1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoe slalom event in Augsburg, West Germany
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The 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held between 12 and 16 June 1985 in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. Augsburg hosted the event previously in 1957. It was the 19th edition. It also marked the first time the championships took place on an artificial whitewater slalom course at the Eiskanal and the first to be held at an Olympic venue. The Eiskanal previously hosted the slalom canoeing events at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Munich.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  David Hearn (USA) | 223.21 | Jon Lugbill (USA) | 235.91 |  Martyn Hedges (GBR) | 240.30 |
| C1 team |  United StatesDavid Hearn Jon Lugbill Kent Ford | 280.99 |  West GermanyGerald Moos Andreas Kübler Ulrich Weber | 308.71 |  PolandEdward Florian Piotr Sarata Adam Pietrasik | 340.07 |
| C2 | West Germany Thomas Klein-Impelmann Stephan Küppers | 267.15 |  FrancePierre Calori Jacques Calori | 272.51 | West Germany Günther Wolkenaer Fredi Zimmermann | 273.63 |
| C2 team |  CzechoslovakiaJiří Rohan & Miroslav Šimek Miroslav Hajdučík & Milan Kučera Viktor Beneš & Ondřej Mohout | 329.11 | France Pierre Calori & Jacques Calori Emmanuel del Rey & Thierry Saidi Michel Saidi & Jérôme Daval | 380.55 | United States Charles Harris & John Harris Lecky Haller & Fritz Haller Paul Grabow & Mike Garvis | 384.03 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Richard Fox (GBR) | 210.56 | Peter Micheler (FRG) | 220.60 | Luboš Hilgert (TCH) | 221.07 |
| K1 team | West Germany Peter Micheler Toni Prijon Jürgen Kübler | 248.62 | France Christophe Prigent Pascal Marinot Manuel Brissaud | 258.22 |  YugoslaviaMarjan Štrukelj Janez Skok Jernej Abramič | 264.75 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Margit Messelhäuser (FRG) | 258.69 | Marie-Françoise Grange (FRA) | 261.18 | Gail Allan (GBR) | 264.25 |
| K1 team | France Sylvie Arnaud Marie-Françoise Grange Myriam Jerusalmi | 382.24 | West Germany Gabi Schmid Margit Messelhäuser Ulla Steinle | 392.41 |  United KingdomElizabeth Sharman Gail Allan Karen Davies | 457.66 |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |