1972 CARIFTA Games

The 1st CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 1–4, 1972. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]

I CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 1–4
Host cityBridgetown, Barbados
LevelJunior
Events23
Participationmore than 67 athletes from
11 nations

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] There is almost no information on athletes competing in the relay teams. An unofficial count (without relay teams) yields the number of about 67 athletes from about 11 countries: Barbados (12), Bermuda (5), Grenada (6), Guadeloupe (1), Guyana (8), Jamaica (20), Lesser Antilles (1 relay team), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (3 relay teams), Saint Lucia (3 relay teams), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 + 3 relay teams), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] and Girls under 20 (Junior).[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Boys under 20 (Junior)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Maurice Clarke (JAM)10.7  W. Broom (JAM)10.9  Calvin Dill (BER)10.9
200 metres  Maurice Clarke (JAM)21.2  Kelvin Joseph (TRI)21.5  Calvin Dill (BER)21.6
400 metres  Seymour Newman (JAM)47.6  Horace Tuitt (TRI)48.4  Charles Headlam (JAM)48.5
800 metres  Horace Tuitt (TRI)1:52.5  Trevor Campbell (JAM)1:53.3  T. Bullock (JAM)1:57.5
1500 metres  Gladstone Hopkinson (GUY)4:00.0  Frederick Cyrus (BAR)4:08.2  P. Bryan (JAM)4:08.8
High jump  Clive Bariffe (JAM)1.85  Clark Godwin (BER)1.80  Valentine Adams (GRN)1.80
Long jump  Donald Hale (JAM)7.15  Glen Stanford (JAM)7.02  Aubrey Wilson (GUY)6.89
Triple jump  Donald Hale (JAM)14.71  Wilfred Gonsales (BER)13.82  Milton Gibbs (BAR)13.78
Shot put  Leon Brown (JAM)17.12  Eros Rapier (GRN)13.21  Rawle Agard (BAR)13.17
Discus throw  Leon Brown (JAM)45.88  Jean Talma (TRI)40.88  Michael Andrews (TRI)36.96
Javelin throw  Eros Rapier (GRN)57.60  Michael Andrews (TRI)52.70  Joseph Cummings (GRN)50.20
4 × 100 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago
Cecil Mitchell
Herman Marchand
Richard Cross
Kelvin Joseph		41.8  Jamaica42.1  Grenada
Ken Francois
Raymond Layne
Roy Layne
Russell Lambert		42.2
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica3:16.3  Trinidad and Tobago
Michael Andrews
Roy Astor
Winston Mora-Scott
Horace Tuitt		3:18.3  Grenada
Ken Francois
Evelyn Maitland
Raymond Layne
Roy Layne		3:23.5

Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Lelieth Hodges (JAM)11.7  Debbie Byfield (JAM)11.8  Roxanne Sills (GUY)11.9
200 metres  Laura Pierre (TRI)24.2  Debbie Byfield (JAM)24.3  Regina Montague (JAM)24.4
400 metres  Laura Pierre (TRI)56.3  Barbara Bishop (BAR)57.5  M. Panton (JAM)59.6
800 metres  Carletta McNabb (JAM)2:21.0  Heather Gooding (BAR)2:23.7  A. Thompson (JAM)2:25.0
High jump  Andrea Bruce (JAM)1.78  Olympia Abrams (GUY)1.52  Margaret Small (BAR)1.52
Long jump  Andrea Bruce (JAM)5.83  Joyce Darlington (BAR)5.68  Faith Burrowes (JAM)5.50
Shot put  Branwen Smith (BER)9.75  Winsome Langley (JAM)9.37  Juliette Russell (BAR)9.36
Discus throw  Winsome Langley (JAM)32.68  Mary Williams (TRI)28.62  Faith Burrowes (JAM)28.60
Javelin throw  Susan Thomas (BAR)39.96  Juliette Russell (BAR)27.08  Joy Renville (GUY)26.36
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica47.0  Barbados47.8  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53.5

Medal table (unofficial)


  *   Host nation (Barbados)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)157830
2 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)46111
3 Barbados (BAR)*16411
4 Bermuda (BER)1225
5 Grenada (GRN)1146
6 Guyana (GUY)1135
7 Guadeloupe (GLP)0011
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0011
Totals (8 nations)23232470


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References
  1. Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 40 years ago…..Bridgetown Barbados, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
  2. World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. ,"CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  4. "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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