The 25th CARIFTA Games was held in
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
, on April 6–8, 1996. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.
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Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
[ An unofficial count yields the number of about 272 athletes (152 junior (under-20) and 120 youth (under-17)) from about 23 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (8), Aruba (4), Bahamas (23), Barbados (28), Belize (2), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (3), Cayman Islands (13), Dominica (2), French Guiana (1), Grenada (9), Guadeloupe (20), Guyana (2), Jamaica (56), Martinique (15), Montserrat (4), Netherlands Antilles (4), Saint Kitts and Nevis (5), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Trinidad and Tobago (30), Turks and Caicos Islands (11), US Virgin Islands (18).
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Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Cydonie Mothersill
Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born 19 March 1978) is a female former track and field sprinter from the Cayman Islands. Her speciality at the beginning of her career was the 100 metres, while the 200 metres gradually became her main event. She ...
from the Cayman Islands.
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).[
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Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[
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Boys under 20 (Junior)
Girls under 20 (Junior)
Boys under 17 (Youth)
Girls under 17 (Youth)
Medal table (unofficial)
References
External links
World Junior Athletics History
{{CARIFTA Games
CARIFTA Games
1996 in Jamaican sport
CARIFTA
The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was organised on 1 May 1968, to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. The agreements establishing it came following the dissolution of the ...
1996 in Caribbean sport
International athletics competitions hosted by Jamaica