1989 CARIFTA Games
The 18th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on March 25–27, 1989.
| XVIII CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–27 |
| Host city | Bridgetown, Barbados  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 50 |
| Participation | at least 105 athletes from at least 17 nations |
Participation (unofficial)
For the 1989 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 105 medalists (59 junior (under-20) and 46 youth (under-17)) from about 17 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (20), Barbados (6), Bermuda (2), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (3), Dominica (2), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (2), Guyana (5), Jamaica (35), Martinique (7), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Lucia (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (8).
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Kareem Streete-Thompson from the Cayman Islands.[2][3] He won a gold medal in long jump with a remarkable jump of 7.83m, which is still the championships record, a silver medal in 100m, and a bronze medal in 200 metres in the youth (U-17) category.
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[4] Girls under 20 (Junior),[5] Boys under 17 (Youth),[6] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[7] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Windell Dobson (JAM) | 10.53 | Donovan Powell (JAM) | 10.64 |  Rudy Mith (MTQ) | 10.87 |
| 200 metres | Trevor Gilbert (JAM) | 21.5 | Donovan Powell (JAM) | 21.8 |  Kevin Lawson (TRI) | 21.9 |
| 400 metres | Barrington Campbell (JAM) | 47.48 | Terry Harewood (BAR) | 47.90 | Clarence Richards (JAM) | 48.18 |
| 800 metres | Michael Williams (JAM) | 1:54.1 |  Desmond Dorsett (BAH) | 1:54.5 | Steven Roberts (BAR) | 1:54.6 |
| 1500 metres | Quinton John (TRI) | 3:55.99 | Michael Williams (JAM) | 3:58.22 | Desmond Dorsett (BAH) | 4:01.39 |
| 5000 metres | Ronnie Holassie (TRI) | 15:26.81 |  Albert Donawa (BER) | 15:42.88 |  Codrington McPherson (GUY) | 15:46.96 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Crodel Smith (JAM) | 53.5 | Clarence Richards (JAM) | 54.5 | Robert Rahming (BAH) | 56.0 |
| High jump | Rawle Griffith (GUY) | 2.15 | Garreth Flowers (BAH) | 2.05 |  Raymond Solomon (IVB) | 2.00 |
| Pole vault | Mark Godfrey (JAM) | 3.90 | Ronnie Darville (BAH) | 3.80 | Randy Perpall (BAH) | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Windell Dobson (JAM) | 7.42 | Jean-Luc Poussin (MTQ) | 7.36 |  Jérôme Romain (DMA) | 7.27 |
| Triple jump | Andrew Belnavis (JAM) | 15.46 | Jérôme Romain (DMA) | 15.06 | Gary Samuels (JAM) | 13.81 |
| Shot put | Hervé Hauterville (MTQ) | 14.37 | Dave Grant (JAM) | 14.00 | Christian Médina (GLP) | 13.90 |
| Discus throw | Rufus Kemp (BAH) | 40.52 | Hervé Hauterville (MTQ) | 40.42 |  Ryan Haylock (CAY) | 37.68 |
| Javelin throw | Ricky Francis (TRI) | 62.46 | Kevin Smith (BAH) | 62.30 |  Clifford Worme (GRN) | 55.84 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 40.4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.6 | Martinique | 41.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:12.93 | Barbados | 3:14.07 | Bahamas | 3:21.90 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.71 | Andria Lloyd (JAM) | 11.73 | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 11.79 |
| 200 metres | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 23.6 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 24.1 | Andria Lloyd (JAM) | 24.4 |
| 400 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) | 52.7 | Juliet Campbell (JAM) | 54.4 | Shermaine Ross (GRN) | 56.0 |
| 800 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) | 2:07.6 | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 2:13.4 |  Serene Carey (SKN) | 2:15.9 |
| 1500 metres | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 4:43.73 | Suzie Bent (JAM) | 4:47.09 | Rhonda Wilson (GUY) | 4:53.12 |
| 3000 metres | Suzie Bent (JAM) | 10:27.6 | Christine St. Cyr (GRN) | 10:35.1 | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | 10:37.6 |
