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The 1985 World Games were held in London, Great Britain, from July 25 to August 4, 1985. [1]
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The 1985 World Games were held in London, Great Britain, from July 25 to August 4, 1985. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's field recurve | Göran Bjerendal  Sweden | Francis Notenboom  Belgium | Tommy Quick Sweden |
| Men's field bare | Anders Rosenberg Sweden | Goy Mundon  Great Britain | Philip Bowen Great Britain |
| Men's field recurve | Lisa Buscombe  Italy | Sandra Thompson  Australia | Reinhild Weinlich  West Germany |
| Men's field bare | Kornelia Fili  Austria | Giuseppina Meini Italy | Lavinia Bottgazzi Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's -65 kg | Hermann Hoffend West Germany | Steve Davis  United States | Calvin Nyuli  Canada |
| Men's -70 kg | Sean Jenkins United States | El-Shahat Mabrouk  Egypt | Ian Dowe Great Britain |
| Men's -80 kg | David Hawk United States | Angelito Lesta Great Britain | Michel Devitis  France |
| Men's +80 kg | Berry de Mey  Netherlands | Matt Mendenhall United States | Olev Annus  Finland |
| Women's -52 kg | Donna Oliveira United States | Renate Holland West Germany | Donna Lea Canada |
| Women's +52 kg | Chris Wesenberg Canada | Dominique Darde France | Hildegard Schäffer West Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tenpin singles | Raymond Jansson Sweden | Arne Strøm  Norway | Utz Dehler West Germany |
| Men's tenpin all-events | Raymond Jansson Sweden | Utz Dehler West Germany | Byun Yong-Hwon  South Korea |
| Women's tenpin singles | Adelene Wee  Singapore | Pamela Pope Australia | Jette Hansen  Denmark |
| Women's tenpin all-events | Gisela Lins West Germany | Josette Romon  Switzerland | Pamela Pope Australia |
| Mixed tenpin pairs | Nora Haveneers Dominique de Nolf Belgium | Gisela Lins Utz Dehler West Germany | Olivia García René Reyes  Philippines |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |  West Germany |  Austria |  Switzerland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed |  Netherlands |  Belgium |  United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's |  New Zealand |  Australia |  Jamaica |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's triples | — France | — Italy | —  Monaco |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's triples | Andy Roberts United States | Roger Harripersad Canada | Ed Andrews United States |
| Men's triples | Cindy Baxter United States | Carol Dupuy Canada | Crystal Fried Canada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freeskating | Scott Cohen United States | Michele Biserni United States | Bryan Denney United States |
| Women's freeskating | Tina Kneisley United States | Rafaella del Vinaccio Italy | Elena Bonati Italy |
| Pairs | Robyn Young Ken Benson United States | Cathy Hayduk Mark Pollard United States | Anette Munzing Michael Seeger West Germany |
| Dance | Anna Danks Scott Myers United States | Andrea Steudte Martin Hauss West Germany | Jeannie Parks Rob Galambos United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freeskating |  Italy | United States |  Portugal |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's | United States |  Chinese Taipei | Netherlands |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Lionel Pioline France | Nigel Rendell Great Britain | José Vives  Spain |
| Men's synchro | Amadeus Regenbrecht Michael Kuhn West Germany | Cruz Blanco José Vives Spain | Richard Cobbing Tony Furlong Great Britain |
| Men's individual tumbling | Steve Elliot United States | Chad Fox United States | Didier Sammola France |
| Women's individual | Andrea Holmes Great Britain | Susan Shotton Great Britain | Elizabeth Jansen Australia |
| Women's synchro | Perry Thomas Andrea Holmes Great Britain | Gabi Bahr Beate Kruswicki West Germany | Jacqueline de Ruiter Marjo van Diemen Netherlands |
| Women's individual tumbling | Isabelle Jagueux France | Megan Cunningham United States | Maria Constantinitis Canada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's –640 kg |  Ireland | Switzerland |  England |
| Men's –720 kg | Ireland | England | Switzerland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's slalom | John Battleday Great Britain | Marco Merlo Italy | Patrice Martin France |
| Men's tricks | Patrice Martin France | John Battleday Great Britain | Bernd Jung West Germany |
| Men's jump | Pierre Carmin France | Neil Ritchie Australia | Marco Merlo Italy |
| Men's slalom | Helena Kjellander Sweden | Susy Graham Canada | Karen Morse Great Britain |
| Men's tricks | Helena Kjellander Sweden | Judy McClintock Canada | Nicola Rasey Great Britain |
| Men's jump | Karen Morse Great Britain | Jane Segal United States | Judy McClintock Canada |
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