Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Santiago, Chile 12–15 Sep 1985
1985 South American Champs
Santiago, Chile 12–15 Sep 1985- events
- 40
- medals awarded
- 120
- nations on the podium
- 10
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -0.5400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -0.1400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
10 nations · 120 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 21 | 19 | 12 | 52 | |
| 2 | Chile CHI | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |
| 4 |  Colombia COL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Venezuela VEN | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Panama PAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Uruguay URU | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Ecuador ECU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Paraguay PAR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Peru PER | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
22 CR- CR Hector Daley 400m · Men 46.06
- CR Luis Migueles 800m · Men 1:46.90
- CR Adauto Domingues 1500m · Men 3:42.16
- CR Omar Aguilar 5000m · Men 13:53.69
- CR Omar Aguilar 10,000m · Men 28:39.90
- CR Adauto Domingues 3000m steeplechase · Men 8:44.38
- CR Pedro Chiamulera 110m hurdles · Men 13.87
- CR Pedro Chiamulera 400m hurdles · Men 49.71
- CR Milton Riitano Francisco High jump · Men 2.17
- CR= Oscar Veit Pole vault · Men 4.90
- CR Gert Weil Shot put · Men 20.14
- CR Juan Garmendia Javelin throw · Men 75.10
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Men 3:07.96
- CR Norfalia Carabali 400m · Women 53.25
- CR Alejandra Ramos 800m · Women 2:03.54
- CR Alejandra Ramos 1500m · Women 4:20.16
- CR Monica Regonesi 3000m · Women 9:29.67
- CR Monica Regonesi 10,000m · Women 34:31.37
- CR Maria do Carmo Fialho 400m hurdles · Women 59.45
- CR Ana Maria Marcon High jump · Women 1.88
- CR Monica Medeiros Rocha Javelin throw · Women 52.08
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Women 3:39.77