1985 IAAF World Indoor Games
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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 World Indoor Championships. There were a total number of 319 participating athletes from 69 countries.
Paris
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, France
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from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the World Indoor Championships. There were a total number of 319 participating athletes from 69 countries.
Men
| 60 m | Ben Johnson Ben Johnson (athlete) Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson, CM , is a former sprinter from Canada, who enjoyed a high-profile career during most of the 1980s, winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold, which was subsequently rescinded... |
6.62 | Sam Graddy Sam Graddy Samuel Louis Graddy III is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics.... |
6.63 | Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles is a retired Belgian athlete. He started as a long jumper, and achieved a personal best of 8.08 in 1979, a national record that stood for 17 years. He then concentrated on the short sprints, and won numerous medals in 60 metres. With 6.57 seconds in 1986 he was ranked third on... |
6.68 |
| 200 m | Aleksandr Yevgenyev |
20.95 | Ade Mafe Ade Mafe Adeoye "Ade" Mafe is a retired English sprinter. He was a fitness coach for West Bromwich Albion, having previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall and the Milton Keynes Dons.... |
20.96 | João da Silva |
21.19 |
| 400 m | Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome... |
45.60 | Todd Bennett Todd Bennett Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip... |
45.97 | Mark Rowe |
46.31 |
| 800 m | Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Pérez is a retired middle distance runner from Spain. He won the European Indoor Championships in 1983 and the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985.-Major achievements:... |
1:47.42 | Benjamín González Benjamín González Benjamín González was an athlete from Spain. He competed in the 400 and 800 metres.González won a bronze medal in 400 m at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. At the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985 he and finished second in the 800 metres behind compatriot Colomán Trabado... |
1:47.94 | Ikem Billy |
1:48.28 |
| 1500 m | Michael Hillardt |
3:40.27 | José Luis González |
3:41.36 | Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who represented his country in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics . Cheshire also won the 1500 m at the London Grand Prix in 1992. His greatest indoor achievement was the bronze medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor... |
3:41.38 |
| 3000 m | João Campos |
7:57.63 | Don Clary |
7:57.78 | Ivan Uvizl |
7:57.92 |
| 60 m hurdles | Stéphane Caristan Stéphane Caristan Stéphane Caristan is a retired hurdler from France, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which was also his personal best. He competed in three consecutive Summer... |
7.67 | Javier Moracho Javier Moracho Javier Moracho Torrente is a retired hurdler from Spain.He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 and a silver medal at the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985. He finished seventh at the 1980 Olympics.... |
7.69 | Jon Ridgeon Jon Ridgeon Jonathan Peter Ridgeon is a retired British hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships.- Biography :... |
7.70 |
| High jump | Patrik Sjöberg Patrik Sjöberg Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With , he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump... |
2.32 | Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the... |
2.30 | Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the high jump. His personal best is 2.28m achieved in Amman in 1983. He finished 3rd at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris with a jump of 2.27m... |
2.27 NR |
| Pole vault | Sergey Bubka |
5.75 | Thierry Vigneron Thierry Vigneron Thierry Vigneron is a retired French athlete. For many years he was among the world's leading pole vaulters.... |
5.70 | Vasiliy Bubka Vasiliy Bubka Vasyliy Bubka is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Ukraine... |
5.60 |
| Long jump | Jan Leitner Jan Leitner Jan Leitner is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Indoor and World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985.- Major achievements :... |
7.96 | Gyula Pálóczi Gyula Pálóczi Gyula Pálóczi was a Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, and due to his versatility the European Athletic Association has called him "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced".-Long jump:Pálóczi... |
7.94 | Giovanni Evangelisti Giovanni Evangelisti Giovanni Evangelisti is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals... |
7.88 |
| Triple jump | Khristo Markov |
17.22 | Lázaro Betancourt Lázaro Betancourt Lázaro Betancourt is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba. Best known for his silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he also won the Central American and Caribbean Games twice. In June 1986 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.78 metres, which puts him 14th place in the... |
17.15 | Lázaro Balcindes |
16.83 |
| Shot put | Remigius Machura Remigius Machura Remigius Machura is a retired shot putter who represented Czechoslovakia. His career highlights include a bronze medal at the first World Championships and a gold medal at the first World Indoor Championships. He also represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he finished fifth... |
21.22 | Udo Beyer Udo Beyer Udo Beyer is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.- Life :Beyer is the oldest of the six children of heating mechanic Hans-Georg Beyer and his wife Eva-Marie and was born in Stalinstadt, today Eisenhüttenstadt. He grew up in Breslack, , and in Eisenhüttenstadt... |
21.10 | Jānis Bojārs Janis Bojars Jānis Bojārs is a retired male shot putter from Latvia, best known for winning the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the men's shot put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best on July 14, 1984 at a meet in Riga.-References:*... |
19.94 |
| 5 km walk | Gérard Lelièvre Gérard Lelièvre Gérard Lelièvre is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics during his career, starting in 1976.-Achievements:-References:*... |
19:06.20 | Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano is an Italian former race walker.He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk.... |
19:11.41 | Dave Smith |
19:16.04 |
Women
| 60 m | |7.20 | |7.21 | |7.34 | |||
| 200 m | |23.09 | |23.33 | |23.69 (NR) | |||
| 400 m | |53.35 | |53.81 | |54.08 | |||
| 800 m | |2:04.22 | |2:04.71 | |2:05.51 | |||
| 1,500 m | |4:11.41 | |4:11.42 | |4:11.83 | |||
| 3,000 m | |9:04.99 | |9:09.66 | |9:12.12 | |||
| 60 m hurdles | |8.03 | |8.08 | |8.10 | |||
| High jump | rowspan="3" | |rowspan="3"|1.97 | rowspan="3" | |rowspan="3"|1.94 | 1.90 | |
| Long jump | |6.88 | |6.72 | |6.44 | |||
| Shot put | |20.07 | |19.68 | |18.82 | |||
| 3 km walk | |12:53.42 | |13:06.66 | |13:06.97 | |||
Medals table
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Romania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||