CARIFTA Games

For the CARIFTA swimming meet, see CARIFTA Swimming Championships.

The CARIFTA Games is an annual athletics competition founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA). The games were first held in 1972 and consist of track and field events including sprint races, hurdles, middle distance track events, jumping and throwing events, and relays. The Games has two age categories: under-17 (under-18 until 2017) and under-20. Only countries associated with CARIFTA may compete in the competition.

History

In 1972, Austin Sealy, ^[1] the president of the Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados, inaugurated the CARIFTA Games to mark the transition from the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARIFTA was meant to enhance relations between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean after the dissolution of the West Indies Federation, but the CARIFTA Games took that idea a step further, including the French and Dutch Antilles in an annual junior track and field championship meet.

The meet normally runs over three days during the Easter period and includes over 150 separate events. The Games has two age categories for boys and girls: under-17 and under-20, the latter in line with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) guidelines for junior athletes. The meet is run entirely under IAAF rules.

According to IAAF President, Lamine Diack, CARIFTA is "on par with the World Championships." ^[2] The meet is considered one of the best development meets in world athletics. Having started out on grass tracks, with athletes staying in schools or other similar temporary shelter, the CARIFTA Games have come a long way. College and university coaches and scouts from the United States make their way to the Games each year, in a bid to identify up-and-coming athletes.

The Games have produced world record holders Usain Bolt, Darrel Brown, World and Olympic champions such as Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica, Kim Collins of St Kitts-Nevis and Pauline Davis-Thompson of the Bahamas, Alleyne Francique of Grenada and Obadele Thompson of Barbados. CARIFTA has spawned administrators like Dean Greenaway, President of the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association.

In the early years, a handful of territories (Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Bermuda) had facilities appropriate for hosting what really is a world-class meet. Since 2000, though, Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis and St Lucia have built brand new stadia and hosted the CARIFTA Games. The Games have also been held on Tobago and in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which became the 14th different venue in 2011.

The CARIFTA Games are normally sponsored by regional companies including the National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd and Guardian Holdings. In 2009, telecommunications company, LIME Caribbean signed on as a presenting sponsor, providing finance to the local organising committee, direct assistance to national teams and live coverage of the Games on TV across the Caribbean, as well as via Internet streaming. ^[3]

The Games are hosted directly under the auspices of the North and Central American and Caribbean Confederation of World Athletics, more commonly known as NACAC. Each country may enter two athletes per event and up to six athletes may be entered for relay events (with two acting as substitutes) and three athletes in the combined events such as pentathlon or heptathlon.

