# 1973 CARIFTA Games

The 2nd CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on May 4–5, 1973.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 137 athletes (116 junior (under-20) and 21 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries: Bahamas (8), Barbados (26), Bermuda (19), Grenada (9), Guyana (10), Jamaica (32), Lesser Antilles (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3), Trinidad and Tobago (27), US Virgin Islands (1).

## 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), Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Boys under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Calvin Dill (BER) | 10.5 | W. Brown (JAM) | 10.6 | Noel Lynch (BAR) | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | Calvin Dill (BER) | 21.6 | Noel Gray (JAM) | 21.6 | Charles Headlam (JAM) | 21.8 |
| 400 metres | Noel Gray (JAM) | 46.9 | Jeffrey McLeod (JAM) | 46.9 | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 47.2 |
| 800 metres | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 1:52.4 | L. Gurzong (JAM) | 1:56.5 | Anthony October (GUY) | 1:57.4 |
| 1500 metres | Bryan Henderson (BAR) | 4:11.6 | L. Gurzong (JAM) | 4:11.6 | P. Barker (GUY) | 4:12.2 |
| 3000 metres | P. Bryan (JAM) | 9:25.3 | Floyd Patrick (BAR) | 9:25.6 | Bryan Henderson (BAR) | 9:26.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Clive Barriffe (JAM) | 14.8 | Everist Alexis (TRI) | 15.3 | B. Barclay (JAM) | 15.4 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Clive Barriffe (JAM) | 41.0 | Mark Stoute (BAR) | 42.1 | Winston Mora-Scott (TRI) | 42.4 |
| High jump | Clive Barriffe (JAM) | 1.95 | Wade Mitchell (TRI) | 1.88 | Clark Godwin (BER) | 1.85 |
| Long jump | Anthony Joseph (TRI) | 7.36 | Glen Lake (BER) | 6.43 | L. Watson (JAM) | 6.35 |
| Triple jump | Michael Sharpe (BER) | 14.70 | Wilfred Gonsales (BER) | 14.08 | Peter Pratt (BAH) | 13.94 |
| Shot put | Leon Brown (JAM) | 15.70 | Timothy Payne (BAR) | 13.88 | Dilton Woodley (BER) | 12.77 |
| Discus throw | Leon Brown (JAM) | 47.32 | K. Simpson (JAM) | 45.64 | B. Murphie (BER) | 41.88 |
| Javelin throw | George Best (BAR) | 51.43 | Michael Andrews (TRI) | 50.50 | John Cato (VIN) | 48.24 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 42.2 | Barbados | 42.4 | Grenada | 42.5 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Jeffrey McLeod M. Hanna Charles Headlam Noel Gray | 3:14.0 | Trinidad and Tobago Searl Pascall Winston Mora-Scott Michael Andrews Horace Tuitt | 3:18.6 | Grenada | 3:20.4 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Regina Montague (JAM) | 12.0 | Marcia Trotman (BAR) | 12.2 | Janet Stoute (BAR) | 12.3 |
| 200 metres | Marcia Trotman (BAR) | 24.4 | Regina Montague (JAM) | 24.8 | Maureen Gottshalk (JAM) | 24.9 |
| 400 metres | Ruth Alexander (TRI) | 57.5 | Elaine Ramsay (JAM) | 58.8 | Carletta McNabb (JAM) | 61.1 |
| 800 metres | Heather Gooding (BAR) | 2:15.3 | Marva Edwards (TRI) | 2:15.4 | Carmen Watson (JAM) | 2:17.6 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 14.6 | Andora Sterling (BER) | 16.0 | Yvette Coombs (TRI) | 16.5 |
| High jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 1.67 | Lorraine Reid (JAM) | 1.67 | Marlene Bascombe (BAR) | 1.57 |
| Long jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 5.71 | Branwen Smith (BER) | 5.52 | June Griffith (GUY) | 5.35 |
| Shot put | Branwen Smith (BER) | 11.62 | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 10.79 | Bessie Horton (BER) | 10.14 |
| Discus throw | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 30.00 | Kayrene Rawlins (BAR) | 29.06 | Anne Reid (BAR) | 28.90 |
| Javelin throw | Lyn George (TRI) | 38.90 | Bessie Horton (BER) | 35.38 | Mary Williams (TRI) | 26.52 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica M. Robinson Regina Montague Andrea Bruce Marcia Svaby | 47.2 | Trinidad and Tobago Laura Pierre Angela McLean Sandra Fournillier Janice Bernard | 47.5 | Barbados | 48.3 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Jennifer Augustine Marva Edwards Laura Pierre Ruth Alexander | 3:53.2 | Barbados P. Larrier C. Jones V. Yearwood W. Rochester | 3:58.3 | Jamaica Elaine Ramsay Carmen Watson Maureen Gottshalk Carletta McNabb | 3:58.5 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Maurice Beecher (JAM) | 11.0 | O. James (JAM) | 11.1 | Searl Pascall (TRI) | 11.2 |
| 200 metres | Maurice Beecher (JAM) | 22.9 | O. James (JAM) | 23.1 | G. Andrews (TRI) | 23.5 |
| 400 metres | Searl Pascall (TRI) | 50.4 | Trevor Small (BAR) | 51.8 | Michael Hyacinth (GRN) | 53.5 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Debbie Jones (BER) | 12.2 | Jacintha Ballantyne (VIN) | 12.6 | Imogene Morris (JAM) | 12.7 |
| 200 metres | Dorothy Scott (JAM) | 25.4 | Debbie Jones (BER) | 25.9 | M. Sylvester (TRI) | 26.3 |
| 400 metres | Cheryl Blackman (BAR) | 58.4 | Jennifer Boca (GRN) | 59.1 | Ann Adams (TRI) | 59.2 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica | 18 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago* | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Barbados | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Bermuda | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |