1959 British West Indies Championships

Host City Georgetown
Country GUY
Held 8 – 9 August 1959
Competitors 54
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 8 August 1959 Medal 3 2
200 m Men 9 August 1959 Medal 3 2
400 m Men 9 August 1959 Medal 3 1
800 m Men 8 August 1959 Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men Medal 3 1
Half Marathon Men Medal 1 1
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 4 3
3,000 m Walk Men Medal 3 2
High Jump Men Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
100 m Women Medal 3 1
200 m Women Medal 3 1
80 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 0 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Guyana GUY 12 10 6 28
2 Jamaica JAM 7 6 11 24
3 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 6 10 5 21
4 Antigua and Barbuda ANT 1 0 2 3
5 Barbados BAR 1 0 1 2
6 Grenada GRN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Mike Agostini TTO Dennis Johnson JAM Keith Gardner JAM
200 m, Men Wilton Jackson TTO Keith Gardner JAM Mike Agostini TTO
400 m, Men George Kerr JAM Mal Spence JAM Mel Spence JAM
800 m, Men George Kerr JAM Tony Seth GUY Mel Spence JAM
1,500 m, Men Ralph Gomes GUY M Perry GUY McDonald Philbert TTO
5,000 m, Men George De Peana GUY Harry Prowell GUY Glenroy Charles TTO
10,000 m, Men George De Peana GUY Harry Prowell GUY Moses Dwarika GUY
Half Marathon, Men Moses Dwarika GUY
110 m Hurdles, Men Keith Gardner JAM Cliff Murray GUY Leroy Keane JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Basil Bonair TTO Leroy Keane JAM William Gittens GRN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Clement Fields GUY R Williams GUY Glenroy Charles TTO
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Guyana GUY Trinidad and Tobago TTO Jamaica JAM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO Guyana GUY
3,000 m Walk, Men Sydney Thomas TTO Amelius Murrin TTO G Mars GUY
High Jump, Men Cliff Bertrand TTO L Greene GUY Erskine Norris BAR
Pole Vault, Men Robert Morris JAM Gregor Hinkson TTO Richard Thelwell JAM
Long Jump, Men Lester Bird ANT Deryck Taylor JAM Wellesley Clayton JAM
Triple Jump, Men Mahoney Samuels JAM Wendell Mottley TTO Keith Thelwell JAM
Shot Put, Men Keith Fraser GUY Conrad Derrick TTO Milton Bernard JAM
Discus Throw, Men Leroy Williams TTO Aubrey Edwards TTO William Hall JAM
Javelin Throw, Men Dermott Nugent BAR Winston Thompson TTO Hugh Garrick TTO
100 m, Women Myra Fawcett GUY Y Smith GUY Claudette Masdammer GUY
200 m, Women Myra Fawcett GUY Y Smith GUY Vilma Parris GUY
80 m Hurdles, Women Vilma Parris GUY Pearl Joseph TTO E Davis ANT
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Guyana GUY Trinidad and Tobago TTO Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Women Brenda Archer GUY S Burgess JAM E Davis ANT
Long Jump, Women Yvonne Laidlow JAM Claudette Masdammer GUY Vilma Parris GUY