1997 CARIFTA Games explained

XXVI CARIFTA Games
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Host City:	Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates:	April 4–6
Stadium:	Barbados National Stadium
Nations Participating:	about 19
Athletes Participating:	about 271 (147 junior, 124 youth)
Events:	58 (33 junior, 25 youth)
Level:	Junior and Youth
Previous:	1996 Kingston
Next:	1998 Port of Spain

The 26th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 4–6, 1997.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 270 athletes (146 junior (under-20) and 124 youth (under-17)) from about 19 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (8), Aruba (1), Bahamas (27), Barbados (41), Bermuda (11), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (5), Dominica (6), Grenada (10), Guadeloupe (16), Guyana (11), Jamaica (53), Martinique (30), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (7), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (29), US Virgin Islands (7).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the first time jointly to two athletes: Aleen Bailey and Roy Bailey, both from Jamaica. Aleen Bailey won a gold (200m) and a silver medal (100m), while Roy Bailey won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4 × 100m relay). Both athletes competed in the junior (U-20) category.

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 (0.0 m/s)		10.40		10.86		10.88
200 metres (1.3 m/s)		20.48		20.95		21.18
400 metres		46.90		47.33		47.46
800 metres		1:54.78		1:54.79		1:56.59
1500 metres		4:01.4		4:02.4		4:03.0
5000 metres		16:05.04		16:13.24		16:17.52
110 metres hurdles (8.3 m/s)		14.19w		14.61w		14.64w
400 metres hurdles		53.43		54.28		54.62
High jump		2.08		2.06		1.95
Pole vault		4.31		3.65		3.65
Long jump		7.45		7.23		7.21
Triple jump		15.87w		15.66w		15.22w
Shot put		14.43		14.18		13.68
Discus throw		43.34		43.02		39.68
Javelin throw		55.60		55.38		53.78
4 × 100 metres relay		39.87		41.15		41.44
4 × 400 metres relay		3:09.07		3:12.67		3:18.16

Girls under 20 (Junior)

100 metres (0.0 m/s)		11.54		11.60		11.83
200 metres (0.9 m/s)		23.65		23.83		23.88
400 metres		54.64		55.31		55.78
800 metres		2:11.22		2:12.43		2:12.52
1500 metres		4:44.56		4:47.78		4:48.56
3000 metres		10:23.26		10:28.75		10:31.62
100 metres hurdles (2.7 m/s)		14.10w		14.19w		14.59w
400 metres hurdles		59.28		62.62		63.03
High jump		1.68		1.68		1.60
Long jump		6.08		6.07		5.83
Triple jump		12.56		12.55		12.49
Shot put		15.25		14.34		12.48
Discus throw		48.36		43.56		43.06
Javelin throw		40.80		40.34		39.96
4 × 100 metres relay		45.27		46.19		46.28
4 × 400 metres relay		3:39.30		3:45.69		3:48.43

Boys under 17 (Youth)

100 metres (0.0 m/s)		11.04		11.09		11.09
200 metres (1.4 m/s)		22.06		22.18		22.32
400 metres		48.75		49.12		49.38
800 metres		1:58.59		2:01.53		2:02.38
1500 metres		4:14.35		4:18.83		4:22.29
100 metres hurdles (5.2 m/s)		13.33w		13.65w		13.76w
400 metres hurdles		54.64		55.66		57.40
High jump		1.98		1.95		1.90
Long jump		7.05		6.93		6.81
Triple jump		14.73		14.43		14.38
Shot put		15.04		14.42		13.18
Discus throw		41.12		40.76		40.62
Javelin throw		49.96		49.42		48.14

Girls under 17 (Youth)

100 metres (0.8 m/s)		12.03		12.04		12.15
200 metres (0.3 m/s)		24.23		24.31		24.46
400 metres		54.76		55.14		56.04
800 metres		2:13.29		2:13.21		2:14.56
1500 metres		4:48.42		4:50.31		4:51.62
100 metres hurdles (4.4 m/s)		13.85w		14.12w		14.30w
300 metres hurdles		43.17		43.69		43.94
High jump		1.65		1.65		1.65
Long jump		5.62		5.46		5.38
Shot put		11.90		10.72		10.28
Discus throw		34.18		34.10		30.84
Javelin throw		43.66		39.18		37.68

External links

• World Junior Athletics History