1974 CARIFTA Games

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III CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 13–15
Host cityKingston, Jamaica Jamaica
LevelJunior and Youth
Events34
Participationabout 137 athletes from
8 nations

The 3rd CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 13–15, 1974.

Participation (unofficial)[edit]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 137 athletes (116 junior (under-20) and 21 youth (under-17)) from about countries: Bahamas (17), Barbados (24), Bermuda (30), Jamaica (27), Lesser Antilles/Antigua and Barbuda (8), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5), Trinidad and Tobago (23), US Virgin Islands (3).

Medal summary[edit]

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[2] Girls under 20 (Junior),[3] Boys under 17 (Youth),[4] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[5] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Boys under 20 (Junior)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Noel Lynch (BAR) 10.7  Michael Sharpe (BER) 10.8  Colin Bradford (JAM) 10.8
200 metres  Calvin Dill (BER) 21.5  Noel Lynch (BAR) 21.9  Colin Bradford (JAM) 21.9
400 metres  Charles Headlam (JAM) 48.5  Barrington Smith (JAM) 49.2  Anthony Meyers (TRI) 49.3
800 metres  Charles Headlam (JAM) 1:56.0  Errol Atlan (JAM) 1:56.6  Trevor Small (BAR) 1:56.9
1500 metres  Louis Trotman (BAR) 4:04.0  Trevor Small (BAR) 4:04.9  Patrick Roxburgh (JAM) 4:05.9
3000 metres  Steve Braithwaite (TRI) 9:11.8  Louis Trotman (BAR) 9:11.9  Floyd Patrick (BAR) 9:14.5
110 metres hurdles  Clive Barriffe (JAM) 14.8  Mark Stoute (BAR) 15.5  Jocelyn Wynter (JAM) 15.6
400 metres hurdles  Clive Barriffe (JAM) 54.7  Mark Stoute (BAR) 55.7  Kelshall Rivas (TRI) 58.3
High jump  Owen Cunningham (JAM) 1.98  Clive Barriffe (JAM) 1.98  Wade Mitchell (TRI) 1.955
Pole vault  Everton Cornelius (ATG) 3.25  Gerald Basden (BER) 2.94
Long jump  Dennis Trott (BER) 6.81  Glen Lake (BER) 6.73  Everton Cornelius (ATG) 6.69
Triple jump  Michael Sharpe (BER) 15.40  David Green (JAM) 14.84  Rommell Small (BAR) 14.03
Shot put  Dennis Thompson (JAM) 13.78  Marcus Joseph (TRI) 13.26  Birtchfield Martin (ATG) 13.24
Discus throw  Dennis Thompson (JAM) 43.62  Dilton Woodley (BER) 39.86  Rommell Small (BAR) 39.30
Javelin throw  Robert Moulder (BER) 55.82  Cordell De Silva (VIN) 50.90  Malcolm Smith (BER) 49.66
4 × 100 metres relay  Bermuda 41.1  Jamaica 41.2  Trinidad and Tobago 42.5
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:13.8  Barbados 3:20.9  Bermuda 3:23.7

Girls under 20 (Junior)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Dorothy Scott (JAM) 12.0  Debbie Jones (BER) 12.0  Regina Montague (JAM) 12.4
200 metres  Marcia Trotman (BAR) 24.5  Debbie Jones (BER) 24.6  Maureen Gottshalk (JAM) 24.7
400 metres  Maureen Gottshalk (JAM) 55.5  Marva Edwards (TRI) 57.1  Barbara Bishop (BAR) 57.1
800 metres  Carletta McNabb (JAM) 2:15.0  Heather Gooding (BAR) 2:16.8  Marva Edwards (TRI) 2:16.9
100 metres hurdles  Cheryl Blackman (BAR) 15.3  Lola Ramsay (JAM) 15.6  Sharon Wilson (BAR) 15.9
High jump  Melany McDonald (JAM) 1.625  Linda Woodside (BAH) 1.575  Marlene Bascombe (BAR) 1.55
Long jump  Dorothy Scott (JAM) 5.62  Sharon Wilson (BAR) 5.51  Halcien Gallimore (JAM) 5.44
Shot put  Winsome Langley (JAM) 11.31  Denise Moss (BAH) 10.35  Bessie Horton (BER) 10.30
Discus throw  Winsome Langley (JAM) 34.92  Rhonda Rawlins (BER) 30.98  Fontane Archer (BAR) 28.64
Javelin throw  Lyn George (TRI) 34.98  Lucille George (TRI) 33.58  Glenda De Peiza (BAR) 32.76
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica 46.7  Barbados 47.8  Bermuda 47.9
4 × 400 metres relay  Barbados 3:47.5  Jamaica 3:48.5  Trinidad and Tobago 3:54.5

Boys under 17 (Youth)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Rickey Moxey (BAH) 11.3  Norman Allen (JAM) 11.4  Colin Corbin (BAR) 11.4
200 metres  Errol Williams (JAM) 23.7  Rickey Seymour (BAH) 23.7  Ronald Swan (BER) 23.8
400 metres  Norman Allen (JAM) 50.1  Noel Fairclough (JAM) 50.5  Richard Ross (TRI) 50.8

Girls under 17 (Youth)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Debbie Jones (BER) 12.3  Esther Hope (TRI) 12.7  Verna Laidlow (JAM) 12.9
200 metres  Debbie Jones (BER) 24.6  Esther Hope (TRI) 25.4  Ann Adams (TRI) 25.7

Medal table (unofficial)[edit]

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica*189835
2 Bermuda77519
3 Barbados591024
4 Trinidad and Tobago25815
5 Bahamas1304
6 Antigua and Barbuda1023
7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0101
Totals (7 entries)343433101

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
  2. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  3. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  4. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
  5. ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011

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