Caribbean Olympics History – Part 6

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Best performer by Event-Women

100m 

Jamaica: 2 gold (Fraser-Pryce-’08, ’12), 3 +2= silver (Cuthbert-’92, Ottey-’96, Lawrence-’00, Stewart/Simpson-’08), 4 bronze (Ottey-’84, ’00, Campbell-Brown (-04, ’12)

Other finalists

Thompson (JAM)-’48, Jackson (JAM)-’84, 88, Cuthbert (JAM)-’88, Ottley (JAM)-’92, Sturrup (BAH)-’96,’00, Synes (BAH)-’00, Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)-’00, ’04,’08, Bailey (JAM)-’04, Simpson (JAM)-’04, Baptiste (TTO)-’12

Semifinals

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Natasha  Mayers (’04)

US Virgin Islands: Laverne Jone Ferrette (’12)

Quarterfinals

Antigua & Barbuda: Heather Samuel (’96)

Barbados: Jade Bailey (’08)

British Virgin Islands: Tahesia Harrigan (’08)

Cayman Islands: Cydonie Mothersill (’00)

St. Kitts/Nevis: Virgil Hodge (’08)

Heats

Dominica: Hermin Joseph (’96)

Grenada: Sherry Fletcher (’08)

Guyana: Claudette Masdammer (’56)

St. Lucia: Michelle Baptiste (’96)

200m

Jamaica: 2 gold (Campbell-Brown-’04, ’08, 4 silver (Jackson-’88, Cuthbert-’92, Ottey-’96, Fraser-Pryce-’12),  5 bronze (Ottey-’80, ’84, ’92), McDonald-’00, Stewart-’08)

Bahamas: 1 gold (Davis-Thompson-’00), 1 bronze (Ferguson-McKenzie-’04)

Other Finalists

Morris (JAM)-’64, Allwood (JAM)-’72, Jackson (JAM)-’84,’92,Ottey (JAM)-’88 Sturrup (BAH)-’96, Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)-’00,’08, Simpson (JAM)-’08, Mothersill (CAY)-’08

Semifinals

Grenada: Janelle Redhead (’12)

US Virgin Islands: Laverne Jone Ferrette (’12)

Trinidad and Tobago: Selvon (’12)

Quarterfinals

Antigua & Barbuda: Jocelyn Joseph (’88)

Barbados: Marcia Trotman (’72)

St. Kitts/Nevis: Virgil Hodge (’08)

Heats

Dominica: Luan Gabriel (’12)

Guyana: Claudette Masdammer (’56)

400m

Bahamas: 1 gold (Williams-Darling-’04)

Jamaica: 2 silver (Fenton-’00, S Williams-’08)

Other Finalists

Richards (JAM)-’92, ’96, Davis-Thompson (BAH)-’96, Amertil (BAH)-04, Whyte (JAM)-’08, ’12, Williams-Mills (JAM)-’12

Semifinals

Grenada: Hazel-Ann Regis (’04)

Guyana: Aliann Pompey (’08)

St. Kitts/Nevis:  Tiandra Ponteen (’04)

Quarterfinals

Barbados: Lorna Forde (’76)

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda: Charmaine Gilgeous (’92)/Afia Charles (’12)

Dominica: Marcia Daniel (’00)

St. Lucia: Vernetta Lesforis (’00)

Trinidad and Tobago: Gail Emmanuel (’84)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Kineke Alexander (’08)

800m

No medals

Finalist

Sinclair (JAM)-’08

Semifinals

Dominica: Dawn Williams (’96)

Grenada: Neisha Bernard-Thomas (’08, ’12)

Guyana: Marian Burnett (’04)

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda: Laverne Bryan (’84)

Barbados: Heather Gooding (’72)

100m hurdles

No medals

Finalists

Rose (JAM)-’96, Freeman (JAM)-’96), Foster-Hylton (JAM)-’00, ’08, Ennis-London (JAM)-’00, ’08, Golding-Clarke (JAM)-’04

Semifinals

Bahamas: Ivanique Kemp (’12)

Heats

Trinidad and Tobago: Aleesha Barber (’08)

400m hurdles 

Jamaica: 2 gold (Hemming-’96, Walker-’08), 1 silver  (Hemming-’00)

Other Finalists

Farmer (JAM)-’84, Hemming (JAM)-’92, Parris (JAM)-’96, Spencer (JAM)-’12

Semifinals

Barbados: Andrea Blackett (’00)

Heats

Trinidad and Tobago: Josanne Lucas (’08)

4x100m

Jamaica: 1 gold (’04), 2 silver (’00, ’12), 1 bronze (’96)

Bahamas: 1 gold (’00), 1 silver (’96)

Other Finalists

Jamaica (’76, ’80, ’84, ’88, ’08),Trinidad and Tobago (’84),  Bahamas (’84, ’04)

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda (’96)

US Virgin Islands (’96)

St. Kitts/Nevis (’96)

4x400m

Jamaica: 1 silver (’00), 3 bronze (’04, ’08, ’12)

Other Finalists

Jamaica (’84, ’88, ’92, ’96),

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda(’84)

Barbados (’76)

St. Kitts/Nevis (’96)

High Jump

No medals

Finalist

Vinton Beckett (JAM)-’48

Qualifying round

Barbados: Patsy Calendar (’68)

Guyana: Brenda Archer (’60)

St. Lucia: Lavern Spencer (’12)

Trinidad and Tobago: Natasha Alleyne (’96)

Long jump

No medals

Finalists 

Russell (JAM)-’48,  Innis (GUY)-’80, S Ferguson (BAH)-’84,  Hyacinth (ISV)-’92, Edwards (BAH)-’00,  Hammond (JAM)-’08,

Qualifying round

Grenada: Jacinta Bartholomew (’84)

Trinidad and Tobago: Rhonda Watkins (’08)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Jacqueline Ross (’88)

Triple jump

No Medals

Finalists: Smith (JAM)-’04, ’12, Williams (JAM)-’12

Qualifying round: Guyana: Nicola Martial (’96); Trinidad and Tobago: Ayanna Alexander (’12)

Shot put

No Medals

Finalist:Cleopatra Borel (TTO)-’04, ’12

Qualifying round: Kimberly Barrett (’04)

Javelin 

No Medals

Finalist: Eve (BAH)-’04

Qualifying round: Jamaica: Olivia McKoy (’00)

Hammer 

No Medals

Finalist: Candace Scott (TTO)-’04

1500m

Semifinals: Madrea Hyman (’00)

Heats: Antigua & Barbuda: Laverne Bryan (’84), St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Bigna Samuel (’92)

Marathon

No Medals

35th-Anna Gutierrez (ISV)- ’92

52nd-Michelle Bush (CAY)-’88

3000m steeplechase

No Medals

Heats: Jamaica: Korene Hinds (’12)

Discus

No Medals

Qualifying round: Jamaica: Merlene Lewis (’84)

Pentathon/Heptathlon

14th: Andrea Bruce (JAM)-’76

15th” Diane Gresham (JAM)-’96

22nd-Marsha Mark (TTO)-’00

(Source-2016 Rio Olympics IAAF Hand book).

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