# 1982 CARIFTA Games

The 11th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 10–12, 1982.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 154 athletes (112 junior (under-20) and 42 youth (under-17)) from about 15 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (4), Bahamas (39), Bermuda (10), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (5), Grenada (3), Guadeloupe (9), Guyana (2), Jamaica (45), Martinique (5), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (11), Turks and Caicos Islands (2).

## Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awardeded to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas. She won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) 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 | Earle Laing (JAM) | 10.48 | Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) | 10.64 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 10.74 |
| 200 metres | Ruthven Prithwie (TRI) | 21.9 | Nick Saunders (BER) | 22.0 | Phil Lewis (BAH) | 22.0 |
| 400 metres | Joseph Boyd (JAM) | 47.64 | Fenton Hugg (JAM) | 48.00 | Phil Lewis (BAH) | 48.41 |
| 800 metres | Michael Lawson (JAM) | 1:52.5 | Damian Mendoza (TRI) | 1:53.1 | Horace Moore (GUY) | 1:53.2 |
| 1500 metres | Jean-Marc Lebielle (MTQ) | 4:02.18 | Joël Hégésippe (GLP) | 4:02.60 | Victor Théophile (GLP) | 4:02.84 |
| 5000 metres | Kevin Pearson (BER) | 15:32.8 | Garfield McAnuff (JAM) | 15:37.6 | Anthony Charles (GRN) | 15:52.4 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Orville Gayle (JAM) | 14.03 | Gerald Martin (JAM) | 14.76 | Sammy Brennan (BAH) | 14.83 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Orville Gayle (JAM) | 55.2 | Sammy Brennan (BAH) | 55.5 | John Pugh (BAH) | 55.6 |
| High jump | Nick Saunders (BER) | 2.13 | Philippe Dogué (MTQ) | 2.10 | Wendell Collie (BAH) | 2.08 |
| Pole vault | Evan Wisdom (BAH) | 3.88 | Richard Parker (BAH) | 3.65 | | |
| Long jump | Joey Wells (BAH) | 7.21 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 7.20 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) | 7.13 |
| Triple jump | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 15.32 | Deryck Lorde (BAR) | 14.24 | Leonard Frazer (JAM) | 13.98 |
| Shot put | Thierry Liveze (GLP) | 14.47 | Eros Watts (JAM) | 13.92 | Ellsworth Christopher (BER) | 13.80 |
| Discus throw | Stanford Moss (BAH) | 50.48 | Egbert Mullings (BAH) | 48.22 | Paul Williams (JAM) | 45.60 |
| Javelin throw | Brooke Onley (BER) | 64.80 | Leslie Patterson (BAR) | 58.36 | Wendell Collie (BAH) | 55.98 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Greg Meghoo O. Martin Ray Stewart Earle Laing | 41.7 | Bahamas | 41.9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.0 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Michael Lawson Fenton Hugg Mark Senior Joseph Boyd | 3:11.75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:14.83 | Barbados | 3:15.06 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Marie-France Loval (GLP) | 11.60 | Veronica Findlay (JAM) | 11.92 | Claudette Rano (MTQ) | 12.04 |
| 200 metres | Sharon Barnes (JAM) | 24.4 | Candy Ford (BER) | 24.7 | Eldece Clarke (BAH) | 24.7 |
| 400 metres | Yvonne Shields (JAM) | 54.46 | Veronica Williams (JAM) | 54.94 | Yolande Small (TRI) | 55.79 |
| 800 metres | Marie-Anna Filomin (GLP) | 2:11.9 | Jocelyn Joseph (ATG) | 2:12.1 | Sharon Powell (JAM) | 2:12.6 |
| 1500 metres | Daphne Fearon (JAM) | 4:47.24 | Eugenie Beason (JAM) | 4:47.85 | Laverne Bryan (ATG) | 4:57.87 |
| 3000 metres | Margaret Williams (JAM) | 10:28.8 | Daphne Fearon (JAM) | 10:35.2 | Rachelle Miller (BAH) | 10:57.6 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Karlene Allen (JAM) | 15.1 | Andrene Anderson (JAM) | 15.6 | | |
