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 | |
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Dates | April 1–4 |
Host city | Bridgetown, Barbados ![]() |
Level | Junior |
Events | 23 |
Participation | more 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 | |||
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100 metres | ![]() | 10.7 | ![]() | 10.9 | ![]() | 10.9 |
200 metres | ![]() | 21.2 | ![]() | 21.5 | ![]() | 21.6 |
400 metres | ![]() | 47.6 | ![]() | 48.4 | ![]() | 48.5 |
800 metres | ![]() | 1:52.5 | ![]() | 1:53.3 | ![]() | 1:57.5 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 4:00.0 | ![]() | 4:08.2 | ![]() | 4:08.8 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.85 | ![]() | 1.80 | ![]() | 1.80 |
Long jump | ![]() | 7.15 | ![]() | 7.02 | ![]() | 6.89 |
Triple jump | ![]() | 14.71 | ![]() | 13.82 | ![]() | 13.78 |
Shot put | ![]() | 17.12 | ![]() | 13.21 | ![]() | 13.17 |
Discus throw | ![]() | 45.88 | ![]() | 40.88 | ![]() | 36.96 |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 57.60 | ![]() | 52.70 | ![]() | 50.20 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Cecil Mitchell Herman Marchand Richard Cross Kelvin Joseph | 41.8 | ![]() | 42.1 | ![]() Ken Francois Raymond Layne Roy Layne Russell Lambert | 42.2 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() | 3:16.3 | ![]() Michael Andrews Roy Astor Winston Mora-Scott Horace Tuitt | 3:18.3 | ![]() Ken Francois Evelyn Maitland Raymond Layne Roy Layne | 3:23.5 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | ![]() | 11.7 | ![]() | 11.8 | ![]() | 11.9 |
200 metres | ![]() | 24.2 | ![]() | 24.3 | ![]() | 24.4 |
400 metres | ![]() | 56.3 | ![]() | 57.5 | ![]() | 59.6 |
800 metres | ![]() | 2:21.0 | ![]() | 2:23.7 | ![]() | 2:25.0 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.78 | ![]() | 1.52 | ![]() | 1.52 |
Long jump | ![]() | 5.83 | ![]() | 5.68 | ![]() | 5.50 |
Shot put | ![]() | 9.75 | ![]() | 9.37 | ![]() | 9.36 |
Discus throw | ![]() | 32.68 | ![]() | 28.62 | ![]() | 28.60 |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 39.96 | ![]() | 27.08 | ![]() | 26.36 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() | 47.0 | ![]() | 47.8 | ![]() | 53.5 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Barbados)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
References
- Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 40 years ago…..Bridgetown Barbados, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
- World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ,"CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011