Games

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue	No. of Events	Top Team
1st	1972 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	1–4 April		23	Jamaica
2nd	1973 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	4–5 May		34	Jamaica
3rd	1974 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	13–15 April	Independence Park	34	Jamaica
4th	1975 ( details )	Hamilton	Bermuda	29–31 March		36	Bermuda
5th	1976 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	19–20 April		39	Jamaica
6th	1977 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	25–26 April		39	Jamaica
7th	1978 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	27–28 March		39	Jamaica
8th	1979 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	20–22 April	Independence Park	42	Jamaica
9th	1980 ( details )	Hamilton	Bermuda	3–4 May		48	Bahamas
10th	1981 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	20–21 April	Thomas A. Robinson Stadium	48	Bahamas
11th	1982 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	10–12 April	Independence Park	52	Jamaica
12th	1983 ( details )	Fort-de-France	Martinique	2–4 April		52	Bahamas
13th	1984 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	21–23 April		52	Bahamas
14th	1985 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	7–9 April		52	Jamaica
15th	1986 ( details )	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe	29–31 March		52	Jamaica
16th	1987 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	18–20 April		52	Jamaica
17th	1988 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	2–4 April	Independence Park	52	Jamaica
18th	1989 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	25–27 March		50	Jamaica
19th	1990 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	14–16 April	Independence Park	52	Jamaica
20th	1991 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	30 March 30 – 1 April		53	Jamaica
21st	1992 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	18–20 April		53	Jamaica
22nd	1993 ( details )	Fort-de-France	Martinique	10–11 April		55	Jamaica
23rd	1994 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	2–4 April		58	Jamaica
24th	1995 ( details )	George Town	Cayman Islands	15–17 April		58	Jamaica
25th	1996 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	6–8 April	Independence Park	58	Jamaica
26th	1997 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	4–6 April	National Stadium	58	Jamaica
27th	1998 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	11–13 April		62	Jamaica
28th	1999 ( details )	Fort-de-France	Martinique	3–5 April		63	Jamaica
29th	2000 ( details )	St. George's	Grenada	22–24 April	National Stadium	61	Jamaica
30th	2001 ( details )	Bridgetown	Barbados	14–16 April		62	Jamaica
31st	2002 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	March 30 – April 1	Robinson National Stadium	66	Jamaica
32nd	2003 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	19–21 April	Hasely Crawford National Stadium	66	Jamaica
33rd	2004 ( details )	Hamilton	Bermuda	9–11 April	National Stadium	66	Jamaica
34th	2005 ( details )	Bacolet	Trinidad and Tobago	26–28 March	Dwight Yorke Stadium	66	Jamaica
35th	2006 ( details )	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe	15–17 April	René Serge Nabajoth Stadium	66	Jamaica
36th	2007 ( details )	Providenciales	Turks and Caicos Islands	7–9 April	National Stadium	66	Jamaica
37th	2008 ( details )	Basseterre	St Kitts and Nevis	22–24 March	Silver Jubilee Stadium	66	Jamaica
38th	2009 ( details )	Vieux Fort	St Lucia	10–13 April	George Odlum National Stadium	66	Jamaica
39th	2010 ( details )	George Town	Cayman Islands	3–5 April	Truman Bodden Sports Complex	66	Jamaica
40th	2011 ( details )	Montego Bay	Jamaica	23–25 April	Montego Bay Sports Complex	66	Jamaica
41st	2012 ( details )	Hamilton	Bermuda	6–9 April	National Stadium	66	Jamaica
42nd	2013 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	29 March – 1 April	Robinson National Stadium	66	Jamaica
43rd	2014 ( details )	Fort-de-France	Martinique	19–21 April	Stade Pierre Aliker	66	Jamaica
44th	2015 ( details )	Sugar City	St Kitts and Nevis	4–6 April	Silver Jubilee Stadium	66	Jamaica
45th	2016 ( details )	St. George's	Grenada	26–28 March	National Stadium	66	Jamaica
46th	2017 ( details )	Willemstad	Curaçao	15–17 April	Ergilio Hato Stadium	66	Jamaica
47th	2018 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	31 March – 2 April	Thomas Robinson Stadium	66	Jamaica
48th	2019 ( details )	George Town	Cayman Islands	20–22 April	Truman Bodden Sports Complex	66	Jamaica
49th	2022 ( details )	Kingston	Jamaica	16–18 April	Independence Park	66	Jamaica
50th	2023 ( details )	Nassau	Bahamas	7–9 April	Thomas Robinson Stadium	68	Jamaica
51st	2024 ( details )	St. George's	Grenada	30 March – 1 April	Kirani James Athletic Stadium	68	Jamaica
52nd	2025 ( details )	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	19–21 April	Hasely Crawford Stadium	68

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  Hasely Crawford Stadium
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  Independence Park
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  Thomas Robinson Stadium

