The 20th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on March 30-April 1, 1991. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]

XX CARIFTA Games
DatesMarch 30-April 1
Host cityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
LevelJunior and Youth
Events53
Participationabout 212 athletes from
about 18 nations

Participation (unofficial)

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Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 212 athletes (128 junior (under-20) and 88 youth (under-17)) from about 18 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (27), Barbados (26), Bermuda (6), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (7), Dominica (3), French Guiana (3), Grenada (9), Guadeloupe (12), Guyana (5), Jamaica (42), Martinique (19), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (39), US Virgin Islands (1).

Austin Sealy Award

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The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Inez Turner from Jamaica.[3][4] 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),[5] Girls under 20 (Junior),[6] Boys under 17 (Youth),[7] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[8] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Boys under 20 (Junior)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Kirk Cummins (BAR) 10.59   Alex Ménal (GLP) 10.70   Rudolph Mighty (JAM) 10.75
200 metres   Andrew Tynes (BAH) 21.11   Marcus Knowles (BAH) 21.39   Rudolph Mighty (JAM) 21.48
400 metres   Carl McPherson (JAM) 46.84   Marcus Knowles (BAH) 46.92   Hayden Stephen (TRI) 46.98
800 metres   Lamont Leach (JAM) 1:52.95   Bruno Sousseing (TRI) 1:53.37   Dudley Dawkins (JAM) 1:53.87
1500 metres   Quinton John (TRI) 3:51.45   Dudley Dawkins (JAM) 3:55.46   Lennox Ellis (BAR) 3:56.41
5000 metres   Quinton John (TRI) 14:58.46   Jermaine Mitchell (JAM) 15:24.61
3000 metres steeplechase   Junior Mitchell (TRI) 9:59.62
110 metres hurdles
(4.9 m/s)
  Errol Byles (JAM) 13.39w   Sean Dupigny (BAR) 13.97w   Neil Gardner (JAM) 14.73w
400 metres hurdles   Mitchell Francis (JAM) 51.99   Errol Byles (JAM) 52.85   Lynden Hepburn (BAH) 53.90
High jump   Gladston Morrison (JAM) 2.07   Victor Houston (BAR) 2.05   Dennis Fearon (JAM) 1.99
Pole vault   Pascal Elisabeth (MTQ) 3.90   Shawn Cousins (JAM) 3.65
Long jump   Keita Cline (IVB) 7.42   Everald Facey (JAM) 7.38   Lester Anthony (TRI) 7.35
Triple jump   Kenny Boudine (GUF) 15.48   Victor Houston (BAR) 15.17   Neil Gardner (JAM) 14.97
Shot put   Désir Coquin (GLP) 14.52   Jean-Claude Valentin (MTQ) 14.40   Robert Holdsworth (JAM) 13.99
Discus throw   Howard Brown (JAM) 40.60   Olu Tinubu (BAH) 39.16   Thierry Lovis (MTQ) 38.84
Javelin throw   Kim Fullerton (GRN) 55.32   Ronnie Darville (BAH) 51.50   Pascal Elisabeth (MTQ) 51.00
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 41.29   Bahamas 41.78   Guadeloupe 41.78
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:11.79   Trinidad and Tobago 3:14.93   Barbados 3:15.35

Girls under 20 (Junior)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(1.7 m/s)
  Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 11.40   Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 11.64   Merlene Frazer (JAM) 11.74
200 metres   Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 23.48   Merlene Frazer (JAM) 23.86   Joy-Ann Eli (BAR) 24.17
400 metres   Inez Turner (JAM) 53.80   Jacqueline Gayle (JAM) 54.66   Shermaine Ross (GRN) 55.87
800 metres   Inez Turner (JAM) 2:08.36   Karen Bennett (JAM) 2:09.05   Dawn Williams (DMA) 2:14.05
1500 metres   Janice Turner (JAM) 4:31.33   Karen Bennett (JAM) 4:32.4   Charmaine Thomas (ATG) 4:59.1
3000 metres   Janice Turner (JAM) 9:50.56   Evette Turner (JAM) 9:52.57   Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 10:08.2
100 metres hurdles
(4.4 m/s)
  Nadège Joseph (GUF) 14.08w   Astia Walker (JAM) 14.60w   Karlene Haughton (JAM) 14.65w
High jump   Icolyn Kelly (JAM) 1.64   Germaine Gordon (TRI) ???   Jill Ann Nicome (TRI) ???
Long jump   Dedra Davis (BAH) 6.35   Icolyn Kelly (JAM) 5.91   Germaine Gordon (TRI) 5.65
Shot put   Michelle Garvey (BAR) 12.54   Laurita Burrows (BER) 11.88   Dominique Perroni (MTQ) 11.72
Discus throw   Kadar Thomas (JAM) 36.82   Marcia Taylor (BAH) 36.62   Hughette Robertson (GUY) 34.86
Javelin throw   Marsha Mark (TRI) 45.88   Lisa Casimir (DMA) 44.40   Patricia Scotland (BER) 41.78
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica 45.49   Guadeloupe 46.26   Martinique 46.80
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica 3:41.80   Bahamas 3:48.38   Barbados 3:49.30

