Carifta: Countries That Have Won

[Historian]

Below is a complete list of the countries that have won the Carifta Games between 1972 and 2009:

1972: Jamaica
1973: Jamaica
1974: Jamaica
1975: Bermuda
1976: Jamaica
1977: Jamaica
1978: Jamaica
1979: Jamaica
1980: Bahamas
1981: Bahamas
1982: Jamaica
1983: Martinique
1984: Bahamas
1985: Jamaica
1986: Jamaica
1987: Jamaica
1988: Jamaica
1989: Jamaica
1990: Jamaica
1991: Jamaica
1992: Jamaica
1993: Jamaica
1994: Jamaica
1995: Jamaica
1996: Jamaica
1997: Jamaica
1998: Jamaica
1999: Jamaica
2000: Jamaica
2001: Jamaica
2002: Jamaica
2003: Jamaica
2004: Jamaica
2005: Jamaica
2006: Jamaica
2007: Jamaica
2008: Jamaica
2009: Jamaica

[Mosiah]

1975: Bermuda
1976: Jamaica
1977: Jamaica
1978: Jamaica
1979: Jamaica
1980: Bahamas
1981: Bahamas
1982: Jamaica
1983: Martinique
1984: Bahamas

Okay! Clearly, in 1975, the Oil Crisis prevented many countries from sending athletes to the Hamilton Games so the home team won easily. Winning time in the Boys U-19 100m final? 12.39 seconds.

Now, what could have happened between 1979 and 1984? Clearly, some money must have been passed as Jamaica was asked to send fourth tier athletes to make the games appear competitive. Since then, even our 4th string athletes hve been kicking ass!

Martinique in 1983?!?

[Twan]

NOW in 2010, they rtying to use the VISA to dissuade wi !

[Willi]

When the others won, it was all home team advantage.

Even dat cant work anymore as we B team still can crush any other.

Jam Carifta team is still the real dream team.

[Historian]

Strictly speaking....

NOW in 2010, they rtying to use the VISA to dissuade wi !

Strictly speaking, not true. The visa regime for all Jamaicans has been in place for several years now and was not imposed just for the 2010 Carifta Games.

While I, too, am angry that the stars of the Carifta Games over the past many decades and the greatest crowd pullers are subject to this silly Cayman Islands visa situation, the reality is that no country withdraws visas for sports athletes. Nevertheless, having said this, where is the respect for the region’s greatest junior athletes?!

[Historian]

Fully Agree!!

When the others won, it was all home team advantage.

Even dat cant work anymore as we B team still can crush any other.

Jam Carifta team is still the real dream team.

Excellent points, Willi, and you are absolutely correct!

However, in the “new Jamaica” (actually, in Carifta Games track and field meets since 1984), home turf makes no difference for any island (LMAO)!! Turks & Caicos Islands in 2007 is a perfect example, as the Turks & Caicos Islands, despite hosting the games that year, won zero medals (lol).

[Mosiah]

so what are you saying - special consideration for the region's greatest junior athletes or no?!?

[Willi]

They can waive the fees!

[Willi]

This is beyond success...this is MAGNIFICENCE!!!!!!

[Historian]

Carifta Swimming

By the way, the Carifta Games swim meet will be held in Jamaica at the same time as the track and field meet in Grand Cayman.

[Gamma]

dominance?

[Time]

unfair, this needs a mercy rule

Below is a complete list of the countries that have won the Carifta Games between 1972 and 2009:

1972: Jamaica
1973: Jamaica
1974: Jamaica
1975: Bermuda
1976: Jamaica
1977: Jamaica
1978: Jamaica
1979: Jamaica
1980: Bahamas
1981: Bahamas
1982: Jamaica
1983: Martinique
1984: Bahamas
1985: Jamaica
1986: Jamaica
1987: Jamaica
1988: Jamaica
1989: Jamaica
1990: Jamaica
1991: Jamaica
1992: Jamaica
1993: Jamaica
1994: Jamaica
1995: Jamaica
1996: Jamaica
1997: Jamaica
1998: Jamaica
1999: Jamaica
2000: Jamaica
2001: Jamaica
2002: Jamaica
2003: Jamaica
2004: Jamaica
2005: Jamaica
2006: Jamaica
2007: Jamaica
2008: Jamaica
2009: Jamaica

Carifta need to come up with some new rules in order to make it a real competition. Perhaps every four years we need to make it the top 3 from the previous year versus the rest of Carifta.

[Historian]

Jamaica's Gold Medal Tally

Carifta need to come up with some new rules in order to make it a real competition. Perhaps every four years we need to make it the top 3 from the previous year versus the rest of Carifta.

Time boss, you know what’s really funny about the annual Carifta Games track and field results? Check the results for recent history and you’ll find that each year, Jamaica’s gold medal tally is more than the total medals of any other Carifta country ! Now that is really amusing!

[Time]

2008 was different

Time boss, you know what’s really funny about the annual Carifta Games track and field results? Check the results for recent history and you’ll find that each year, Jamaica’s gold medal tally is more than the total medals of any other Carifta country ! Now that is really amusing!

T&T broke the rule in 2008. Ja got 29 gold medals but T&T got 30 medal in total.


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