Medal Totals Since 1990

As of 2019

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Jamaica	770	532	338	1,640
2	Bahamas	171	229	263	663
3	Trinidad and Tobago	166	210	225	601
4	Barbados	127	164	192	483
5	Martinique	71	86	113	270
6	Grenada	54	60	72	186
7	Guadeloupe	47	61	79	187
8	Antigua and Barbuda	28	12	22	62
9	Bermuda	25	36	43	104
10	Guyana	21	19	26	66
11	Cayman Islands	11	16	25	52
12	Saint Lucia	10	22	18	50
13	British Virgin Islands	8	9	13	30
14	Dominica	7	12	14	33
15	Turks and Caicos Islands	6	7	10	23
16	French Guiana	6	4	5	15
17	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5	11	14	30
18	Suriname	4	4	6	14
19	U.S. Virgin Islands	3	5	9	17
20	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	4	3	9
21	Curaçao	2	2	8	12
22	Anguilla	2	1	5	8
23	Belize	2	1	1	4
24	Netherlands Antilles	0	5	6	11
25	Aruba	0	2	3	5
26	Haiti	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		1,548	1,514	1,514	4,576

CARIFTA Games Records

Jamaica has dominated the medals table at CARIFTA over the years. So too the record books. They hold records in 10 of the 21 Under-20 men's events contested all-time at CARIFTA, and hold or share 11 of the 17 Under-20 women's records. At the junior level, Jamaican boys own nine of the 17 records, whilst their girls possess a remarkable 10 of 16 marks in the Under-17 division. The oldest CARIFTA record in the books, though (at least for events still being contested in the modern Games), belongs to a Bermudian, Sonya Smith, whose Under-20 Javelin Throw performance of 53.98m has been on the books since 1979. The oldest boys' record is 15.03 m, the winning distance for Lyndon Sands of the Bahamas in the 1980 Under-17 Triple Jump.

Kareem Streete-Thompson went on to become one of the world's leading horizontal jumpers, but his CARIFTA performances have earned legendary status. In 1989, he set an Under-17 Long Jump record with a leap of 7.83 m, and a year later his 7.94 m was an Under-20 record, in his first year competing at that level for Cayman Islands. Both marks remain untouched. The women's horizontal jump records are almost as long-lived, Jackie Edwards' 1987 mark of 6.14 m was the Under-17 winning distance that year, and Daphne Saunders' leap of 6.93 m won her the 1989 title. Both ladies are from the Bahamas.

Men Under 20

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref	Video
100 m	10.11 (+1.2 m/s)	Yohan Blake	Jamaica	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
200 m	19.93 (+1.4 m/s)	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	11 April 2004	2004 Hamilton
400 m	45.02	Kirani James	Grenada	3 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[4]
800 m	1:48.95	Kenroy Levy	Jamaica	April 1987	1987 Port of Spain
1500 m	3:47.56	Gavyn Nero	Trinidad and Tobago	11 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort
3000 m [5]	8:48.20	Trevor Small	Barbados	April 1976	1976 Nassau
5000 m	14:34.34	Kemoy Campbell	Jamaica	5 April 2010	2010 George Town
110 m hurdles (99.1 cm)	13.23 (+1.6 m/s)	Wilhem Belocian	/  Guadeloupe	21 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[6]
300 m hurdles	41.00	Clive Barriffe	Jamaica	5 May 1973	1973 Port of Spain
400 m hurdles	49.76	Jehue Gordon	Trinidad and Tobago	4 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[4]
3000 m steeplechase	9:59.62	Junior Mitchell	Trinidad and Tobago	31 March 1991	1991 Port of Spain
High jump	2.22 m	Jermaine Francis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	17 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[7]
Pole vault	5.30 m	Brenden Vanderpool	Bahamas	30 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[8]
Long jump	7.94 m [9]	Kareem Streete-Thompson	Cayman Islands	20 April 1990	1990 Kingston
Triple jump	16.46 m (+0.5 m/s)	Jaydon Hibbert	Jamaica	18 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[10]
Shot put (6 kg)	20.02 m	Kobe Lawrence	Jamaica	18 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[11]
Discus throw (1.75 kg)	66.41 m	Roje Stona	Jamaica	15 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[12]
Javelin throw (800 g)	79.89 m	Keyshawn Strachan	Bahamas	16 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[11]
Heptathlon	5623 pts	Maurice Smith	Jamaica	April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
Octathlon	5839 pts	Shakiel Chattoo	Jamaica	4–5 April 2015	2015 Basseterre
	11.17 (-2.4 m/s) (100 m), 6.65 m (+0.8 m/s) (long jump), 12.26 m (shot put/6kg), 49.30 (400 m) / 14.61 (-2.1 m/s) (110 m hurdles/0.99 m), 1.97 m (high jump), 45.19 m (javelin), 3.04.15 (1000 m)
4×100 m relay	39.15	Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bryan Levell Sandrey Davison DeAndre Daley	Jamaica	17 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[13]
4×400 m relay	3:05.68	Lennox Williams Omar McLeod Jevaughn Minzie Javon Francis	Jamaica	1 April 2013	2013 Nassau	[14]

