1993 CARIFTA Games

XXII CARIFTA Games
DatesApril 10–11
Host cityFort-de-France, Martinique Martinique
LevelJunior and Youth
Events55
Participationabout 272 athletes from
about 19 nations

The 22nd CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 10–11, 1993.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 272 athletes (175 junior (under-20) and 97 youth (under-17)) from about 19 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (28), Barbados (32), Belize (1), Bermuda (13), British Virgin Islands (7), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (1), French Guiana (4), Grenada (8), Guadeloupe (26), Guyana (5), Jamaica (54), Martinique (36), Saint Kitts and Nevis (7), Saint Lucia (12), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (29), US Virgin Islands (3).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nikole Mitchell from Jamaica.[2][3] She won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4 × 100m relay) in the junior (U-20) category.

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
(-0.9 m/s) 		 Obadele Thompson (BAR) 10.71  Jason Shelton (JAM) 10.80  Gilles Ricard (GLP) 10.83
200 metres
(-0.3 m/s) 		 Davian Clarke (JAM) 21.25  Obadele Thompson (BAR) 21.42  Theron Cooper (BAH) 21.54
400 metres  Davian Clarke (JAM) 46.56  Edward Clarke (JAM) 46.90  Theron Cooper (BAH) 47.35
800 metres  Michael McDonald (JAM) 1:51.43  Oniel Duncan (JAM) 1:51.86  Benton Brudy (SKN) 1:53.11
1500 metres  Horace Steele (JAM) 3:58.91  David Bell (BAH) 3:59.92  Escoffrey Thomas (JAM) 4:01.31
5000 metres  Sheik Mohammed (GUY) 15:28.99  Zepharinus Joseph (LCA) 15:31.61  William Mahler (BIZ) 15:43.80
110 metres hurdles
(1.2 m/s) 		 Neil Gardner (JAM) 14.40  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 14.80  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 14.83
400 metres hurdles  Ian Weakley (JAM) 51.75  Olivier Jean-Théodore (MTQ) 53.47  Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 54.46
High jump  Victor Houston (BAR) 2.10  Neil Gardner (JAM) 2.05  Stephen Woodley (BER) 2.02
Pole vault  Kenny Moxey (BAH) 4.11  David Green (JAM) 3.60  Ian Butler (BAH) 3.40
Long jump  Keita Cline (IVB) 7.31  Maurice Wignall (JAM) 7.13  Victor Houston (BAR) 7.10
Triple jump  Victor Houston (BAR) 15.68  Neil Gardner (JAM) 15.62  Keita Cline (IVB) 15.47w
Shot put  Christopher Wilson (JAM) 13.89  Olivier Andirin (GLP) 13.67  Dave Taylor (BAR) 13.09
Discus throw  Marvin Whiley (BAH) 45.80  Dave Taylor (BAR) 41.60  Mark Ellis (JAM) 41.58
Javelin throw  Selwyn Smith (GRN) 61.62  Jermaine Curry (BAH) 61.32  Camille Bechet (GUF) 57.64
4 × 100 metres relay  Guadeloupe
Youri Arron
P. Bilongue
X. Couchi
Gilles Ricard		 41.46  Jamaica
Damion Atkinson
Shane Brown
Kirk Jones
Craig McIntosh		 41.68  Barbados
G. Ward
Victor Houston
Obadele Thompson
Jason St. Hill		 42.47
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Davian Clarke
Edward Clarke
O'Neil Duncan
Michael McDonald		 3:10.26  Trinidad and Tobago
Nigel Baptiste
Colin Burnett
Garth Chadband
Aaron Jack		 3:15.17  Barbados
Brian Brewster
Victor Houston
Shurlon Mayers
Fabian Rollins		 3:19.72

Girls under 20 (Junior)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(0.3 m/s) 		 Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 11.43  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 11.71  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.79
200 metres
(-1.2 m/s) 		 Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 23.25  Astia Walker (JAM) 23.65  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 23.81
400 metres  Claudine Williams (JAM) 52.90  Tracey Barnes (JAM) 54.17  Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 54.19
800 metres  Claudine Williams (JAM) 2:11.52  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 2:11.94  Vernetta Rolle (BAH) 2:12.52
1500 metres  Michelle Clarke (JAM) 4:31.87  Charmaine Howell (JAM) 4:41.86  Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 4:48.90
3000 metres  Michelle Clarke (JAM) 10:02.22  Dahlia Henry (JAM) 10:36.71  Geraldine McQueen (GRN) 10:44.96
100 metres hurdles
(1.1 m/s) 		 Brigitte Foster (JAM) 14.22  Denise Coudoux (GLP) 14.53  Noretta William (MTQ) 14.62
400 metres hurdles  Wynsome Cole (JAM) 59.16  Sharmaine McKenzie (BAH) 62.37  Neketa Sears (BAH) 63.88
High jump  Lisa Wright (JAM) 1.71  Paulette Reid (BAR) 1.68  Lacena Golding (JAM) 1.64
Long jump  Lacena Golding (JAM) 6.07  Lisa Wright (JAM) 5.79  Rhonda Forbes (TRI) 5.76
Triple jump  Lisa Wright (JAM) 12.52  Lacena Golding (JAM) 12.27  Abigail Ferguson (BAH) 11.72
Shot put  Anne-Marie Marival (GLP) 12.99  Maxine McKenzie (JAM) 12.92  Gladys Sainte-Rose (MTQ) 11.95
Discus throw  Marcia Taylor (BAH) 38.66  Marsha Minns (BAH) 38.34  Trudi Holder (BAR) 36.38
Javelin throw  Marsha Mark (TRI) 43.40  Shenelle Joseph (LCA) 39.40  Shenique Musgrove (BAH) 38.42
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
Beverley Langley
Nikole Mitchell
Tulia Robinson		 45.23  Bahamas
Debbie Ferguson
Savatheda Fynes
Tonique Williams
Vernetta Rolle		 45.53  Guadeloupe
N. Absalon
Isabelle Beaumont
Pierre-Marie Marival
N'Daye Nepotel		 46.39
4 × 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Tracey Barnes
Winsome Cole
Charmaine Howell
Tanya Jarrett		 3:35.76  Bahamas
Debbie Ferguson
Tonique Williams
Savatheda Fynes
Vernetta Rolle		 3:39.32  Barbados
Andrea Blackett
Jackie Blackett
Cherita Howard
Melissa Straker		 3:52.48

