2003 CARIFTA Games
XXXII CARIFTA Games | |
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Host city | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Date(s) | April 19-21 |
Main stadium | Hasely Crawford National Stadium |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Participation |
about 427 (219 junior, 208 youth) athletes from about 23 nations |
Events |
66 (35 junior (incl. 3 open), 31 youth) |
Records set | 14 games records |
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The 32nd CARIFTA Games were held in the Hasely Crawford National Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 19-21, 2003. A detailed report on the results was given.[1]
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the CFPI[2] and the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3] An unofficial count yields the number of about 427 athletes (219 junior (under-20) and 208 youth (under-17)) from about 23 countries: Anguilla (3), Antigua and Barbuda (15), Aruba (4), Bahamas (64), Barbados (21), Bermuda (7), British Virgin Islands (7), Cayman Islands (13), Dominica (4), French Guiana (2), Grenada (47), Guadeloupe (20), Guyana (15), Haiti (7), Jamaica (70), Martinique (19), Netherlands Antilles (15), Saint Kitts and Nevis (6), Saint Lucia (8), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5), Trinidad and Tobago (66), Turks and Caicos Islands (8), US Virgin Islands (1).
Records
A total of 14 games records were set.[1][2]
In the boys' U-20 category, Usain Bolt from Jamaica set three new games records finishing the 200 metres in 20.43s (wind: -1.1 m/s), the 400 metres in 46.35s, and together with the Jamaican 4x100m relay team in 39.43s. In triple jump, Ayata Joseph from Antigua and Barbuda set a new mark of 16.20 metres. In shot put, Jamaican Kimani Kirton achieved 17.33 metres. In the discus throw competition, the old mark of 50.41 metres by Jamaican Dwayne Henclewood from the year 2000 was improved three times. First, Kimani Kirton from Jamaica threw 51.25 metres in his second attempt. Then, Eric Mathias from the British Virgin Islands reached 51.43 metres in his fifth attempt, before setting the final mark of 55.20 metres in the last attempt.
In the girls' U-20 category, Camile Robinson from Jamaica finished the 400 metres hurdles in 56.61 seconds. The Jamaican 4x400 metres relay team set the new record to 3:36.20. Peaches Roach from Jamaica and Levern Spencer from Saint Lucia jumped 1.86 metres high.
In the boys' U-17 category, Romaine Gordon from Jamaica won the in 100 metres hurdles in the new record time of 13.12s (wind: (-1.8 m/s).
Finally, in the girls' U-17 category, Kimberly Williams from Jamaica set the new record in triple jump in 12.18 metres (wind: 0.3 m/s), and the Jamaican 4x400 metres team achieved 3:39.50.
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Usain Bolt from Jamaica.[1][4][5] He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay) in the junior (U-20) category, achieving three new games records.
Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[6] Girls under 20 (Junior),[7] Boys under 17 (Youth),[8] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[9] Complete results can be found on the CFPI[2] and the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (3.8 m/s) |
Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.20w | Churandy Martina (AHO) | 10.37w | Tesfa Latty (JAM) | 10.40w |
200 metres (-1.1 m/s) |
Usain Bolt (JAM) | 20.43 CR | Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 21.10 | Adrian Durant (ISV) | 21.14 |
