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1981 CARIFTA Games

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International athletics championship event
X CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 20–21
Host cityNassau, Bahamas The Bahamas
LevelJunior and Youth
Events48
Participationabout 196 athletes from
16 nations
← 1980 Hamilton 1982 Kingston →

The 10th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 20–21, 1981. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes (128 junior (under-20) and 68 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (47), Barbados (22), Bermuda (18), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (11), Guyana (1), Jamaica (50), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14), US Virgin Islands (4).

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)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Leroy Reid (JAM) 10.5  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 10.6  Finbar Pierre (TRI) 10.7
200 metres  Scott Ferguson (TRI) 21.06  Leroy Reid (JAM) 21.07  Dennis Wallace (JAM) 21.45
400 metres  Richard Louis (BAR) 46.62  David Charlton (BAH) 46.79  Allan Ingraham (BAH) 47.49
800 metres  Michael Lawson (JAM) 1:55.0  Richard Taylor (JAM) 1:55.1  Ezra Catwell (BAR) 1:56.0
1500 metres  Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) 3:57.82  Maurice Williams (GRN) 3:57.85  Gerald Cross (JAM) 4:03.01
5000 metres  Maurice Williams (GRN) 14:58.23  Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) 15:16.05  Gerald Cross (JAM) 15:20.78
110 metres hurdles  Gerald Martin (JAM) 14.2  Carlisle Anderson (JAM) 14.8  David Charlton (BAH) 14.9
400 metres hurdles  David Charlton (BAH) 51.8  Ladrick Trusty (JAM) 54.4  Lennox Graham (JAM) 54.7
High jump  Nick Saunders (BER) 2.18  Steve Wray (BAH) 2.18  Dennis Richards (BAH) 2.06
Pole vault  Steve Wray (BAH) 3.99  Arvadio Ferguson (BAH) 3.88  Ramon Ramirez (BER) 3.50
Long jump  Adrian Jordan (BAR) 7.21  Brad Johnson (BAH) 7.20  Orde Ballantyne (VIN) 7.10
Triple jump  Lyndon Sands (BAH) 15.64  Lester Benjamin (ATG) 15.28  Brad Johnson (BAH) 15.14
Shot put  Orde Ballantyne (VIN) 15.68  Thierry Liveze (GLP) 15.03  Raleigh Ferguson (BAH) 14.90
Discus throw  Stanford Moss (BAH) 52.64  Allister Joseph (TRI) 49.98  Jeff Knowles (BAH) 49.36
Javelin throw  Brooke Onley (BER) 63.38  Jeff Knowles (BAH) 56.60  Lyndon Sands (BAH) 56.18
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Dennis Wallace
Gerald Martin
Earle Laing
Leroy Reid		 40.9  Bahamas 42.2  Barbados 42.4
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:12.06  Jamaica
Michael Lawson
Dennis Wallace
Fenton Hugg
Joseph Boyd		 3:12.06  Trinidad and Tobago 3:15.35

