The 14th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 7–9, 1985.
XIV CARIFTA Games | |
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Dates | April 7–9 |
Host city | Bridgetown, Barbados |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Events | 52 |
Participation | at least 116 athletes from at least 16 nations |
Participation (unofficial)
editFor 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
editThe 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
editMedal 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)
editGirls under 20 (Junior)
editBoys under 17 (Youth)
editGirls under 17 (Youth)
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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)
edit* Host nation (Barbados)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 25 | 14 | 11 | 50 |
2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 7 | 19 | 19 | 45 |
3 | Barbados (BAR)* | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
4 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Martinique (MTQ) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
9 | U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
10 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 |
References
edit- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ 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