400 metres | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 46.35 CR | Jamil James (TRI) | 47.34 | Andretti Bain (BAH) | 47.39 |
800 metres | Mellard Brown (JAM) | 1:50.49 | Davian Parker (JAM) | 1:52.08 | Carlan Arthur (TRI) | 1:52.22 |
1500 metres | Carlan Arthur (TRI) | 4:03.29 | Alex Sawyer (BAH) | 4:03.32 | Ran Joseph (LCA) | 4:03.81 |
5000 metres | Cleveland Forde (GUY) | 15:27.42 | Jason Elleson (JAM) | 15:35.64 | Kerone Fairweather (JAM) | 16:14.24 |
110 metres hurdles (-3.1 m/s) |
Eddy De Lépine (MTQ) | 14.25 | Shamar Sands (BAH) | 14.48 | Pete Smith (JAM) | 14.64 |
400 metres hurdles | Kimani Williams (JAM) | 51.22 | Isa Phillips (JAM) | 51.29 | Andretti Bain (BAH) | 53.68 |
High Jump | Carlos Mattis (JAM) | 2.09 | Garvin Peters (GRN) Omar Wright (CAY) | 2.03 | ||
Pole Vault | Wasim Walker (JAM) | 4.01 | ||||
Long Jump | Damion Young (JAM) | 7.40 (-1.8 m/s) |
Cédric Bergoz (MTQ) | 7.27 (0.6 m/s) |
Shawn Thomas (TRI) | 7.27 (1.7 m/s) |
Triple Jump | Ayata Joseph (ATG) | 16.20 CR (1.0 m/s) |
Carlos Mattis (JAM) | 15.19w (3.0 m/s) |
Jamal Cumberbatch (BAR) | 14.80w (2.3 m/s) |
Shot Put | Kimani Kirton (JAM) | 17.33 CR | Fabian Morgan (JAM) | 16.78 | David Villeneuve (MTQ) | 16.62 |
Discus Throw | Eric Mathias (IVB) | 55.20 CR | Kimani Kirton (JAM) | 51.25 | David Villeneuve (MTQ) | 51.09 |
Javelin Throw | Jamal Forde (BAR) | 65.46 | Christophe Marie-Nelly (MTQ) | 60.83 | Densley Joseph (GRN) | 59.05 |
Heptathlon† | Wilbert Walker (JAM) | 4837 | Akido Noel (GRN) | 4613 | Mikel Courtney (TRI) | 4523 |
4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Winston Hutton Orion Nicely Tesfa Latty Usain Bolt | 39.43 CR | Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Duncan Dion Rodriguez Mark Phillip Darrel Brown | 40.64 | Bahamas Shamar Sands Alonzo Hinds Tyrone Sawyer Oscar Greene | 40.80 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Jamaica Mellard Brown Kimani Williams Isa Phillips Usain Bolt | 3:09.70 | Trinidad and Tobago Joel Pile Kellon Francis Deverne Charles Jamil James | 3:12.46 | Bahamas Allison Bridgewater Tyrone Sawyer Jacobi Mitchell Andretti Bain | 3:13.72 |
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (3.8 m/s) |
Kerron Stewart (JAM) | 11.41w | Sherone Simpson (JAM) | 11.44w | Wanda Hutson (TRI) | 11.68w |
200 metres (-3.0 m/s) |
Tiandra Ponteen (SKN) | 23.71 | Nickesha Anderson (JAM) | 23.76 | Kerron Stewart (JAM) | 23.93 |
400 metres | Anneisha McLaughlin (JAM) | 52.57 | Tiandra Ponteen (SKN) | 52.76 | Davita Prendergast (JAM) | 53.96 |
800 metres | Carlene Robinson (JAM) | 2:07.56 | Kayann Thompson (JAM) | 2:07.94 | Denelle de Verteuil (TRI) | 2:14.04 |
1500 metres | Kayann Thompson (JAM) | 4:31.75 | Janill Williams (ATG) | 4:37.08 | Vanessa Whittle (JAM) | 4:38.03 |
3000 metres† | Janill Williams (ATG) | 10:12.32 | Jennifer Chichester (GUY) | 10:14.08 | Lorain McKenzie (JAM) | 10:15.47 |
100 metres hurdles (-2.2 m/s) |
Nadina Marsh (JAM) | 13.89 | Keisha Brown (JAM) | 13.96 | Géraldine Lecefel (MTQ) | 14.56 |
400 metres hurdles | Camile Robinson (JAM) | 56.61 CR | Carlene Robinson (JAM) | 58.47 | Josanne Lucas (TRI) | 58.55 |
High Jump | Peaches Roach (JAM) | 1.86 CR | Levern Spencer (LCA) | 1.86 CR | Shaunette Davidson (JAM) | 1.84 |
Long Jump | Elysée Vesanes (MTQ) | 6.28 (1.5 m/s) |
Kedine Geddes (JAM) | 6.23w (2.9 m/s) |
Charisse Bacchus (TRI) | 6.13w (3.3 m/s) |
Triple Jump | Sheron Mark (TRI) | 12.82 | Zelica Montout (GLP) | 12.74 | Prescillia Corneille (GLP) | 12.63 |
Shot Put | Aymara Albury (BAH) | 13.62 | Tressa-Anne Charles (LCA) | 13.21 | Astrid Hemat (GUF) | 12.37 |
