1994 CARIFTA Games

XXIII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 2–4
Host cityBridgetown, Barbados Barbados
LevelJunior and Youth
Events58
Participationabout 265 athletes from
about 17 nations

The 23rd CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 2–4, 1994.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 265 athletes (153 junior (under-20) and 112 youth (under-17)) from about 17 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (30), Barbados (44), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (3), Dominica (2), French Guiana (6), Grenada (10), Guadeloupe (21), Guyana (9), Jamaica (60), Martinique (15), Saint Kitts and Nevis (9), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (35).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Obadele Thompson from Barbados.[2][3] He won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category setting new games records.

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  Obadele Thompson (BAR) 10.33  Brian Babbs (BAH) 10.75  Wayne Johnson (JAM) 10.76
200 metres  Obadele Thompson (BAR) 20.71  Ruddy Zami (GLP) 21.42  Judson Jervis (BAH) 21.57
400 metres  Michael McDonald (JAM) 47.02  Lorenzo Robinson (JAM) 47.06  Dennis Darling (BAH) 47.72
800 metres  Joël Morentin (GLP) 1:54.00  Howard Reid (JAM) 1:54.42  Garfield Samuels (JAM) 1:55.38
1500 metres  Delmore Delevante (JAM) 3:55.56  David Bell (BAH) 3:58.16  Richard Jones (TRI) 3:58.63
5000 metres  Delmore Delevante (JAM) 15:28.45  Richard Jones (TRI) 15:34.40  Zepharinus Joseph (LCA) 15:36.93
110 metres hurdles  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 14.68  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 15.01  Terry Liverpool (TRI) 15.89
400 metres hurdles  Kevin James (JAM) 52.23  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 52.69  Edward Clarke (JAM) 53.32
High jump  Stephen Woodley (BER) 2.13  Enrico Gordon (JAM) 2.09  Robert Bynoe (GUY) 2.02
Pole vault  Kenny Moxey (BAH) 3.96  André Williams (JAM) 3.60  Dion Kong (TRI) 2.70
Long jump  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 7.49  Kerl Chai Hong (TRI) 7.27  Aaron Bean (BER) 7.02
Triple jump  Allen Mortimer (BAH) 15.65  Vance Clarke (SKN) 15.21  Stephen Woodley (BER) 14.97
Shot put  Olivier Andirin (GLP) 14.51  O'Neil Smythe (JAM) 12.77  Anthony Alexander (TRI) 12.53
Discus throw  Anthony Alexander (TRI) 43.06  O'Neil Smythe (JAM) 42.16  Ahville Black (JAM) 40.10
Javelin throw  Selwyn Smith (GRN) 59.40  Hubert Knight (JAM) 53.18  Julian Mangal (BAR) 51.98
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Lorenzo Robinson
Wayne Johnson
Maurice Wignall
Christopher Butler		 41.13  Guadeloupe
Stephane Peccatus
Ruddy Zami
Didier Héry
Gilles Ricard		 41.40  Bahamas
Dennis Darling
Brian Babbs
Osbourne Moxey
Judson Jervis		 41.54
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Edward Clarke
Lorenzo Robinson
LaTonel Williams
Michael McDonald		 3:09.47  Barbados
Gabriel Burnett
Fabian Rollins
Greg Hughes
Jason St. Hill		 3:14.37  Trinidad and Tobago
Declan Wattley
Marlon de Leon
Ivor Hamilton
Garth Chadband		 3:16.56

Girls under 20 (Junior)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.58  Kerry-Ann Richards (JAM) 11.72  Beverley Langley (JAM) 11.89
200 metres  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 23.53  Beverley Langley (JAM) 23.90  Tracey Barnes (JAM) 23.98
400 metres  Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 53.55  Tonique Williams (BAH) 53.72  Tracey Barnes (JAM) 53.77
800 metres  Tanya Jarrett (JAM) 2:09.76  Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 2:10.30  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 2:11.91
1500 metres  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 4:44.46  Evette Turner (JAM) 4:46.95  Sandra Scott (GRN) 4:51.74
3000 metres  Evette Turner (JAM) 10:35.15  Sandra Scott (GRN) 10:35.59  Keisha Gray (TRI) 10:37.42
100 metres hurdles  Delloreen Ennis (JAM) 14.53  Valérie Castor (GUF) 14.86  Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) 15.08
400 metres hurdles  Tanya Jarrett (JAM) 59.77  Andrea Blackett (BAR) 61.29  Victoria Pacifique (TRI) 64.36
High jump  Natalie Richardson (JAM) 1.74  Lisa Wright (JAM) 1.74  Paulette Reid (BAR) 1.74
Long jump  Trecia Smith (JAM) 6.06  Ronalee Davis (JAM) 5.98  Cherita Howard (BAR) 5.68
Triple jump  Ronalee Davis (JAM) 13.12w  Lisa Wright (JAM) 12.17  Eugénie Elisabeth (GUF) 11.98
Shot put  Anne-Marie Marival (GLP) 13.25  Astrid Firpion (GLP) 12.39  Rhonda Hackett (TRI) 12.14
Discus throw  Trudi Holder (BAR) 41.70  Grettel Miller (JAM) 40.52  Fostine Thomas (JAM) 40.40
Javelin throw  Shenique Musgrove (BAH) 44.34  Trishel Thompson (GUY) 38.84  Grettel Miller (JAM) 38.76
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Tulia Robinson
Kerry-Ann Richards
Maria Brown
Beverley Langley		 44.91  Bahamas
Tonique Williams
Tamara Cherebin
Dewanna Wright
Debbie Ferguson		 45.66  Guadeloupe
Pierre-Marie Marival
Nadine Mahobah
Myriam Urcel
Isabelle Beaumont		 46.57
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Tanya Jarrett
Shelly-Ann Berth
Tanieca Williams
T. Barnett		 3:35.91  Bahamas
Debbie Ferguson
Tonique Williams
Ingrid Sears
Vernetta Rolle		 3:36.53  Barbados
Kay Sealy
Cherita Howard
Andrea Blackett
Melissa Straker		 3:42.54

