| XIV CARIFTA Games | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Bridgetown, Barbados  |
| Dates: | April 7–9 |
| Nations Participating: | at least 16 |
| Athletes Participating: | at least 116 |
| Events: | 52 |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1984 Nassau |
| Next: | 1986 Les Abymes |
The 14th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 7–9, 1985.
For the 1985 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 116 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 49 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Bahamas (30), Barbados (12), Bermuda (4), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Grenada (1), Guadeloupe (9), Guyana (1), Jamaica (36), Martinique (3), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (6), US Virgin Islands (3).
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Andrea Thomas from Jamaica. She won 2 gold medals (400m, and 800m) in the junior (U-20) category. In addition, she was probably part of at least one of the medal winning relay teams (there is no information on the team members).
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth).The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
| 100 metres | 10.74 | 10.75 | 10.80 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.65 | 21.68 | 21.76 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.87 | 48.03 | 48.25 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:55.62 | 1:56.07 | 1:56.09 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:05.19 | 4:05.47 | 4:05.50 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:26.19 | 15:42.94 | 15:54.71 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.55 | 14.56 | 14.69 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.43 | 54.90 | 55.19 | ||||
| High jump | 2.13 | 2.04 | 1.93 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.96 | 3.23 | 3.23 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.10 | 7.04 | 6.95 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.03 | 15.63 | 14.99 | ||||
| Shot put | 15.39 | 14.21 | 13.02 | ||||
| Discus throw | 43.94 | 41.91 | 38.58 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 65.40 | 56.42 | 56.06 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.82 | 41.45 | 41.74 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:12.0 | 3:14.0 | 3:28.85 |
| 100 metres | 11.88 | 11.89 | 12.07 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.34 | 24.40 | 24.54 | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.54 | 54.29 | 54.70 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:07.96 | 2:13.18 | 2:14.75 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:47.18 | 4:50.43 | 4:54.77 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:41.25 | 10:53.14 | 11:09.04 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.96 | 15.28 | 15.62 | ||||
| High jump | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.60 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.81 | 5.63 | 5.50 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.30 | 11.68 | 11.32 | ||||
| Discus throw | 41.04 | 39.82 | 37.18 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 42.20 | 41.86 | 37.46 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.69 | 46.81 | 48.09 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:42.68 | 3:46.92 | 3:50.48 |
| 100 metres | 10.94 | 11.13 | 11.16 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.92 | 21.96 | 22.02 | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.12 | 49.56 | 50.01 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:59.36 | 1:59.65 | 1:59.73? | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:15.64 | 4:16.20 | 4:16.82 | ||||
| High jump | 1.99 | 1.96 | 1.85 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.94 | 6.71 | 6.69 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.02 | 13.64 | 13.50 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.06 | 12.86 | 12.45 | ||||
| Discus throw | 40.78 | 38.99 | 38.78 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 52.04 | 51.48 | 49.64 |
| 100 metres | 11.99 | 12.09 | 12.19 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.21 | 24.22 | 24.52 | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.07 | 57.53 | 57.58 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:15.07 | 2:15.80 | 2:15.86 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:46.34 | 4:48.77 | 4:49.26 | ||||
| High jump | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.55 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.50 | 5.48 | 5.47 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.35 | 10.94 | 10.12 | ||||
| Discus throw | 35.20 | 34.81 | 34.42 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 35.46 | 34.80 | 34.42 |