Women Under 20

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	11.03 (heat)	Aleen Bailey	Jamaica	11 April 1998	1998 Port of Spain
	11.03 (heat)	Tamicka Clarke	Bahamas	11 April 1998	1998 Port of Spain
200 m	22.77 (+1.7 m/s)	Shaunae Miller	Bahamas	1 April 2013	2013 Nassau	[15]
400 m	51.30	Sonita Sutherland	Jamaica	15 April 2006	2006 Les Abymes
800 m	2:05.90	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	24 March 2008	2008 Basseterre
1500 m	4:27.48	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	10 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort
3000 m	9:50.56	Janice Turner	Jamaica	31 March 1991	1991 Port of Spain
100 m hurdles (83.8 cm)	13.06 (+0.9 m/s)	Alexis James	Jamaica	10 April 2023	2023 Nassau	[16]
400 m hurdles	56.22	Shiann Salmon	Jamaica	1 April 2018	2018 Nassau	[17]
High jump	1.87 m	Jeanelle Scheper	Saint Lucia	1 April 2013	2013 Nassau	[18]
Long jump	6.50 m (+0.5 m/s)	Janae De Gannes	Trinidad and Tobago	1 April 2024	2024 St. George's	[19]
Triple jump	13.40 m (+1.4 m/s)	Yanis David	Guadeloupe	3 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[20]
Shot put (4.0 kg)	15.75 m	Claudia Villeneuve	Martinique	30 March 2002	2002 Nassau
Discus throw (1.0 kg)	55.06 m	Jackie Henrianne Pri Hyman	Guadeloupe	30 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[21]
Javelin throw 600g old spec. (-1998)	53.98 m	Sonya Smith	Bermuda	20 April 1979	1979 Kingston
Javelin throw 600g new spec. (1999-)	51.13 m	Candesha Scott	Grenada	28 March 2016	2016 St. George’s	[22]
Pentathlon	3935 pts	Salcia Slack	Jamaica	23 March 2008	2008 Basseterre
Heptathlon	5231 pts	Ayesha Champagnie	Jamaica	4–5 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[23]
	14.49 (+1.2 m/s) (100 m hurdles/ 0.838 m), 1.61 m (high jump), 13.16 m (shot put), 25.69 (+1.3 m/s) (200 m) / 5.43 m (+0.4 m/s) (long jump), 44.37 m (javelin), 2:39.27 (800 m)
4×100 m relay	42.58	Serena Cole Tina Clayton Brianna Lyston Tia Clayton	Jamaica	17 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[24]
4×400 m relay	3:31.47	Olivia James Janieve Russell Simoya Campbell Chrisann Gordon	Jamaica	25 April 2011	2011 Montego Bay	[25]

Mixed U-20

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
4 × 400 m relay	3:23.51	Malachi Austin Narissa McPherson Dh Neilson Gill Tianna Springer	Guyana	31 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[26]

