# 1996 CARIFTA Games

The 25th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 6–8, 1996. 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 272 athletes (152 junior (under-20) and 120 youth (under-17)) from about 23 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (8), Aruba (4), Bahamas (23), Barbados (28), Belize (2), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (13), Dominica (2), French Guiana (1), Grenada (9), Guadeloupe (20), Guyana (2), Jamaica (56), Martinique (15), Montserrat (4), Netherlands Antilles (4), Saint Kitts and Nevis (5), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (30), Turks and Caicos Islands (11), US Virgin Islands (18).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Cydonie Mothersill from the Cayman Islands. She won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) 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). 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 (0.4 m/s) | Lindel Frater (JAM) | 10.50 | Ruddy Zami (GLP) | 10.51 | Roy Bailey (JAM) | 10.65 |
| 200 metres (-3.2 m/s) | Roy Bailey (JAM) | 21.51 | David Spencer (JAM) | 21.70 | Ruddy Zami (GLP) | 21.81 |
| 400 metres | Michael Campbell (JAM) | 46.92 | Avard Moncur (BAH) | 47.10 | Addis Huyler (BAH) | 48.21 |
| 800 metres | Winston Aberdeen (TRI) | 1:52.65 | Dwayne Miller (JAM) | 1:53.48 | Eugène Miath (GLP) | 1:54.90 |
| 1500 metres | Winston Aberdeen (TRI) | 4:01.10 | Oral Williamson (JAM) | 4:02.82 | Marlon Tomlinson (JAM) | 4:03.13 |
| 5000 metres | Damian Sobers (TRI) | 15:38.32 | Oral Williamson (JAM) | 15:41.45 | Narvin Beharry (TRI) | 15:56.01 |
| 110 metres hurdles (-4.0 m/s) | Stephen Jones (BAR) | 14.86 | Agarette Evans (BAH) | 15.07 | Désiré Delric (MTQ) | 15.18 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kurt Duncan (JAM) | 52.32 | Kwesi Davis (JAM) | 54.05 | Jake Belgrave (BAR) | 54.24 |
| High jump | Enrico Gordon (JAM) | 2.10 | Kerry Edwards (TRI) | 2.07 | Ryan Chambers (JAM) | 2.07 |
| Pole vault | Dion Kong (TRI) | 3.80 | Robert Pantry (BAH) | 3.37 | Fenton McDuffus (JAM) | 3.17 |
| Long jump | Sébastien Pincemail (GLP) | 7.95 | Mervin Swaby (JAM) | 7.92 | Allen Mortimer (BAH) | 7.90 |
| Triple jump | Sébastien Pincemail (GLP) | 15.60 | Allen Mortimer (BAH) | 15.56 | Randy Lewis (GRN) | 14.97 |
| Shot put | Dave Stoute (TRI) | 14.51 | Dereck Flowers (BAH) | 13.46 | Ahville Black (JAM) | 12.95 |
| Discus throw | Ahville Black (JAM) | 43.52 | Rory Marsh (JAM) | 41.48 | Luciano Saint-Val (MTQ) | 39.74 |
| Javelin throw | Coyotito Gray (BAH) | 58.38 | Marcellin Delphine (MTQ) | 57.86 | Moise Louisy-Louis (MTQ) | 57.48 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 40.60 | Guadeloupe | 41.09 | Bahamas | 41.60 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:09.90 | Bahamas | 3:10.01 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:13.45 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.9 m/s) | Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) | 11.35 | Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) | 11.44 | Maria Brown (JAM) | 11.48 |
| 200 metres (-4.4 m/s) | Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) | 23.77 | Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) | 24.01 | Sarah Patterson (JAM) | 24.45 |
| 400 metres | Sherline Williams (BAR) | 54.11 | Michelle Burgher (JAM) | 54.36 | Alicia Tyson (TRI) | 55.54 |
| 800 metres | Sherline Williams (BAR) | 2:11.31 | Mashire Harrison (JAM) | 2:13.00 | Vernae Ingram (BER) | 2:13.86 |
| 1500 metres | Vernae Ingram (BER) | 5:12.54 | Petrona McClymont (JAM) | 5:12.98 | Bobbette Stewart (JAM) | 5:14.20 |
| 3000 metres | Tameica Brown (JAM) | 10:31.03 | Keisha Gray (TRI) | 10:31.16 | Petrona McClymont (JAM) | 10:33.24 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-6.2 m/s) | Tulia Robinson (JAM) | 15.17 | Annetta Whyte (JAM) | 15.22 | Makeda Prime (TRI) | 15.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Michelle Burgher (JAM) | 59.98 | Peta-Gaye Gayle (JAM) | 60.03 | Sylvanie Morandais (GLP) | 61.66 |
| High jump | Keisha Spencer (JAM) | 1.76 | Daneesh McIntosh (BAH) | 1.73 | Tanya Wildgoose (BAH) | 1.70 |
