1979 CARIFTA Games
The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.
VIII CARIFTA Games | |
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Dates | April 20–22 |
Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Events | 42 |
Participation | about 183 athletes from 14 nations |
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[2]
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] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 10.72 | 10.79 | 10.91 | |||
200 metres | 21.49 | 21.67 | 21.74 | |||
400 metres | 48.02 | 48.54 | 48.59 | |||
800 metres | 1:53.34 | 1:53.87 | 1:54.3 | |||
1500 metres | 3:57.24 | 3:58.79 | 4:04.7 | |||
3000 metres | 8:54.6 | 8:57.3 | 9:00.7 | |||
110 metres hurdles | 14.71 | 14.75 | 14.88 | |||
400 metres hurdles | 54.21 | 56.2 | 57.1 | |||
High jump | 2.08 | 2.03 | 1.98 | |||
Pole vault | 3.66 | 3.50 | 3.20 | |||
Long jump | 7.36 | 7.06 | 7.03 | |||
Triple jump | 15.01 | 14.89 | 14.88 | |||
Shot put | 15.10 | 14.87 | 14.41 | |||
Discus throw | 48.20 | 48.06 | 45.12 | |||
Javelin throw | 56.76 | 55.72 | 53.92 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | Clyde McGregor Chris Thelwell George Walcott Albert Lawrence | 41.41 | 41.60 | 41.99 | ||
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:13.0 | 3:14.6 | 3:17.5 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 11.77 | 11.87 | 11.92 | |||
200 metres | 23.98 | 24.05 | 24.36 | |||
400 metres | 53.58 | 54.88 | 54.9 | |||
800 metres | 2:14.3 | 2:15.6 | 2:16.0 | |||
1500 metres | 4:43.6 | 4:46.5 | 4:51.4 | |||
100 metres hurdles | 14.77 | 14.83 | 15.32 | |||
High jump | 1.625 | 1.625 | 1.625 | |||
Long jump | 5.68 | 5.60 | 5.28 | |||
Shot put | 12.95 | 12.61 | 11.29 | |||
Discus throw | 37.94 | 34.32 | 33.60 | |||
Javelin throw | 53.98 | 41.98 | 38.96 | |||
4 × 100 metres relay | 45.79 | Marcia Brown Merlene Ottey Normalee Murray Fredericka Wright | 46.47 | 46.88 | ||
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:41.79 | N. Gordon Normalee Murray Marcia Tate Fredericka Wright | 3:44.82 | 3:57.7 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 10.97 | 11.03 | 11.34 | |||
200 metres | 22.15 | 22.17 | 22.83 | |||
400 metres | 50.08 | 50.51 | 51.25 | |||
800 metres | 1:57.77 | 1:58.15 | 1:58.43 | |||
Long jump | 7.02 | 6.93 | 6.80 | |||
Triple jump | 14.77 | 14.38 | 14.08 | |||
Shot put | 14.65 | 14.40 | 9.60 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | 11.87 | 12.03 | 12.15 | |||
200 metres | 24.24 | 25.01 | 25.08 | |||
400 metres | 56.4 | 57.7 | 58.0 | |||
800 metres | 2:14.4 | 2:17.6 | 2:19.8 | |||
Long jump | 5.43 | 5.42 | 5.28 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 | |
2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 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