| Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade | |
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| Dates | August 29 – September 4, 1985 |
| Host city | Kobe, Japan  |
| Venue | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
Athletics events were contested at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan between 29 August and 4 September. New events were women's 10,000 metres and 5000 metres walk.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
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