| Long jump | Dolette Blake (JAM) | 6.08 | Nathalie Smith (BAR) | 5.74 | Marie-Hélène Carabin (GLP) | 5.72 |
| Triple jump | Christine Brown (JAM) | 12.80 | Eugénie Elisabeth (GUF) | 12.67 | Nathalie Smith (BAR) | 12.01 |
| Shot put | Doris Thompson (BAH) | 14.18 | Christelle Bornil (MTQ) | 14.15 | Rhonda Hackett (TRI) | 13.64 |
| Discus throw | Christelle Bornil (MTQ) | 44.04 | Béatrice Louisy-Louis (MTQ) | 42.86 | Rhonda Hackett (TRI) | 39.02 |
| Javelin throw | Nasha Belfon (GRN) | 39.76 | Béatrice Louisy-Louis (MTQ) | 39.44 | Doris Thompson (BAH) | 38.96 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 44.24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.22 | Guadeloupe | 46.31 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica | 3:39.87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:42.47 | Barbados | 3:43.28 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (-0.4 m/s) | Dave Vainqueur (GLP) | 11.01 | Tariq Hewey (BER) | 11.05 | Ryan Clarke (JAM) | 11.11 |
| 200 metres (-6.0 m/s) | Kayode Farrell (TRI) | 23.00 | Tariq Hewey (BER) | 23.06 | O'Dell Taylor (TRI) | 23.11 |
| 400 metres | O'Neil Wright (JAM) | 49.03 | O'Dell Taylor (TRI) | 49.92 | Tristan Dickson (ATG) | 49.99 |
| 800 metres | Carlon Harrison (JAM) | 1:56.53 | Presley Cherubin (BAR) | 1:58.85 | Lorris Adams (BAR) | 2:00.52 |
| 1500 metres | Carlon Harrison (JAM) | 4:06.61 | Dorlan Jacobs (ATG) | 4:10.55 | Kadian Flemming (JAM) | 4:13.57 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-5.2 m/s) | Quayne Baccas (JAM) | 13.52 | Ryan Clarke (JAM) | 13.83 | Didier Beaunol-Richard (MTQ) | 13.94 |
| 400 metres hurdles | O'Neil Wright (JAM) | 54.07 | Quayne Baccas (JAM) | 55.63 | Kevin Cumberbatch (BAR) | 55.64 |
| High jump | Kevin Cumberbatch (BAR) | 2.05 | Yohan Virapin (MTQ) | 1.99 | Ricky Nelson (ARU) | 1.96 |
| Long jump | Maurice Clarke (BAR) | 6.85 | Dwight Barrett (JAM) | 6.71 | Antonio Saunders (BAH) | 6.68 |
| Triple jump | Didier Beaunol-Richard (MTQ) | 14.14 | Aundre Edwards (JAM) | 13.80 | Maurice Clarke (BAR) | 13.33 |
| Shot put | Dave Vainqueur (GLP) | 14.33 | Sheldon Lewis (JAM) | 11.78 | Ronnie Mendoza (BAR) | 11.74 |
| Discus throw | Ronnie Mendoza (BAR) | 39.16 | Sheldon Lewis (JAM) | 39.10 | Terry Nurse (BAR) | 38.22 |
| Javelin throw | Elarius Frank (GRN) | 53.30 | Richard Rock (BAR) | 51.54 | Edward Cartwright (BAH) | 48.74 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 11.85 | Marcia Dorsett (BAH) | 12.00 | Fana Ashby (TRI) | 12.22 |
| 200 metres (-5.1 m/s) | Aleen Bailey (JAM) | 24.88 | Lucyann Richards (BAR) | 25.46 | Keisha Robb (JAM) | 25.50 |
| 400 metres | Gabriella Edwards (TRI) | 54.49 | Lucyann Richards (BAR) | 55.47 | Keisha Downer (JAM) | 55.92 |
| 800 metres | Janelle Inniss (BAR) | 2:11.81 | Keisha Gray (TRI) | 2:12.28 | Sheena Gooding (BAR) | 2:12.35 |
| 1500 metres | Janelle Inniss (BAR) | 4:44.59 | Sheena Gooding (BAR) | 4:46.78 | Tameica Brown (JAM) | 4:49.18 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-4.8 m/s) | Tiana Burke (JAM) | 14.3 | Keitha Moseley (BAR) | 14.7 | Cindy Mondelice (GLP) | 14.9 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Andrea Bliss (JAM) | 43.6 | Lucyann Richards (BAR) | 44.5 | Alicia Cave (TRI) | 45.2 |
| High jump | Keitha Moseley (BAR) | 1.69 | Jessica Pina (ARU) | 1.66 | Shelly-Ann Gallimore (JAM) | 1.63 |
| Long jump | Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) | 5.72 | Shelly-Ann Gallimore (JAM) | 5.45 | Onika James (TRI) | 5.32 |
| Shot put | Shanell Andrews (BAH) | 11.32 | Joëlle Julianne (MTQ) | 11.26 | Sandrine André (GUY) | 10.61 |
| Discus throw | Dagira Gordon (JAM) | 36.22 | Joëlle Julianne (MTQ) | 35.64 | Chafree Bain (BAH) | 31.84 |
| Javelin throw | Francette Pognon (MTQ) | 38.94 | Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) | 36.28 | Roshanda Robinson (BAH) | 32.92 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 26 | 21 | 15 | 62 |
| 2 | Barbados (BAR) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Martinique (MTQ) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Grenada (GRN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | French Guiana (GUF) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 |