Discus Throw | Shernelle Nicholls (BAR) | 41.77 | LokToya McShine (TRI) | 40.10 | Aymara Albury (BAH) | 39.80 |
Javelin Throw | Nathalia Vincent (GRN) | 43.53 | Erma Gene Evans (LCA) | 43.08 | Melinda Bastian (BAH) | 40.91 |
Pentathlon† | Nadina Marsh (JAM) | 3868 | Charisse Bacchus (TRI) | 3548w | Cuquie Melville (TRI) | 3401 |
4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Jodi-Ann Powell Kerron Stewart Nickesha Anderson Sherone Simpson | 44.42 | Trinidad and Tobago Dianne Cooke Wanda Hutson Monique Cabral Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 45.09 | Bahamas Cotrell Martin Leonie Ezegbunam Felicia Sturrup Utica Edgecombe | 46.47 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Jamaica Davita Prendergast Carlene Robinson Camille Robinson Anneisha McLaughlin | 3:36.20 CR | Trinidad and Tobago Crystal Skeete Abigail David Josanne Lucas Kyesha Hills | 3:40.08 | Bahamas Cotrell Martin Sidell Ingraham Lanece Clarke Felicia Sturrup | 3:53.86 |
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Boys under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (1.3 m/s) |
Remaldo Rose (JAM) | 10.65 | Jerraine Downie (JAM) | 10.72 | Ramon Gittens (BAR) | 10.92 |
200 metres (-2.1 m/s) |
Mekel Downer (JAM) | 22.25 | Akeem Forde (BAR) | 22.27 | Jerraine Downie (JAM) | 22.30 |
400 metres | Josef Robertson (JAM) | 48.54 | Renny Quow (TRI) | 48.97 | Akeem Forde (BAR) | 49.60 |
800 metres | Jamaal James (TRI) | 1:56.15 | Kamar Ellis (JAM) | 1:56.92 | Melvin Weller (JAM) | 1:57.27 |
1500 metres | Neilon Joseph (GRN) | 4:13.52 | Roderick Rock (BAR) | 4:15.69 | Robert Watson (JAM) | 4:17.00 |
3000 metres | Neilon Joseph (GRN) | 9:20.50 | Sandino Nero (TRI) | 9:22.75 | Lorry Lucea (MTQ) | 9:29.60 |
100 metres hurdles (-1.8 m/s) |
Romaine Gordon (JAM) | 13.12 CR | Akeil Facey (JAM) | 13.44 | Stevy Theliam (MTQ) | 13.70 |
400 metres hurdles | Josef Robertson (JAM) | 53.69 | Terry Marshall (BAR) | 54.81 | Andre Pratt (JAM) | 56.44 |
High Jump | Alain Bailey (JAM) | 2.03 | Akeil Facey (JAM) | 2.00 | Joel Phillip (GRN) | 1.95 |
Long Jump | Joel Phillip (GRN) | 6.98 (-1.5 m/s) |
Alain Bailey (JAM) | 6.92 (0.3 m/s) |
Claude Paul (AHO) | 6.75 (0.2 m/s) |
Triple Jump | Brandon Joseph (ATG) | 14.21 (1.3 m/s) |
Barry Batson (BAR) | 14.14w (2.9 m/s) |
Joel Phillip (GRN) | 14.06 (-0.9 m/s) |
Shot Put | Tyron Benjamin (DMA) | 15.17 | Deon Charles (GRN) | 14.56 | Ramon Harewood (BAR) | 13.71 |
Discus Throw | Sharif Small (JAM) | 47.39 | Tyron Benjamin (DMA) | 44.12 | Raedon Gill (GRN) | 40.49 |
Javelin Throw | Jody Placid (GRN) | 57.71 | Jonathan Denis (GLP) | 55.97 | Wayne George (GRN) | 49.29 |
4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Josef Robertson Andre Pratt Jerraine Downie Renaldo Rose | 41.77 | Barbados Barry Batson Ramon Gittens Terry Marshall Akeem Forde | 42.13 | Trinidad and Tobago Kester Charles Kern Mapp Jamal Clinton Kashif Williams | 42.19 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Jamaica Andre Pratt Kamar Ellis Mekel Downer Josef Robertson | 3:19.17 | Barbados Terry Marshall Roderick Rock Rasheed Holder Akeem Forde | 3:21.19 | Bahamas Kayuse Burrows Decode Glinton Deangelo Griffin Wilton Martin | 3:21.25 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (1.3 m/s) |
Samantha Henry (JAM) | 11.71 | Tamara Rigby (BAH) | 11.79 | Shaunetta Stewart (JAM) | 11.89 |
200 metres (-2.2 m/s) |
Tavara Rigby (BAH) | 24.29 | Shaunetta Stewart (JAM) | 24.43 | Tamara Rigby (BAH) | 24.66 |
400 metres | Annabella Reid (JAM) | 53.81 | Sonita Sutherland (JAM) | 53.90 | Tavara Rigby (BAH) | 54.92 |
