XLV CARIFTA Games
Dates	26–28 March
Host city	St. George's, Grenada
Venue	Grenada National Stadium
Level	Junior and Youth
Events	Junior: 35 (incl. 4 open), Youth: 31
Participation	25 nations
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The 2016 CARIFTA Games took place between 26 and 28 March 2016. The event was held at the Grenada National Stadium in St. George's, Grenada.

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Anderson Peters^[1] of Grenada

Medal summary

Boys U-20 (Junior)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+1.4 m/s)	Nigel Ellis  Jamaica	10.16	Mario Burke  Barbados	10.29	Raheem Chambers  Jamaica	10.35
200 metres (+4.5 m/s)	Akanni Hislop  Trinidad and Tobago	20.89 w	Keanu Pennerman  Bahamas	21.03 w	Coull Graham  Antigua and Barbuda	21.05 w
400 metres	Akeem Bloomfield  Jamaica	46.01	Jamal Walton  Cayman Islands	46.23	Kinard Rolle  Bahamas	46.88
800 metres	Shevan Parkes  Jamaica	1:51.76	Nathan Brown  Jamaica	1:52.99	Nathan Hood  Grenada	1:53.61
1500 metres	Shevan Parks  Jamaica	3:56.73	Kristoff Darby  Jamaica	4:03.76	Romario Marshall  Barbados	4:06.01
5000 metres	Benjamin Najman  Bahamas	15:24.25	Shane Buchanan  Jamaica	15:32.25	Garfield Gordon  Jamaica	15:41.43
110 metres hurdles (99.1 cm) (+0.9 m/s)	Rohan Cole  Jamaica	13.71	Tavonte Mott  Bahamas	13.81	Shakeem Smith  Bahamas	14.12
400 metres hurdles	Timor Barrett  Jamaica	51.79	Rivaldo Leacock  Barbados	52.07	Jauvaney James  Jamaica	53.56
High jump	Jermaine Francis  Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.11m	Lushane Wilson  Jamaica	2.08m	Romario Douglas  Jamaica	2.05m
Pole vault †	Dane Smith  Jamaica	4.00m	Douvankiylin Rolle  Bahamas	3.70m	Ramel Poitier  Bahamas	3.60m
Long jump	Miguel van Assen  Suriname	7.66m (+0.3 m/s)	O'Brien Wasome  Jamaica	7.52m (-1.1 m/s)	Shown-D Thompson  Jamaica	7.45m (-0.3 m/s)
Triple jump	O'Brien Wasome  Jamaica	16.09m (-0.9 m/s)	Jordan Scott  Jamaica	16.01m (+0.2 m/s)	Jordan Caraman  Martinique	15.03m (-0.8 m/s)
Shot put (6.0 kg)	Warren Barrett  Jamaica	19.97m CR	Sanjae Lawrence  Jamaica	18.89m	Josh Hazzard  Grenada	16.95m
Discus throw (1.75 kg)	Josh Boateng  Grenada	57.19m	Kevin Nedrick  Jamaica	53.53m	Malik Stuart  Bahamas	52.18m
Javelin throw	Anderson Peters  Grenada	78.28m CR	Markim Felix  Grenada	69.41m	Kalvin Marcus  Barbados	61.99m
Octathlon †	Kendrick Thompson  Bahamas	5849 CR	Marcus Brown  Jamaica	5800	Ken Mullings  Bahamas	5560
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Raheem Chambers Rohan Cole Andel Miller Nigel Ellis	39.74	Bahamas Keanu Pennerman Samson Colebrooke Javan Martin Kendrick Thompson	40.27	Barbados Ramarco Thompson Jaquone Hoyte Kevin Briggs Mario Burke	40.97
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Jauvaney James Timor Barrett Nathan Brown Akeem Bloomfield	3:10.55	Bahamas Kinard Rolle Kendrick Thompson Holland Martin Bradley Dormeus	3:12.99	Barbados Ramarco Thompson Romario Marshall Akeem Marshall Kevin Briggs	3:19.63

