# 1984 CARIFTA Games

The 13th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 21–23, 1984.

## Participation (unofficial)

For the 1984 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 104 medalists (60 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (35), Barbados (13), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (3), Jamaica (29), Martinique (5), Netherlands Antilles (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (11).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Pauline Davis from the Bahamas. She won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Boys under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Ray Stewart (JAM) | 10.2 | Greg Meghoo (JAM) | 10.3 | William Trott (BER) | 10.6 |
| 200 metres | Greg Meghoo (JAM) | 21.41 | Owen McGregor (JAM) | 21.50 | Michael Newbold (BAH) | 21.54 |
| 400 metres | Michael Worrell (BAR) | 47.48 | Owen McGregor (JAM) | 47.91 | Steven Smith (BAH) | 48.06 |
| 800 metres | Everett Simpson (JAM) | 1:53.0 | Romel Kargail (BAH) | 1:53.3 | Steven Smith (BAH) | 1:53.9 |
| 1500 metres | Paul Bryan (JAM) | 3:53.8 | Romel Kargail (BAH) | 3:56.9 | Everett Simpson (JAM) | 3:58.1 |
| 5000 metres | Paul Bryan (JAM) | 15:23.7 | Kevin Pearson (BER) | 15:47.0 | Michael Jules (BAR) | 16:25.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Carlton Aitken (JAM) | 14.12 | Donald Burke (JAM) | 14.34 | Allan Ince (BAR) | 14.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Richard Bucknor (JAM) | 52.5 | Winthrop Graham (JAM) | 53.8 | Richard White (BAR) | 56.3 |
| High jump | Troy Glasgow (BER) | 2.11 | Troy Kemp (BAH) | 2.11 | Donville Buchanan (JAM) | 2.03 |
| Pole vault | Doyle Peete (BAH) | 3.96 | Brent Vanderpool (BAH) | 3.81 | Locksley Walters (JAM) | 2.74 |
| Long jump | Joey Wells (BAH) | 7.36 | William Trott (BER) | 7.32 | Byron Ferguson (BAH) | 7.05 |
| Triple jump | Wendell Lawrence (BAH) | 15.14 | Lauren Stewart (BER) | 14.89 | Locksley Walters (JAM) | 14.71 |
| Shot put | Eyian Robotham (JAM) | 13.23 | Wesley Francis (TRI) | 13.07 | Joe Woodside (BAH) | 12.87 |
| Discus throw | Egbert Mullings (BAH) | 48.71 | Joe Woodside (BAH) | 46.04 | Adrian Brown (JAM) | 45.50 |
| Javelin throw | Wesley Francis (TRI) | 63.65 | Joseph Antoine (TRI) | 55.19 | Paul Hurlston (CAY) | 54.28 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 41.0 | Bahamas | 41.6 | Barbados | 41.7 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:13.9 | Bahamas | 3:14.4 | Barbados | 3:15.2 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 11.1 | Eldece Clarke (BAH) | 11.3 | Gillian Forde (TRI) | 11.4 |
| 200 metres | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 23.80 | Gillian Forde (TRI) | 24.10 | Christine Carda (MTQ) | 24.29 |
| 400 metres | Christine Carda (MTQ) | 55.88 | Monique Millar (BAH) | 55.97 | Janice Malcolm (JAM) | 56.57 |
| 800 metres | Bernardette John (TRI) | 2:12.15 | Laverne Bryan (ATG) | 2:14.01 | Roxanne Vincent (TRI) | 2:14.7 |
| 1500 metres | Laverne Bryan (ATG) | 4:47.6 | Bernardette John (TRI) | 4:48.9 | Roxanne Vincent (TRI) | 4:49.8 |
| 3000 metres | Ellie Edwards (JAM) | 10:23.56 | Laverne Bryan (ATG) | NTT | Rochelle McKenzie (BAH) | NTT |
| 100 metres hurdles | Monique Millar (BAH) | 14.40 | Carmel Major (BAH) | 14.98 | Nadine Ebanks (JAM) | 15.14 |
| High jump | Mina Adele (MTQ) | 1.75 | Mazel Thomas (JAM) | 1.73 | Dionne Bruff (JAM) | 1.73 |
| Long jump | Catherine Richards (BAR) | 5.83 | Euphemia Huggins (TRI) | 5.75 | Juliet Maingot (TRI) | 5.65 |
