The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987.

XVI CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 18–20
Host cityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
LevelJunior and Youth
Events52
Participationat least 115 athletes from
at least 13 nations

Participation (unofficial)

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For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

Austin Sealy Award

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The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nicole Springer from Barbados.[2][3] She won the high jump gold medal in the junior (U-20) category.

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   Eric Haynes (SKN) 10.60w   Olivier Théophile (GLP) 10.67w   Cyrus Allen (JAM) 10.72w
200 metres
(0.7 m/s)
  Alvin Daniel (TRI) 20.94   Carey Johnson (JAM) 21.12   Richard Hinds (BAR) 21.17
400 metres   Thomas Mason (JAM) 46.82   Christian Landre-Cornano (GLP) 47.05   Anthony Wallace (JAM) 47.62
800 metres   Kenroy Levy (JAM) 1:48.95   Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) 1:50.59   Eversley Linley (VIN) 1:52.00
1500 metres   Kenroy Levy (JAM) 3:53.1   Sherwin Burgess (JAM) 3:55.2   Manuel Joseph (TRI) 3:56.3
5000 metres   Sherwin Burgess (JAM) 15:14.56   Anthony Johnson (JAM) 15:14.77   Martin Forde (BAR) 15:14.99
110 metres hurdles   Andrew Smith (BAH) 14.24w   Anthony Ricketts (JAM) 14.35w   Roy Browne (BAR) 14.44w
400 metres hurdles   Thomas Mason (JAM) 53.14   Roy Browne (BAR) 54.05   Wellesley Wellington (JAM) 54.54
High jump   Joël Vincent (MTQ) 2.15   Ian Thompson (BAH) 2.09   François Jacaria (MTQ) 2.09
Pole vault   Brent Johnson (BAH) 4.26   Adrian Knowles (BAH) 4.05   Lionel Gabaud (MTQ) 3.85
Long jump   Edward Manderson (CAY) 7.40   Germain Martial (MTQ) 7.40   Mark Mason (GUY) 7.37
Triple jump   Edward Manderson (CAY) 15.95   Eddy Falibois (GLP) 14.65   Alvin Haynes (BAR) 14.61
Shot put   Teddy Lacroix (MTQ) 14.38   Troy Patterson (BAR) 13.84   Jean-Claude Retel (GLP) 13.78
Discus throw   Kenneth Blackwood (JAM) 43.64   Troy Patterson (BAR) 42.70   Jeffrey Marcelle (TRI) 42.32
Javelin throw   Jean-René Ceylan (MTQ) 65.52   Kevin Smith (BAH) 59.06   Ricky Francis (TRI) 58.18
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 40.73   Trinidad and Tobago 41.14   Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.44
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:08.28   Trinidad and Tobago 3:16.67   Barbados 3:26.88

Girls under 20 (Junior)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Beverly McDonald (JAM) 11.54   Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 11.75   Nicole Charles (TRI) 11.76
200 metres
(0.2 m/s)
  Beverly McDonald (JAM) 23.40   Nicole Charles (TRI) 23.63   Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 23.69
400 metres   Juliet Campbell (JAM) 53.36   Diane Dunrod (SKN) 54.04   Jackie Hinds (BAR) 55.55
800 metres   Sylvia Thomas (JAM) 2:11.80   Sandra Boothe (JAM) 2:13.35   Danielle Nepert (MTQ) 2:14.6
1500 metres   Sylvia Thomas (JAM) 4:42.8   Sandra Boothe (JAM) 4:44.4   Charlene Neptune (TRI) 4:50.0
3000 metres   Charlene Neptune (TRI) 10:38.4   Golda McLean (VIN) 10:58.8   Dawn Williams (DMA) 11:07.9
100 metres hurdles   Sophia Brown (JAM) 14.18   Dianne Woodside (BAH) 14.29   Michelle Freeman (JAM) 14.32
High jump   Nicole Springer (BAR) 1.79   Marlene Gordon (JAM) 1.68   Michelle Alleyne (TRI) 1.68
Long jump   Jacqueline Ross (VIN) 5.73   Natasha Brown (BAH) 5.72   Twilet Malcolm (JAM) 5.69
Shot put   Marie-José Alger (MTQ) 12.90   Dawn Woodside (BAH) 12.27   Millicent McCartney (BAH) 12.16
Discus throw   Millicent McCartney (BAH) 42.40   Denise Taylor (BAH) 39.58   Leslie Rooks (BER) 36.88
Javelin throw   Terry-Lynn Paynter (BER) 40.06   Dawn Woodside (BAH) 39.72   Chantell Miller (BAH) 39.60
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 45.63   Trinidad and Tobago 46.52   Bahamas 46.76
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:41.1   Barbados 3:48.5   Bahamas 3:50.6

