1960 British West Indies Championships

The 1960 British West Indies Championships was the fourth edition of the track and field competition held between the colonies of the United Kingdom in the British West Indies. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica. A total of 31 events were contested, twenty-two by men and nine by women. The women's programme was extended with three throwing events. A new men's event was also included: the athletics pentathlon was the first and only time that a combined track and field event was contested at the completion.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Jamaica's Anne Golding was the most successful athlete of the tournament, winning all three inaugural women's throwing events. Harry Prowell succeeded his fellow British Guianan, George de Peana, as the dominant long-distance runner by winning the 5000 m and 10,000 m races. Leroy Keane of Jamaica was the only other athlete to win two titles: he topped the podium in the 400 metres hurdles and also the pentathlon. Six men managed to retain their 1959 titles: Wilton Jackson (200 m), George Kerr (800 m), Ralph Gomes (a third 1500 m title), Keith Gardner (110 m hurdles), Moses Dwarika (half marathon) and Sydney Thomas (3000 m walk). Brenda Archer was the only woman to defend her 1959 title, doing so in the women's high jump. This competition preceded the assembly of the first British West Indies Olympic team. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, the federation won two medals: reigning British West Indies 800 m champion George Kerr took the bronze medal in his speciality, and a team of Kerr, James Wedderburn, Gardner and Mal Spence won a second bronze in the 4×400 metres relay.West Indies Federation at the 1960 Roma Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22. Saint Lucia had its first ever medallist at the tournament in the form of Imbert Roberts's gold in the men's shot put. Medal summary Men 100 metresTom Robinson BAH 1953 10.4Dennis Johnson JAM 1957 10.4Al Phillips JAM 1957 10.6200 metresWilton Jackson TRI colonial 21.1Keith Gardner JAM 1957 21.2Clifton Bertrand TRI colonial 21.3400 metresMal Spence JAM 1957 46.7George Kerr JAM 1957 46.8Mel Spence JAM 1957 47.1800 metresGeorge Kerr JAM 1957 1:49.8Ralph Gomes BGU 1:50.6Kervin Thomas JAM 1957 1:51.31500 metresRalph Gomes BGU 3:58.6Knolly Barnes TRI colonial 3:59.1M. Perry BGU 4:03.05000 metresHarry Prowell BGU 15:15.0Glenroy Charles TRI colonial 15:26.1J. Davis BGU 15:26.710,000 metresHarry Prowell BGU 31:57.3J. Davis BGU 32:15.0Glenroy Charles TRI colonial 32:41.5110 m hurdlesKeith Gardner JAM 1957 14.5Leroy Keane JAM 1957 15.1Ray Davis TRI colonial 15.7400 m hurdlesLeroy Keane JAM 1957 53.7Basil Bonair TRI colonial 55.5Cliff Murray BGU 56.63000 metres steeplechaseGlenroy Charles TRI colonial 10:58.5Clem Fields BGU 11:15.3R. Williams BGU ???4 × 100 m relayJAM 1957 41.5BGU 42.7BAH 1953 45.84 × 400 m relayJAM 1957 3:09.2BGU 3:18.8TTO colonial 3:24.3Half marathonMoses Dwarkia BGU 1:11:13Clem Fields BGU 1:12:41S. Ramnarine BGU 1:12:423000 metres track walkSydney Thomas TRI colonial 15:05.6Amelius Murrin TRI colonial 15:10.5D. Richards ATG colonial 17:13.4High jumpErnle Haisley JAM 1957 2.02 mLearie Scipio TRI colonial 1.85 mL. Greene BGU 1.80 mPole vaultReginald Dash BGU 3.69 mR. Mannaing JAM 1957 3.50 mKen Jones TRI colonial 3.50 mLong jumpPaul Foreman JAM 1957 7.55 mVictor Brooks JAM 1957 7.36 mLester Bird ATG colonial 7.24 mTriple jumpMahoney Samuels JAM 1957 15.47 mLearie Scipio TRI colonial 14.31 mVictor Brooks JAM 1957 14.18 mShot putImbert Roberts LCA 1939 13.79 mKeith Fraser BGU 13.70 mPhilippian Young TRI colonial 13.22 mDiscus throwHenry Greaux ATG colonial 42.79 mAubrey Edwards TRI colonial 39.76 mHugh Malcolm JAM 1957 38.51 mJavelin throwWinston Thompson TRI colonial 62.10 mDermott Nugent BAR 1885 55.05 mHugh Malcolm JAM 1957 ??? mPentathlonLeroy Keane JAM 1957 2512 ptsWellesley Clayton JAM 1957 2289 ptsCliff Murray BGU 2243 pts Women 100 metresSybil Donmartin TRI colonial 12.4Ouida Walker JAM 1957 12.5Myra Fawcett BGU 12.6200 metresOuida Walker JAM 1957 25.3Eastlyn Clarke TRI colonial 25.5W. Parris BGU ???80 m hurdlesMerlyn Reid TRI colonial 13.1E. Smith JAM 1957 13.3B. Jones JAM 1957 13.84 × 100 m relayTTO colonial 50.4BGU 50.8Unknown team ???High jumpBrenda Archer BGU 1.61 mB. Buckley JAM 1957 1.50 mE. Davis ATG colonial ??? mLong jumpYvonne Laidlow JAM 1957 5.52 mMerlyn Reid TRI colonial 5.05 mD. Forde BGU 5.03 mShot putAnne Golding JAM 1957 9.80 mMarilyn Bayley TRI colonial 8.85 mBrenda Archer BGU 8.39 mDiscus throwAnne Golding JAM 1957 29.98 mW. Parris BGU 25.40 mMarilyn Bayley TRI colonial 24.97 mJavelin throwAnne Golding JAM 1957 29.79 mEileen Sutherland JAM 1957 29.10 mMarilyn Bayley TRI colonial 27.76 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:International athletics competitions hosted by Jamaica Category:Sports competitions in Kingston, Jamaica