The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983.

Participation (unofficial)

For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 108 medalists (63 junior (under-20) and 45 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (26), Barbados (9), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guadeloupe (10), Jamaica (25), Martinique (11), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (10), US Virgin Islands (1).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas. As in 1982, she won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) 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). The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (2.8 m/s) 10.36w 10.40w 10.64w200 metres 21.13 21.27 21.31400 metres 47.66 47.73 49.54800 metres 1:54.89 1:55.74 1:55.781500 metres 3:57.56 4:01.34 4:01.355000 metres 15:09.22 15:27.03 16:07.29110 metres hurdles 14.4 14.8 15.0400 metres hurdles 54.06 54.60 56.14High jump 2.17 2.11 2.05Pole vault 3.90 3.81 3.05Long jump 7.80 7.42 7.15Triple jump 16.02 15.38 15.02Shot put 15.39 12.81 12.67Discus throw 44.96 42.56 41.84Javelin throw 64.96 62.92 62.184 × 100 metres relay 41.11 41.18 41.284 × 400 metres relay 3:14.72 3:15.38 3:15.74

Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (-2.5 m/s) 11.68 11.69 11.85200 metres 23.57 24.02 24.15400 metres 55.45 56.49 57.84800 metres 2:10.65 2:13.97 2:16.931500 metres 4:43.26 4:46.48 4:47.423000 metres 10:18.18 10:22.50 10:22.54100 metres hurdles 14.85 15.23 15.27High jump 1.68 1.68 1.65Long jump 5.88 5.86 5.48Shot put 14.39 11.78 11.26Discus throw 42.90 36.40 34.84Javelin throw 47.32 40.20 39.664 × 100 metres relay 46.00 46.31 47.034 × 400 metres relay 3:47.8 3:54.8 4:01.3

Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres 11.07 11.14 11.15200 metres 21.93 21.93 22.39400 metres 49.17 49.80 Bruce Nolan (SKN) 51.00800 metres 1:59.80 2:01.16 2:01.791500 metres 4:07.91 4:16.61 4:17.11High jump 1.86 1.86 1.80Long jump 6.82 6.78 6.34Triple jump 14.21 14.12 13.99Shot put 13.22 12.92 12.88Discus throw 39.30 34.92 34.80Javelin throw 45.30* 44.64* 44.38*

* One source states: Javelin only 600g rather than 700g.

Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres 11.8 12.2 12.2200 metres (3.9 m/s) 24.26w 24.57w 24.65w400 metres 56.49 57.32 57.46800 metres 2:13.89 2:15.12 2:20.24?1500 metres 4:50.13 4:50.17 4:50.88High jump 1.71 1.68 1.68Long jump 5.50 5.42 5.39Shot put 11.63 10.37 10.17Discus throw 34.66 31.60 26.28Javelin throw 29.86 28.18 19.54

Medal table (unofficial)

References

External links World Junior Athletics History