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(0.1 m/s) 		 Jason Gerald (TRI) 11.12  Didier Henry (GLP) 11.23  Shane Brown (JAM) 11.27
200 metres  Latonel Williams (JAM) 22.0  Oral Telphia (JAM) 22.4  Jason Gerald (TRI) 22.5
400 metres  Latonel Williams (JAM) 49.23  Shane Brown (JAM) 49.27  Marlon de Leon (TRI) 49.74
800 metres  Jermaine Barclay (JAM) 1:59.6  Norval Glave (JAM) 2:00.3  Jason Parris (TRI) 2:03.3
1500 metres  Michael Donawa (BER) 4:06.51  Jermaine Barclay (JAM) 4:10.02  Narvin Beharry (TRI) 4:10.45
100 metres hurdles  Kurt Duncan (JAM) 13.98  Désiré Delric (MTQ) 14.24  Oral Telphia (JAM) 14.57
400 metres hurdles  Kurt Duncan (JAM) 55.38  Seth Billy (BAR) 57.12  Shane Brown (JAM) 57.93
High jump  Ryan Chambers (JAM) 2.10  Kerry Edwards (TRI) 2.08  Yohance Young (BAR) 1.96
Long jump  Sébastien Pincemail (GLP) 6.72  David Gosset (GLP) 6.64  Osbourne Moxey (BAH) 6.56
Triple jump  Thierry Babel (GLP) 13.78  Gregory Hughes (BAR) 13.62  Mervin Swaby (JAM) 13.51
Shot put  Dave Stoute (TRI) 14.40  Rory Marsh (JAM) 13.36  Denzil Rolle (BAH) 13.05
Discus throw  Rory Marsh (JAM) 40.88  Denzil Rolle (BAH) 39.72  Dave Stoute (TRI) 39.48
Javelin throw  Kerry Edwards (TRI) 55.36  Moise Louisy-Louis (MTQ) 51.64  Esmond Hutchinson (GRN) 48.54

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ayanna Hutchinson (TRI) 11.88  Maria Brown (JAM) 11.97  Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) 11.97
200 metres  Ayanna Hutchinson (TRI) 24.30  Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) 24.31  Tulia Robinson (JAM) 24.57
400 metres  Ingrid Sears (BAH) 55.45  Sindy John (TRI) 55.59  Tanieca Williams (JAM) 55.89
800 metres  Janelle Inniss (BAR) 2:15.1  Florence Hunt (GLP) 2:16.0  Vernae Ingram (BER) 2:16.2
1500 metres  Janelle Inniss (BAR) 4:44.47  Dahlia Henry (JAM) 4:49.59  Keisha Gray (TRI) 4:56.37
100 metres hurdles  Cynthia Octavia (MTQ) 14.8  Benedicte Resin (MTQ) 15.3  Natalie Chandler (BAR) 15.5
300 metres hurdles  Kaysia McKoy (JAM) 44.16  Tomeca Brown (JAM) 46.05  Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) 46.12
High jump  Keisha Spencer (JAM) 1.70  Ayesha Maycock (BAR) 1.65  Leslia Miller (BAH) 1.62
Long jump  Dolette Blake (JAM) 5.86  Andrea Bradshaw (BAR) 5.65  Kaysia McKoy (JAM) 5.60
Shot put  Joëlle Julianne (MTQ) 11.01  Christelle Bornil (MTQ) 10.80  Malorie McIntosh (BAH) 10.34
Discus throw  Nadine Clarke (JAM) 33.88  Béatrice Louisy-Louis (MTQ) 31.98  Roxanne Rankin (CAY) 31.46
Javelin throw  Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) 36.12  Doris Thompson (BAH) 35.92  Keisha Pratt (BAH) 32.60

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Barbados)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)28231869
2 Bahamas (BAH)78823
3 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)741526
4 Barbados (BAR)*67619
5 Guadeloupe (GLP)56112
6 Martinique (MTQ)2507
7 Bermuda (BER)2035
8 Grenada (GRN)1124
9 Cayman Islands (CAY)0123
10 French Guiana (GUF)0112
 Guyana (GUY)0112
12 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0101
13 Saint Lucia (LCA)0011
Totals (13 entries)585858174

References

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