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.
| 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 |
Medals summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
 Chidi Imoh (NGR) |
10.22 |  Andrés Simón (CUB) |
10.28 |  Lee McNeill (USA) |
10.33 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
Leandro Peñalver (CUB) |
20.57 |  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) |
20.65 |  Chang Jae-Keun (KOR) |
20.78 |
| 400 metres |
Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
45.10 | Roberto Hernández (CUB) |
45.41 | Sunday Uti (NGR) |
45.58 |
| 800 metres |
 Ryszard Ostrowski (POL) |
1:44.38 |  Viktor Kalinkin (URS) |
1:45.21 | John Marshall (USA) |
1:45.32 |
| 1500 metres |
 Chris McGeorge (GBR) |
3:46.22 | Adam Dixon (USA) |
3:46.29 |  Dragan Zdravković (YUG) |
3:46.78 |
| 5000 metres |
 Stefano Mei (ITA) |
13:56.48 | Carey Nelson (CAN) |
13:57.77 | Rob Lonergan (CAN) |
13:58.02 |
| 10,000 metres |
Keith Brantly (USA) |
29:11.24 |  Jesús Herrera (MEX) |
29:11.71 | Shuichi Yoneshige (JPN) |
29:11.73 |
| Marathon |
Orlando Pizzolato (ITA) |
2:20:06 | Salvatore Nicosia (ITA) |
2:21:09 | Paul Gompers (USA) |
2:21:40 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
Cletus Clark (USA) |
13.57 |  György Bakos (HUN) |
13.72 | Keith Talley (USA) |
13.76 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Tagir Zemskov (URS) |
49.38 | Henry Amike (NGR) |
49.70 |  René Djédjémel Mélédjé (CIV) |
49.73 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Franco Boffi (ITA) |
8:28.75 | Eddie Wedderburn (GBR) |
8:28.90 |  Hans Koeleman (NED) |
8:32.19 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Cuba (CUB) Ricardo Chacón Leandro Peñalver Sergio Querol Andrés Simón |
38.76 | Canada (CAN) Rick Jones Mike Dwyer Cyprian Enweani Atlee Mahorn |
39.07 | United States (USA) Lee McNeill Thomas Jefferson Keith Talley Mike Morris Lorenzo Daniel |
39.15 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Cuba (CUB) Lázaro Martínez Leandro Peñalver Roberto Ramos Roberto Hernández |
3:02.20 | Soviet Union (URS) Tagir Zemskov Sergey Kutsebo Yevgeniy Lomtyev Vladimir Prosin |
3:02.66 | United States (USA) Clarence Daniel LeRoy Dixson Dale Laverty Cedric Vaughans |
3:02.68 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Viktor Mostovik (URS) |
1:25:52 | Andrey Perlov (URS) |
1:25:52 | Guillaume LeBlanc (CAN) |
1:26:22 |
| High jump |
Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.41 | Francisco Centelles (CUB) |
2.31 |  Gerd Nagel (FRG) |
2.26 |
| Pole vault |
Radion Gataullin (URS) |
5.75 |  Philippe Collet (FRA) |
5.70 | David Volz (USA) |
5.60 |
| Long jump |
Jaime Jefferson (CUB) |
8.07 | Robert Emmiyan (URS) |
8.03 | Stanisław Jaskułka (POL) |
7.99 |
| Triple jump |
Charles Simpkins (USA) |
17.86 | Alexander Yakovlev (URS) |
17.43 | John Herbert (GBR) |
17.41 |
| Shot put |
 Remigius Machura (TCH) |
21.13 | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
20.85 |  Ventsislav Khristov (BUL) |
19.90 |
| Discus throw |
Luis Delís (CUB) |
66.84 | Vaclavas Kidykas (URS) |
63.12 | Juan Martínez Brito (CUB) |
63.02 |
| Hammer throw |
Heinz Weis (FRG) |
76.00 | Lucio Serrani (ITA) |
74.08 | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
74.04 |
| Javelin throw |
 Dumitru Negoiţă (ROM) |
84.62 | Wolfram Gambke (FRG) |
84.46 | Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) |
82.96 |
| Decathlon |
Mike Ramos (USA) |
8071 | Valter Külvet (URS) |
7971 | Michael Neugebauer (FRG) |
7895 |
Women's events edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also edit
References edit
- World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
- World Student Games (Universiade – Women) – GBR Athletics