Girls under 20 (Junior)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Marie-France Loval (GLP) 11.6  Janet Burke (JAM) 11.7  Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 12.0
200 metres  Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 24.04  Ruperta Charles (ATG) 24.07  Liliane Gaschet (MTQ) 24.19
400 metres  Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 53.04  Fredericka Wright (JAM) 54.93  Ruperta Charles (ATG) 55.26
800 metres  Whelma Colebrooke (BAH) 2:10.5  Eugenie Beason (JAM) 2:11.3  Marie-Anna Filomin (GLP) 2:11.8
1500 metres  Eugenie Beason (JAM) 4:44.66  Margaret Williams (JAM) 4:48.3  Whelma Colebrooke (BAH) 4:58.5
3000 metres  Margaret Williams (JAM) 10:20.97  Daphne Fearon (JAM) 10.26.57  Sharon Alleyne (TRI) 10:48.6
100 metres hurdles  Karlene Allen (JAM) 14.9  Debbie Greene (BAH) 15.1  Marjorie Knight (JAM) 15.3
High jump  Charline Scaron (MTQ) 1.75  Elna Vignerol (GLP) 1.73  Sharon Rose (BAH) 1.70
Long jump  Ingrid Boyce (BAR) 5.74  Cynthia Henry (JAM) 5.64  Debbie Greene (BAH) 5.61
Shot put  Jean-Claire Chathuant (GLP) 13.36  Sonya Smith (BER) 12.39  Marlene Lewis (JAM) 11.36
Discus throw  Kathy Bartlett (BAH) 38.92  Carol Woodside (BAH) 38.48  Sonya Smith (BER) 35.74
Javelin throw  Sonya Smith (BER) 52.38  Marie Bertimon (GLP) 46.48  Mary Brewster (BAR) 43.10
4 × 100 metres relay  Bahamas 46.36  Jamaica
Cynthia Henry
Fredericka Wright
Karlene Allen
Janet Burke		 46.69  Antigua and Barbuda 46.84
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:42.7  Antigua and Barbuda
Genevieve Joseph
Ruperta Charles
Terry Juliens
Jocelyn Joseph		 3:45.5  Barbados 3:46.2

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ray Stewart (JAM) 10.9  Ian Esson (JAM) 11.0  Rosan Rauzduel (GLP) 11.2
200 metres  Ray Stewart (JAM) 22.32  Rosan Rauzduel (GLP) 22.34  Nigel Clarke (BAR) 22.56
400 metres  Paul Henry (JAM) 49.69  Norman Pottinger (JAM) 49.93  Victor Jordan (BAR) 50.44
800 metres  Donville Buchanan (JAM) 1:59.4  Winston Matthews (JAM) 2:00.5  Deryck Codrington (BAR) 2:02.1
High jump  Troy Glasgow (BER) 1.93  Donville Buchanan (JAM) 1.93  Troy Kemp (BAH) 1.88
Long jump  Edmund Moxey (BAH) 6.61  Andre Brown (JAM) 6.58  Lauren Stewart (BER) 6.45
Triple jump  Lauren Stewart (BER) 14.21  Devon Dixon (JAM) 13.78  Fritz Knowles (BAH) 13.68
Shot put  Lavelle Hamilton (BAH) 14.57  Georges Robin (GLP) 14.51  Gwyn Jones (JAM) 14.04
Javelin throw  Leslie Patterson (BAR) 53.52  Jefferson Stubbs (BAH) 52.40  Lavelle Hamilton (BAH) 46.64

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Candy Ford (BER) 11.7  Camille Coates (JAM) 11.8  Maxine McMillan (TRI) 12.0
200 metres  Candy Ford (BER) 24.12  Maxine McMillan (TRI) 24.40  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 24.80
400 metres  Candy Ford (BER) 55.3  Veronica Williams (JAM) 55.5  Rosemarie Bailey (JAM) 55.8
800 metres  Bernardette John (TRI) 2:12.5  Sharon Powell (JAM) 2:14.7  Roxanne Vincent (TRI) 2:15.4
High jump  Mazel Thomas (JAM) 1.62  Janelle Kelly (TRI) 1.60  Donna Smith (BAH) 1.52
Long jump  Dalsis Billet (JAM) 5.52  Janine Tabar (GLP) 5.43  Donna Smith (BAH) 5.37
Shot put  Laverne Eve (BAH) 13.27  Jacqueline Kennedy (BER) 10.05  Minez Cargill (BAH) 9.73
Javelin throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 39.94  Angela Hinds (BAR) 35.14  Monique Millar (BAH) 34.72

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bahamas (BAH)*1591943
2 Jamaica (JAM)1321842
3 Bermuda (BER)82313
4 Barbados (BAR)41712
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)34512
6 Guadeloupe (GLP)26210
7 Grenada (GRN)1102
8 Martinique (MTQ)1012
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)1012
10 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)0426
Totals (10 entries)484848144


References

  1. Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 30 years ago….Nassau, Bahamas, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
  2. ^ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  4. "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  5. "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  6. "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011

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