| Shot put | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 14.66 | Patricia Curry (BAH) | 11.96 | Jacqueline Kennedy (BER) | 11.47 |
| Discus throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 46.40 | Nolette Boelijn (AHO) | 32.24 | Patricia Curry (BAH) | 31.48 |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 50.14 | Jean Minus (BAH) | 38.24 | Rennet Celestine (TRI) | 37.44 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 45.8 | Bahamas | 45.8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.4 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas | 3:44.3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:45.0 | Jamaica | 3:47.0 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Ricky Austin (BAR) | 10.80 | Colin O'Brien (BAH) | 10.85 | Brian Benn (BAR) | 10.85 |
| 200 metres | Brian Benn (BAR) | 22.45 | Oscar Skippings (BAH) | 22.63 | Colin O'Brien (BAH) | 22.75 |
| 400 metres | Lyndale Patterson (JAM) | 49.55 | Oscar Skippings (BAH) | 49.56 | Anthony Wallace (JAM) | 49.70 |
| 800 metres | Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) | 1:58.7 | Paul Coley (JAM) | 1:58.8 | Peter Hospedales (TRI) | 1:59.9 |
| 1500 metres | Paul Coley (JAM) | 4:19.1 | Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) | 4:22.0 | Michael Bullard (BAH) | 4:22.2 |
| High jump | Joël Vincent (MTQ) | 1.95 | Cardinal Neely (BAH) | 1.95 | Anthony Ricketts (JAM) | 1.90 |
| Long jump | Delano Archer (BAH) | 6.89 | Mark Johnson (BAH) | 6.74 | Edward Manderson (CAY) | 6.72 |
| Triple jump | Alvin Haynes (BAR) | 14.90 | Delano Archer (BAH) | 14.46 | John Nixon (BAH) | 14.31 |
| Shot put | Troy Patterson (BAR) | 12.78 | Colin Newton (BAH) | 12.74 | Michael Hill (JAM) | 12.33 |
| Discus throw | Michael Hill (JAM) | 46.00 | Jeffrey Marcelle (TRI) | 42.57 | Colin Newton (BAH) | 34.78 |
| Javelin throw | Colin O'Brien (BAH) | 50.71 | Glenroy Morris (BAR) | 48.12 | Troy Patterson (BAR) | 46.69 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Yolande Straughn (BAR) | 11.73 | Nicole Charles (TRI) | 11.83 | Sheena Sturrup (BAH) | 11.87 |
| 200 metres | Sheena Sturrup (BAH) | 24.2 | Yolande Straughn (BAR) | 24.4 | Keva Mackey (BAH) | 24.7 |
| 400 metres | Patricia Wisdom (BAH) | 54.73 | Sandie Richards (JAM) | 54.81 | Sheena Sturrup (BAH) | 55.46 |
| 800 metres | Judith Campbell (JAM) | 2:15.1 | Mariska Stubbs (BAH) | 2:15.6 | Andrea Henderson (JAM) | 2:18.3 |
| 1500 metres | Judith Campbell (JAM) | 4:47.7 | Mireille Sankaatsing (SUR) | 4:50.4 | Andrea Henderson (JAM) | 4:53.5 |
| High jump | Judy McDonald (JAM) | 1.67 | Jean-Marie Martine (MTQ) | 1.65 | Natasha Brown (BAH) | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Natasha Brown (BAH) | 5.57 | Jackie Edwards (BAH) | 5.41 | Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) | 5.32 |
| Shot put | Millicent McCartney (BAH) | 12.52 | Marie-José Alger (MTQ) | 10.75 | Cassell Watson (BAR) | 9.76 |
| Discus throw | Millicent McCartney (BAH) | 39.04 | Cassell Watson (BAR) | 23.80 | Eurise Farquharson (BAH) | 20.58 |
| Javelin throw | Eurise Farquharson (BAH) | 36.58 | Audrey Wellington (CAY) | 33.32 | Pamela Levine (BAR) | 31.32 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 19 | 22 | 16 | 57 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 19 | 9 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Martinique (MTQ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 |