Throughout the years, Cayman’s athletes have performed exceptionally in the CARIFTA Games, claiming medals and setting records along the way.

Cayman’s first participation in CARIFTA took place in 1979 and it did not take long for Cayman to taste success, with the country’s first medals coming in 1982. Since that year, Cayman has suffered only one year of medal drought, in 1993.

1982

Tabitha Parchment claimed silver for Cayman in the 1500m for girls under 17. She was followed home by another Cayman athlete, Sandra Wellington, who claimed bronze.

Wellington added to her medal tally in the 800m for girls under 17, claiming another bronze.

1983

Adam Llewellyn became the first Cayman athlete to rise to the top step of the podium as he claimed gold in the boys under 17 discus. He also added a bronze medal in the shot put.

1984

Audrey Wellington was Cayman’s best performer with silver in the girls under 17 javelin. Paul Hurlston claimed a bronze in the men under 20 javelin, while Edward Manderson took bronze in the long jump for boys under 17.

1985

Edward Manderson claimed gold in the long jump for men under 20. Herta Ebanks added a silver in the women under 20 3,000m, as did Paul Hurlston in the javelin for men under 20. Adam Llewellyn rounded out the medal haul with bronze in the discus for men under 20.

1986

Edward Manderson claimed two silver medals, one in the long jump for men under 20 and one in the triple jump. Adam Llewellyn added another silver in the discus for men under 20.

1987

Edward Manderson closed out his CARIFTA career in the best way possible, with two gold medals, one in the long jump and one in the triple jump for men under 20.

Kareem Streete-Thompson claimed his first CARIFTA medal, gold in the long jump for buys under 17. Add to this a silver medal by Ryan Haylock in the javelin for boys under 17, as well as a bronze in the discus and Raquel Morrison’s bronze in the high jump for girls under 17, and this was Cayman’s best performance by far.

1988

Kareem Streete-Thompson repeated his gold medal performance in the long jump for boys under 17. Raquel Morrison added another gold medal in the high jump for girls under 17. Wanda Powery claimed silver in the discus for girls under 17, as did Peterkin Berry in the javelin for boys under 17.

1989

Kareem Streete-Thompson had his best CARIFTA year yet, claiming gold in the long jump, silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m. He also set a record for the boys under 17 long jump that still stands today.

Raquel Morrison added bronze in the long jump for girls under 17, with Ryan Haylock contributing a bronze in the men under 20 discus. Streete-Thompson’s performance earned him the Austin Sealy award as the best athlete at the games.

1990

Kareem Streete-Thompson claimed another long jump gold and set a men under 20 long jump record that still stands today. He also became the first repeat winner of the Austin Sealy award.

Ryan Haylock also performed brilliantly, claiming gold in the discus as well as the javelin for men under 20.

1991

Dominic Powell was Cayman’s best performer of the games, claiming gold in the javelin for boys under 17 and adding silver in the discus.

Cayman dominated the javelin podium, with Jeff Goddard claiming bronze.

1992

Dominic Powell claimed another two medals for Cayman, this time bronze in the discus and javelin for boys under 17. Susan Borden added bronze in the javelin for girls under 17.

1993

For the first time since Cayman started winning medals in 1982, the team came home empty handed.

1994

Cydonie Mothersill started her CARIFTA medals collection with silver in the 200m for girls under 17 as well as a bronze in the 100m. In the field, Roxanne Rankin claimed bronze in the discus for girls under 17.

1995

Cayman hosted CARIFTA for the first time, and Cayman athletes walked away with four medals. Cydonie Mothersill claimed bronze in the 100m and 200m for women under 20, Elroy Bryan claimed bronze in the shot put for boys under 17 and Dominic Powell added another bronze in the discus for men under 20.

1996

Cydonie Mothersill claimed the sprint double, taking gold, in the 100m and 200m for women under 20. This performance also gave her the Austin Sealy award.

1997

Cydonie Mothersill defended her title in the 200m for women under 20, taking another gold medal for Cayman. Antoinette Vernon added bronze in the discus for girls under 17.

1998

Bernadette Welds took bronze in the discus for girls under 17, while David Hamil took bronze in the 200m for boys under 17.

1999

Robert Ibeh claimed two bronze medals in the boys under 17, one in 100m hurdles and one in long jump. Schwannah McCarthy claimed bronze in the 100m hurdles for girls under 17, as did Michael Letterlough in the discus for boys under 17.

2000

Michael Letterlough was the sole medallist for Cayman, claiming silver in the discus for boys under 17.

2001

Omar Wright claimed bronze in the high jump for boys under 17.

2002

Michael Letterlough returned to the podium for Cayman with a bronze in the discus for men under 20.

2003

Omar Wright claimed silver in the high jump for men under 20.

2004

Omar Wright repeated his performance of the previous year, adding another silver in the high jump for men under 20. Carl Morgan claimed silver in the javelin for men under 20, and Ronald Forbes added bronze in the 400m hurdles for men under 20.

2005

Cayman claimed gold through Shane Evans in the shot put for boys under 17, as well as Carlos Morgan who went one better than his brother the previous year by claiming gold in the javelin for men under 20. Richard Ibeh added silver in the discus for boys under 17 and Carl Morgan took home bronze in the long jump for men under 20.

2006

Alexandra Terry was the sole medallist for Cayman, taking silver in the discus for girls under 17.

2007

Alexandra Terry claimed silver yet again in the discus for girls under 17. Kemar Hyman took silver in the 200m for men under 20, while Shane Evans made a return to the podium with silver in the shot put for men under 20.

2008

Travis Webb was the sole medallist for Cayman, bringing home bronze in the high jump for boys under 17.

2009

Chantelle Morrison claimed Cayman’s sole medal with bronze in the 100m for girls under 17.