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Best performer by Event-Men

100m

Jamaica: 2 gold (Bolt-’08, ’12), 4 silver (McKenley-’52, Miller-’68, Quarrie-’76, Blake-’12), 1 bronze (Miller-’72)

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 gold (Crawford-’76), 2 silver (Boldon-’00, R Thompson-’08), 1 bronze (Boldon-’96)

Barbados: 1 bronze (O Thompson-’00)

Other Finalists

Agostini (TTO)-’56,  Robinson (BAH)-’64,  Fray(JAM)-’72, Crawford (TTO)-’72, Stewart (JAM)-’84, ’88,’92, Greene (JAM)’96, Powell (JAM)-’04, ’08, ’12, Collin (SKN)-’00, ’04, O Thompson (BAR)-’04, Burns (TTO)-08, Frater (JAM)-’08, R Thompson (TTO)-’12, Martina (AHO)-08/(NED)-’12

Semifinals

Antigua and Barbuda: Daniel Bailey (’12)

Cayman Islands: Kemar Hyman (’12)

Guyana: James Gilkes (’80)

Quarterfinals

Bermuda: Dennis Trott (’76)

Grenada: Paul Williams (’12)

US Virgin Islands: Neville Hodges (’84)

Heats

British Virgin Islands:J’Maal Alexander (’12)

St. Lucia: Ronald Promesse (’00)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Courtney Williams (’12)

200m

Jamaica: 3 gold (Quarrie-’76, Bolt-’08, ’12), 1 silver (Blake-’12), 2 bronze (Quarrie-’80, Weir-’12)

Trinidad and Tobago-3 bronze (Roberts-’64, Boldon-’96, ’00)

Other Finalists

McKenley (JAM)-’48, Laing (JAM)-’48, ’52, Agostini (TTO)-’56, Fray (JAM)-’68, Bradford (JAM)-’76, Crawford (TTO)-’76, O Thompson (BAR)-’96, ’00, Powell (JAM)-’04, Collins (SKN)-’08, Martina (AHO)-08/(NED)-’12

Semifinals

Antigua and Barbuda: Brendan Christian (’08, ’12)

Bermuda: Troy Douglas (’88)

Grenada: James Gilkes (’80)

Quarterfinals

US Virgin Islands: James Flemming (’88)

Heats

Dominica: Chris Lloyd (’08)

Grenada: Gabriel Simeon (’92)

British Virgin Islands: Lindel Hodge (’84, ’88)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Eswort Coombs (’92)

400m

Jamaica: 2 gold (Wint-’48 Rhoden-’52, 2 silver (McKenely-’48, ’52), 1 bronze (Haughton-’00)

Grenada: 1 gold (James-’12)

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 silver (Mottley-’64), 1 bronze (L Gordon-’12)

Other Finalists

Wint (JAM)-’52, Skinner (TTO)-’64, Solomon (TTO)-’80, Coombs (TTO)-’80, Cameron (JAM)-’84, Morris (TTO)-’88, ’92, Martin (JAM)-’96, Clarke (JAM)-’96 ’04, McFarlane (JAM)-’00, Simpson (JAM)-’04, Blackwood (JAM)-’04, Francique (GRN)-’04, , Brown (BAH)-’08, ’12, Quow (TTO)-’08, Pinder (BAH)-’12

Semifinals

Barbados: Elvis Forde  (’84)

Bermuda: Troy Douglas (’92)

US Virgin Islands: Tabari Henry (’12)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Eswort Coombs (’96)

Quarterfinals

Antigua & Barbuda: Fred Sowerby (’76)

Heats

Dominica: Erison Hurtault (’08)

Guyana: Clayton Glasgow (’60), Winston George (’12)

British Virgin Islands: Dean Greenaway (’84)

St. Lucia: Ivan Jean-Marie (’96)

800m

Jamaica: 2 silver (Wint-’48, ’52)

British West Indies: 1 bronze (Kerr/JAM-’60)

Other Finalists

Kerr (JAM)-’64, Cayenne (TTO)-’68

Quarterfinals

Guyana: Ralph Gomez (’60)

Heats

Antigua & Baruda: Dale Jones (’88, ’92)

Barbados: Milton Browne (’00)

Bermuda: Michael Watson (’88)

Dominica: Cedric Harris (’96)

Grenada: Samuel Sawny (’84)

British Virgin Islands: Jeremy Molyneaux (’84)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Eversley Linley (’92)

110m hurdles 

Jamaica-1 bronze (Parchment-’12)

Other Finalists

Gardner (BWI/JAM)-’60, Wignall (JAM)-’04, ’12, Phillips (JAM)-’08, R Brathwaite (BAR)-’12

