1979 Carifta Games

Host City Kingston
Country JAM
Held 20 – 22 April 1979
Competitors 67
Countries 6

U20

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 4 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Jamaica JAM 11 13 9 33
2 Bahamas BAH 10 9 5 24
3 Barbados BAR 4 3 3 10
4 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 3 2 6 11
5 Bermuda BER 1 3 4 8
6 Guadeloupe GDP 1 0 3 4

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Fabian Whymns BAH George Walcott JAM Tony Laguerre GDP
200 m, Men Eric Berrie BAR Fabian Whymns BAH George Walcott JAM
400 m, Men Willis Alexander TTO Dennis Wallace JAM Cecil White JAM
800 m, Men Byron Francis JAM Reuben Bayley BAR Ian Smith JAM
1,500 m, Men William Johnson BAH Byron Francis JAM Alrick Parkin JAM
3,000 m, Men Gilbert Dunkley JAM Barrington Minott JAM Wilbur Ferdinand TTO
110 m Hurdles, Men B Morris JAM Paul Bowe BAH Chris Thelwell JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Colin O'Brien TTO Sidney Cartwright BAH Ken Gray JAM
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Bahamas BAH Trinidad and Tobago TTO
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Bahamas BAH Trinidad and Tobago TTO Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Men Desmond Morris JAM Bernard Nesbitt BAH Laird McLean TTO
Pole Vault, Men Michael Johnson JAM Clyde McGregor JAM Sidney Cartwright BAH
Long Jump, Men Dwight Davis JAM Anthony Phillip BER Ed Stuart BAH
Triple Jump, Men Don Small BAR Bradford Johnson BAH Dorant Bartlett BAH
Shot Put, Men Clyde McGregor JAM James Dedier TTO R Woolridge BER
Discus Throw, Men James Dedier TTO Derrick Horsham JAM Byron Alleyne TTO
Javelin Throw, Men Sidney Cartwright BAH N Griffiths BAR J Dill BER
100 m, Women Raymonde Naigre GDP Merlene Ottey-Page JAM Mary Ann Higgs BAH
200 m, Women Oralee Fowler BAH Merlene Ottey-Page JAM Raymonde Naigre GDP
400 m, Women Mary Ann Higgs BAH Oralee Fowler BAH Fredericka Wright JAM
800 m, Women Lavonne Roberts BAR Eugenie Beason JAM Marcia Tate JAM
1,500 m, Women Margaret Williams JAM Sharon Powell JAM Gina Smith BER
100 m Hurdles, Women Sharon Moffat JAM Gina Tempro BAR Monica Johnson BER
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bahamas BAH Jamaica JAM Barbados BAR
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Bahamas BAH Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO
High Jump, Women Agnes Riley BAR Monica Johnson BER Karen Turnquest BAH
Long Jump, Women Audrey Llewellyn JAM Alison Jones JAM Agnes Riley BAR
Shot Put, Women Lynette Antoine BAH Sonia Smith BER Marie-Josée Manette GDP
Discus Throw, Women Beryl Eve BAH Carol Woodside BAH Ava Coombs TTO
Javelin Throw, Women Sonia Smith BER Carol Woodside BAH Wendy Griffith BAR