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.
Medals summary Men's events 10.2210.2810.3320.5720.6520.7845.1045.4145.581:44.381:45.211:45.323:46.223:46.293:46.7813:56.4813:57.7713:58.0229:11.2429:11.7129:11.732:20:062:21:092:21:4013.5713.7213.7649.3849.7049.738:28.758:28.908:32.19Ricardo ChacónLeandro PeñalverSergio QuerolAndrés Simón38.76Rick JonesMike DwyerCyprian EnweaniAtlee Mahorn39.07Lee McNeillThomas JeffersonKeith TalleyMike MorrisLorenzo Daniel39.15Lázaro MartínezLeandro PeñalverRoberto RamosRoberto Hernández3:02.20Tagir ZemskovSergey KutseboYevgeniy LomtyevVladimir Prosin3:02.66Clarence DanielLeRoy DixsonDale LavertyCedric Vaughans3:02.681:25:521:25:521:26:222.412.312.265.755.705.608.078.037.9917.8617.4317.4121.1320.8519.9066.8463.1263.0276.0074.0874.0484.6284.4682.96807179717895
Women's events 11.2211.2911.3522.5922.7622.8651.4952.1052.781:58.591:59.091:59.774:07.124.07.554:08.849:02.759:02.929:03.1932:58.4532:59.2433:05.842:44:552:46:202:48:1112.7112.8712.9655.3355.4455.59Kathrene WallaceMichelle FinnBrenda ClietteGwen Torrence43.29Nadezhda KorshunovaMarina MolokovaIrina SlyusarYelena Vinogradova43.43Silvia KhristovaAnelia NunevaPepa PavlovaGinka Zagorcheva43.57Margarita NavickaitėNadezhda ZvyagintsevaYelena KorbanTatyana Alekseyeva3:25.96Charmaine CrooksEsmie LawrenceCamille CatoMolly Killingbeck3:29.06Susan ShurrSharon DabneyTanya McIntoshJoetta Clark3:30.4122:21.1022:25.7722:27.212.011.931.917.046.626.6120.4717.7917.4666.6665.3063.2071.8263.7062.46661663136045
Medal table
See also 1985 in athletics (track and field)
References World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics World Student Games (Universiade – Women) – GBR Athletics