| VIII CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 20–22 |
| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica  |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | about 183 athletes from 14 nations |
| ← 1978 Nassau 1980 Hamilton → | |
The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 183 athletes (131 junior (under-20) and 52 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (36), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (4), Guyana (10), Jamaica (44), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (10), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2), Trinidad and Tobago (20).
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy was awarded to Jon Jones from Jamaica. He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump) in the youth (U-17) category, and therefore was described as the most outstanding athletes of the 39 stagings of the games.
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
Boys under 20 (Junior)
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Boys under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
10.97 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
11.03 |  Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) |
11.34 |
| 200 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) |
22.15 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) |
22.17 |  Phil Lewis (BAH) |
22.83 |
| 400 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
50.08 | Phil Lewis (BAH) |
50.51 |  Richard Louis (BAR) |
51.25 |
| 800 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) |
1:57.77 | Richard Taylor (JAM) |
1:58.15 | K. Stubbs (BAR) |
1:58.43 |
| Long jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
7.02 |  Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
6.93 | John Pugh (BAH) |
6.80 |
| Triple jump | Jon Jones (JAM) |
14.77 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) |
14.38 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) |
14.08 |
| Shot put | Earl Hamilton (BAH) |
14.65 | F. Daley (JAM) |
14.40 |  Wilfred Furbert (GRN) |
9.60 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Candy Ford (BER) |
11.87 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
12.03 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
12.15 |
| 200 metres | Candy Ford (BER) |
24.24 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) |
25.01 | Winsome Darby (JAM) |
25.08 |
| 400 metres | Monique Millar (BAH) |
56.4 | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
57.7 | A. Knight (BAH) |
58.0 |
| 800 metres | Sharon Powell (JAM) |
2:14.4 | Angela Boothe (JAM) |
2:17.6 | J. Lespere (BAH) |
2:19.8 |
| Long jump | Suzanne Durham (BER) |
5.43 | H. Smith (JAM) |
5.42 | Debbie Greene (BAH) |
5.28 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Bermuda (BER) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
References
- ^ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ 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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