# 1972 CARIFTA Games

The 1st CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 1–4, 1972. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. There is almost no information on athletes competing in the relay teams. An unofficial count (without relay teams) yields the number of about 67 athletes from about 11 countries: Barbados (12), Bermuda (5), Grenada (6), Guadeloupe (1), Guyana (8), Jamaica (20), Lesser Antilles (1 relay team), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (3 relay teams), Saint Lucia (3 relay teams), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 + 3 relay teams), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), and Girls under 20 (Junior).
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 | Maurice Clarke (JAM) | 10.7 | W. Broom (JAM) | 10.9 | Calvin Dill (BER) | 10.9 |
| 200 metres | Maurice Clarke (JAM) | 21.2 | Kelvin Joseph (TRI) | 21.5 | Calvin Dill (BER) | 21.6 |
| 400 metres | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 47.6 | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 48.4 | Charles Headlam (JAM) | 48.5 |
| 800 metres | Horace Tuitt (TRI) | 1:52.5 | Trevor Campbell (JAM) | 1:53.3 | T. Bullock (JAM) | 1:57.5 |
| 1500 metres | Gladstone Hopkinson (GUY) | 4:00.0 | Frederick Cyrus (BAR) | 4:08.2 | P. Bryan (JAM) | 4:08.8 |
| High jump | Clive Barriffe (JAM) | 1.85 | Clark Godwin (BER) | 1.80 | Valentine Adams (GRN) | 1.80 |
| Long jump | Donald Hale (JAM) | 7.15 | Glen Stanford (JAM) | 7.02 | Aubrey Wilson (GUY) | 6.89 |
| Triple jump | Donald Hale (JAM) | 14.71 | Wilfred Gonsales (BER) | 13.82 | Milton Gibbs (BAR) | 13.78 |
| Shot put | Leon Brown (JAM) | 17.12 | Eros Rapier (GRN) | 13.21 | Rawle Agard (BAR) | 13.17 |
| Discus throw | Leon Brown (JAM) | 45.88 | Jean Talma (TRI) | 40.88 | Michael Andrews (TRI) | 36.96 |
| Javelin throw | Eros Rapier (GRN) | 57.60 | Michael Andrews (TRI) | 52.70 | Joseph Cummings (GRN) | 50.20 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Cecil Mitchell Herman Marchand Richard Cross Kelvin Joseph | 41.8 | Jamaica | 42.1 | Grenada Ken Francois Raymond Layne Roy Layne Russell Lambert | 42.2 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:16.3 | Trinidad and Tobago Michael Andrews Roy Astor Winston Mora-Scott Horace Tuitt | 3:18.3 | Grenada Ken Francois Evelyn Maitland Raymond Layne Roy Layne | 3:23.5 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Lelieth Hodges (JAM) | 11.7 | Debbie Byfield (JAM) | 11.8 | Roxanne Sills (GUY) | 11.9 |
| 200 metres | Laura Pierre (TRI) | 24.2 | Debbie Byfield (JAM) | 24.3 | Regina Montague (JAM) | 24.4 |
| 400 metres | Laura Pierre (TRI) | 56.3 | Barbara Bishop (BAR) | 57.5 | M. Panton (JAM) | 59.6 |
| 800 metres | Carletta McNabb (JAM) | 2:21.0 | Heather Gooding (BAR) | 2:23.7 | A. Thompson (JAM) | 2:25.0 |
| High jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 1.78 | Olympia Abrams (GUY) | 1.52 | Margaret Small (BAR) | 1.52 |
| Long jump | Andrea Bruce (JAM) | 5.83 | Joyce Darlington (BAR) | 5.68 | Faith Burrowes (JAM) | 5.50 |
| Shot put | Branwen Smith (BER) | 9.75 | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 9.37 | Juliette Russell (BAR) | 9.36 |
| Discus throw | Winsome Langley (JAM) | 32.68 | Mary Williams (TRI) | 28.62 | Faith Burrowes (JAM) | 28.60 |
| Javelin throw | Susan Thomas (BAR) | 39.96 | Juliette Russell (BAR) | 27.08 | Joy Renville (GUY) | 26.36 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 47.0 | Barbados | 47.8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.5 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Barbados)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR)* | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |