2003 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2003 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics took place on May 31–June 1, 2003. The event was held at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A detailed report was published.[1][2]

III Leeward Islands Junior/Youth Championships
DatesMay 31–June 1
Host cityRoad Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
VenueA. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
LevelJunior and Youth
Events44 (12 junior boys, 12 junior girls, 10 youth boys, 10 youth girls)
Participation164 athletes from
7 nations

A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by boys and 22 by girls.

Medal summary

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Complete results were published.[2][3]

Boys (U-20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Daniel Bailey
  Antigua and Barbuda
10.62 Aliston Potter
  British Virgin Islands
10.96 Bernell Smithen
  U.S. Virgin Islands
11.13
200 metres Daniel Bailey
  Antigua and Barbuda
22.29 Chet Gomes
  Antigua and Barbuda
22.34 Kevin Fahie
  British Virgin Islands
22.63
400 metres Kevin Fahie
  British Virgin Islands
50.64 Bernell Smithen
  U.S. Virgin Islands
50.82 Chet Gomes
  Antigua and Barbuda
51.44
800 metres Jamil Nelson
  Antigua and Barbuda
1:58.80 Jerome Toussaint
  Saint Kitts
2:01.34 Adolphus Jones
  Saint Kitts
2:12.83
1500 metres Jamil Nelson
  Antigua and Barbuda
4:13.42 Jerome Toussaint
  Saint Kitts
4:20.12 Obrien Huggins
  Saint Kitts
4:56.85
5000 metres Jamil Nelson
  Antigua and Barbuda
17:25.5 (ht) Obrien Huggins
  Saint Kitts
18:16.2 (ht) Michael Scott
  Antigua and Barbuda
18:46.2 (ht)
High Jump James Grayman
  Antigua and Barbuda
2.00 Adolphus Jones
  Saint Kitts
1.90 Tamasa Samuels
  Nevis
1.80
Long Jump Ayata Joseph
  Antigua and Barbuda
7.12 Donville Eddy
  Saint Kitts
6.51 Adolphus Jones
  Saint Kitts
6.42
Triple Jump Ayata Joseph
  Antigua and Barbuda
14.79 Adolphus Jones
  Saint Kitts
12.99 Brandon Joseph
  Antigua and Barbuda
12.98
Shot Put Eric Mathias
  British Virgin Islands
14.02 Romeo Brown
  Sint Maarten
12.51 Lesroy Brown
  Saint Kitts
11.05
Discus Throw Eric Mathias
  British Virgin Islands
48.07 Romeo Brown
  Sint Maarten
33.16 Kyle Francis
  British Virgin Islands
30.11
Javelin Throw Romeo Brown
  Sint Maarten
40.85 Adolphus Jones
  Saint Kitts
39.84 James Grayman
  Antigua and Barbuda
38.90

: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.

Girls (U-20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Chandora Codrington
  Antigua and Barbuda
12.02 Nolise Henry
  Saint Kitts
12.60 Surine Mitcham
  Saint Kitts
12.87
200 metres Chandora Codrington
  Antigua and Barbuda
25.19 Kelsa Mason
  Saint Kitts
26.54 Surine Mitcham
  Saint Kitts
26.81
400 metres Janil Williams
  Antigua and Barbuda
1:01.15 Kelsa Mason
  Saint Kitts
1:01.19 Nerissa Pelle
  Antigua and Barbuda
1:01.59
800 metres Janil Williams
  Antigua and Barbuda
2:26.84 Calisa Maloney
  Antigua and Barbuda
2:28.15 Sonny Eugene
  U.S. Virgin Islands
2:37.71
1500 metres Janil Williams
  Antigua and Barbuda
5:17.59 Calisia Maloney
  Antigua and Barbuda
5:19.55 Roseline Coleman
  Sint Maarten
5:58.44
3000 metres Janil Williams
  Antigua and Barbuda
11:42.29 Romancia Arthurton
  Nevis
12:20.71 Tamika Butler
  Antigua and Barbuda
13:00.00
High Jump Zelma Mills
  Nevis
1.50 Antoinette Huggins
  Saint Kitts
Tanaysha Henry
  British Virgin Islands
1.50
Long Jump Rosalie Glasford
  Saint Kitts
5.37 Antoinette Huggins
  Saint Kitts
4.93 Zelma Mills
  Nevis
4.88
Triple Jump Rosalie Glasford
  Saint Kitts
11.37 Patrice Davis
  Antigua and Barbuda
10.29 Deon Marquis
  British Virgin Islands
9.95
Shot Put Zelma Mills
  Nevis
9.92 Antoinette Huggins
  Saint Kitts
8.40 Latoya George
  British Virgin Islands
8.34
Discus Throw Latoya George
  British Virgin Islands
25.77 Teandra Moore
  Antigua and Barbuda
25.40 Lena Scotland
  Sint Maarten
24.29
Javelin Throw Zelma Mills
  Nevis
23.80 Antoinette Huggins
  Saint Kitts
23.17 Donna Leonard
  British Virgin Islands
21.71

: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.

