# 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games

The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official status. There were a total number of 319 participating athletes from 69 countries.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Ben Johnson Canada | 6.62 | Sam Graddy United States | 6.63 | Ronald Desruelles Belgium | 6.68 |
| 200 metres details | Aleksandr Yevgenyev Soviet Union | 20.95 | Ade Mafe Great Britain | 20.96 | João Batista da Silva Brazil | 21.19 |
| 400 metres details | Thomas Schönlebe East Germany | 45.60 | Todd Bennett Great Britain | 45.97 | Mark Rowe United States | 46.31 |
| 800 metres details | Colomán Trabado Spain | 1:47.42 | Benjamín González Spain | 1:47.94 | Ikem Billy Great Britain | 1:48.28 |
| 1500 metres details | Michael Hillardt Australia | 3:40.27 | José Luis González Spain | 3:41.36 | Joseph Chesire Kenya | 3:41.38 |
| 3000 metres details | João Campos Portugal | 7:57.63 | Don Clary United States | 7:57.78 | Ivan Uvizl Czechoslovakia | 7:57.92 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Stéphane Caristan France | 7.67 | Javier Moracho Spain | 7.69 | Jon Ridgeon Great Britain | 7.70 |
| 5000 metres walk details | Gérard Lelièvre France | 19:06.22 | Maurizio Damilano Italy | 19:11.41 | Dave Smith Australia | 19:16.04 |
| High jump details | Patrik Sjöberg Sweden | 2.32 | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.30 | Othmane Belfaa Algeria | 2.27 NR |
| Pole vault details | Sergey Bubka Soviet Union | 5.75 | Thierry Vigneron France | 5.70 | Vasiliy Bubka Soviet Union | 5.60 |
| Long jump details | Jan Leitner Czechoslovakia | 7.96 | Gyula Pálóczi Hungary | 7.94 | Giovanni Evangelisti Italy | 7.88 |
| Triple jump details | Khristo Markov Bulgaria | 17.22 | Lázaro Betancourt Cuba | 17.15 | Lázaro Balcindes Cuba | 16.83 |
| Shot put details | Remigius Machura Czechoslovakia | 21.22 | Udo Beyer East Germany | 21.10 | Jānis Bojārs Soviet Union | 19.94 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Silke Gladisch East Germany | 7.20 | Heather Oakes Great Britain | 7.21 | Christelle Bulteau France | 7.34 |
| 200 metres details | Marita Koch East Germany | 23.09 | Marie-Christine Cazier France | 23.33 | Kim Robertson New Zealand | 23.69 (NR) |
| 400 metres details | Diane Dixon United States | 53.35 | Regine Berg Belgium | 53.81 | Charmaine Crooks Canada | 54.08 |
| 800 metres details | Cristieana Cojocaru Romania | 2:04.22 | Jane Finch Great Britain | 2:04.71 | Mariana Simeanu Romania | 2:05.51 |
| 1500 metres details | Elly van Hulst Netherlands | 4:11.41 | Fiţa Lovin Romania | 4:11.42 | Brit McRoberts Canada | 4:11.83 |
| 3000 metres details | Debbie Scott Canada | 9:04.99 | Agnese Possamai Italy | 9:09.66 | PattiSue Plumer United States | 9:12.12 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Xénia Siska Hungary | 8.03 | Laurence Elloy France | 8.08 | Anne Piquereau France | 8.10 |
| 3000 metres walk details | Giuliana Salce Italy | 12:53.42 | Yan Hong China | 13:06.66 | Ann Peel Canada | 13:06.97 |
| High jump details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 1.97 | Susanne Lorentzon Sweden | 1.94 | Debbie Brill Canada | 1.90 |
| High jump details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 1.97 | Susanne Lorentzon Sweden | 1.94 | Danuta Bułkowska Poland | 1.90 |
| High jump details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 1.97 | Susanne Lorentzon Sweden | 1.94 | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.90 |
| Long jump details | Helga Radtke East Germany | 6.88 | Tatyana Rodionova Soviet Union | 6.72 | Nijolė Medvedeva Soviet Union | 6.44 |
| Shot put details | Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union | 20.07 | Ines Müller East Germany | 19.68 | Nunu Abashidze Soviet Union | 18.82 |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 74 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (2)
* Australia (6)
* Austria (2)
* Bahamas (2)
* Bahrain (2)
* Barbados (1)
* Belgium (7)
* Brazil (5)
* Bulgaria (6)
* Canada (10)
* Chile (2)
* China (9)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Colombia (2)
* Cuba (8)
* Czechoslovakia (10)
* Denmark (3)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* East Germany (6)
* Egypt (2)
* Finland (3)
* France (25)
* Great Britain (16)
* Greece (3)
* Hong Kong (2)
* Hungary (4)
* Iceland (2)
* India (2)
* Indonesia (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (19)
* Ivory Coast (2)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (5)
* Jordan (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Kuwait (5)
* Lebanon (2)
* Morocco (5)
* Mexico (4)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (5)
* Norway (7)
* Palestine (1)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (8)
* Portugal (2)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Qatar (2)
* Romania (7)
* Senegal (3)
* South Korea (2)
* South Yemen (2)
* Soviet Union (16)
* Spain (9)
* Sudan (2)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (7)
* Syria (2)
* Tanzania (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Uganda (1)
* United States (22)
* West Germany (5)
* Yugoslavia (1)