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)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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