   Nancy Boyce (BAR) 15.62
High jump   Mazel Thomas (JAM) 1.66   Dionne Bruff (JAM) 1.66   Judy McDonald (BAH) 1.60
Long jump   Mazel Thomas (JAM) 5.81   Catherine Richards (BAR) 5.63   Heather Lynch (BAR) 5.50
Shot put   Millicent McCartney (BAH) 12.30   Patricia Curry (BAH) 11.68   Tania Pemba (GLP) 11.32
Discus throw   Sherry Howell (AHO) 41.04   Millicent McCartney (BAH) 39.82   Janice Daley (JAM) 37.18
Javelin throw   Sherry Howell (AHO) 42.20   Rennet Celestine (TRI) 41.86   Dornel Butler (BAH) 37.46
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 46.69   Bahamas 46.81   United States Virgin Islands 48.09
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:42.68   Bahamas 3:46.92   United States Virgin Islands 3:50.48

Boys under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Pascal Théophile (GLP) 10.94   Garland Miller (BAH) 11.13   Glendale Miller (BAH) 11.16
200 metres   Glendale Miller (BAH) 21.92   Carey Johnson (JAM) 21.96   Garland Miller (BAH) 22.02
400 metres   Carey Johnson (JAM) 49.12   Barrington Campbell (JAM) 49.56   Christian Landre-Cornano (GLP) 50.01
800 metres   Ashton Cherubin (BAR) 1:59.36   Floyd Ambrister (BAH) 1:59.65   Curtan Smith (JAM) 1:59.73?
1500 metres   Leroy Webley (JAM) 4:15.64   Martin Forde (BAR) 4:16.20   Ashton Cherubin (BAR) 4:16.82
High jump   Joël Vincent (MTQ) 1.99   Emile Ledee (BAH) 1.96   Darnell Ranger (BAH) 1.85
Long jump   Mark Mason (GUY) 6.94   John Edwards (BAH) 6.71   Patrice Boisdur (GLP) 6.69
Triple jump   Georges Sainte-Rose (MTQ) 14.02   Bradley Frazer (BAH) 13.64   Darnell Ranger (BAH) 13.50
Shot put   Adolphus Nichols (TRI) 13.06   Kevin Culmer (BAH) 12.86   Peter Malpas (BER) 12.45
Discus throw   Linval Swaby (JAM) 40.78   Nelson Braafhart (AHO) 38.99   Adolphus Nichols (TRI) 38.78
Javelin throw   Adrian Bullen (BAR) 52.04   Kevin Smith (BAH) 51.48   Kevin Culmer (BAH) 49.64

Girls under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Beverly McDonald (JAM) 11.99   Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 12.09   Keva Mackey (BAH) 12.19
200 metres   Keva Mackey (BAH) 24.21   Beverly McDonald (JAM) 24.22   Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 24.52
400 metres   Francine Landre (GLP) 57.07   Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 57.53   Patricia Wisdom (BAH) 57.58
800 metres   Judith Campbell (JAM) 2:15.07   Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR) 2:15.80   Rochelle Millar (BAH) 2:15.86
1500 metres   Judith Campbell (JAM) 4:46.34   Joclyn Connage (JAM) 4:48.77   Rochelle Millar (BAH) 4:49.26
High jump   Michelle Alleyne (TRI) 1.67   Nicole Springer (BAR) 1.64   Lorraine Bartley (JAM) 1.55
Long jump   Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) 5.50   Natasha Brown (BAH) 5.48   Jacqueline Ross (VIN) 5.47
Shot put   Marie-José Alger (MTQ) 11.35   Leslie Rooks (BER) 10.94   Denise Taylor (BAH) 10.12
Discus throw   Michelle Heron (JAM) 35.20   Leslie Rooks (BER) 34.81   Ann-Marie Higgins (JAM) 34.42
Javelin throw   Joy-Ann Best (BAR) 35.46   Pamela Levine (BAR) 34.80   Eurise Farquharson (BAH) 34.42

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Barbados)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Jamaica (JAM)25141150
2  Bahamas (BAH)7191945
3  Barbados (BAR)*46515
4  Guadeloupe (GLP)4239
5  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)4228
6  Martinique (MTQ)3003
7  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)2103
8  Cayman Islands (CAY)1214
9  U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)1056
10  Guyana (GUY)1001
11  Bermuda (BER)0336
12  Dominica (DMA)0202
13  Suriname (SUR)0101
14  Grenada (GRN)0011
  Saint Lucia (LCA)0011
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0011
Totals (16 entries)525252156


References

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  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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