| High jump | Diane Guthrie (JAM) | 1.70 | Fadelma Layne (BAR) | 1.70 | Daphne Saunders (BAH) | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Daphne Saunders (BAH) | 6.39 | Diane Guthrie (JAM) | 6.15 |  Yvette Haynes (VIN) | 5.87 |
| Shot put | Denise Taylor (BAH) | 13.29 | Antoinette Scipio (TRI) | 12.21 |  Adela Paul (LCA) | 11.69 |
| Discus throw | Denise Taylor (BAH) | 46.96 | Rose-Hélène Vétral (MTQ) | 38.26 | Kadar Thomas (JAM) | 37.82 |
| Javelin throw | Chantell Miller (BAH) | 44.90 | Rhonda Henry (GRN) | 40.92 | Antoinette Scipio (TRI) | 40.64 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 45.3 | Bahamas | 46.6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.7 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:40.65 | Bahamas | 3:51.28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4:00.73 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Adrian Bobb (TRI) | 10.81 | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 10.88 | Leon Gordon (JAM) | 10.93 |
| 200 metres | Carlos Samuels (JAM) | 21.7 | Mark Noreiga (TRI) | 21.7 | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 21.9 |
| 400 metres | Adrian Treston (JAM) | 48.86 | Mark Noreiga (TRI) | 49.21 | Karl McPherson (JAM) | 49.44 |
| 800 metres | Dwayne Henry (JAM) | 1:55.9 | David Nancy (MTQ) | 1:57.0 | Escoffrey Thomas (JAM) | 1:57.7 |
| 1500 metres | David Nancy (MTQ) | 4:05.85 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Euron Scoop (AHO) | 4:07.74 | Escoffrey Thomas (JAM) | 4:08.62 |
| High jump | Victor Houston (BAR) | 2.00 | Nicholas Tucker (BAH) | 1.95 | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 1.90 |
| Long jump | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 7.83 | Gillian Vigier (LCA) | 6.89 | Leon Gordon (JAM) | 6.86 |
| Triple jump | David Stuart (BAH) | 14.35 | Austin Dickenson (SKN) | 13.99 | Felix Bowe (BAH) | 13.90 |
| Shot put | Ramses Snijder (AHO) | 13.89 | Olu Tinubu (BAH) | 13.78 | Eddy Figuro (GLP) | 13.77 |
| Discus throw | Oral Grant (JAM) | 46.54 | Dave Taylor (BAR) | 37.96 | Olu Tinubu (BAH) | 37.02 |
| Javelin throw | Ramses Snijder (AHO) | 57.82 | Raphael Cumberbatch (BAR) | 53.90 | Oral Grant (JAM) | 50.48 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Catherine Scott (JAM) | 11.92 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 11.93 | Valeska Browne (BAH) | 12.23 |
| 200 metres | Mervette Collins (VIN) | 24.8 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 25.0 | Carmetta McKay (BAH) | 25.1 |
| 400 metres | Catherine Scott (JAM) | 54.12 | Wynsome Cole (JAM) | 55.77 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 56.18 |
| 800 metres | Janice Turner (JAM) | 2:11.6 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 2:13.5 | Sherone Walker (JAM) | 2:17.8 |
| 1500 metres | Janice Turner (JAM) | 4:45.68 | Sherone Walker (JAM) | 4:51.75 | Christine St. Cyr (GRN) | 4:54.75 |
| High jump | Najuma Fletcher (GUY) | 1.72 | Icolyn Kelly (JAM) | 1.66 | Lacena Golding (JAM) | 1.58 |
| Long jump | Dedra Davis (BAH) | 5.88 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 5.81 | Raquel Morrison (CAY) | 5.35 |
| Shot put | Murielle Flamand (MTQ) | 10.83 | Dominique Perroni (MTQ) | 10.81 | Lisa Casimir (DMA) | 10.60 |
| Discus throw | Murielle Flamand (MTQ) | 32.38 | Hughette Robertson (GUY) | 32.26 | Marcia Taylor (BAH) | 31.96 |
| Javelin throw | Patrice Scotland (BER) | 39.14 | Lisa Casimir (DMA) | 37.22 | Marsha Mark (TRI) | 37.18 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Barbados)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 26 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Martinique (MTQ) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Guyana (GUY) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Barbados (BAR)* | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 nations) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 150 | |
References
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- Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
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