1994 CARIFTA Games explained

XXIII CARIFTA Games
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Host City:	Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates:	April 2–4
Nations Participating:	about 17
Athletes Participating:	about 265
Events:	58
Level:	Junior and Youth
Previous:	1993 Fort-de-France
Next:	1995 George Town

The 23rd CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 2–4, 1994.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 265 athletes (153 junior (under-20) and 112 youth (under-17)) from about 17 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (30), Barbados (44), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (3), Dominica (2), French Guiana (6), Grenada (10), Guadeloupe (21), Guyana (9), Jamaica (60), Martinique (15), Saint Kitts and Nevis (9), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (35).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Obadele Thompson from Barbados. He won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior(U-20) category setting new games records.

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)

100 metres		10.33		10.75		10.76
200 metres		20.71		21.42		21.57
400 metres		47.02		47.06		47.72
800 metres		1:54.00		1:54.42		1:55.38
1500 metres		3:55.56		3:58.16		3:58.63
5000 metres		15:28.45		15:34.40		15:36.93
110 metres hurdles		14.68		15.01		15.89
400 metres hurdles		52.23		52.69		53.32
High jump		2.13		2.09		2.02
Pole vault		3.96		3.60		2.70
Long jump		7.49		7.27		7.02
Triple jump		15.65		15.21		14.97
Shot put		14.51		12.77		12.53
Discus throw		43.06		42.16		40.10
Javelin throw		59.40		53.18		51.98
4 × 100 metres relay		41.13		41.40		41.54
4 × 400 metres relay		3:09.47		3:14.37		3:16.56

Girls under 20 (Junior)

100 metres		11.58		11.72		11.89
200 metres		23.53		23.90		23.98
400 metres		53.55		53.72		53.77
800 metres		2:09.76		2:10.30		2:11.91
1500 metres		4:44.46		4:46.95		4:51.74
3000 metres		10:35.15		10:35.59		10:37.42
100 metres hurdles		14.53		14.86		15.08
400 metres hurdles		59.77		61.29		64.36
High jump		1.74		1.74		1.74
Long jump		6.06		5.98		5.68
Triple jump		13.12w		12.17		11.98
Shot put		13.25		12.39		12.14
Discus throw		41.70		40.52		40.40
Javelin throw		44.34		38.84		38.76
4 × 100 metres relay		44.91		45.66		46.57
4 × 400 metres relay		3:35.91		3:36.53		3:42.54

Boys under 17 (Youth)

100 metres (0.1 m/s)		11.12		11.23		11.27
200 metres		22.0		22.4		22.5
400 metres		49.23		49.27		49.74
800 metres		1:59.6		2:00.3		2:03.3
1500 metres		4:06.51		4:10.02		4:10.45
100 metres hurdles		13.98		14.24		14.57
400 metres hurdles		55.38		57.12		57.93
High jump		2.10		2.08		1.96
Long jump		6.72		6.64		6.56
Triple jump		13.78		13.62		13.51
Shot put		14.40		13.36		13.05
Discus throw		40.88		39.72		39.48
Javelin throw		55.36		51.64		48.54

Girls under 17 (Youth)

100 metres		11.88		11.97		11.97
200 metres		24.30		24.31		24.57
400 metres		55.45		55.59		55.89
800 metres		2:15.1		2:16.0		2:16.2
1500 metres		4:44.47		4:49.59		4:56.37
100 metres hurdles		14.8		15.3		15.5
300 metres hurdles		44.16		46.05		46.12
High jump		1.70		1.65		1.62
Long jump		5.86		5.65		5.60
Shot put		11.01		10.80		10.34
Discus throw		33.88		31.98		31.46
Javelin throw		36.12		35.92		32.60

External links

• World Junior Athletics History