| Mixed doubles at the 1985 IBF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Saddledome | ||||||||||||
| Location | Calgary, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Dates | June 10, 1985 – June 16, 1985 | ||||||||||||
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| Events at the 1985 IBF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 1985 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985. Following the results of the mixed doubles.
Andy Goode/Gillian Clark - 
Lee Deuk-choon/Kang Haeng-suk: 15:13, 15:5
Shūji Matsuno/Michiko Tomita - 
Sozinho Guerra/Indira Bhikha: 15:2, 15:3 Sung Han-kook/Hwang Hye-young - 
Rolf Rüsseler/Heidi Krickhaus: 15:8, 15:0 Kim Moon-soo/Chung So-young - 
Graeme Robson/Toni Whittaker: 15:13, 15:7
Leroy D'sa/Madhumita Bisht - 
Bob Gilmour/Barbara McKinley: 15:12, 15:8 Pradeep Gandhe/Ami Ghia - 
Broddi Kristjansson/Thordis Ewald: 15:7, 15:6
Dan Travers/Pamela Hamilton - 
Samson Egbeyemi/A. Onuoha: 15:7, 15:2 Park Joo-bong/Yoo Sang-hee - 
S. Gondwe/Mary Mukangwa: w.o. Shinji Matsuura/Kimiko Jinnai - 
Benoît Pitte/Anne Meniane: 15:1, 15:5
Ulf Johansson/ Gillian Martin - P. Baum/Dawn Race: 18:15, 15:11
Bob MacDougall/Denyse Julien - 
Armando del Carpio/Carmen Bellido: 15:4, 15:4| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks | 6 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers | 3 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Thomas Kihlström Christine Magnusson | 15 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee | 15 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson | 10 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Andy Goode Gillian Clark | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Zhang Xinguang Lao Yujing | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Xinguang Lao Yujing | 15 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dipak Tailor Nora Perry | 16 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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