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		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	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
10000 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
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
110 metres hurdles	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
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
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
4 × 100 metres relay	Cuba	39.17 CR	Bahamas	40.25	Puerto Rico	40.5
4 × 400 metres relay	Cuba	3:03.38 CR	Barbados	3:03.69	Mexico	3:07.50

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	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
10000 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
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
4 × 100 metres relay	Bahamas	45.71	Mexico	46.04	Puerto Rico	47.25
4 × 400 metres relay	Cuba	3:34.47 CR	Mexico	3:40.75	Bahamas	3:43.33

Medal table

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

1	Cuba	25	18	5	48
2	Mexico	7	9	3	19
3	Bahamas	4	3	10	17
4	Jamaica	2	4	1	7
5	Puerto Rico	2	1	10	13
6	Barbados	1	1	1	3
7	Colombia	0	2	5	7
8	Bermuda	0	2	2	4
9	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
10	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	1	1
	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1

See also

• 1985 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• Men Results – GBR Athletics
• Women Results – GBR Athletics