| 17th European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Date(s) | 4–11 August 1985 |
| Events | 39 |
| ← 1983 Rome 1987 Strasbourg → | |
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.
Medal table
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | |
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Diving
Men's events
| 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
| 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
| 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
Men's event
Main article: 1985 Men's European Water Polo Championship| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Soviet Union
|
Yugoslavia
|
West Germany
|
Women's event
Further information: 1985 Women's European Water Polo Championship| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Netherlands
|
Hungary
|
West Germany
|
External links
- Results
- "LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2020.
| LEN European Championships | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Aquatics Championships | |||||||||||
| Disciplines of the European Aquatics Championships |
| ||||||||||
| Swimming (25 m) | |||||||||||
| Junior swimming (50 m) * as part of European Games | |||||||||||
| Under-23 swimming | |||||||||||
| Masters Swimming | |||||||||||
- LEN European Aquatics Championships
- 1985 in water sports
- International sports competitions hosted by Bulgaria
- 1985 in Bulgarian sport
- International aquatics competitions hosted by Norway
- 1985 in Norwegian sport
- International sports competitions in Oslo
- Sports competitions in Sofia
- Swimming competitions in Bulgaria
- August 1985 sports events in Europe
- 1980s in Oslo
- 1980s in Sofia