1972 CARIFTA Games
I CARIFTA Games | |
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Host city |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
Date(s) | April 1–4 |
Level | Junior |
Participation |
more than 67 athletes from 11 nations |
Events | 23 |
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The 1st CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 1–4, 1972. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] There is almost no information on athletes competing in the relay teams. An unofficial count (without relay teams) yields the number of about 67 athletes from about 11 countries: Barbados (12), Bermuda (5), Grenada (6), Guadeloupe (1), Guyana (8), Jamaica (20), Lesser Antilles (1 relay team), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (3 relay teams), Saint Lucia (3 relay teams), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 + 3 relay teams), Trinidad and Tobago (14).
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] and Girls under 20 (Junior).[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | |||
200 metres | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.6 | |||
400 metres | 47.6 | 48.4 | 48.5 | |||
800 metres | 1:52.5 | 1:53.3 | 1:57.5 | |||
1500 metres | 4:00.0 | 4:08.2 | 4:08.8 | |||
High jump | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Long jump | 7.15 | 7.02 | 6.89 | |||
Triple jump | 14.71 | 13.82 | 13.78 | |||
Shot put | 17.12 | 13.21 | 13.17 | |||
Discus throw | 45.88 | 40.88 | 36.96 | |||
Javelin throw | 57.60 | 52.70 | 50.20 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | Cecil Mitchell Herman Marchand Richard Cross Kelvin Joseph | 41.8 | 42.1 | Ken Francois Raymond Layne Roy Layne Russell Lambert | 42.2 | |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:16.3 | Michael Andrews Roy Astor Winston Mora-Scott Horace Tuitt | 3:18.3 | Ken Francois Evelyn Maitland Raymond Layne Roy Layne | 3:23.5 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | |||
200 metres | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | |||
400 metres | 56.3 | 57.5 | 59.6 | |||
800 metres | 2:21.0 | 2:23.7 | 2:25.0 | |||
High jump | 1.78 | 1.52 | 1.52 | |||
Long jump | 5.83 | 5.68 | 5.50 | |||
Shot put | 9.75 | 9.37 | 9.36 | |||
Discus throw | 32.68 | 28.62 | 28.60 | |||
Javelin throw | 39.96 | 27.08 | 26.36 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | 47.0 | 47.8 | 53.5 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Barbados)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 | |
2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (8 nations) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
References
- ↑ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 40 years ago…..Bridgetown Barbados, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
- 1 2 World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ ,"CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011