# 1977 CARIFTA Games

The 6th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 25–26, 1977. For the first time, the Austin Sealy Award was presented to the athlete adjudged the most outstanding, either in terms of record accomplishment, or quality of performance as compared to other top medallists.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 114 athletes (84 junior (under-20) and 30 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (19), Barbados (19), Bermuda (11), Guadeloupe (4), Guyana (3), Jamaica (34), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (6), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (12), US Virgin Islands (1).

## Austin Sealy Award

For the first time, the Austin Sealy Trophy was awarded. The recipient was Debbie Jones from Bermuda. This year, she won 2 gold (100 m and 200 m), 1 silver (400 m), and 1 bronze medal (4 × 100 m relay). Until then, she was the most successful athlete in the championships winning a total of 12 gold, 7 silver, and 2 bronze medals between 1973 and 1977.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), 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 | Hermann Panzo (MTQ) | 10.68 | Gregory Simons (BER) | 10.69 | Delroy Morrison (JAM) | 10.95 |
| 200 metres | Gregory Simons (BER) | 21.10 | Vaughn Harvey (BER) | 21.24 | Delroy Morrison (JAM) | 21.27 |
| 400 metres | Clyde Edwards (BAR) | 47.68 | Oliver Heywood (JAM) | 48.13 | Vaughn Harvey (BER) | 48.31 |
| 800 metres | Ronald Forde (BAR) | 1:54.82 | Anthony Williams (BAH) | 1:54.91 | Leroy Robinson (JAM) | 1:55.58 |
| 1500 metres | Michael Watson (BER) | 4:04.30 | Ronald Forde (BAR) | 4:05.69 | Errol Weston (TRI) | 4:10.60 |
| 3000 metres | Michael Watson (BER) | 8:54.38 | Errol Weston (TRI) | 9:00.02 | Tyrone James (VIN) | 9:23.03 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Karl Smith (JAM) | 14.45 | Jocelyn Wynter (JAM) | 14.63 | William Gittens (BAR) | 15.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jocelyn Wynter (JAM) | 55.20 | Paul Wynter (JAM) | 55.45 | Frank Baptiste (BAR) | 55.54 |
| High jump | Bryan Wilson (JAM) | 1.98 | Desmond Morris (JAM) | 1.98 | Mortimer Stirling (BER) | 1.94 |
| Pole vault | Andrew Christian (ATG) | 3.51 | Ricardo Lightbourne (BAH) | 3.25 | Herbert Oembler (BAH) | 3.25 |
| Long jump | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 7.35 | Ken Brimmer (BER) | 7.13 | J. Graham (BAR) | 7.13 |
| Triple jump | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 15.41 | Ken Brimmer (BER) | 14.87 | Alfred Browne (ATG) | 14.44 |
| Shot put | Tex Innerarity (JAM) | 15.36 | Edward Constantine (JAM) | 15.04 | Hugh Downes (BAR) | 14.08 |
| Discus throw | Stanley Goodridge (JAM) | 49.08 | Alvin Edgecombe (BAH) | 44.94 | Tex Innerarity (JAM) | 44.62 |
| Javelin throw | Hugh Downes (BAR) | 58.34 | Godfrey Hinds (BAR) | 56.08 | Stokeley Dean (TRI) | 54.48 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Delroy Morrison Karl Smith Mitchum Burris Oliver Heywood | 41.40 | Bermuda | 42.32 | Bahamas | 43.65 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Paul Wynter Ian Stapleton Oliver Heywood Mitchum Burris | 3:14.37 | Bahamas | 3:16.55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:18.13 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Debbie Jones (BER) | 11.77 | Maureen Gottshalk (JAM) | 11.87 | Doreen Small (JAM) | 12.13 |
| 200 metres | Debbie Jones (BER) | 23.49 | Maureen Gottshalk (JAM) | 23.50 | Raymonde Naigre (GLP) | 24.50 |
| 400 metres | Jackie Pusey (JAM) | 54.00 | Debbie Jones (BER) | 54.22 | Verone Webber (JAM) | 56.63 |
| 800 metres | Reva Knight (JAM) | 2:16.07 | Jennifer Gibson (BAR) | 2:18.86 | Waveney Benn (GUY) | 2:19.95 |
| 1500 metres | Jennifer Gibson (BAR) | 4:49.56 | Jennifer Brown (JAM) | 4:51.77 | Lavonne Roberts (BAR) | 4:52.82 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ann Adams (TRI) | 14.15 | Uris Gooding (BAR) | 14.60 | Sharon Moffat (JAM) | 14.64 |
| High jump | Jacqueline Angus (JAM) | 1.68 | Monica Johnson (BER) | 1.64 | Marie Gill (BAR) | 1.64 |
| Long jump | Sharol Henry (JAM) | 5.90 | Jennifer Swanston (BAR) | 5.77 | Jennifer Inniss (GUY) | 5.50 |
| Shot put | Lucy Russel (BAH) | 12.04 | Sonya Smith (BER) | 11.57 | Christiane Mamie (GLP) | 11.38 |
| Discus throw | Beryl Bethel (BAH) | 40.24 | Florence Sharpe (BER) | 34.76 | Rosemary Grant (BAH) | 33.28 |
| Javelin throw | Sonya Smith (BER) | 39.84 | Jessica Nichols (BAR) | 37.66 | Jennifer Forde (BAR) | 35.16 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Maureen Gottshalk Normalee Murray Verone Webber Doreen Small | 46.44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.70 | Bermuda | 46.90 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Fredericka Wright Reva Knight Verone Webber Maureen Gottshalk | 3:46.33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:50.51 | Barbados | 3:54.35 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Pierre-Léon Agat (MTQ) | 11.12 | Alex Rémir (MTQ) | 11.32 | V. Lewis (GUY) | 11.39 |
| 200 metres | Richard Lee (JAM) | 21.96 | Wainsworth Small (JAM) | 22.02 | Alex Cox (MTQ) | 22.02 |
| 400 metres | V. Lewis (GUY) | 50.1 | Lonsdale Demming (TRI) | 50.4 | D. Frank (SKN) | 50.6 |
| Long jump | Desmond Morris (JAM) | 6.81 | G. Braithwaite (BAR) | 6.52 | S. Batet (MTQ) | 6.46 |
| Triple jump | Norbert Elliott (BAH) | 14.10 | G. Braithwaite (BAR) | 13.44 | E. Lockhart (BAH) | 13.15 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Monica Brown (JAM) | 12.31 | Donna Burgess (BER) | 12.43 | Rebecca Roberts (TRI) | 12.44 |
| 200 metres | Oralee Fowler (BAH) | 24.32w? | Donna Burgess (BER) | 24.60w? | Donna Listrop (TRI) | 24.68w? |
| 400 metres | Fredericka Wright (JAM) | 56.57 | Yvonne Joseph (TRI) | 56.59 | Yvette Joseph (TRI) | 56.70 |
| Long jump | Sharol Henry (JAM) | 5.91 | Sonia Clarke (BAR) | 5.44 | Fran Gané (GLP) | 5.39 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Barbados)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 18 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | Bermuda (BER) | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Bahamas (BAH) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Barbados (BAR)* | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Martinique (MTQ) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (SCN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |