1957 British West Indies Championships

The 1957 British West Indies Championships was the first edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean. Held in Kingston, Jamaica, it was supported by retired Olympic sprint medallist Herb McKenley.Bahamas Track Men Seek Team BerthsJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot . The Miami News (1957-07-21). Retrieved on 2015-03-21. A total of eighteen events were contested, all of them by men – women's events were not added until two years later.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Two athletes completed individual doubles: Jamaica's Ernle Haisley won the high jump and pole vault, while George de Peana of British Guiana had a long-distance running double. Also among the medallists was Lester Bird of Antigua 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. Medal summary 100 metresHendrickson Harewood TRI colonial 10.4Joe Goddard TRI colonial 10.6Tom Robinson BAH colonial 10.6200 metresClifton Bertrand TRI colonial 21.2Joe Goddard TRI colonial 21.3Hendrickson Harewood TRI colonial 21.3400 metresMal Spence JAM 1957 47.3Mel Spence JAM 1957 47.6George Kerr JAM 1957 47.7800 metresGeorge Kerr JAM 1957 1:50.5Mel Spence JAM 1957 1:51.1Knolly Barnes TRI colonial 1:51.21500 metresMcDonald Philbert TRI colonial 4:05.5Hugh Hyland TRI colonial 4:06.7Ken Hyland TRI colonial 4:06.95000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 15:42.0Levi Modeste JAM 1957 15:49.6Mervyn Wanliss JAM 1957 15:52.810,000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 31:19.5Joseph Roberts TRI colonial 31:34.2Mervyn Wanliss JAM 1957 32:35.0110 m hurdlesLouis Knight JAM 1957 14.6Keith Gardner JAM 1957 14.7Bill Phillips JAM 1957 14.9400 m hurdlesLeroy Keane JAM 1957 55.3Charles Boney TRI colonial 55.6Horace Hart TRI colonialBill Phillips JAM 1957 57.84×100 m relay1957 year listJAM 1957Keith GardnerMel SpenceHorshamLouis Knight 41.9TTO colonial 42.2BAH colonial 44.24×400 m relayJAM 1957Mel SpenceGeorge Kerr?Mal Spence 3:14.0TTO colonialHartYammeKnolly BarnesEdmund Turton 3:17.0BAH colonial 3:35.2High jumpErnle Haisley JAM 1957 2.04 mRoy Burgess BHO 1.93 mLearie Scipio TRI colonial 1.88 mPole vaultErnle Haisley JAM 1957 3.35 mBill Phillips JAM 1957 3.27 mRoy Burgess BHO 3.12 mLong jumpPaul Foreman JAM 1957 7.36 mLearie Scipio TRI colonial 7.24 mLester Bird ATG colonial 7.20 mTriple jumpJames Monteith JAM 1957 14.08 mLeroy Williams TRI colonial 13.99 mPaul Foreman JAM 1957 13.83 mShot putConrad Derrick TRI colonial 12.65 mMilton Bernard JAM 1957 12.20 mCalvin Downie JAM 1957 11.19 mDiscus throwCalvin Downie JAM 1957 38.57 mLeroy Williams TRI colonial 37.33 mWilliam Hall JAM 1957 36.03 mJavelin throwHugh Garrick TRI colonial 49.89 mCarlton Clarke TRI colonial 49.40 mC. Isaacs JAM 1957 46.14 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 Category:20th century in Kingston, Jamaica