1985 IBF World Championships

The 4th International Badminton Federation World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985.

Venue

• Pengrowth Saddledome

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Han Jian	Morten Frost	Pieter Nierhoff
			Yang Yang
Women's singles	Han Aiping	Wu Jianqui	Li Lingwei
			Zheng Yuli
Men's doubles	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono
			Mark Christensen Michael Kjeldsen
Women's doubles	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee
			Kang Haeng-suk Hwang Sun-ae
Mixed doubles	Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee	Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers
			Zhang Xinguang Lao Yujing

Results

Men's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Ding Qiqing	15	11	7
	8	Jens Peter Nierhoff	11	15	15
									Jens Peter Nierhoff	9	14
									Han Jian	15	17
	4	Han Jian	15	15
	5	Torben Carlsen	10	2
																Han Jian	14	15	15
																Morten Frost	18	10	8
	3	Icuk Sugiarto	6	8
	6	Yang Yang	15	15
									Yang Yang	8	5
									Morten Frost	15	15
	2	Prakash Padukone	4	6
	7	Morten Frost	15	15

Women's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Han Aiping	11	11
	8	Sumiko Kitada	4	1
									Han Aiping	3	11	11
									Zheng Yuli	11	3	2
	4	Zheng Yuli	11	11
	5	Kim Bok Sun	4	8
																Han Aiping	6	12	11
																Wu Jianqui	11	11	2
	3	Helen Troke	0	4
	6	Wu Jianqui	11	11
									Wu Jianqui	11	12
									Li Lingwei	7	9
	2	Christine Magnusson	6	8
	7	Li Lingwei	11	11

Men's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Park Joo-bong   Kim Moon-soo	15	15
	8	Steen Fladberg   Jesper Helledie	12	6
									Park Joo-bong   Kim Moon-soo	15	17
									Liem Swie King   Hariamanto Kartono	11	15
	4	Liem Swie King   Hariamanto Kartono	18	15
	5	Stefan Karlsson   Thomas Kihlström	16	8
																Park Joo-bong   Kim Moon-soo	5	15	15
																Li Yongbo   Tian Bingyi	15	7	9
	3	Billy Gilliland   Dan Travers	15	10	5
	6	Mark Christensen   Michael Kjeldsen	12	15	15
									Mark Christensen   Michael Kjeldsen	16	18	3
									Li Yongbo   Tian Bingyi	18	14	15
	2	Hadibowo   Rudy Heryanto	18	1	6
	7	Li Yongbo   Tian Bingyi	17	15	15

Women's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Han Aiping   Li Lingwei	15	15
	8	Grete Mogensen   Liselotte Gottsche	3	6
									Han Aiping   Li Lingwei	15	9	18
									Kim Yun-ja   Yoo Sang-hee	10	15	17
	4	Kim Yun-ja   Yoo Sang-hee	15	15
	5	Sandra Skillings   Claire Backhouse	5	2
																Han Aiping   Li Lingwei	15	14	15
																Lin Ying   Wu Dixi	9	18	9
	3	Haeng Suk-kang   Hwang Sun-ae	15	15
	6	Nora Perry   Gillian Gilks	7	2
									Haeng Suk-kang   Hwang Sun-ae	17	9	3
									Lin Ying   Wu Dixi	16	15	15
	2	Dorte Kjaer   Nettie Nielsen	11	15	10
	7	Lin Ying   Wu Dixi	15	6	15

Mixed doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Martin Dew   Gillian Gilks	6	15	10
	8	Park Joo-bong   Yoo Sang-hee	15	0	15
									Park Joo-bong   Yoo Sang-hee	15	15
									Nigel Tier   Gillian Gowers	4	8
	4	Nigel Tier   Gillian Gowers	3	18	15
	5	Thomas Kihlström   Christine Magnusson	15	15	10
																Park Joo-bong   Yoo Sang-hee	15	12	15
																Stefan Karlsson   Maria Bengtsson	10	15	12
	3	Andy Goode   Gillian Clark	0	4
	6	Zhang Xinguang   Lao Yujing	15	15
									Zhang Xinguang   Lao Yujing	15	4	9
									Stefan Karlsson   Maria Bengtsson	12	15	15
	2	Stefan Karlsson   Maria Bengtsson	17	15
	7	Dipak Taylor   Nora Perry	16	6

Medal account

Pos	Country				Total
1	China	3	3	4	10
2	South Korea	2	0	2	4
3	Denmark	0	1	2	3
4	Sweden	0	1	0	1
5	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
	England	0	0	1	1

References

• "Weltmeisterschaften" (in German). Badminton-Sport. July 1985. pp. 4–8. 

External links

• Badminton.de: Men's singles draw

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