1985 European Aquatics Championships

The 1985 European Aquatics Championships were held in "Cherveno zname" swim complex in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 August until 11 August 1985. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. The first ever women's tournament at the European Championships was played in Oslo, Norway.

17th European Aquatics Championships
Host cityBulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
Date(s)4–11 August 1985
Events39

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany1717640
2  Soviet Union74617
3  West Germany64717
4  Great Britain2316
5  France2204
6  Hungary2103
7  Bulgaria*1247
8  Netherlands1168
9  Austria1012
10  Sweden0134
11  Czechoslovakia0112
12  Denmark0101
  Portugal0101
  Yugoslavia0101
15  Italy0022
  Switzerland0022
Totals (16 entries)393939117

Swimming

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle   Stéphan Caron (FRA)   Jörg Woithe (GDR)   Stefan Volery (SUI)
200 m freestyle   Michael Groß (FRG)   Sven Lodziewski (GDR)   Tommy Werner (SWE)
400 m freestyle   Uwe Dassler (GDR)   Sven Lodziewski (GDR)   Rainer Henkel (FRG)
1500 m freestyle   Uwe Dassler (GDR)   Rainer Henkel (FRG)   Stefan Pfeiffer (FRG)
100 m backstroke   Igor Polyansky (URS)   Dirk Richter (GDR)   Sergei Zabolotnov (URS)
200 m backstroke   Igor Polyansky (URS)   Sergei Zabolotnov (URS)   Frank Baltrusch (GDR)
100 m breaststroke   Adrian Moorhouse (GBR)   Rolf Beab (FRG)   Dmitry Volkov (URS)
200 m breaststroke   Dmitry Volkov (URS)   Alexandre Yokochi (POR)   Étienne Dagon (SUI)
100 m butterfly   Michael Groß (FRG)   Andy Jameson (GBR)   Marcel Gery (TCH)
200 m butterfly   Michael Groß (FRG)   Benny Nielsen (DEN)   Frank Drost (NED)
200 m individual medley   Tamás Darnyi (HUN)   Josef Hladký (TCH)   Peter Bermel (FRG)
400 m individual medley   Tamás Darnyi (HUN)   Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS)   Raik Hannemann (GDR)
4×100 m freestyle relay   West Germany
Alexander Schowtka
Thomas Fahrner
Dirk Korthals
Michael Groß
  East Germany
Dirk Richter
Sven Lodziewski
Lars Hinneburg
Jörg Woithe
  Sweden
Tommy Werner
Michael Söderlund
Bengt Baron
Per Johansson
4×200 m freestyle relay   West Germany
Alexander Schowtka
Michael Groß
André Schadt
Thomas Fahrner
  Sweden
Anders Holmertz
Per Johansson
Michael Söderlund
Tommy Werner
  Netherlands
Edsard Schlingemann
Hans Kroes
Patrick Dybiona
Frank Drost
4×100 m medley relay   West Germany
Thomas Lebherz
Rolf Beab
Michael Groß
Alexander Schowtka
  East Germany
Dirk Richter
Ingo Grzywotz
Thomas Dressler
Jörg Woithe
  Italy
Mauro Marini
Gianni Minervini
Fabrizio Rampazzo
Andrea Ceccarini

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle   Heike Friedrich (GDR)   Manuela Stellmach (GDR)   Conny van Bentum (NED)
200 m freestyle   Heike Friedrich (GDR)   Manuela Stellmach (GDR)   Vania Argirova (BUL)
400 m freestyle   Astrid Strauss (GDR)   Anke Möhring (GDR)   Yelena Dendeberova (URS)
800 m freestyle   Astrid Strauss (GDR)   Sarah Hardcastle (GBR)   Anke Möhring (GDR)
100 m backstroke   Birte Weigang (GDR)   Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR)   Natalya Shibayeva (URS)
200 m backstroke   Cornelia Sirch (GDR)   Kathrin Zimmermann (GDR)   Jolanda de Rover (NED)
100 m breaststroke   Sylvia Gerasch (GDR)   Silke Hörner (GDR)   Tanya Bogomilova (BUL)
200 m breaststroke   Tanya Bogomilova (BUL)   Sylvia Gerasch (GDR)   Silke Hörner (GDR)
100 m butterfly   Kornelia Gressler (GDR)   Birte Weigang (GDR)   Tatyana Kurnikova (URS)
200 m butterfly   Jacqueline Alex (GDR)   Kornelia Gressler (GDR)   Petra Zindler (FRG)
200 m individual medley   Kathleen Nord (GDR)   Sonia Blagoeva (BUL)   Susanne Börnike (GDR)
400 m individual medley   Kathleen Nord (GDR)   Cornelia Sirch (GDR)   Sonia Blagoeva (BUL)
4×100 m freestyle relay   East Germany
Astrid Strauss
Karen König
Manuela Stellmach
Heike Friedrich
  Germany
Iris Zscherpe
Susanne Schuster
Christiane Pielke
Karin Seick
  Netherlands
Conny van Bentum
Ilse Oegama
Karin Brienesse
Annemarie Verstappen
4×200 m freestyle relay   East Germany
Astrid Strauss
Karen König
Manuela Stellmach
Heike Friedrich
  Netherlands
Jolande van der Meer
Ilse Oegama
Mildred Muis
Conny van Bentum
  Sweden
Suzanne Nilsson
Maria Kardum
Agneta Eriksson
Eva Nyberg
4×100 m medley relay   East Germany
Birte Weigang
Sylvia Gerasch
Kornelia Gressler
Heike Friedrich
  Soviet Union
Natalya Shibaeva
Svetlana Kuzmina
Tatyana Kurnikova
Yelena Dendeberova
  Bulgaria
Bistra Gospodinova
Tanya Bogomilova
Radovesta Pironkova
Vania Argirova

Diving

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard   Nikolay Drozhin (URS)   Petar Georgiev (BUL)   Dieter Dörr (FRG)
10 m platform   Thomas Knuths (GDR)   Albin Killat (FRG)   Domenico Rinaldo (ITA)

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard   Zhanna Tsirulnikova (URS)   Irina Sidorova (URS)   Brita Baldus (GDR)
10 m platform   Anzhela Stasyulevich (URS)   Ramona Pätow-Wenzel (GDR)   Alla Lobankina (URS)

Synchronized swimming

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Solo   Carolyn Wilson (GBR)   Muriel Hermine (FRA)   Alexandra Worisch (AUT)
Duet   Eva-Maria Edinger (AUT)
  Alexandra Worisch (AUT)
  Muriel Hermine (FRA)
  Pascale Besson (FRA)
  Amanda Dodd (GBR)
  Carolyn Wilson (GBR)
Team competition   France (FRA)
Pascale Besson
Anne Capron
Catherine Hameon
Muriel Hermine
Anne-Caroline Mathieu
Sylvie Moisson
Odile Petit
Karine Schuler
  Great Britain (GBR)
Nicola Batchelor
Georgina Coombs
Amanda Dodd
Jackie Dodd
Alison Garrett
Tracy Golding
Nicola Shearn
Carolyn Wilson
  Netherlands (NED)
Miranda Boerboom
Angelique Friebel
Joanni Janssen
Marion Jansen
Anita van Paassen
Marjolijn Philipsen
Marielle van der Heyde
Marjolijn van Kolck

Water polo

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Men's event

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team competition   Soviet Union   Yugoslavia   West Germany

Women's event

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team competition   Netherlands   Hungary   West Germany
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  • Results
  • "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.