The 1960 British West Indies Championships was the fourth edition of the track and field competition held between the colonies of the United Kingdom in the British West Indies. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica. A total of 31 events were contested, twenty-two by men and nine by women. The women's programme was extended with three throwing events. A new men's event was also included: the athletics pentathlon was the first and only time that a combined track and field event was contested at the completion.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.
Jamaica's Anne Golding was the most successful athlete of the tournament, winning all three inaugural women's throwing events. Harry Prowell succeeded his fellow British Guianan, George de Peana, as the dominant long-distance runner by winning the 5000 m and 10,000 m races. Leroy Keane of Jamaica was the only other athlete to win two titles: he topped the podium in the 400 metres hurdles and also the pentathlon. Six men managed to retain their 1959 titles: Wilton Jackson (200 m), George Kerr (800 m), Ralph Gomes (a third 1500 m title), Keith Gardner (110 m hurdles), Moses Dwarika (half marathon) and Sydney Thomas (3000 m walk). Brenda Archer was the only woman to defend her 1959 title, doing so in the women's high jump.
This competition preceded the assembly of the first British West Indies Olympic team. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, the federation won two medals: reigning British West Indies 800 m champion George Kerr took the bronze medal in his speciality, and a team of Kerr, James Wedderburn, Gardner and Mal Spence won a second bronze in the 4×400 metres relay.West Indies Federation at the 1960 Roma Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.
Saint Lucia had its first ever medallist at the tournament in the form of Imbert Roberts's gold in the men's shot put.
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.4 10.4 10.6200 metres 21.1 21.2 21.3400 metres 46.7 46.8 47.1800 metres 1:49.8 1:50.6 1:51.31500 metres 3:58.6 3:59.1 4:03.05000 metres 15:15.0 15:26.1 15:26.710,000 metres 31:57.3 32:15.0 32:41.5110 m hurdles 14.5 15.1 15.7400 m hurdles 53.7 55.5 56.63000 metres steeplechase 10:58.5 11:15.3 ??? relay 41.5 42.7 45.8 relay 3:09.2 3:18.8 3:24.3Half marathon 1:11:13 1:12:41 1:12:423000 metres track walk 15:05.6 15:10.5 17:13.4High jump 2.02 m 1.85 m 1.80 mPole vault 3.69 m 3.50 m 3.50 mLong jump 7.55 m 7.36 m 7.24 mTriple jump 15.47 m 14.31 m 14.18 mShot put 13.79 m 13.70 m 13.22 mDiscus throw 42.79 m 39.76 m 38.51 mJavelin throw 62.10 m 55.05 m ??? mPentathlon 2512 pts 2289 pts 2243 pts
Women 100 metres 12.4 12.5 12.6200 metres 25.3 25.5 ???80 m hurdles 13.1 13.3 13.8 relay 50.4 50.8Unknown team ???High jump 1.61 m 1.50 m ??? mLong jump 5.52 m 5.05 m 5.03 mShot put 9.80 m 8.85 m 8.39 mDiscus throw 29.98 m 25.40 m 24.97 mJavelin throw 29.79 m 29.10 m 27.76 m
References
Medallists British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.