# 1991 CARIFTA Games

The 20th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on March 30-April 1, 1991. 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. An unofficial count yields the number of about 212 athletes (128 junior (under-20) and 88 youth (under-17)) from about 18 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (27), Barbados (26), Bermuda (6), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (7), Dominica (3), French Guiana (3), Grenada (9), Guadeloupe (12), Guyana (5), Jamaica (42), Martinique (19), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (39), US Virgin Islands (1).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Inez Turner from Jamaica. She won 2 gold medals (400m, and 800m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).

## 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 | Kirk Cummins (BAR) | 10.59 | Alex Ménal (GLP) | 10.70 | Rudolph Mighty (JAM) | 10.75 |
| 200 metres | Andrew Tynes (BAH) | 21.11 | Marcus Knowles (BAH) | 21.39 | Rudolph Mighty (JAM) | 21.48 |
| 400 metres | Carl McPherson (JAM) | 46.84 | Marcus Knowles (BAH) | 46.92 | Hayden Stephen (TRI) | 46.98 |
| 800 metres | Lamont Leach (JAM) | 1:52.95 | Bruno Sousseing (TRI) | 1:53.37 | Dudley Dawkins (JAM) | 1:53.87 |
| 1500 metres | Quinton John (TRI) | 3:51.45 | Dudley Dawkins (JAM) | 3:55.46 | Lennox Ellis (BAR) | 3:56.41 |
| 5000 metres | Quinton John (TRI) | 14:58.46 | Jermaine Mitchell (JAM) | 15:24.61 | | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Junior Mitchell (TRI) | 9:59.62 | | | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (4.9 m/s) | Errol Byles (JAM) | 13.39w | Sean Dupigny (BAR) | 13.97w | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 14.73w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mitchell Francis (JAM) | 51.99 | Errol Byles (JAM) | 52.85 | Lynden Hepburn (BAH) | 53.90 |
| High jump | Gladston Morrison (JAM) | 2.07 | Victor Houston (BAR) | 2.05 | Dennis Fearon (JAM) | 1.99 |
| Pole vault | Pascal Elisabeth (MTQ) | 3.90 | Shawn Cousins (JAM) | 3.65 | | |
| Long jump | Keita Cline (IVB) | 7.42 | Everald Facey (JAM) | 7.38 | Lester Anthony (TRI) | 7.35 |
| Triple jump | Kenny Boudine (GUF) | 15.48 | Victor Houston (BAR) | 15.17 | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 14.97 |
| Shot put | Désir Coquin (GLP) | 14.52 | Jean-Claude Valentin (MTQ) | 14.40 | Robert Holdsworth (JAM) | 13.99 |
| Discus throw | Howard Brown (JAM) | 40.60 | Olu Tinubu (BAH) | 39.16 | Thierry Lovis (MTQ) | 38.84 |
| Javelin throw | Kim Fullerton (GRN) | 55.32 | Ronnie Darville (BAH) | 51.50 | Pascal Elisabeth (MTQ) | 51.00 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 41.29 | Bahamas | 41.78 | Guadeloupe | 41.78 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:11.79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:14.93 | Barbados | 3:15.35 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.7 m/s) | Nikole Mitchell (JAM) | 11.40 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.64 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 11.74 |
| 200 metres | Nikole Mitchell (JAM) | 23.48 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 23.86 | Joy-Ann Eli (BAR) | 24.17 |
| 400 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) | 53.80 | Jacqueline Gayle (JAM) | 54.66 | Shermaine Ross (GRN) | 55.87 |
| 800 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) | 2:08.36 | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 2:09.05 | Dawn Williams (DMA) | 2:14.05 |
| 1500 metres | Janice Turner (JAM) | 4:31.33 | Karen Bennett (JAM) | 4:32.4 | Charmaine Thomas (ATG) | 4:59.1 |
| 3000 metres | Janice Turner (JAM) | 9:50.56 | Evette Turner (JAM) | 9:52.57 | Geraldine McQueen (GRN) | 10:08.2 |
| 100 metres hurdles (4.4 m/s) | Nadège Joseph (GUF) | 14.08w | Astia Walker (JAM) | 14.60w | Karlene Haughton (JAM) | 14.65w |
