# 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas between 25–27 July.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Andrés Simón Cuba | 10.22 | Osvaldo Lara Cuba | 10.30 | Fabian Whymns Bahamas | 10.41 |
| 200 metres | Leandro Peñalver Cuba | 20.56 CR | Félix Stevens Cuba | 20.70 | David Smith Jamaica | 20.82 |
| 400 metres | Roberto Hernández Cuba | 45.34 | Bert Cameron Jamaica | 45.44 | Elvis Forde Barbados | 45.74 |
| 800 metres | Reuben Bayley Barbados | 1:48.93 | Steve Burgess Bermuda | 1:49.48 | Livingston Marshall Bahamas | 1:49.77 |
| 1500 metres | Rafael Martínez Mexico | 3:43.81 | Francisco Pacheco Mexico | 3:44.75 | Carlos Quiñones Puerto Rico | 3:45.60 |
| 5000 metres | Francisco Pacheco Mexico | 13:53.30 CR | Silvio Salazar Colombia | 13:54.00 | Mauricio González Mexico | 14:11.50 |
| 10,000 metres | Jesús Herrera Mexico | 29:56.30 | Martín Pitayo Mexico | 29:58.20 | Silvio Salazar Colombia | 30:12.00 |
| Marathon | Claudio Cabán Puerto Rico | 2:38:18 | Anthony Williams Bahamas | 2:43:25 | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.68 | Juan Saborit Cuba | 13.83 | Gary Bullard Bahamas | 14.74 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jesús Aguilasocho Mexico | 49.81 CR | Greg Rolle Bahamas | 51.01 | Wilfredo Santiago Puerto Rico | 51.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Juan Ramón Conde Cuba | 8:36.80 CR | Juan Jesús Linares Cuba | 8:39.20 | Carmelo Ríos Puerto Rico | 8:40.90 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Osvaldo Lara Leandro Peñalver Félix Stevens Andrés Simón | 39.17 CR | Bahamas Ricardo Grey Austin Albury Fabian Whymns Audrick Lightbourne | 40.25 | Puerto Rico Luis Morales Ray Quiñones Elmer Williams José Valdez | 40.5 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Félix Stevens Julio Prado Leandro Peñalver Roberto Hernández | 3:03.38 CR | Barbados David Peltier Richard Louis David Carter Elvis Forde | 3:03.69 | Mexico Luis Karim Toledo Antonio Álvarez Jorge Burgos Jesús Aguilasocho | 3:07.50 |
| 20 km road walk | Ernesto Canto Mexico | 1:28:26 | Biliulfo Andablo Mexico | 1:31:16 | Héctor Moreno Colombia | 1:32:52 |
| 50 km road walk | Martín Bermúdez Mexico | 4:22:33 | Pedro Aroche Mexico | 4:28:09 | Edel Oliva Cuba | 4:40:37 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.30 CR | Francisco Centelles Cuba | 2.30 | Clarence Saunders Bermuda | 2.14 |
| Pole vault | Rubén Camino Cuba | 5.20 =CR | Manuel Fuentes Venezuela | 4.70 | Alberto Nieves Puerto Rico | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 8.13 CR | Ubaldo Duany Cuba | 8.07 | Elmer Williams Puerto Rico | 7.93w |
| Triple jump | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 17.07 CR | Lázaro Balcindes Cuba | 16.80 | Ernesto Torres Puerto Rico | 16.46w |
| Shot put | Paul Ruiz Cuba | 18.98 | Luis Delís Cuba | 18.52 | James Dedier Trinidad and Tobago | 16.37 |
| Discus throw | Luis Delís Cuba | 66.50 CR | Juan Martínez Cuba | 64.78 | Bradley Cooper Bahamas | 60.10 |
| Hammer throw | Alejandro Labardesque Cuba | 63.90 | Francisco Soria Cuba | 60.68 | David Castrillón Colombia | 59.42 |
| Javelin throw | Reinaldo Patterson Cuba | 79.20 | Ramón González Cuba | 76.88 | Juan de la Garza Mexico | 74.90 |
| Decathlon | Sidney Cartwright Bahamas | 7000 | Brooke Onley Bermuda | 6908 | Ron McPhee Bahamas | 6694 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 11.18 CR | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 11.27 | Pauline Davis Bahamas | 11.47 |
| 200 metres | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 22.39 CR | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 22.64 | Pauline Davis Bahamas | 23.37 |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 50.96 CR | Andrea Thomas Jamaica | 52.58 | Jocelyn Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 53.25 |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 2:03.60 CR | Nery McKeen Cuba | 2:04.10 | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 2:05.40 |
| 1500 metres | Angelita Lind Puerto Rico | 4:23.35 | Nery McKeen Cuba | 4:25.03 | Alicia Diffourt Cuba | 4:25.84 |
| 3000 metres | Santa Velázquez Mexico | 9:35.10 CR | Adriana Frausto Mexico | 9:46.10 | Sergia Martínez Cuba | 9:47.90 |
| 10,000 metres | Yolanda Veranes Cuba | 36:56.40 CR | Carmen Martínez Puerto Rico | 37:28.30 | Ileana Arroyo Puerto Rico | 37:48.20 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Grisel Machado Cuba | 13.43w | Sandra Taváres Mexico | 13.78w | Odalys Hernández Cuba | 13.83w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Belkis Chávez Cuba | 58.77 | Odalys Hernández Cuba | 59.50 | Carmel Major Bahamas | 59.90 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Bahamas Carmel Major Pauline Davis Shonel Ferguson Chandra Sturrup | 45.71 | Mexico Alejandra Flores Sandra Taváres Giomar Fernández Alma Vázquez | 46.04 | Puerto Rico Virgen Fontanez Mercedes Ríos Marta Moreno Jenny Fuentes | 47.25 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Belkis Chávez Odalys Hernández Nery McKeen Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:34.47 CR | Mexico Rocio Rohen Alma Vázquez Erendira Villagómez Leticia García | 3:40.75 | Bahamas Whelma Colebrooke Carmel Major Joanne Major Chandra Sturrup | 3:43.33 |
| High jump | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.88 CR | Cristina Fink Mexico | 1.81 | Laura Agront Puerto Rico | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas | 6.47w | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.41w | Victoria Despaigne Cuba | 5.97 |
| Shot put | Marcelina Rodríguez Cuba | 17.16 | Rosa Fernández Cuba | 16.76 | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 14.54 |
| Discus throw | Maritza Martén Cuba | 61.02 | Hilda Ramos Cuba | 60.78 | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 55.56 |
| Javelin throw | Mayra Vila Cuba | 63.38 CR | María Caridad Colón Cuba | 62.78 | Sonya Smith Bermuda | 49.44 |
| Heptathlon | Victoria Despaigne Cuba | 5323 | Nadia Katich Colombia | 5245 | Leyda Castro Dominican Republic | 4884 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 25 | 18 | 5 | 48 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 41 | 41 | 40 | 122 |