Boys Under 18

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	10.27 (+1.9 m/s)	Raheem Chambers	Jamaica	20 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[27]
200 m	20.84 (+1.2 m/s)	Odean Skeen	Jamaica	5 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[4]
400 m	46.64	Christopher Taylor	Jamaica	4 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[28]
800 m	1:49.88	Jonathan Jones	Barbados	28 March 2016	2016 St George's	[29]
1500 m	4:00.04	Theon O'Connor	Jamaica	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
3000 m	8:46.49	Kemoy Campbell	Jamaica	8 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
5000 m	16:11.01	Kendell Simon	Grenada	4 April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
100 m hurdles	12.88	Aaron Wilmore	Bahamas	24 March 2008	2008 Basseterre
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	13.32 wind: +1.3 m/s (heat)	Jaheel Hyde	Jamaica	21 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France
	13.1 (ht) no wind reading	Tavonte Mott	Bahamas	6 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[30]
400 m hurdles (0.84 m)	51.21	Jaheel Hyde	Jamaica	20 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[31]
High jump	2.13 m	Raymond Higgs	Bahamas	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
Long jump	7.83 m	Kareem Streete-Thompson	Cayman Islands	March 1989	1989 Bridgetown
Triple jump	16.33 m (+2.0 m/s)	Miguel van Assen	Suriname	19 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[6]
Shot put (5.0 kg)	18.17 m	Daniel Cope	Jamaica	16 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[32]
Discus throw (1.5 kg)	60.43 m	Phillipe Barnet	Jamaica	26 March 2016	2016 St. George’s	[33]
Javelin throw (700 g)	76.50 m	Tyriq Hosford	Trinidad and Tobago	16 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[34]
4×100 m relay	39.97	Michali Everett Tyreke Wilson Xavier Nairne Michael Stephens	Jamaica	16 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[35]
4×400 m relay	3:12.07	Leonardo Ledgister Devaughn Ellington Jauavney James Christopher Taylor	Jamaica	6 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[36]

Girls Under 18

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	11.28 (heat)	Raneika Bean	Bermuda	11 April 1998	1998 Port of Spain
200 m	23.03 (heat)	Anneisha McLaughlin	Jamaica	31 March 2002	2002 Nassau
400 m	53.36	Shaunae Miller	Bahamas	3 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[37]
800 m	2:09.59	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	17 April 2006	2006 Les Abymes
1500 m	4:32.70	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	15 April 2006	2006 Les Abymes
3000 m	10:00.23	Janill Williams	Antigua and Barbuda	4 April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	13.16 (-2.1 m/s)	Britany Anderson	Jamaica	17 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[38]
300 m hurdles	41.30	Janieve Russell	Jamaica	12 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort
400 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	58.95	Sanique Walker	Jamaica	16 April 2017	2017 Willemstad	[39]
High jump	1.85 m	Akela Jones	Barbados	3 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[37]
Long jump	6.14 m	Jackie Edwards	Bahamas	April 1987	1987 Port of Spain
	6.24 m NWI	Yanis Esméralda David	/  Guadeloupe	20 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France
Triple jump	13.10 m (+1.5 m/s)	Yanis Esméralda David	/  Guadeloupe	21 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[40]
Shot put (3.0 kg)	16.31 m	Sahjay Stevens	Jamaica	4 April 2015	2015 Basseterre	[41]
Discus throw (1.0 kg)	46.47 m	Janel Fullerton	Jamaica	19 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[42]
Javelin throw (500 g)	49.66 m	Shanee Angol	Dominica	21 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[43]
Javelin throw 600g old spec. (-1998)	43.66 m	Francette Pognon	Martinique	April 1997	1997 Bridgetown
Javelin throw 600g new spec. (1999-)	42.90 m	Deandra Dottin	Barbados	9 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
4 × 100 m relay	44.80	Shellece Clarke Shanice Reid Natalliah White Kimone Shaw	Jamaica	20 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[44]
4 × 400 m relay	3:37.65	Taqece Duggan Junell Bromfield Shannon Kalawan Tiffany James	Jamaica	21 April 2014	2014 Fort-de-France	[45]

