# 1979 CARIFTA Games

The 8th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 20–22, 1979.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 183 athletes (131 junior (under-20) and 52 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (36), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (4), Guyana (10), Jamaica (44), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (10), Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2), Trinidad and Tobago (20).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy was awarded to Jon Jones from Jamaica. He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump) in the youth (U-17) category, and therefore was described as the most outstanding athletes of the 39 stagings of the games.

## 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 | Fabian Whymns (BAH) | 10.72 | George Walcott (JAM) | 10.79 | Tony Laguerre (GLP) | 10.91 |
| 200 metres | Eric Berrie (BAR) | 21.49 | Fabian Whymns (BAH) | 21.67 | George Walcott (JAM) | 21.74 |
| 400 metres | Willis Alexander (TRI) | 48.02 | Dennis Wallace (JAM) | 48.54 | Cecil White (JAM) | 48.59 |
| 800 metres | Byron Francis (JAM) | 1:53.34 | Reuben Bayley (BAR) | 1:53.87 | Ian Smith (JAM) | 1:54.3 |
| 1500 metres | William Johnson (BAH) | 3:57.24 | Byron Francis (JAM) | 3:58.79 | Alrick Parkin (JAM) | 4:04.7 |
| 3000 metres | Gilbert Dunkley (JAM) | 8:54.6 | Barrington Minott (JAM) | 8:57.3 | Wilbur Ferdinand (TRI) | 9:00.7 |
| 110 metres hurdles | B. Morris (JAM) | 14.71 | Paul Bowe (BAH) | 14.75 | Chris Thelwell (JAM) | 14.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Colin O'Brien (TRI) | 54.21 | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 56.2 | Ken Gray (JAM) | 57.1 |
| High jump | Desmond Morris (JAM) | 2.08 | Bernard Nesbitt (BAH) | 2.03 | Laird McLean (TRI) | 1.98 |
| Pole vault | Michael Johnson (JAM) | 3.66 | Clyde McGregor (JAM) | 3.50 | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 3.20 |
| Long jump | Dwight Davis (JAM) | 7.36 | Anthony Phillip (BER) | 7.06 | Ed Stuart (BAH) | 7.03 |
| Triple jump | Don Small (BAR) | 15.01 | Brad Johnson (BAH) | 14.89 | Dorant Bartlett (BAH) | 14.88 |
| Shot put | Clyde McGregor (JAM) | 15.10 | James Dedier (TRI) | 14.87 | R. Woolridge (BER) | 14.41 |
| Discus throw | James Dedier (TRI) | 48.20 | Derrick Horsham (JAM) | 48.06 | Byron Alleyne (TRI) | 45.12 |
| Javelin throw | Sidney Cartwright (BAH) | 56.76 | N. Griffiths (BAR) | 55.72 | J. Dill (BER) | 53.92 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Clyde McGregor Chris Thelwell George Walcott Albert Lawrence | 41.41 | Bahamas | 41.60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.99 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas | 3:13.0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:14.6 | Jamaica | 3:17.5 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Raymonde Naigre (GLP) | 11.77 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.87 | Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) | 11.92 |
| 200 metres | Oralee Fowler (BAH) | 23.98 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 24.05 | Raymonde Naigre (GLP) | 24.36 |
| 400 metres | Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) | 53.58 | Oralee Fowler (BAH) | 54.88 | Fredericka Wright (JAM) | 54.9 |
| 800 metres | Lavonne Roberts (BAR) | 2:14.3 | Eugenie Beason (JAM) | 2:15.6 | Marcia Tate (JAM) | 2:16.0 |
| 1500 metres | Margaret Williams (JAM) | 4:43.6 | Sharon Powell (JAM) | 4:46.5 | Gina Smith (BER) | 4:51.4 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sharon Moffat (JAM) | 14.77 | Gina Tempro (BAR) | 14.83 | Monica Johnson (BER) | 15.32 |
| High jump | Agnes Riley (BAR) | 1.625 | Monica Johnson (BER) | 1.625 | Karen Turnquest (BAH) | 1.625 |
| Long jump | Audrey Llewellyn (JAM) | 5.68 | Alison Jones (JAM) | 5.60 | Agnes Riley (BAR) | 5.28 |
| Shot put | Lyn Antoine (BAH) | 12.95 | Sonya Smith (BER) | 12.61 | Marie-Josée Manette (GLP) | 11.29 |
| Discus throw | Beryl Eve (BAH) | 37.94 | Carol Woodside (BAH) | 34.32 | Ava Coombs (TRI) | 33.60 |
| Javelin throw | Sonya Smith (BER) | 53.98 | Carol Woodside (BAH) | 41.98 | Wendy Griffith (BAR) | 38.96 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Bahamas | 45.79 | Jamaica Marcia Brown Merlene Ottey Normalee Murray Fredericka Wright | 46.47 | Barbados | 46.88 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas | 3:41.79 | Jamaica N. Gordon Normalee Murray Marcia Tate Fredericka Wright | 3:44.82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:57.7 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) | 10.97 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) | 11.03 | Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) | 11.34 |
| 200 metres | Jon Jones (JAM) | 22.15 | Kenneth Thompson (JAM) | 22.17 | Phil Lewis (BAH) | 22.83 |
| 400 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) | 50.08 | Phil Lewis (BAH) | 50.51 | Richard Louis (BAR) | 51.25 |
| 800 metres | Fenton Hugg (JAM) | 1:57.77 | Richard Taylor (JAM) | 1:58.15 | K. Stubbs (BAR) | 1:58.43 |
| Long jump | Jon Jones (JAM) | 7.02 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 6.93 | John Pugh (BAH) | 6.80 |
| Triple jump | Jon Jones (JAM) | 14.77 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 14.38 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) | 14.08 |
| Shot put | Earl Hamilton (BAH) | 14.65 | F. Daley (JAM) | 14.40 | Wilfred Furbert (GRN) | 9.60 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Candy Ford (BER) | 11.87 | Winsome Darby (JAM) | 12.03 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) | 12.15 |
| 200 metres | Candy Ford (BER) | 24.24 | Joanne Gardner (TRI) | 25.01 | Winsome Darby (JAM) | 25.08 |
| 400 metres | Monique Millar (BAH) | 56.4 | Sharon Powell (JAM) | 57.7 | A. Knight (BAH) | 58.0 |
| 800 metres | Sharon Powell (JAM) | 2:14.4 | Angela Boothe (JAM) | 2:17.6 | J. Lespere (BAH) | 2:19.8 |
| Long jump | Suzanne Durham (BER) | 5.43 | H. Smith (JAM) | 5.42 | Debbie Greene (BAH) | 5.28 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Bermuda (BER) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |