The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official status. There were a total number of 319 participating athletes from 69 countries.[1]
| IAAF World Indoor Games | |
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| Dates | 18–19 January |
| Host city | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy |
| Events | 24 |
| Participation | 319 athletes from 69 nations |
Results
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Medals table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 74 | |
Participating nations
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Algeria (1)
Argentina (2)
Australia (6)
Austria (2)
Bahamas (2)
Bahrain (2)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (7)
Brazil (5)
Bulgaria (6)
Canada (10)
Chile (2)
China (9)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Colombia (2)
Cuba (8)
Czechoslovakia (10)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (2)
East Germany (6)
Egypt (2)
Finland (3)
France (25)
Great Britain (16)
Greece (3)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (4)
Iceland (2)
India (2)
Indonesia (2)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (19)
Ivory Coast (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (5)
Jordan (1)
Kenya (1)
Kuwait (5)
Lebanon (2)
Morocco (5)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (7)
Palestine (1)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (8)
Portugal (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
Qatar (2)
Romania (7)
Senegal (3)
South Korea (2)
South Yemen (2)
Soviet Union (16)
Spain (9)
Sudan (2)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (7)
Syria (2)
Tanzania (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (1)
Uganda (1)
United States (22)
West Germany (5)
Yugoslavia (1)
See also
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edit- ^ 1985: World Indoor Games Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Doha 2010. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Results (archived)