Boys under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(2.6 m/s)
  Obadele Thompson (BAR) 10.5w   Nigel Baptiste (TRI) 10.6w   Gilles Ricard (GLP) 10.7w
200 metres   Edward Clarke (JAM) 21.89   Nigel Baptiste (TRI) 22.15   Obadele Thompson (BAR) 22.26
400 metres   Edward Clarke (JAM) 48.37   Davian Clarke (JAM) 48.43   Jonathan Pollard (BAR) 48.47
800 metres   Michael McDonald (JAM) 1:56.02   Leo Samuel (JAM) 1:56.14   Ryan Moore (BAR) 1:59.31
1500 metres   Junior Boxill (BAR) 4:10.3   Preston Campbell (JAM) 4:17.8   Michael McDonald (JAM) 4:20.8
High jump   Stephen Woodley (BER) 1.90   Kerl Chai Hong (TRI) 1.80   Quinton Brennan (BAH) 1.75
Long jump   Devon Bean (BER) 7.01   Joseph Brown (BAH) 6.59   Mark Blake (JAM) 6.49
Triple jump   Devon Bean (BER) 14.58   Eddy Montoussany (GLP) 14.21   Kerl Chai Hong (TRI) 12.85
Shot put   Mark Ray (BAR) 12.20   Anthony Alexander (TRI) 11.24   Keith Brewster (BAR) 11.16
Discus throw   Keith Brewster (BAR) 36.64   Dominic Powell (CAY) 33.20   Mark Ray (BAR) 32.44
Javelin throw   Dominic Powell (CAY) 49.50   Keith Brewster (BAR) 47.26   Jeff Goddard (CAY) 44.32

Girls under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(2.4 m/s)
  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.89w   Patricia Buval (MTQ) 11.91w   Astia Walker (JAM) 11.99w
200 metres   Astia Walker (JAM) 24.34   Michelle O'Hara (JAM) 24.41   Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 24.86
400 metres   Claudine Williams (JAM) 55.41   Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 56.05   Charmaine Howell (JAM) 57.90
800 metres   Claudine Williams (JAM) 2:12.66   Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 2:13.76   Charmaine Howell (JAM) 2:13.80
1500 metres   Korene Hinds (JAM) 4:37.84   Evette Turner (JAM) 4:38.48   Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 4:50.13
High jump   Lacena Golding (JAM) 1.62   Tamara Malcolm (BAH) 1.59   Cherry King (BER) 1.55
Long jump   Suzette Lee (JAM) 5.99   Lacena Golding (JAM) 5.92   Mernette Forde (BAR) 5.34
Shot put   Anne-Marie Marival (GLP) 12.38   Trudi Holder (BAR) 9.76   Merril Peters (GRN) 8.76
Discus throw   Lacena Golding (JAM) 31.44   Patricia Lewis (TRI) 29.76   Trudi Holder (BAR) 29.50
Javelin throw   Merril Peters (GRN) 36.56   Cleopatra Francis (TRI) 28.40   Vanessa Blyden (BAH) 28.08

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Jamaica (JAM)28181460
2  Barbados (BAR)651122
3  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)*49518
4  Bahamas (BAH)312419
5  Bermuda (BER)3126
6  Guadeloupe (GLP)2327
7  Grenada (GRN)2046
8  French Guiana (GUF)2002
9  Martinique (MTQ)1247
10  Cayman Islands (CAY)1113
11  British Virgin Islands (IVB)1001
12  Dominica (DMA)0112
13  Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)0011
  Guyana (GUY)0011
Totals (14 entries)535250155


References

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  1. ^ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 20 years ago…Port of Spain, Trinidad, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  4. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  5. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  6. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  7. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  8. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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