1996 CARIFTA Games
The 25th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 6–8, 1996. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]
XXV CARIFTA Games | |
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Dates | April 6–8 |
Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Events | 58 |
Participation | about 272 athletes from about 23 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 272 athletes (152 junior (under-20) and 120 youth (under-17)) from about 23 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (8), Aruba (4), Bahamas (23), Barbados (28), Belize (2), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (13), Dominica (2), French Guiana (1), Grenada (9), Guadeloupe (20), Guyana (2), Jamaica (56), Martinique (15), Montserrat (4), Netherlands Antilles (4), Saint Kitts and Nevis (5), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (30), Turks and Caicos Islands (11), US Virgin Islands (18).
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Cydonie Mothersill from the Cayman Islands.[3][4] She won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category.
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 (0.4 m/s) |
10.50 | 10.51 | 10.65 | |||
200 metres (-3.2 m/s) |
21.51 | 21.70 | 21.81 | |||
400 metres | 46.92 | 47.10 | 48.21 | |||
800 metres | 1:52.65 | 1:53.48 | 1:54.90 | |||
1500 metres | 4:01.10 | 4:02.82 | 4:03.13 | |||
5000 metres | 15:38.32 | 15:41.45 | 15:56.01 | |||
110 metres hurdles (-4.0 m/s) |
14.86 | 15.07 | 15.18 | |||
400 metres hurdles | 52.32 | 54.05 | 54.24 | |||
High jump | 2.10 | 2.07 | 2.07 | |||
Pole vault | 3.80 | 3.37 | 3.17 | |||
Long jump | 7.65 | 7.47 | 7.39 | |||
Triple jump | 15.60 | 15.56 | 14.97 | |||
Shot put | 14.51 | 13.46 | 12.95 | |||
Discus throw | 43.52 | 41.48 | 39.74 | |||
Javelin throw | 58.38 | 57.86 | 57.48 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | 40.60 | 41.09 | 41.60 | |||
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:09.90 | 3:10.01 | 3:13.45 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (0.9 m/s) |
11.35 | 11.44 | 11.48 | |||
200 metres (-4.4 m/s) |
23.77 | 24.01 | 24.45 | |||
400 metres | 54.11 | 54.36 | 55.54 | |||
800 metres | 2:11.31 | 2:13.00 | 2:13.86 | |||
1500 metres | 5:12.54 | 5:12.98 | 5:14.20 | |||
3000 metres | 10:31.03 | 10:31.16 | 10:33.24 | |||
100 metres hurdles (-6.2 m/s) |
15.17 | 15.22 | 15.56 | |||
400 metres hurdles | 59.98 | 60.03 | 61.66 | |||
High jump | 1.76 | 1.73 | 1.70 | |||
Long jump | 6.08 | 5.74 | 5.72 | |||
Triple jump | 12.80 | 12.67 | 12.01 | |||
Shot put | 14.18 | 14.15 | 13.64 | |||
Discus throw | 44.04 | 42.86 | 39.02 | |||
Javelin throw | 39.76 | 39.44 | 38.96 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | 44.24 | 46.22 | 46.31 | |||
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:39.87 | 3:42.47 | 3:43.28 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (-0.4 m/s) |
11.01 | 11.05 | 11.11 | |||
200 metres (-6.0 m/s) |
23.00 | 23.06 | 23.11 | |||
400 metres | 49.03 | 49.92 | 49.99 | |||
800 metres | 1:56.53 | 1:58.85 | 2:00.52 | |||
1500 metres | 4:06.61 | 4:10.55 | 4:13.57 | |||
100 metres hurdles (-5.2 m/s) |
13.52 | 13.83 | 13.94 | |||
400 metres hurdles | 54.07 | 55.63 | 55.64 | |||
High jump | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.96 | |||
Long jump | 6.85 | 6.71 | 6.68 | |||
Triple jump | 14.14 | 13.80 | 13.33 | |||
Shot put | 14.33 | 11.78 | 11.74 | |||
Discus throw | 39.16 | 39.10 | 38.22 | |||
Javelin throw | 53.30 | 51.54 | 48.74 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 11.85 | 12.00 | 12.22 | |||
200 metres (-5.1 m/s) |
24.88 | 25.46 | 25.50 | |||
400 metres | 54.49 | 55.47 | 55.92 | |||
800 metres | 2:11.81 | 2:12.28 | 2:12.35 | |||
1500 metres | 4:44.59 | 4:46.78 | 4:49.18 | |||
100 metres hurdles (-4.8 m/s) |
14.3 | 14.7 | 14.9 | |||
300 metres hurdles | 43.6 | 44.5 | 45.2 | |||
High jump | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.63 | |||
Long jump | 5.72 | 5.45 | 5.32 | |||
Shot put | 11.32 | 11.26 | 10.61 | |||
Discus throw | 36.22 | 35.64 | 31.84 | |||
Javelin throw | 38.94 | 36.28 | 32.92 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 62 | |
2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | |
3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | |
6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 nations) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 |
References
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- World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
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- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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