1985 CARIFTA Games


The 14th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 7–9, 1985.

Participation (unofficial)

For the 1985 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 116 medalists and 49 youth ) from about 16 countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands.

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Andrea Thomas from Jamaica. She won 2 gold medals in the junior category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20, Girls under 20, Boys under 17, and Girls under 17.
The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Boys under 20 (Junior)

Girls under 20 (Junior)

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Medal table (unofficial)