The 33rd CARIFTA Games was held in the National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda, on April 9–11, 2004. An appraisal of the results has been given.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the CACAC, the CFPI, the Grenadasports, and the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 313 athletes (158 junior (under-20) and 155 youth (under-17)) from about 23 countries: Anguilla (4), Antigua and Barbuda (6), Aruba (2), Bahamas (61), Barbados (28), Bermuda (22), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (10), Dominica (5), Grenada (15), Guadeloupe (18), Guyana (2), Jamaica (67), Martinique (12), Montserrat (1), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3), Suriname (2), Trinidad and Tobago (34), Turks and Caicos Islands (5), US Virgin Islands (6).

Records

Only 2 games records were set. The most prominent result of the games was the new World Junior 200m record set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica to 19.93 seconds! Of course also a new games record was set, and for the first time, the 20 seconds barrier was broken by a junior athlete.

The other games record was set by Jamaican Kimberly Williams in the girls' youth (U-17) triple jump competition achieving 12.53m (-0.6 m/s).

Moreover, a total of seven national records were set by the junior athletes. In the men's category, Ronald Forbes set the 400 metres hurdles record for the Cayman Islands to 53.63 seconds.

In the women's category, Zindzi Swan set two new records in high jump (1.79 m) and long jump (6.05 m (wind: 1.4 m/s)) for Bermuda, Sabina Christmas in javelin throw (43.42 m) for Dominica, Natalia Vincent also in javelin throw (45.56 m) for Grenada, Tressa-Ann Charles in shot put (14.06 m) for Saint Lucia, and Kineke Alexander in 400 metres dash for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for then second time in the role to Usain Bolt of Jamaica. He set the new world junior 200m record, and won 2 further gold medals leading the Jamaican relay teams (4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay) 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 CACAC, the CFPI, the Grenadasports, and the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (−0.9 m/s) 10.54 10.58 10.60200 metres (1.4 m/s) 19.93 CR 21.07 21.10400 metres 46.86 47.11 47.12800 metres 1:52.78 1:55.57 1:56.371500 metres 4:05.04 4:05.81 4:08.095000 metres 15:39.89 16:10.31 16:39.69110 metres hurdles (0.1 m/s) 14.68 14.69 15.15400 metres hurdles 52.46 53.63 NR 54.99High jump 2.06 2.00 Pole vault 4.10 3.70 Long jump 7.68 (1.6 m/s) 7.49 w (2.4 m/s) 7.47 w (3.3 m/s)Triple jump 15.78 w (4.6 m/s) 15.69 w (2.2 m/s) 15.30 (0.1 m/s)Shot put 17.04 16.69 16.60Discus throw 51.09 50.91 49.55Javelin throw 61.50 59.72 56.55Heptathlon† 4977 w 4660 w 4609 w4 × 100 metres relay Kevin Stewart Remaldo Rose Nesta Carter Usain Bolt 39.48 Carl Stuart Grafton Ifill Jacobi Mitchell Michael Sands 40.47 Krystian Yearwood Jesse King Lorenzo Wickham Ramon Gittens 41.804 × 400 metres relay Markino Buckley Usain Bolt Michael Gardener Josef Robertson 3:12.00 Damon Douglas Renny Quow Deverne Charles Jamil James 3:12.65 Andretti Bain Dominique Rolle Wilton Martin Jacobi Mitchell 3:16.37

