| XVI CARIFTA Games | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  |
| Dates: | April 18–20 |
| Nations Participating: | at least 13 |
| Athletes Participating: | at least 115 |
| Events: | 52 |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1986 Les Abymes |
| Next: | 1988 Kingston |
The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987.
For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14).
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nicole Springer from Barbados. She won the high jump gold medal in the junior (U-20) category.
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth).The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
| 100 metres | 10.60w | 10.67w | 10.72w | ||||
| 200 metres (0.7 m/s) | 20.94 | 21.12 | 21.17 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.82 | 47.05 | 47.62 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:48.95 | 1:50.59 | 1:52.00 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:53.1 | 3:55.2 | 3:56.3 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:14.56 | 15:14.77 | 15:14.99 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.24w | 14.35w | 14.44w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.14 | 54.05 | 54.54 | ||||
| High jump | 2.15 | 2.09 | 2.09 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.26 | 4.05 | 3.85 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.37 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.95 | 14.65 | 14.61 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.38 | 13.84 | 13.78 | ||||
| Discus throw | 43.64 | 42.70 | 42.32 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 65.52 | 59.06 | 58.18 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.73 | 41.14 | 41.44 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:08.28 | 3:16.67 | 3:26.88 |
| 100 metres | 11.54 | 11.75 | 11.76 | ||||
| 200 metres (0.2 m/s) | 23.40 | 23.63 | 23.69 | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.36 | 54.04 | 55.55 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:11.80 | 2:13.35 | 2:14.6 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:42.8 | 4:44.4 | 4:50.0 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:38.4 | 10:58.8 | 11:07.9 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.18 | 14.29 | 14.32 | ||||
| High jump | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.68 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.73 | 5.72 | 5.69 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.90 | 12.27 | 12.16 | ||||
| Discus throw | 42.40 | 39.58 | 36.88 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 40.06 | 39.72 | 39.60 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.63 | 46.52 | 46.76 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:41.1 | 3:48.5 | 3:50.6 |
| 100 metres | 11.05 | 11.12 | 11.14 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.89 | 22.27 | 22.30 | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.8 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:57.66 | 1:57.67 | 1:59.99 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:08.23 | 4:11.20 | 4:11.29 | ||||
| High jump | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.92 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.91 | 6.74 | 6.63 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.39 | 14.14 | 13.95 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.64 | 12.49 | 12.32 | ||||
| Discus throw | 43.04 | 42.78 | 40.00 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 54.60 | 47.72 | 47.56 |
| 100 metres | 12.06 | 12.18 | 12.24 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.45w | 24.28w | 24.35w | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.4 | 55.7 | 56.0 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:10.7 | 2:17.5 | 2:17.9 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:33.2 | 4:39.1 | 4:50.3 | ||||
| High jump | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.57 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.14 | 5.54 | 5.22 | ||||
| Shot put | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.00 | ||||
| Discus throw | 32.58 | 31.94 | 31.70 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 35.60 | 32.76 | 32.44 |