| High jump | Murielle Dumoulin (GLP) | 1.67 | Janelle Kelly (TRI) | 1.65 | Sharon Barnes (JAM) | 1.62 |
| Long jump | Andrene Anderson (JAM) | 5.82 | Sharon Barnes (JAM) | 5.43 | Jacinta Bartholomew (GRN) | 5.40 |
| Shot put | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 13.66 | Elaine Morris (JAM) | 13.02 | Jean-Claire Chathuant (GLP) | 12.71 |
| Discus throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 39.60 | Carol Brown (JAM) | 38.55 | Marie-Claire Hilaire (MTQ) | 38.50 |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 48.62 | Portia Wallace (BAH) | 39.73 | Carol Brown (JAM) | 39.44 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica | 46.3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.9 | Bahamas | 46.9 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:42.04 | Jamaica | 3:42.18 | Bahamas | 3:50.76 |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Shane Howell (JAM) | 11.11 | Ron Roberts (TRI) | 11.14 | Edmund Moxey (BAH) | 11.19 |
| 200 metres | Michael Newbold (BAH) | 22.5 | Shane Howell (JAM) | 22.9 | Mark Johnson (BAH) | 23.0 |
| 400 metres | Nicholas Tracey (JAM) | 49.57 | Michael Warren (JAM) | 50.12 | Frank Fileteau (ISV) | 50.48 |
| 800 metres | Kevin Smith (BER) | 1:56.7 | Frank Fileteau (ISV) | 1:57.5 | Deryck Codrington (BAR) | 1:59.7 |
| 1500 metres | Kevin Smith (BER) | 4:07.80 | Sebastian Warner (VIN) | 4:11.16 | Michael Jules (BAR) | 4:16.24 |
| High jump | Troy Kemp (BAH) | 1.95 | Robert Douglas (JAM) | 1.93 | Rohan Phillips-Saunders (VIN) | 1.88 |
| Long jump | Michael Newbold (BAH) | 6.48 | Andre Pickering (IVB) | 6.39 | Michael Warren (JAM) | 6.37 |
| Triple jump | Gwyn Jones (JAM) | 14.65 | Godfrey Augustine (GRN) | 13.80 | Byron Ferguson (BAH) | 13.42 |
| Shot put | Georges Robin (GLP) | 15.03 | Gwyn Jones (JAM) | 14.50 | Joseph Antoine (TRI) | 13.38 |
| Discus throw | Joe Woodside (BAH) | 49.78 | Gwyn Jones (JAM) | 48.88 | Joseph Antoine (TRI) | 42.92 |
| Javelin throw | Joseph Antoine (TRI) | 58.00 | Anthony Botwick (BAH) | 50.07 | Godfrey Augustine (GRN) | 47.69 |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Laurel Johnson (JAM) | 12.10 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 12.19 | Donna Pryce (JAM) | 12.31 |
| 200 metres | Laurel Johnson (JAM) | 24.7 | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 25.1 | Yolande Straughn (BAR) | 25.1 |
| 400 metres | Andrea Thomas (JAM) | 55.61 | Rosemarie Bailey (JAM) | 56.00 | Iyiechia Petrus (ISV) | 57.36 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Thomas (JAM) | 2:13.1 | Bernardette John (TRI) | 2:16.3 | Sandra Wellington (CAY) | 2:19.1 |
| 1500 metres | Janet Knight (JAM) | 4:44.39 | Tabitha Parchment (CAY) | 4:48.10 | Sandra Wellington (CAY) | 5:00.54 |
| High jump | Dionne Bruff (JAM) | 1.67 | Mazel Thomas (JAM) | 1.62 | Donna Smith (BAH) | 1.62 |
| Long jump | Edna Mae Tuzo (BER) | 5.27 | Mazel Thomas (JAM) | 5.11 | Claudia Anderson (JAM) | 4.95 |
| Shot put | Nicole Taylor (BAH) | 10.08 | Carla Rockley (BAH) | 9.30 | | |
| Discus throw | Nicole Taylor (BAH) | 28.37 | Carla Rockley (BAH) | 22.57 | Claudia Anderson (JAM) | 17.43 |
| Javelin throw | Jean Minus (BAH) | 32.80 | Nicole Taylor (BAH) | 19.23 | | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 23 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 2 | Bahamas (BAH) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Bermuda (BER) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Martinique (MTQ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 52 | 52 | 48 | 152 |