| High jump | Icolyn Kelly (JAM) | 1.64 | Germaine Gordon (TRI) | ??? | Jill Ann Nicome (TRI) | ??? |
| Long jump | Dedra Davis (BAH) | 6.35 | Icolyn Kelly (JAM) | 5.91 | Germaine Gordon (TRI) | 5.65 |
| Shot put | Michelle Garvey (BAR) | 12.54 | Laurita Burrows (BER) | 11.88 | Dominique Perroni (MTQ) | 11.72 |
| Discus throw | Kadar Thomas (JAM) | 36.82 | Marcia Taylor (BAH) | 36.62 | Hughette Robertson (GUY) | 34.86 |
| Javelin throw | Marsha Mark (TRI) | 45.88 | Lisa Casimir (DMA) | 44.40 | Patricia Scotland (BER) | 41.78 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 45.49 | Guadeloupe | 46.26 | Martinique | 46.80 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:41.80 | Bahamas | 3:48.38 | Barbados | 3:49.30 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (2.6 m/s) | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.5w | Nigel Baptiste (TRI) | 10.6w | Gilles Ricard (GLP) | 10.7w |
| 200 metres | Edward Clarke (JAM) | 21.89 | Nigel Baptiste (TRI) | 22.15 | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 22.26 |
| 400 metres | Edward Clarke (JAM) | 48.37 | Davian Clarke (JAM) | 48.43 | Jonathan Pollard (BAR) | 48.47 |
| 800 metres | Michael McDonald (JAM) | 1:56.02 | Leo Samuel (JAM) | 1:56.14 | Ryan Moore (BAR) | 1:59.31 |
| 1500 metres | Junior Boxill (BAR) | 4:10.3 | Preston Campbell (JAM) | 4:17.8 | Michael McDonald (JAM) | 4:20.8 |
| High jump | Stephen Woodley (BER) | 1.90 | Kerl Chai Hong (TRI) | 1.80 | Quinton Brennan (BAH) | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Devon Bean (BER) | 7.01 | Joseph Brown (BAH) | 6.59 | Mark Blake (JAM) | 6.49 |
| Triple jump | Devon Bean (BER) | 14.58 | Eddy Montoussany (GLP) | 14.21 | Kerl Chai Hong (TRI) | 12.85 |
| Shot put | Mark Ray (BAR) | 12.20 | Anthony Alexander (TRI) | 11.24 | Keith Brewster (BAR) | 11.16 |
| Discus throw | Keith Brewster (BAR) | 36.64 | Dominic Powell (CAY) | 33.20 | Mark Ray (BAR) | 32.44 |
| Javelin throw | Dominic Powell (CAY) | 49.50 | Keith Brewster (BAR) | 47.26 | Jeff Goddard (CAY) | 44.32 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (2.4 m/s) | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.89w | Patricia Buval (MTQ) | 11.91w | Astia Walker (JAM) | 11.99w |
| 200 metres | Astia Walker (JAM) | 24.34 | Michelle O'Hara (JAM) | 24.41 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 24.86 |
| 400 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) | 55.41 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 56.05 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) | 57.90 |
| 800 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) | 2:12.66 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 2:13.76 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) | 2:13.80 |
| 1500 metres | Korene Hinds (JAM) | 4:37.84 | Evette Turner (JAM) | 4:38.48 | Geraldine McQueen (GRN) | 4:50.13 |
| High jump | Lacena Golding (JAM) | 1.62 | Tamara Malcolm (BAH) | 1.59 | Cherry King (BER) | 1.55 |
| Long jump | Suzette Lee (JAM) | 5.99 | Lacena Golding (JAM) | 5.92 | Mernette Forde (BAR) | 5.34 |
| Shot put | Anne-Marie Marival (GLP) | 12.38 | Trudi Holder (BAR) | 9.76 | Merril Peters (GRN) | 8.76 |
| Discus throw | Lacena Golding (JAM) | 31.44 | Patricia Lewis (TRI) | 29.76 | Trudi Holder (BAR) | 29.50 |
| Javelin throw | Merril Peters (GRN) | 36.56 | Cleopatra Francis (TRI) | 28.40 | Vanessa Blyden (BAH) | 28.08 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 28 | 18 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | Barbados (BAR) | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)* | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Bermuda (BER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Grenada (GRN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | French Guiana (GUF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Martinique (MTQ) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 53 | 52 | 50 | 155 |