# 1987 CARIFTA Games

The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987.

## Participation (unofficial)

For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nicole Springer from Barbados. She won the high jump gold medal in the junior (U-20) category.

## 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 | Eric Haynes (SKN) | 10.60w | Olivier Théophile (GLP) | 10.67w | Cyrus Allen (JAM) | 10.72w |
| 200 metres (0.7 m/s) | Alvin Daniel (TRI) | 20.94 | Carey Johnson (JAM) | 21.12 | Richard Hinds (BAR) | 21.17 |
| 400 metres | Thomas Mason (JAM) | 46.82 | Christian Landre-Cornano (GLP) | 47.05 | Anthony Wallace (JAM) | 47.62 |
| 800 metres | Kenroy Levy (JAM) | 1:48.95 | Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) | 1:50.59 | Eversley Linley (VIN) | 1:52.00 |
| 1500 metres | Kenroy Levy (JAM) | 3:53.1 | Sherwin Burgess (JAM) | 3:55.2 | Manuel Joseph (TRI) | 3:56.3 |
| 5000 metres | Sherwin Burgess (JAM) | 15:14.56 | Anthony Johnson (JAM) | 15:14.77 | Martin Forde (BAR) | 15:14.99 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Andrew Smith (BAH) | 14.24w | Anthony Ricketts (JAM) | 14.35w | Roy Browne (BAR) | 14.44w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Thomas Mason (JAM) | 53.14 | Roy Browne (BAR) | 54.05 | Wellesley Wellington (JAM) | 54.54 |
| High jump | Joël Vincent (MTQ) | 2.15 | Ian Thompson (BAH) | 2.09 | François Jacaria (MTQ) | 2.09 |
| Pole vault | Brent Johnson (BAH) | 4.26 | Adrian Knowles (BAH) | 4.05 | Lionel Gabaud (MTQ) | 3.85 |
| Long jump | Edward Manderson (CAY) | 7.40 | Germain Martial (MTQ) | 7.40 | Mark Mason (GUY) | 7.37 |
| Triple jump | Edward Manderson (CAY) | 15.95 | Eddy Falibois (GLP) | 14.65 | Alvin Haynes (BAR) | 14.61 |
| Shot put | Teddy Lacroix (MTQ) | 14.38 | Troy Patterson (BAR) | 13.84 | Jean-Claude Retel (GLP) | 13.78 |
| Discus throw | Kenneth Blackwood (JAM) | 43.64 | Troy Patterson (BAR) | 42.70 | Jeffrey Marcelle (TRI) | 42.32 |
| Javelin throw | Jean-René Ceylan (MTQ) | 65.52 | Kevin Smith (BAH) | 59.06 | Ricky Francis (TRI) | 58.18 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 40.73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 41.44 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:08.28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:16.67 | Barbados | 3:26.88 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.54 | Sheena Sturrup (BAH) | 11.75 | Nicole Charles (TRI) | 11.76 |
| 200 metres (0.2 m/s) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 23.40 | Nicole Charles (TRI) | 23.63 | Sheena Sturrup (BAH) | 23.69 |
| 400 metres | Juliet Campbell (JAM) | 53.36 | Diane Dunrod (SKN) | 54.04 | Jackie Hinds (BAR) | 55.55 |
| 800 metres | Sylvia Thomas (JAM) | 2:11.80 | Sandra Boothe (JAM) | 2:13.35 | Danielle Nepert (MTQ) | 2:14.6 |
| 1500 metres | Sylvia Thomas (JAM) | 4:42.8 | Sandra Boothe (JAM) | 4:44.4 | Charlene Neptune (TRI) | 4:50.0 |
| 3000 metres | Charlene Neptune (TRI) | 10:38.4 | Golda McLean (VIN) | 10:58.8 | Dawn Williams (DMA) | 11:07.9 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sophia Brown (JAM) | 14.18 | Dianne Woodside (BAH) | 14.29 | Michelle Freeman (JAM) | 14.32 |
| High jump | Nicole Springer (BAR) | 1.79 | Marlene Gordon (JAM) | 1.68 | Michelle Alleyne (TRI) | 1.68 |
| Long jump | Jacqueline Ross (VIN) | 5.73 | Natasha Brown (BAH) | 5.72 | Twilet Malcolm (JAM) | 5.69 |
| Shot put | Marie-José Alger (MTQ) | 12.90 | Dawn Woodside (BAH) | 12.27 | Millicent McCartney (BAH) | 12.16 |
| Discus throw | Millicent McCartney (BAH) | 42.40 | Denise Taylor (BAH) | 39.58 | Leslie Rooks (BER) | 36.88 |
| Javelin throw | Terry-Lynn Paynter (BER) | 40.06 | Dawn Woodside (BAH) | 39.72 | Chantell Miller (BAH) | 39.60 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 45.63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.52 | Bahamas | 46.76 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:41.1 | Barbados | 3:48.5 | Bahamas | 3:50.6 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Peter Harker (JAM) | 11.05 | Anthony Richards (JAM) | 11.12 | Adrian Bobb (TRI) | 11.14 |
| 200 metres | Daniel England (JAM) | 21.89 | Randy Neely (BAH) | 22.27 | Anthony Richards (JAM) | 22.30 |
| 400 metres | Daniel England (JAM) | 48.8 | Ronald Thorne (BAR) | 49.2 | Terry Harewood (BAR) | 49.8 |
| 800 metres | Clarence Richards (JAM) | 1:57.66 | Floyd Howell (JAM) | 1:57.67 | Sheku Bell (TRI) | 1:59.99 |
| 1500 metres | Floyd Howell (JAM) | 4:08.23 | Simeon McDowell (JAM) | 4:11.20 | Codrington McPherson (GUY) | 4:11.29 |
| High jump | Garreth Flowers (BAH) | 2.03 | Steve LeBlanc (DMA) | 2.00 | Adrian Gilbert (BAH) | 1.92 |
| Long jump | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 6.91 | Bernardo Henry (JAM) | 6.74 | Neil Edwards (BAH) | 6.63 |
| Triple jump | Neil Edwards (BAH) | 14.39 | Saville Sayers (VIN) | 14.14 | Sextus Daniel (GLP) | 13.95 |
| Shot put | Andrew Hercules (TRI) | 12.64 | Carrington Maycock (BAH) | 12.49 | Glenton Evans (JAM) | 12.32 |
| Discus throw | Glenton Evans (JAM) | 43.04 | Robert Taylor (BAH) | 42.78 | Ryan Haylock (CAY) | 40.00 |
| Javelin throw | Angelo Rolle (BAH) | 54.60 | Ryan Haylock (CAY) | 47.72 | Robert Taylor (BAH) | 47.56 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Karen Chevalleau (JAM) | 12.06 | Andria Lloyd (JAM) | 12.18 | Jackie Edwards (BAH) | 12.24 |
| 200 metres | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 23.45w | Andria Lloyd (JAM) | 24.28w | Diana Murphy (BAR) | 24.35w |
| 400 metres | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 54.4 | Diana Murphy (BAR) | 55.7 | Catherine Scott (JAM) | 56.0 |
| 800 metres | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 2:10.7 | Marlene Cyrus (BAR) | 2:17.5 | Jacqueline Sophia (AHO) | 2:17.9 |
| 1500 metres | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 4:33.2 | Barbara Stewart (JAM) | 4:39.1 | Marlene Cyrus (BAR) | 4:50.3 |
| High jump | Joyce Evans (JAM) | 1.66 | Carabell James (TRI) | 1.66 | Raquel Morrison (CAY) | 1.57 |
| Long jump | Jackie Edwards (BAH) | 6.14 | Angela Rochester (JAM) | 5.54 | Denise Lewis (TRI) | 5.22 |
| Shot put | Verne Alleyne (TRI) | 10.36 | Véronique Boniface (MTQ) | 10.36 | Tiffany Thompson (BAH) | 10.00 |
| Discus throw | Tiffany Thompson (BAH) | 32.58 | Verne Alleyne (TRI) | 31.94 | Kay Lewis (JAM) | 31.70 |
| Javelin throw | Kayla Campbell (BAH) | 35.60 | Charmaine Hamilton (BAH) | 32.76 | Geraldine George (TRI) | 32.44 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 28 | 16 | 9 | 53 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 9 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)* | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Martinique (MTQ) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 |