# 1990 CARIFTA Games

The 19th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 14–16, 1990.

## Participation (unofficial)

For the 1990 CARIFTA Games only the medalists and a few other athletes can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 122 athletes (78 junior (under-20) and 44 youth (under-17)) from about 14 countries: Bahamas (22), Barbados (9), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (2), Dominica (1), French Guiana (2), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (53), Martinique (9), Saint Lucia (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (8).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Kareem Streete-Thompson from the Cayman Islands. As in 1989, he won the gold medal in the long jump event, this year however in the junior (U-20) category, again with a remarkable jump of 7.94m, also being still the championships record in this 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). Results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Boys under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) | Raymond Nelson (JAM) | 10.57 | Carlos Samuels (JAM) | 10.76 | Rudy Mith (MTQ) | 10.79 |
| 200 metres (-3.7 m/s) | Donovan Powell (JAM) | 21.42 | Andrew Tynes (BAH) | 21.55 | Daniel England (JAM) | 21.63 |
| 400 metres | Marcus Knowles (BAH) | 47.30 | Terrence McCrea (JAM) | 47.34 | Ronald Thorne (BAR) | 47.45 |
| 800 metres | Steven Roberts (BAR) | 1:51.26 | Michael Williams (JAM) | 1:51.31 | Christopher Gallimore (JAM) | 1:52.60 |
| 1500 metres | Michael Williams (JAM) | 3:55.74 | Quinton John (TRI) | 3:56.69 | Martin Reid (JAM) | 3:58.88 |
| 5000 metres | Ronnie Holassie (TRI) | 15:19.52 | Martin Reid (JAM) | 15:22.18 | Junior Mitchell (TRI) | 16:19.02 |
| 110 metres hurdles (2.8 m/s) | Delevante Brown (JAM) | 14.36w | Sean Dupigny (BAR) | 14.58w | Sébastien Solbiac (MTQ) | 14.74w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Winston Sinclair (JAM) | 52.87 | Terrence McCrea (JAM) | 53.87 | Lynden Hepburn (BAH) | 54.58 |
| High jump | Garreth Flowers (BAH) | 2.13 | Michael Davis (JAM) | 2.13 | David Collymore (LCA) | 2.08 |
| Pole vault | Mark Godfrey (JAM) | 4.26 | Junior Collins (JAM) | 3.95 | Ronnie Darville (BAH) | 3.75 |
| Long jump | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 7.94 | Cyril Doornkamp (SUR) | 7.36 | Delevante Brown (JAM) | 7.13 |
| Triple jump | Daniel Sextius (GLP) | 15.26 | Kenny Boudine (GUF) | 15.03 | Jerome Douglas (JAM) | 14.81 |
| Shot put | Olivier Neisson (MTQ) | 14.12 | Pascal Nelson (GLP) | 13.76 | Rudy Finoly (MTQ) | 13.51 |
| Discus throw | Ryan Haylock (CAY) | 39.32 | Howard Brown (JAM) | 38.60 | Fidel Holder (BAR) | 37.98 |
| Javelin throw | Ryan Haylock (CAY) | 61.64 | Curland Peters (GRN) | 55.50 | Ronnie Darville (BAH) | 53.26 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Norman Morse Raymond Nelson Leon Gordon Michael Cowan | 40.66 | Bahamas | 41.33 | Barbados | 41.40 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Barbados | 3:09.22 | Jamaica | 3:10.05 | Bahamas | 3:14.17 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.3 m/s) | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 11.54 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 11.75 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.84 |
| 200 metres (-0.2 m/s) | Revoli Campbell (JAM) | 23.34 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 23.89 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 24.15 |
| 400 metres | Catherine Scott (JAM) | 54.08 | Inez Turner (JAM) | 54.79 | Carole Nelson (GUF) | 57.11 |
| 800 metres | Inez Turner (JAM) | 2:10.58 | Janice Turner (JAM) | 2:11.94 | Shermaine Ross (GRN) | 2:15.80 |
| 1500 metres | Janice Turner (JAM) | 4:38.56 | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | 4:48.26 | Bernadine Thomas (TRI) | 4:51.19 |
