1991 CARIFTA Games

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
LevelJunior and Youth
Events53
Participationabout 212 athletes from
about 18 nations

Participation (unofficial)

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

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

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)
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  Jamaica41.29  Bahamas41.78  Guadeloupe41.78
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica3:11.79  Trinidad and Tobago3:14.93  Barbados3:15.35

Girls under 20 (Junior)
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  Jamaica45.49  Guadeloupe46.26  Martinique46.80
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica3:41.80  Bahamas3:48.38  Barbados3:49.30

Boys under 17 (Youth)
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)
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)


  *   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 nations)535250155


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