Semifinals

Trinidad and Tobago: Wayne Davis (’12)

Quarterfinals

Bahamas: Derrick Knowles (’88)

Cayman Islands: Ronald Forbes (’08)

US Virgin Islands: Jeff Jackson (’00)

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda: Conrad Minwaring (’76)

Guyana: Charles Allen (’00)

400m hurdles

Jamaica: 2 silver (Graham-’92, McFarlane-’04)

Other Finalists

Graham (JAM)-’88, McFarlane (JAM)-08, J Gordon (TTO)-’12

Semifinals

Bahamas: Gregory Rolle (’84)

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda: Conrad Minwaring (’76)

Guyana: Paul Tucker (’00)

Barbados: Allan Ince (’88)

High Jump

No medals

Finalists

Saunders (BER)-’88, Kemp (BAH)-’92

Qualifying round

Jamaica: Ernie Haisley (’56)

British Virgin Islands: Karl Scatliffe (’92)

St. Lucia: Darvin Edwards (’12)

Long jump

Jamaica: 1 silver (Beckford-’96)

Other Finalists

Wells (BAH)-‘84, Beckford (JAM)-’04, Tyrone Smith (BER)-’12

Qualifying round

Antigua & Barbuda: Lester Benjamin (’84)

Cayman Islands: Kareem Streete-Thompson (’00)

Grenada: Eugene Licorish (’92)

British Virgin Islands: Keita Cline (’96)

Trinidad and Tobago: George Swanston (’76)

St. Vincent & Grenadines: Orde Ballantyne (’88)

Triple jump

Bahamas: 3 bronze (Rutherford-’92, Sands-’08

Other Finalists

Wellman (BER)-’92, ’96, Sands (BAH)-’12

Qualifying round

Antigua & Barbuda: Maxwell Peters (’76)

Barbados: Alvin Haynes (’92)

Grenada: Randy Lewis (’08)

US Virgin Islands: Muhammad Halim (’12)

Jamaica: Lennox Burgher (’68)

Trinidad and Tobago: Lejuan Simon (’04)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Lennox Adams (’88)

Shot put 

no medals

Finalist

Dorian Scott (JAM)-’12

Javelin

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 gold (Walcott-’12)

4x100m

Jamaica: 2 gold (’08, ’12), 1 silver (’84)

Trinidad and Tobago: 2 silver (’08, ’12)

Other Finalists

JAM (’64, ’68,’88, ’00), TTO (’04)

Semifinals

Antigua and Barbuda (’84)

Bermuda (’76)

Heats

US Virgin Islands (’92)

4x400m

Jamaica: 1 gold, (’52) 2 silver (’88, ’00), 1 bronze (’96)

Bahamas: 1 gold (’12), 1 silver (’08), 1 bronze (’00)

British West Indies: 1 bronze

Trinidad and Tobago: 2 bronze (’64, ’12)

Other Finalists

JAM (’48, ’56, ’64,’76, 08), TTO (’68, ’72, 76, ’78, ’92), BAR (’84),  BAH (’96, ’04)

Heats: IVB (’84, ’96), SVG  (’96), LCA (’96), GRN (’96)/GUY (’96)

Decathlon 

No medals

9th-Claston Bernard (JAM)-’04/ Maurice Smith (JAM)-’08)

dnf-Clifford Brooks (BAR)-’72/Victor Houston (BAR)-’96/Kurt Felix (GRN)-’12

1500m

no medals

Heats

Antigua & Barbuda: Dale Jones (’84)

Bermuda: Michael Watson (’88)

Dominica: Steve Agar (’96)

Guyana: Oslen Barr (’84)

Jamaica: Gawain Guy (’84)

Trinidad and Tobago: Wilfred Tull (’48)

5000m

No medals

Heats

Barbados: Leo GArnes (’92)

Guyana: George de Peana (’60)

Trinidad and Tobago: Mannie Ramjohn (’48)

US Virgin Islands: Marlon Williams (’92)

10,000m 

No medals

Heats: Trinidad and Tobago: Mannie Ramjohn (’48)

Marathon

No medals

31st-Pamenos Ballantyne (SVG)-’00

32nd-Ronnie Holassie (TTO)-’00

50th-Harry Prowell (GUY)-’68

51st-Derrick Adamson (JAM)-’84

58th- Raymond Swan (BER)-’76

75th-Marlon Williams (ISV)-’84

80th-Zephirinus Joseph (LCA)-’04

Pole Vault

No medals

Qualifying round: St. Lucia: Dominic Johnson (’00)

Discus

no medals

Qualifying round

Bahamas: Brad Cooper (’84, ’88)

British Virgin Islands: Eric Matthias(’08)

Jamaica: Traves Smikle (’12)

(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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