800 metres | Jodian Richards (JAM) | 2:14.57 | Pilar McShine (TRI) | 2:15.49 | Nicole Ledgister (JAM) | 2:16.71 |
1500 metres | Jodian Richards (JAM) | 4:37.72 | Pilar McShine (TRI) | 4:38.67 | Jennifer Chichester (GUY) | 4:48.06 |
100 metres hurdles (-2.9 m/s) |
Natasha Ruddock (JAM) | 14.42 | Tavia Burke (JAM) | 14.51 | Michelle Cumberbatch (BAH) | 15.42 |
300 metres hurdles | Sherene Pinnock (JAM) | 42.24 | Melony McKay (JAM) | 42.61 | Nerissa Phillip (GRN) | 43.08 |
High Jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 1.73 | Latroya Darrell (BER) | 1.68 | Andrea Moss (BAH) | 1.65 |
Long Jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 5.79 (0.8 m/s) |
Kimona Smith (JAM) | 5.58w (2.7 m/s) |
Shara Proctor (AIA) | 5.45 (1.1 m/s) |
Triple Jump | Kimberly Williams (JAM) | 12.18 CR (0.3 m/s) |
Kimona Smith (JAM) | 11.98 (-1.3 m/s) |
Lorrie Hamony (GLP) | 11.75 (-1.6 m/s) |
Shot Put | Brittney Marshall (BER) | 12.44 | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 12.01 | Sabina Christmas (DMA) | 11.80 |
Discus Throw | Sasha Ferguson (BAH) | 36.23 | Marie-Christine Vulcain (MTQ) | 36.02 | Brittney Marshall (BER) | 35.66 |
Javelin Throw | Amanda Edwards (ATG) | 39.06 | Tracy Morrison (BAH) | 38.48 | Laurence Germany (MTQ) | 37.16 |
4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Tavia Burke Sharneter Stewart Annabella Reid Samantha Henry | 46.07 | Bahamas Tamara Rigby Tavara Rigby Tina Ferguson T'Shonda Webb | 46.75 | Guadeloupe Audrey Rima Cynthia Gane Teissa Pierre-Justin Melina Gallas | 47.20 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Jamaica Sherene Pinnock Sonita Sutherland Melony McKay Annabella Reid | 3:39.50 CR | Bahamas Tamara Rigby Deandra Lang Michelle Cumberbatch Tavara Rigby | 3:48.23 | Trinidad and Tobago Karla Hope Gineille Felix Sade St. Louis Pilar McShine | 3:49.29 |
Medal table
The medal count has been published.[10] It is in agreement with an unofficial medal count.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Jamaica | 39 | 23 | 14 | 76 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
3 | Grenada | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Bahamas | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
6 | Barbados | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
7 | Martinique | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
8 | Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Dominica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Guyana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
15 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
French Guiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 Finlayson, Alpheus (Apr 23, 2003), Bolt named outstanding athlete of 32nd Carifta Games, IAAF, retrieved Feb 5, 2012
- 1 2 3 Carifta Games Championships, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Hasely Crawford National Stadium, April 19-21, 2003, C.F.P.I. Timing & Data, retrieved October 16, 2011
- 1 2 World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ↑ Athletics Weekly, CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ Athletics Weekly, CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ Athletics Weekly, CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ Athletics Weekly, CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ↑ 32nd Carifta Games in Trinidad & Tobago - 4/19/2003 to 4/21/2003, Sponsors RBTT, National Gas Co., Guardian LTD, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, T&T, Medal Count, C.F.P.I. Timing & Data, retrieved October 16, 2011