1959 British West Indies Championships

The 1959 British West Indies Championships was the third edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean. It was held in Georgetown in British Guiana on 8 and 9 August. A total of 27 events were contested, twenty-one by men and six by women. This was the first time that women had been able to compete at the event. Three new men's events were added to the programme: 3000 metres steeplechase, half marathon, and the 3000 metres walk. The latter two were the first road running and racewalking events to be included.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. For a third time running, George de Peana of British Guiana won both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres titles, remaining undefeated at the tournament. Aside from de Peana, Ralph Gomes was the only other athlete to defend his title from the 1958 edition, doing so in the 1500 metres. George Kerr rose to prominence with a 400 metres and 800 metres double – distances he would win Olympic medals in a year later.George Kerr. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22. In the women's section, the British Guiana team were dominant, being led by double individual sprint medallist Myrna Fawcett. Also among the gold medallists was Antigua's Lester Bird, winner of the long jump here, who would later go on to be the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (succeeding his father, Vere Bird).Former Prime Minister Lester Bird to be confered [sic] the Honour of National Hero of Antigua and Barbuda. Caribarena (2014-11-01). Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Triple jump medallist Wendell Mottley also became involved in politics later in his life, serving as Trinidad and Tobago's Finance Minister, and high jumper Anton Norris was another athlete in the field to become a prominent economist in the region.Wendell Mottley. Ivy League. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.Wendell Mottley. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.E. Anton Norris, MBA . One Caribbean. Retrieved on 2015-03-22. Medal summary Men 100 metresMike Agostini TRI 1958 10.4Denis Johnson JAM 1957 ???Keith Gardner JAM 1957 ???200 metresWilton Jackson TRI 1958 21.4Keith Gardner JAM 1957 ???Mike Agostini TRI 1958 ???400 metresGeorge Kerr JAM 1957 46.8Mal Spence JAM 1957 ???Mel Spence JAM 1957 ???800 metresGeorge Kerr JAM 1957 1:53.6Tony Seth BGU ???Mel Spence JAM 1957 ???1500 metresRalph Gomes BGU 3:54.7M. Perry BGU ???McDonald Philbert TRI 1958 ???5000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 15:02.0Harry Prowell BGU ???Glenroy Charles TRI 1958 ???10,000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 31:58.6Harry Prowell BGU ???Moses Dwarika BGU ???110 m hurdlesKeith Gardner JAM 1957 14.4Cliff Murray BGU ???Leroy Keane JAM 1957 ???400 m hurdlesBasil Bonair TRI 1958 53.4Leroy Keane JAM 1957 ???William Gittens GRN 1903 ???3000 metres steeplechaseClem Fields BGU 10:31.0R. Williams BGU ???Glenroy Charles TRI 1958 ???4×100 m relayJAM 1957 42.2TTO colonial ???BGU ???4×400 m relayJAM 19571959 Year list Mal SpenceThomasMel SpenceGeorge Kerr 3:09.5TTO colonial ???BGU ???Half marathonMoses Dwarika BGU 1:10:33Unknown athlete ???Unknown athlete ???3000 metres track walkSydney Thomas TRI 1958 15:19.2Amelius Murrin TRI 1958 ???G. Mars BGU ???High jumpClifton Bertrand TRI 1958 2.01 mL. Greene BGU 1.90 mAnton Norris BAR 1885 1.90 mPole vaultRobert Morris JAM 1957 3.64 mGregor Hinkson TRI 1958 3.50 mRichard Thelwell JAM 1957 3.50 mLong jumpLester Bird ATG colonial 7.50 mDeryck Taylor JAM 1957 7.19 mWellesley Clayton JAM 1957 7.01 mTriple jumpMahoney Samuels JAM 1957 14.74 mWendell Mottley TRI 1958 14.48 mKeith Thelwell JAM 1957 14.20 mShot putKeith Fraser BGU 13.69 mConrad Derrick TRI 1958 13.35 mMilton Bernard JAM 1957 ??? mDiscus throwLeroy Williams TRI 1958 38.61 mAubrey Edwards TRI 1958 ??? mWilliam Hall JAM 1957 ??? mJavelin throwDermott Nugent BAR 1885 52.39 mWinston Thompson TRI 1958 ??? mHugh Garrick TRI 1958 ??? m Women 100 metresMyrna Fawcett BGU 12.2Y. Smith BGU ???Claudette Masdammer BGU ???200 metresMyrna Fawcett BGU 25.2Y. Smith BGU ???W. Parris BGU ???80 m hurdlesW. Parris BGU 13.0Pearl Joseph TRI colonial ???E. Davis ATG colonial ???4×100 m relayBGU 49.9TTO colonial ???JAM 1957 ???High jumpBrenda Archer BGU 1.47 mS. Burgess JAM 1957 1.47 mE. Davis ATG colonial 1.42 mLong jumpYvonne Laidlow JAM 1957 5.46 mClaudette Masdammer BGU 5.07 mW. Parris BGU 4.96 m References Medallists British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Category:British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships Category:Athletics in Guyana Category:Georgetown, Guyana