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (-1.7 m/s) 11.72 11.86 11.94200 metres (1.1 m/s) 23.41 23.77 23.86400 metres 53.11 53.83 NR 53.94800 metres 2:08.38 2:09.05 2:18.871500 metres 4:31.92 4:37.36 4:41.723000 metres† 10:51.41 10:57.09 11:46.66100 metres hurdles (-0.3 m/s) 13.77 13.84 14.39400 metres hurdles 58.98 59.83 High jump 1.79 NR 1.76 1.73Long jump 6.29 (1.1 m/s) 6.05 NR (1.4 m/s) 6.03 (0.9 m/s)Triple jump 12.85 (1.9 m/s) 12.84 (2.0 m/s) 12.83 w (2.8 m/s)Shot put 14.93 14.06 NR 13.42Discus throw 44.30 39.36 39.15Javelin throw 45.56 NR 43.42 NR 42.07Pentathlon† 3589 3528 33294 x 100 metres relay Jodi-Ann Powell Tracy-Ann Rowe Nickesha Anderson Simone Facey 45.22 Dianne Cooke Wanda Hutson Jurlene Francis Kelly Ann Baptiste 45.75 Lakeisha Tucker Tamara Rigby Tavara Rigby Tina Ferguson 46.094 x 400 metres relay Maris Wisdom Trishana McGowan Sherene Pinnock Sonita Sutherland 3:40.12 Thomasina Grant Tavara Rigby Angelorine Villvan Cotrell Martin 3:52.47

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (-1.7 m/s) 11.13 11.13 11.18200 metres (1.6 m/s) 21.79 21.94 22.02400 metres 48.44 49.47 49.57800 metres 1:55.66 1:55.76 1:59.541500 metres 4:17.15 4:17.84 4:21.873000 metres 9:29.23 9:31.25 9:53.88100 metres hurdles (-0.3 m/s) 13.60 13.83 13.95400 metres hurdles 55.49 55.67 High jump 1.95 1.85 1.80Long jump 6.86 w (3.9 m/s) 6.74 w (6.3 m/s) 6.74 w (4.2 m/s)Triple jump 14.57 w (2.1 m/s) 14.33 w (2.5 m/s) 13.63 w (2.8 m/s)Shot put 15.82 15.22 14.92Discus throw 47.25 45.98 44.11Javelin throw 50.29 48.21 44.654 x 100 metres relay Ramaldo Turner Sandor Pennicott Akeem Smith Winston Barnes 42.74 Desmond MacKey Jonathan Davis Larry Pinder Deangelo Sands 43.08 Jamal Clinton Damir Smith Kervin Morgan Kellon Marshall 43.094 x 400 metres relay Akil Farrell-Jones Maurice De Leon Kervin Morgan Jamaal James 3:24.07 Keyon Minns Christopher Adderley Carey Leshard Deangelo Sands 3:25.21 Sandor Pennicott Gawain Gray Bengallo Morrison Theon O'Connor 3:47.24

Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (-1.1 m/s) 11.98 11.99 12.16200 metres (-0.6 m/s) 24.18 24.62 24.64400 metres 55.02 55.29 55.33800 metres 2:21.66 2:22.04 2:22.981500 metres 4:51.38 4:57.27 5:01.75100 metres hurdles (-0.3 m/s) 14.35 14.76 15.00300 metres hurdles 42.37 42.72 44.23High jump 1.68 1.65 1.60Long jump 5.97 w (2.4 m/s) 5.83 w NWI 5.64 w (3.4 m/s) Triple jump 12.53 CR (-0.6 m/s) 12.22 (-1.4 m/s) 12.20 w (4.3 m/s)Shot put 11.98 11.89 11.46Discus throw 37.74 35.06 33.39Javelin throw 40.51 38.18 36.104 x 100 metres relay Kimberly Laing Kimberly Smith Natasha Ruddock Schillonie Calvert 46.40 Ann-Marie Francis Natalie Hypolite Christelle Collins Allison George 47.68 Samantha McLetchie Semoy Hackett Britney St. Louis Sade St. Louis 47.794 x 400 metres relay Bobby-Gaye Wilkins Julie Smith Judith Riley Vanessa Boyd 3:48.32 Deandra Knowles Michelle Cumberbatch Taniel Poitier Cache Armbrister 3:55.13 Brittany Pitt Deanne Lightbourn Shelby Hollis Arantxa King 4:00.45

Medal table (unofficial)

The medal count has been published. There is a mismatch between the unofficial medal count and the published medal count for Jamaica and the Bahamas. This can be explained by the fact that there were only two competitors in the events boys U20 pole vault, girls U20 400m hurdles, girls U20 4 × 400 m relay, boys U17 400m hurdles, therefore not having been considered in the published medal count.

References

External links World Junior Athletics History