^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls U-20 (Junior)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (-2.7 m/s)	Khalifa St. Fort  Trinidad and Tobago	11.40	Patrice Moody  Jamaica	11.68	Brianne Bethel  Bahamas	11.75
200 metres (+2.4 m/s)	Sada Williams  Barbados	22.72 w	Jenae Ambrose  Bahamas	23.39 w	Kimone Hines  Jamaica	23.85 w
400 metres	Sada Williams  Barbados	52.07	Shaquania Dorsett  Bahamas	52.50	Tiffany James  Jamaica	52.70
800 metres	Junelle Bromfield  Jamaica	2:06.21	Tarika Moses  British Virgin Islands	2:11.20	Andrea Foster  Guyana	2:12.53
1500 metres	Asshani Robb  Jamaica	4:39.20	Elizabeth Williams  Barbados	4:40.28	Andrea Foster  Guyana	4:45.53
3000 metres†	Britnie Dixon  Jamaica	10:16.90	Monifa Green  Jamaica	10:17.00	Elizabeth Williams  Barbados	10:18.48
100 metres hurdles (+2.8 m/s)	Rushelle Burton  Jamaica	13.36 w	Sidney Marshall  Jamaica	13.73 w	Jeminise Parris  Trinidad and Tobago	13.73 w
400 metres hurdles	Shannon Kalawan  Jamaica	56.29	Lakeisha Warner  British Virgin Islands	58.14	Nicolee Foster  Jamaica	58.34
High jump	Ashanti Phillips  Barbados	1.73m	Britny Kerr  Jamaica	1.73m	Rechelle Meade  Anguilla	1.65m
Long jump	Yanis David  Guadeloupe	6.48m (0.3 m/s)	Jessica Noble  Jamaica	6.20m (-0.5 m/s)	Tissanna Hickling  Jamaica	5.84m (+0.3 m/s)
Triple jump	Yanis David  Guadeloupe	13.13m (-1.5 m/s)	Natricia Hooper  Guyana	12.19m (-0.4 m/s)	Tissanna Hickling  Jamaica	12.17m (+0.2 m/s)
Shot put	Janell Fullerton  Jamaica	14.52m	Sahjay Stevens  Jamaica	13.74m	Chelsea James  Trinidad and Tobago	13.66m
Discus throw	Shanice Love  Jamaica	52.05m	Davia Brown  Jamaica	46.66m	Serena Brown  Bahamas	45.97m
Javelin throw	Candesha Scott  Grenada	51.13m CR	Shanee Angol  Dominica	42.41m	Sahjay Stevens  Jamaica	41.91m
Heptathlon †	Janell Fullerton  Jamaica	4597	Zinedine Russell  Jamaica	4524	Anya Akili  Trinidad and Tobago	4471
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Kimone Hines Patrice Moody Shanice Reid Rushelle Burton	44.30	Bahamas Kaylea Albury Taj Dorsett Jenae Ambrose Brianne Bethel	45.62	Trinidad and Tobago Sarah Wollaston Jada Barker Jeminise Parris Renee Stoddard	46.68
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Satanya Wright Semoy Hemmings Junelle Bromfield Tiffany James	3:34.84	Bahamas Shaquania Dorsett Jenae Ambrose Brittni Bethel Brianne Bethel	3:48.06	Grenada Olive Charles Chelsea Mitchell Shikkira Charles Ariel St. John	4:11.10

^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys U-18 (Youth)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+1.4 m/s)	Jhevaughn Matherson  Jamaica	10.42	Dejour Russell  Jamaica	10.60	Adell Colthrust  Trinidad and Tobago	10.66
200 metres (-1.9 m/s)	Michael Stephens  Jamaica	21.43	Tyrell Edwards  Trinidad and Tobago	21.56	Matthew Clarke  Barbados	21.75
400 metres	Christopher Taylor  Jamaica	47.36	Antoni Hoyte-Small  Barbados	48.23	Onal Mitchell  Trinidad and Tobago	48.72
800 metres	Jonathon Jones  Barbados	1:49.88 CR	Anthony Cox  Jamaica	1:52.23	Lidji Mbaye  Guadeloupe	1:53.03
1500 metres	Jonathon Jones  Barbados	3:57.19 CR	Keenan Lawrence  Jamaica	3:59.64	Dominic Dyer  Cayman Islands	4:01.74
3000 metres	Keenan Lawrence  Jamaica	9:05.71	Dominic Dyer  Cayman Islands	9:06.33	Kalique St Jean  Antigua and Barbuda	9:11.49
110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) (3.7 m/s)	Damion Thomas  Jamaica	13.32	Branson Rolle  Bahamas	13.80	Rasheem Brown  Cayman Islands	14.05
400 metres hurdles (84 cm)	Rasheeme Griffith  Barbados	52.22	Nathan Fergusson  Barbados	53.56	Dashinelle Dyer  Jamaica	54.05
High jump	Jyles Etienne  Bahamas	2.07m	Kobe-Jordan Rhooms  Jamaica	2.06m	Benjamin Clarke  Bahamas	2.03m
Long jump	Denvaughn Whymns  Bahamas	7.16m (+0.6 m/s)	Enzo Hodebar  Guadeloupe	7.09m (-2.0 m/s)	Shakwon Coke  Jamaica	7.05m (0.0 m/s)
Triple jump	Enzo Hodebar  Guadeloupe	15.14m (+1.2 m/s)	Gamali Felix  Grenada	14.55m (+4.5 m/s)	Anderson Greaves  Barbados	14.36m (+1.0 m/s)
Shot put (5.0 kg)	Zico Campbell  Jamaica	17.75m CR	Rasheeda Downer  Jamaica	17.57m	Triston Gibbons  Barbados	16.64m
Discus throw (1.50 kg)	Phillipe Barnett  Jamaica	60.44m CR	Roje Stona  Jamaica	55.30m	Xavero van Bosse  Suriname	50.38m
Javelin throw (700 gr)	Tyriq Horsford  Trinidad and Tobago	73.00m CR	Keyon Burton  Dominica	64.87m	Adrian Thomas  Grenada	60.97m
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Christopher Taylor Michael Stephens Dejour Russell Jhevaughn Matherson	40.40 CR	Bahamas Trenton Ambrose Javaughn Culmer Shaqiel Higgs Adrian Curry	41.42	Grenada Jamol Allen Yacob John Deron Phillip Nathaniel Mark	41.89
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Dashinelle Dyer Anthony Cox Jhevaughn Matherson Christopher Taylor	3:12.54	Barbados Rasheeme Griffith Antoni Hoyte-Small Nathan Fergusson Jonathon Jones	3:13.16	Trinidad and Tobago Recardo Prescott Onal Mitchell Che Lara Jaden St. Louis	3:15.33