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.5 m/s) 		 Damion Atkinson (JAM) 11.21  Kirk Jones (JAM) 11.26  Donte Hunt (BER) 11.30
200 metres
(-0.4 m/s) 		 Ruddy Zami (GLP) 21.99  Damion Atkinson (JAM) 22.22  Shane Brown (JAM) 22.36
400 metres  Shane Brown (JAM) 49.23  Shurlon Mayers (BAR) 49.46  Ryan Highland (BAR) 49.97
800 metres  Rohan McDonald (JAM) 1:57.92  George Daley (JAM) 1:57.93  Michael Donawa (BER) 1:58.84
1500 metres  Rohan McDonald (JAM) 4:12.76  Didier Farouil (GLP) 4:17.28  George Daley (JAM) 4:19.02
400 metres hurdles  Kirk Jones (JAM) 56.58  Rudo Alexander (TRI) 56.80  Dwight Williams (JAM) 57.12
High jump  Enrico Gordon (JAM) 2.04  Ryan Chambers (JAM) 2.00  Rohan Simons (BER) 1.97
Long jump  Samuel Lefleur (BAH) 6.73  Garfield Swaby (JAM) 6.55  Allen Mortimer (BAH) 6.42
Triple jump  Allen Mortimer (BAH) 14.58  Rohan Simons (BER) 14.44  Samuel Lefleur (BAH) 14.29
Shot put  Dereck Flowers (BAH) 13.75  Andrew Davies (BAR) 13.31  Jean Neller (MTQ) 13.31
Discus throw  O'Neil Broomfield (JAM) 39.24  Omar Rogers (JAM) 38.28  Andrew Davies (BAR) 36.18
Javelin throw  Kerry Edwards (TRI) 59.38  Kyron Peters (GRN) 54.18  Moise Louisy-Louis (MTQ) 52.08

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.6 m/s) 		 Alicia Tyson (TRI) 11.95  Tulia Robinson (JAM) 12.03  Isabelle Beaumont (GLP) 12.10
200 metres
(0.8 m/s) 		 Alicia Tyson (TRI) 24.17  Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) 24.28  Tulia Robinson (JAM) 24.64
400 metres  Tanya Jarrett (JAM) 54.15  Onica Fraser (GUY) 56.00  Sherline Williams (BAR) 57.31
800 metres  Tanya Jarrett (JAM) 2:13.14  Evette Turner (JAM) 2:14.33  Sherline Williams (BAR) 2:15.80
1500 metres  Evette Turner (JAM) 4:37.78  Joylett Simpson (JAM) 4:45.64  Vernae Ingram (BER) 4:54.98
High jump  Karen Rodney (JAM) 1.75  Tanya Wildgoose (BAH) 1.73  Roatter Johnson (SKN) 1.54
Long jump  Karen Rodney (JAM) 5.71  Donna Mullings (JAM) 5.55  Shonell Symonette (BAH) 5.23
Shot put  Astrid Firpion (GLP) 12.10  Paula Mascoll (BAR) 11.84  Corean Wills (TRI) 10.88
Discus throw  Beverley Sullivan (BAR) 35.92  Sheryl Andersen (JAM) 32.74  Rhonda Hackett (TRI) 32.28
Javelin throw  Prudence Lewis (GRN) 38.54  Corean Wills (TRI) 34.06  Samantha Black (BAH) 31.46

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Martinique)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jamaica (JAM)3328869
2 Bahamas (BAH)681428
3 Barbados (BAR)471122
4 Guadeloupe (GLP)43310
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)43310
6 Grenada (GRN)2125
7 Guyana (GUY)1102
8 British Virgin Islands (IVB)1012
9 Saint Lucia (LCA)0202
10 Bermuda (BER)0156
11 Martinique (MTQ)*0145
12 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0022
13 Belize (BIZ)0011
 French Guiana (GUF)0011
Totals (14 entries)555555165


References

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