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1987 CARIFTA Games

Field	Value
Name	XVI CARIFTA Games
Size	200px
Host city	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Dates	April 18–20
Nations participating	at least 13
Athletes participating	at least 115
Events	52
Level	Junior and Youth
Previous	1986 Les Abymes
Next	1988 Kingston

The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987.

Participation (unofficial)

For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14).

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nicole Springer from Barbados.{{ Citation |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061142/http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf |archive-date = 2012-04-25 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061211/http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part3.pdf |archive-date = 2012-04-25 |url-status = dead

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.

Boys under 20 (Junior)

4 × 400 metres relay		3:08.28		3:16.67		3:26.88

Girls under 20 (Junior)

4 × 400 metres relay		3:41.1		3:48.5		3:50.6

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Javelin throw	Angelo Rolle	54.60	Ryan Haylock	47.72	Robert Taylor	47.56

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Javelin throw	Kayla Campbell	35.60	Charmaine Hamilton	32.76	Geraldine George	32.44

Medal table (unofficial)

References

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