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1983 CARIFTA Games

Field	Value
Name	XII CARIFTA Games
Size	200px
Host city	Fort-de-France, Martinique Martinique
Dates	April 2–4
Nations participating	at least 13
Athletes participating	more than 108
Events	52
Level	Junior and Youth
Previous	1982 Kingston
Next	1984 Nassau

The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983.

Participation (unofficial)

For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 108 medalists (63 junior (under-20) and 45 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (26), Barbados (9), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guadeloupe (10), Jamaica (25), Martinique (11), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (10), US Virgin Islands (1).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas. As in 1982, she won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) 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). The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.{{Citation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111023133718/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/CAJG/CAJG1983.html | archive-date = October 23, 2011 | url-status = dead

Boys under 20 (Junior)

4 × 400 metres relay		3:14.72		3:15.38		3:15.74

Girls under 20 (Junior)

4 × 400 metres relay		3:47.8		3:54.8		4:01.3

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Javelin throw	Kenwyn Williams	45.30*	Troy Kemp	44.64*	Johnny Page	44.38*

One source states: Javelin only 600g rather than 700g.

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Javelin throw	Allison Bernard	29.86	Eurise Farquharson	28.18	Millicent McCartney	19.54

Medal table (unofficial)

References

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