| 1985 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jamsil Arena |
| Location |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Dates | 4–8 September 1985 |
| Champions | |
| Men | South Korea |
The 1985 World Taekwondo Championships were the 7th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 4 to September 8, 1985. There were a total of 63 participating nations and 280 contestants, all male. Women were not invited to compete in the world championships until 1987.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Lee Sun-jang South Korea | Dae Sung Lee  United States | Koidio Konan  Ivory Coast |
Abdullah Al-Najrani  Saudi Arabia | |||
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kim Young-sik South Korea | Younousse Bathily Ivory Coast | Geremia Di Costanzo  Italy |
| Sang Hon Cha United States | |||
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Yoo Myung-sik South Korea | Gustavo Sanciprián  Mexico | Feisal Danesh  Iran |
Cengiz Yağız  Turkey | |||
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Han Jae-koo South Korea | Ahmet Ercan Turkey | Lucio Cuozzo Italy |
Iván Tejeda  Dominican Republic | |||
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Park Bong-kwon South Korea | Pietro Carrieri Italy | Monsour del Rosario  Philippines |
Reuben Thijs  Netherlands | |||
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea | Metin Şahin Turkey | Patrice Remarck Ivory Coast |
| Jay Warwick United States | |||
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Lee Dong-jun South Korea | Hassan Zahedi Iran | Amr Khairy  Egypt |
| Douglas Crowper United States | |||
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Henk Meijer Netherlands | Kang Seung-woo South Korea | Abdoulaye Cissé Ivory Coast |
| Moustafa El-Abrak Egypt |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
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