Boys (U-17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Adino Greenaway
  Antigua and Barbuda
11.18 Claude Paul
  Sint Maarten
11.21 Mark Kendall
  British Virgin Islands
11.25
200 metres Adino Greenaway
  Antigua and Barbuda
22.75 Mark Kendall
  British Virgin Islands
22.85 Whitley Williams
  Saint Kitts
23.59
400 metres Darnel Allen
  Saint Kitts
52.1 (ht) Lenniel Warner
  Saint Kitts
52.2 (ht) Kimon Lewis
  British Virgin Islands
53.9 (ht)
800 metres Ervin Woolard
  Saint Kitts
2:06.77 Michael Scott
  Antigua and Barbuda
2:08.25 Leron Chambers
  Saint Kitts
2:11.12
1500 metres Erwin Woolard
  Saint Kitts
4:30.97 Leron Chambers
  Saint Kitts
4:30.99 Michael Scott
  Antigua and Barbuda
4:50.12
High Jump Kimon Lewis
  British Virgin Islands
1.80 McKenzie Baltimore
  British Virgin Islands
1.70 Lenniel Warner
  Saint Kitts
1.70
Long Jump Kenyatta Burt
  Saint Kitts
6.39 Claude Paul
  Sint Maarten
6.39 Lenniel Warner
  Saint Kitts
6.29
Shot Put Lenbirch Williams
  Saint Kitts
13.59 Devon Farrel
  Saint Kitts
12.70 Kejal Reede
  Nevis
10.57
Discus Throw Lenbirch Williams
  Saint Kitts
35.69 Julius Manners
  Nevis
28.88 Kejal Reede
  Nevis
26.68
Javelin Throw Kenyatta Burt
  Saint Kitts
36.50 Julius Manners
  Nevis
33.59 Kejal Reede
  Nevis
32.46

Girls (U-17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Anika Jno Baptiste
  Antigua and Barbuda
11.9 (ht) Marecia Pemberton
  Saint Kitts
12.5 (ht) Malaika Anthony
  Saint Kitts
12.5 (ht)
200 metres Anika Jno Baptiste
  Antigua and Barbuda
25.51 Amanda Edwards
  Antigua and Barbuda
26.47 Curlee Gumbs
  Anguilla
26.51
400 metres Amanda Edwards
  Antigua and Barbuda
59.18 Tifa Lee
  U.S. Virgin Islands
1:00.49 Malaika Anthony
  Saint Kitts
1:01.93
800 metres Maria Appleton
  Antigua and Barbuda
2:25.88 Kerish Richardson
  Saint Kitts
2:26.00 Cleopatra Perry
  Nevis
2:29.30
1500 metres Kerish Richardson
  Saint Kitts
5:12.2 (ht) Maria Appleton
  Antigua and Barbuda
5:17.4 (ht) Romanica Arthurton
  Nevis
5:20.8 (ht)
High Jump Melissa Allen
  Nevis
1.50 Shara Proctor
  Anguilla
1.50 Aquilyah Smith
  Saint Kitts
1.40
Long Jump Shara Proctor
  Anguilla
5.64 Melissa Allen
  Nevis
5.11 Kimmoy Henry
  Saint Kitts
4.93
Shot Put Lisa Browne
  Nevis
9.93 Kimmoy Henry
  Saint Kitts
9.60 Jamilla Morton
  Saint Kitts
9.55
Discus Throw Jamila Morton
  Saint Kitts
26.80 Jasmaine Symons
  Nevis
25.45 Shara Proctor
  Anguilla
24.40
Javelin Throw Amanda Edwards
  Antigua and Barbuda
35.27 Jasmaine Symons
  Nevis
25.25 Kimmoy Henry
  Saint Kitts
22.13

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (British Virgin Islands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Antigua and Barbuda218736
2  Saint Kitts11201647
3  Nevis56718
4  British Virgin Islands*54716
5  Sint Maarten1427
6  Anguilla1124
7  U.S. Virgin Islands0224
Totals (7 entries)444543132

Team trophies

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The scores for the team trophy were published.[2]

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Points
    Saint Kitts 282.5
2   Antigua and Barbuda 243
3   British Virgin Islands 135.5
4   Nevis 114
5   Sint Maarten 48
6   Anguilla 23
7   U.S. Virgin Islands 21

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 164 athletes from 7 countries participated.

References

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  1. ^ St. Kitts reclaims Leeward Islands Jr. Track and Field title, Island Sun, June 7, 2003, archived from the original on October 31, 2012, retrieved February 26, 2014
  2. ^ a b c 2003 LEEWARD ISLANDS TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved February 26, 2014
  3. ^ 2003 Leeward Islands Jr. Championships complete results, Island Sun, June 7, 2003, archived from the original on October 31, 2012, retrieved February 26, 2014