| 3000 metres | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | 10:08.75 | Barbara Stewart (JAM) | 10:21.53 | Christine St. Cyr (GRN) | 10:25.10 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.8 m/s) | Gillian Russell (JAM) | 13.8 | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) | 14.1 | Betty Lise (MTQ) | 14.4 |
| High jump | Jocelyn Evans (JAM) | 1.72 | Diane Guthrie (JAM) | 1.70 | Daphne Saunders (BAH) | 1.57 |
| Long jump | Diane Guthrie (JAM) | 6.31 | Dedra Davis (BAH) | 6.14 | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) | 5.98 |
| Shot put | Valérie Laurin (MTQ) | 12.01 | Michelle Garvey (BAR) | 11.93 | Grace Hayles (JAM) | 11.84 |
| Discus throw | Tiffany Thompson (BAH) | 36.98 | Kadar Thomas (JAM) | 35.96 | Jessica Ashby (BAR) | 34.60 |
| Javelin throw | Lisa Casimir (DMA) | 42.39 | Geraldine George (TRI) | 37.68 | Natasha Joseph (TRI) | 37.42 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Nikole Mitchell Catherine Scott Gillian Russell Merlene Frazer | 45.39 | Bahamas | 46.13 | Guadeloupe | 46.79 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Janice Turner Winsome Cole Catherine Scott Inez Turner | 3:38.28 | Bahamas | 3:52.12 | Barbados | 3:55.36 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.1 m/s) | Leon Gordon (JAM) | 10.87 | Steve Garni (MTQ) | 11.04 | Michael Cowan (JAM) | 11.10 |
| 200 metres (4.9 m/s) | Leon Gordon (JAM) | 22.06w | Michael Cowan (JAM) | 22.58w | Keita Cline (IVB) | 22.72w |
| 400 metres | Edward Clarke (JAM) | 49.30 | Gregory Blake (JAM) | 49.34 | Bruno Latcha (GLP) | 50.26 |
| 800 metres | Escoffrey Thomas (JAM) | 1:56.39 | Horace Steele (JAM) | 1:59.39 | Brian Brewster (BAR) | 2:00.53 |
| 1500 metres | Escoffrey Thomas (JAM) | 4:09.94 | Horace Steele (JAM) | 4:12.38 | Brian Brewster (BAR) | 4:17.61 |
| High jump | Dennis Fearon (JAM) | 2.03 | Victor Houston (BAR) | 2.00 | Neil Gardner (JAM) | 1.98 |
| Long jump | Everald Facey (JAM) | 7.09 | Victor Houston (BAR) | 7.04 | Leon Gordon (JAM) | 6.98 |
| Triple jump | Victor Houston (BAR) | 14.73 | Patrice Aubatin (GLP) | 14.72 | Jason Richards (BAH) | 14.13 |
| Shot put | Dave Taylor (BAR) | 14.85 | Christopher Wilson (JAM) | 14.22 | Hugh Rolle (BAH) | 13.72 |
| Discus throw | Kirk Nesbeth (JAM) | 43.28 | Dave Taylor (BAR) | 43.00 | Christopher Wilson (JAM) | 40.64 |
| Javelin throw | Victor Houston (BAR) | 52.50 | Curtis Applewhite (TRI) | 50.80 | Hugh Rolle (BAH) | 47.42 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.9 m/s) | Nikole Mitchell (JAM) | 11.77 | Carmetta McKay (BAH) | 12.16 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 12.20 |
| 200 metres (3.4 m/s) | Nikole Mitchell (JAM) | 24.30w | Maxine Dawkins (JAM) | 24.33w | Carmetta McKay (BAH) | 24.89w |
| 400 metres | Wynsome Cole (JAM) | 54.92 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 55.60 | Ellen Grant (JAM) | 56.91 |
| 800 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) | 2:09.83 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) | 2:12.64 | Vernetta Rolle (BAH) | 2:12.90 |
| 1500 metres | Claudine Williams (JAM) | 4:45.40 | Charmaine Howell (JAM) | 4:46.86 | Christine St. Cyr (GRN) | 4:53.14 |
| High jump | Najuma Fletcher (GUY) | 1.72 | Icolyn Kelly (JAM) | 1.70 | Jill Eneas (BAH) | 1.67 |
| Long jump | Suzette Lee (JAM) | 5.80 | Najuma Fletcher (GUY) | 5.42 | Trecia Smith (JAM) | 5.25 |
| Shot put | Anne-Marie Riley (BAH) | 10.99 | Marcia Taylor (BAH) | 10.94 | Dominique Perroni (MTQ) | 10.52 |
| Discus throw | Marcia Taylor (BAH) | 37.42 | Marsha Minns (BAH) | 32.78 | Dominique Perroni (MTQ) | 30.24 |
| Javelin throw | Marsha Mark (TRI) | 40.44 | Kathy Ann Lewis (GRN) | 32.90 | Marsha Minns (BAH) | 31.98 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 32 | 27 | 13 | 72 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Martinique (MTQ) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Dominica (DMA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | French Guiana (GUF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 |