| 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m walk | women | |
| 5000 m walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 800 metres event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 18 and 19 January.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Colomán Trabado | Benjamín González | Ikem Billy |
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petru Drăgoescu | 1:49.20 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Benjamín González | 1:49.40 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Ikem Billy | 1:49.66 | q | |
| 4 | 2 | Colomán Trabado | 1:50.33 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | André Lavie | 1:50.54 | q | |
| 6 | 2 | Tonino Viali | 1:50.82 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Didier Marquant | 1:50.98 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Roland Weedon | 1:51.17 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Jack McIntosh | 1:52.85 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Luis Migueles | 1:53.89 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Assar Hassan Allah | 1:56.27 | NR | |
| 12 | 1 | Yeung Sai Mo | 1:56.47 | NR | |
| 13 | 2 | Khaled Khalifa | 1:57.30 | ||
| 1 | Edwin Koech | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colomán Trabado | 1:47.42 | |||
| Benjamín González | 1:47.94 | |||
| Ikem Billy | 1:48.28 | |||
| 4 | Petru Drăgoescu | 1:48.34 | ||
| 5 | André Lavie | 1:50.29 | ||
| 6 | Tonino Viali | 1:50.85 |