Boys Under 17

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	10.34	Dexter Lee	Jamaica	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
200 m	20.84 (+1.2 m/s)	Odean Skeen	Jamaica	5 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[4]
400 m	47.27	Nickecoy Bramwell	Jamaica	30 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[46]
800 m	1:51.79	Jerrad Mason	Barbados	25 April 2011	2011 Montego Bay	[25]
1500 m	4:00.04	Theon O'Connor	Jamaica	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
3000 m	8:46.49	Kemoy Campbell	Jamaica	8 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
5000 m	16:11.01	Kendell Simon	Grenada	4 April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
100 m hurdles	12.88	Aaron Wilmore	Bahamas	24 March 2008	2008 Basseterre
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	13.54 (+0.6 m/s)	Deshaun Lamb	Jamaica	22 April 2019	2019 George Town	[47]
400 m hurdles	52.19	Robert Miller	Jamaica	31 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[48]
High jump	2.13 m	Raymond Higgs	Bahamas	7 April 2007	2007 Providenciales
Long jump	7.83 m	Kareem Streete-Thompson	Cayman Islands	March 1989	1989 Bridgetown
Triple jump	15.19 m	Miguel van Assen	Suriname	30 March 2013	2013 Nassau	[49]
Shot put (5 kg)	18.80 m	Javontae Smith	Jamaica	31 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[50]
Discus throw	53.32 m	Kobe Lawrence	Jamaica	22 April 2019	2019 George Town	[51]
Javelin throw (700 g)	68.84 m	Maliek Francis	Antigua and Barbuda	30 March 2024	2024 St. George's	[52]
4 × 100 m relay	40.76	Adam Cummings Odean Skeen Travis Drummond Jazeel Murphy	Jamaica	12 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort
4 × 400 m relay	3:14.52	Ivan Henry Okeen Williams Michael O'Hara Devaughn Baker	Jamaica	9 April 2012	2012 Hamilton	[53]

Girls Under 17

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	11.27 (+1.6 m/s)	Briana Williams	Jamaica	31 March 2018	2018 Nassau	[54]
200 m	23.03 (heat)	Anneisha McLaughlin	Jamaica	31 March 2002	2002 Nassau
400 m	53.19	Megan Moss	Bahamas	31 March 2018	2018 Nassau	[55]
800 m	2:09.59	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	17 April 2006	2006 Les Abymes
1500 m	4:32.70	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	15 April 2006	2006 Les Abymes
3000 m	10:00.23	Janill Williams	Antigua and Barbuda	4 April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	13.11 (+1.7 m/s)	Crystal Morrison	Jamaica	1 April 2018	2018 Nassau	[56]
300 m hurdles	41.30	Janieve Russell	Jamaica	12 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort
400 m hurdles	1:00.78	Quaycian Davis	Jamaica	21 April 2019	2019 George Town	[57]
High jump	1.85 m	Akela Jones	Barbados	3 April 2010	2010 Georgetown	[37]
Long jump	6.14 m	Jackie Edwards	Bahamas	April 1987	1987 Port of Spain
Triple jump	12.69 m (-3.7 m/s)	Jaeda Robinson	Jamaica	1 April 2024	2024 St. George's	[58]
Shot put (3 kg)	14.51 m	Thamera Manette	Martinique	31 March 2018	2018 Nassau	[59]
Shot put	14.29 m	Claudia Villeneuve	Martinique	3 April 1999	1999 Fort-de-France
Discus throw (1.0 kg)	47.94 m	Cedricka Williams	Jamaica	22 April 2019	2019 George Town	[60]
Javelin throw (500 g)	52.53 m	Dior-Rae Scott	Bahamas	1 April 2024	2024 St. George's	[61]
Javelin throw 600g old spec. (-1998)	43.66 m	Francette Pognon	Martinique	April 1997	1997 Bridgetown
Javelin throw 600g new spec. (1999-)	44.57 m	Dior-Rae Scott	Bahamas	18 April 2022	2022 Kingston	[11]
4×100 m relay	44.95	Briana Williams Sashieka Steele Serena Cole Tia Clayton	Jamaica	1 April 2018	2018 Nassau	[62]
4×400 m relay	3:38.09	Janieve Russell Shericka Jackson Deandre Whitehorne Chrisann Gordon	Jamaica	13 April 2009	2009 Vieux Fort