Girls U-18 (Youth)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+1.0 m/s)	Kimone Shaw  Jamaica	11.56	Devine Parker  Bahamas	11.77	Joella Lloyd  Antigua and Barbuda	11.90
200 metres (0.0 m/s)	Shaniel English  Jamaica	23.65	Britany Anderson  Jamaica	23.74	Devine Parker  Bahamas	23.86
400 metres	Stacey-Ann Williams  Jamaica	54.00	Amanda Crawford  Grenada	54.16	Britni Fountain  Bahamas	54.68
800 metres	Cemore Donald  Jamaica	2:10.66	Chrisanni May  Jamaica	2:13.90	Quanisha Marshall  Bahamas	2:14.64
1500 metres	Cemore Donald  Jamaica	4:42.61	Britnie Dixon  Jamaica	4:43.53	Shakeba Pink  Sint Maarten	4:47.72
100 metres hurdles (76 cm) (+3.9 m/s)	Daszay Freeman  Jamaica	13.44 w	Sasha Wells  Bahamas	13.48 w	Joda Campbell  Jamaica	13.78 w
400 metres hurdles (76 cm)	Shiann Salmon  Jamaica	59.50 CR	Sanique Walker  Jamaica	59.60	Gabrielle Gibson  Bahamas	1:01.16
High jump	Shiann Salmon  Jamaica	1.82mm	Lamara Distin  Jamaica	1.77m	Sakari Famous  Bermuda	1.77m
Long jump	Britany Anderson  Jamaica	6.02m (+0.4 m/s)	Chantoba Bright  Guyana	5.94m (-0.4 m/s)	Annia Ashley  Jamaica	5.91m (+0.8 m/s)
Triple jump	Charisma Taylor  Bahamas	12.53m (-1.4 m/s)	Chantoba Bright  Guyana	12.39m (+3.0 m/s) w	Nichioner George  Grenada	11.95m (-2.1 m/s)
Shot put (3.0 kg)	Lacee Barnes  Cayman Islands	14.49m	Ianna Roach  Trinidad and Tobago	14.49m	Aiko Jones  Jamaica	14.32m
Discus throw	Aiko Jones  Jamaica	46.49m	Lacee Barnes  Cayman Islands	43.67m	Tiffany Hanna  Bahamas	39.80m
Javelin throw (500 gr)	Daneliz Thomas  Cayman Islands	45.97m	Holly Charles  Grenada	44.75m	Asha James  Trinidad and Tobago	44.44m
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Michae Harriott Dasazay Freeman Shaniel English Kimone Shaw	45.87	Bahamas Kennedy Culmer Megan Moss Devine Parker Sasha Wells	46.37	Trinidad and Tobago Akeera Esdelle Akila Lewis Shania McCarter Janea Spinks	47.27
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Shanoi Powell Shiann Salmon Stacey-Ann Williams Sanique Walker	3:39.31	Bahamas D'Nia Freeman Megan Moss Gabrielle Gibson Britni Fountain	3:43.08	British Virgin Islands Judine Lacey Zacharia Frett Shaniyah Caul Beyonce DeFreitas	3:47.43