Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ready for NACAC Championships
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ready for NACAC Championships

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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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Clayton Clarke is a freelance track and field journalist since 2005. He is a former athlete and an IAAF Level III coach (Sprints & Hurdles). He has been a writer with Track Alerts since its inception in 2009. He worked with several media houses (radio, tv, newspaper, website) in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St. Kitts Nevis and the Bahamas. The Tobago native has covered the Carifta Games since 2005, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2011 World Athletic Championships and numerous local and regional track and field events.. Though track and field is his passion and main interest, he has served as media liaison with numerous sporting bodies in T&T and in particular in Tobago, namely cycling, chess, football, beach soccer, taekwondo, rugby, swimming, tennis and beach volleyball.

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