| VII CARIFTA Games | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Nassau, Bahamas  |
| Dates: | March 27–28 |
| Nations Participating: | 12 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 86 |
| Events: | 39 |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1977 Bridgetown |
| Next: | 1979 Kingston |
The 7th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on March 27–28, 1978.
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 88 athletes (66 junior (under-20) and 22 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Anguilla (2), Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (19), Barbados (13), Bermuda (6), British Virgin Islands (1), Guadeloupe (2), Guyana (1), Jamaica (31), Martinique (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (8), Turks and Caicos Islands (1).
The Austin Sealy Trophy was awardeded to Mary Ann Higgs from the Bahamas. She won 2 gold (100m and 200m), and 1 silver (400m) medal in the youth (U-17) category.
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.
| 100 metres (4.5 m/s) | 10.69w | 10.70w | 11.01w | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.94 | 22.33 | 22.44 | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.23 | 49.69 | 50.05 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:56.1 | 1:56.2 | 1:56.9 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:07.9 | 4:08.61 | 4:08.62 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:04.31 | 9:05.75 | 9:11.65 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (4.1 m/s) | 14.80w | 15.36w | 15.57w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 55.30 | 56.39 | 57.40 | ||||
| High jump | 1.98 | 1.905 | 1.905 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.11 | 3.67 | 3.35 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.97 | 6.90 | 6.88 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.06 | 13.98 | 13.90 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.13 | 15.24 | 14.78 | ||||
| Discus throw | 50.68 | 47.90 | 47.72 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 51.72 | 51.40 | 49.84 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.69 | 43.06 | 43.52 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:21.18 | 3:21.77 | 3:26.42 |
| 100 metres | 11.78w | 11.94w | 12.02w | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.13 | 24.79 | 25.04 | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.85 | 56.53 | 58.13 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:16.9 | 2:19.8 | 2:20.6 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:52.14 | 4:54.54 | 5:03.15 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 15.94 | 15.99 | 16.56 | ||||
| High jump | 1.625 | 1.625 | 1.625 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.33w | 6.12 | 5.57 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.45 | 11.95 | 11.89 | ||||
| Discus throw | 43.38 | 33.48 | 33.00 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 46.44 | 36.62 | 35.92 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.49 | 47.73 | 47.74 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | M. Cole Fredericka Wright Normalee Murray Jackie Pusey | 3:51.54 | 3:59.52 | 4:09.75 |
| 100 metres (4.5 m/s) | 11.07w | 11.10w | 11.35w | ||||
| 200 metres (-1.1 m/s) | 22.48 | 22.64 | 22.87 | ||||
| 400 metres | 50.08 | 51.06 | 51.15 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.63 | 6.54 | 6.51 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.48 | 14.11 | 13.95 |
| 100 metres (-0.1 m/s) | 12.32 | 12.38 | 12.38 | ||||
| 200 metres (3.9 m/s) | 24.44w | 24.87w | 25.24w | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.88 | 55.99 | 56.44 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.33 | 5.28 | 5.27 |