Austin Sealy Award Winners

Starting in 1977, ^[63] the Austin Sealy Award is presented to the athlete adjudged the most outstanding, either in terms of record accomplishment, or quality of performance as compared to other top medallists. The Carifta Games Magazine issued for the 40th edition of the Carifta Games contains the article: "Most Outstanding Athletes over the years: Winners of the Austin Sealy Trophy", by David Miller, published on page 19 in part 2 ^[64] and on page 24 in part 3. ^[65] It displays a complete list of award winners. However, there are a couple of inconsistencies: in 2008 Barbados' hurdles sprinter Kierre Beckles won the trophy ^[66] rather than Trinidadian hurdles sprinter Jehue Gordon, who on the other hand gained the trophy in 2010 ^[67] rather than Grenadian sprinter Kirani James, the winner of 2009.

In 2002 Jamaican U17 sprinter Anneisha McLaughlin won the award ^[68] rather Usain Bolt, who was awarded the trophy in 2003 and 2004.

Bahamian thrower Laverne Eve is reported to be the award winner in Kingston in 1982 and Martinique in 1983, ^[63] rather than in 1981. In the year 1981, U17 sprinter Candy Ford from Bermuda, who then won three gold medals (100 m, 200 m, and 400 m), was awarded the so-called "Oscar Steele Challenge Trophy" for being the most outstanding athlete of the games. ^[69]

Winner (Country)	Year(s)
Debbie Jones  (BER)	1977
Mary Ann Higgs  (BAH)	1978*
Jon Jones  (JAM)	1979*
Richard Louis  (BAR)	1980*
Candy Ford  (BER)	1981*†
Laverne Eve  (BAH)	1982
Laverne Eve  (BAH)	1983
Pauline Davis  (BAH)	1984
Andrea Thomas  (JAM)	1985
Pascal Théophile (GLP)	1986*
Nicole Springer  (BAR)	1987
Michelle Freeman  (JAM)	1988
Kareem Streete-Thompson  (CAY)	1989*
Kareem Streete-Thompson  (CAY)	1990
Inez Turner  (JAM)	1991
Claudine Williams  (JAM)	1992*
Nikole Mitchell  (JAM)	1993
Obadele Thompson  (BAR)	1994
Debbie Ferguson  (BAH)	1995
Cydonie Mothersille  (CAY)	1996
Roy Bailey  (JAM)   Aleen Bailey  (JAM)	1997
Janill Williams  (ATG)	1998
Darrel Brown  (TRI)	1999*
Darrel Brown  (TRI)	2000*
Veronica Campbell  (JAM)	2001
Anneisha McLaughlin  (JAM)	2002*
Usain Bolt  (JAM)	2003
Usain Bolt  (JAM)	2004
Theon O'Conner  (JAM)	2005*
Gavyn Nero  (TRI)	2006*
Yohan Blake  (JAM)	2007
Kierre Beckles  (BAR)	2008
Kirani James  (GRN)	2009
Jehue Gordon  (TRI)	2010
Anthonique Strachan  (BAH)	2011
Anthonique Strachan  (BAH)	2012
Shaunae Miller  (BAH)	2013
Akela Jones  (BAR)	2014
Mary Fraser  (BAR)	2015*
Anderson Peters  (GRN)	2016
Glenn Kunst  (CUR)	2017
Briana Williams  (JAM)	2018
Briana Williams  (JAM)	2019
Competition not held	2020
Competition not held	2021
Adeajah Hodge  (BVI)	2022
Roshawn Clarke  (JAM)	2023

* = Under-17 (before 2014) / Under-18 (after 2013)
† = Oscar Steele Challenge Trophy

See also

• Caribbean Community

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External links

• CARIFTA Games Records
• Results of all CARIFTA Games in all events (last standing 2006): Under 20 Men, Under 20 Women, Under 17 Boys, Under 17 Girls