| Badminton at the 1985 SEA Games | |
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| Venue | Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium |
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Dates | 9 – 15 December |
| Nations | 8 |
The Badminton at the 1985 SEA Games was held at the Indoor Stadium in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. the Badminton was held between December 9 to December 15.
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's singles |  Eddy Kurniawan |  Sompol Kukasemkij | 13–15, 15–9, 15–8 |
| Icuk Sugiarto |  Ong Beng Teong | 15–5, 15–6 | |
| Women's singles | Elizabeth Latief | Ladawan Mulasartsatorn | 11–1, 11–7 |
| Ivana Lie | Darunee Lertvoralak | 11–7, 11–2 | |
| Men's doubles | Kartono & Liem Swie King | Sawei Chanseorasmee & Trirong Limsakul | 15–4, 15–2 |
| Razif Sidek & Jalani Sidek | Christian Hadinata & Hafid Yusuf | 15–10, 15–4 | |
| Women's doubles | Rosiana Tendean & Imelda Wiguna | Jutatip Banjongsilp & Penpan Klangthamniem | 15–0, 15–5 |
| Verawaty Fadjrin & Elizabeth Latief | Chitrad Chartrungsun & Phanwad Jinasuyanont | 15–3, 15–4 | |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna | Razif Sidek & Leong Choi Lean | 15–4, 15–6 |
| Hafid Yusuf & Rosiana Tendean | Sawei Chanseorasmee & Jutatip Banjongsilp | 15–9, 15–7 |
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Icuk Sugiarto | Eddy Kurniawan | 15–9, 15–6 |
| Women's singles | Elizabeth Latief | Ivana Lie | 12–11, 12–11 |
| Men's doubles | Razif Sidek & Jalani Sidek | Kartono & Liem Swie King | 6–15, 15–11, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Rosiana Tendean & Imelda Wiguna | Verawaty Fadjrin & Elizabeth Latief | 15–2, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna | Hafid Yusuf & Rosiana Tendean | 15–9, 15–5 |
 Malaysia 3 | 9 December 1985 [1] |  Thailand 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Indonesia 5 | 9 December 1985 [1] |  Singapore 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia 5 | 11 December 1985 [2] | Malaysia 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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