By Charwayne Walker
This year will mark 50 years since Guyana first triumphed in athletics at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG).
Rivalry in athletics between Suriname and Guyana at the IGG started at the inaugural event in Paramaribo in 1967. It took six years, in November 1973, for Guyana to conquer Suriname in athletics. The venue was the Transport and Harbours Ground on Thomas Lands, where the hosts defeated the Surinamese 110-98 in a keenly contested athletics championship. Below features the complete list of results.
Complete Results
800m Boys
Gold: Elton Barker (Guyana); Time: 2m 46s
Silver: Frank Braum (Suriname)
Bronze: Brian Duncan (Guyana)
100m Boys
Gold: Bunche Carrington (Guyana); Time: 10.9s
Silver: Errol Cairo (Suriname)
Bronze: K. Eudoxie (Suriname)
400m Boys
Gold: K. Eudoxie (Suriname); Time: 51s
Silver: Leyland McBeth (Guyana)
Bronze: Phillip Julian (Guyana)
400m Girls
Gold: Roshevel (Suriname)
Silver: Pearl Moore (Guyana)
Long Jump Girls
Gold: June Marcia Griffith (Guyana)
Silver: Pamela Fletchman (Guyana)
Bronze: G. Kasandyk (Suriname)
Discus Boys
Gold: VanKanten (Suriname); Distance: 125.7ft.
Silver: Huncar (Suriname)
Bronze: Arjune Baldeo (Guyana)
200m Boys
Gold: Errol Cairo (Suriname); Time: 22.3s
Silver: Bunche Carrington (Guyana)
Bronze: David Thomas (Guyana)
Javelin Girls
Gold: Donna Kendall (Guyana); Distance: 101.1ft.
Silver: Pinkey Ogle (Guyana)
Bronze: L. Rentrum (Suriname)
Long Jump Boys
Gold: K. Eudoxie; Distance: 21.1ft.
Silver: Sherwin Syfox (Guyana)
Bronze: G. Vie (Suriname)
4 x 100m Boys
Gold: Guyana
Silver: Suriname
200m Girls
Gold: Barbra Trim (Guyana)
Silver: S. Rosheuel (Suriname)
Bronze: Donna Dey (Guyana)
100m Girls
Gold: Barbra Trim (Guyana); Time: 12.5s
Silver: Vanie Moses (Guyana)
Bronze: H. Rosheuvel (Suriname)
Shot Put Boys
Gold: Vankantan (Suriname); Distance: 44 feet, 5 inches
Silver: Huncar (Suriname)
Bronze: Arjune Baldeo (Guyana)
High Jump Boys
Gold: Lennox Debarros (Guyana); Height: 5ft.
9 inches
Silver: George Neville (Guyana)
Bronze: Kenson (Suriname)
Medley Relay
Gold: Guyana
Silver: Suriname
Javelin Boys
Gold: Vankanten (Suriname)
Silver: Errol Cairo (Suriname)
Bronze: Charles Peters (Guyana)