Boys under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Peter Harker (JAM) 11.05   Anthony Richards (JAM) 11.12   Adrian Bobb (TRI) 11.14
200 metres   Daniel England (JAM) 21.89   Randy Neely (BAH) 22.27   Anthony Richards (JAM) 22.30
400 metres   Daniel England (JAM) 48.8   Ronald Thorne (BAR) 49.2   Terry Harewood (BAR) 49.8
800 metres   Clarence Richards (JAM) 1:57.66   Floyd Howell (JAM) 1:57.67   Sheku Bell (TRI) 1:59.99
1500 metres   Floyd Howell (JAM) 4:08.23   Simeon McDowell (JAM) 4:11.20   Codrington McPherson (GUY) 4:11.29
High jump   Garreth Flowers (BAH) 2.03   Steve LeBlanc (DMA) 2.00   Adrian Gilbert (BAH) 1.92
Long jump   Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) 6.91   Bernardo Henry (JAM) 6.74   Neil Edwards (BAH) 6.63
Triple jump   Neil Edwards (BAH) 14.39   Saville Sayers (VIN) 14.14   Sextus Daniel (GLP) 13.95
Shot put   Andrew Hercules (TRI) 12.64   Carrington Maycock (BAH) 12.49   Glenton Evans (JAM) 12.32
Discus throw   Glenton Evans (JAM) 43.04   Robert Taylor (BAH) 42.78   Ryan Haylock (CAY) 40.00
Javelin throw   Angelo Rolle (BAH) 54.60   Ryan Haylock (CAY) 47.72   Robert Taylor (BAH) 47.56

Girls under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Karen Chevalleau (JAM) 12.06   Andria Lloyd (JAM) 12.18   Jackie Edwards (BAH) 12.24
200 metres   Revoli Campbell (JAM) 23.45w   Andria Lloyd (JAM) 24.28w   Diana Murphy (BAR) 24.35w
400 metres   Revoli Campbell (JAM) 54.4   Diana Murphy (BAR) 55.7   Catherine Scott (JAM) 56.0
800 metres   Karen Bennett (JAM) 2:10.7   Marlene Cyrus (BAR) 2:17.5   Jacqueline Sophia (AHO) 2:17.9
1500 metres   Karen Bennett (JAM) 4:33.2   Barbara Stewart (JAM) 4:39.1   Marlene Cyrus (BAR) 4:50.3
High jump   Joyce Evans (JAM) 1.66   Carabell James (TRI) 1.66   Raquel Morrison (CAY) 1.57
Long jump   Jackie Edwards (BAH) 6.14   Angela Rochester (JAM) 5.54   Denise Lewis (TRI) 5.22
Shot put   Verne Alleyne (TRI) 10.36   Véronique Boniface (MTQ) 10.36   Tiffany Thompson (BAH) 10.00
Discus throw   Tiffany Thompson (BAH) 32.58   Verne Alleyne (TRI) 31.94   Kay Lewis (JAM) 31.70
Javelin throw   Kayla Campbell (BAH) 35.60   Charmaine Hamilton (BAH) 32.76   Geraldine George (TRI) 32.44

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Jamaica (JAM)2816953
2  Bahamas (BAH)9131032
3  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)*461020
4  Martinique (MTQ)4239
5  Cayman Islands (CAY)3126
6  Barbados (BAR)17917
7  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)1214
8  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)1113
9  Bermuda (BER)1012
10  Guadeloupe (GLP)0325
11  Dominica (DMA)0112
12  Guyana (GUY)0022
13  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0011
Totals (13 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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