2009 CARIFTA Games

Detailed result lists can be found on the CFPI Timing website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History"

website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 545

athletes (junior (under-20) and youth (under-17)) from about 25 countries:

Anguilla (5), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Aruba (14), Bahamas (58), Barbados

(45), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (6), Cayman Islands (12), Dominica

(7), French Guiana (7), Grenada (21), Guadeloupe (19), Guyana (10), Haiti (9),

Jamaica (68), Martinique (37), Montserrat (4), Netherlands Antilles (22),

Saint Kitts and Nevis (30), Saint Lucia (42), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

(6), Suriname (2), Turks and Caicos (14), Trinidad and Tobago (64), US Virgin

Islands (13).

A total of 15 new games records were set.

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In the boys' U-20 category, there were 6 new records set, the most significant

by Kirani James of Grenada finishing the 400 metres in

45.45 seconds, thereby gathering this

years' Austin Sealy Award.

The new mark for 1500 metres was set by Gavyn Nero from Trinidad and

Tobago in 3:47.56, and for 5000 metres

by Jamaican Kemoy Campbell in 14:40.67.

Jehue Gordon from Trinidad and Tobago won the 400 m hurdles in the new

record time of 50.01 seconds.

On the field, Raymond Higgs from the Bahamas cleared 2.21m in high

jump, whereas Quincy Wilson from

Trinidad and Tobago threw the discus 55.67 metres.

The new games record in the girls' U-20 category was set by Natoya Goule

of Jamaica running the 1500 metres in 4:27.48.

In the boys' U-17 category, Jahazeel Murphy of Jamaica set two new games

records, one in the 200 metres in 20.97s (1.4 m/s), and the other by leading

the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team to 40.76s.

The U-17 girls set also 6 new records: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson

set the new record mark for 400 metres to 53.48s, and helped both relay teams to

establish new records, 45.05s for 4 × 100 m, and 3:38:09 for 4 × 400 m.

Her compatriot Janieve Russell was also member of both record relay teams,

and moreover set the record for 300 metres hurdles to 41.30s.

In high jump, both Peta-Gaye Reid of Jamaica and Akela Jones of

Barbados cleared 1.80m equaling the games record set in

1999.

Finally, the new triple jump record was set to 12.61m by Jamaica's Rochelle Farquharson.

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the

most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Kirani James of

Grenada.

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He won the gold medal in the 400 metres

competition in the

junior (U-20) category setting the new games record to 45.45s,

improving Usain Bolt's record from the year 2003, and a bronze medal with

the 4 × 400 m relay team from Grenada.

Complete results can be found on the CFPI Timing website

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and on the World Junior Athletics History

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^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

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| gold_VIN = 0 | silver_VIN = 1 | bronze_VIN = 0

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| title = 38th Carifta Games Championship - 4/10/2009 to 4/13/2009 - St. Lucia National Stadium - Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, B.W.I. - Medal Count - Combined: Men + Women

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