The men's 800 metres event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 18 and 19 January.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Colomán Trabado Spain
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Benjamín González Spain
|
Ikem Billy Great Britain
|
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petru Drăgoescu |  Romania |
1:49.20 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Benjamín González | Spain |
1:49.40 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ikem Billy | Great Britain |
1:49.66 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Colomán Trabado | Spain |
1:50.33 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | André Lavie |  France |
1:50.54 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Tonino Viali |  Italy |
1:50.82 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Didier Marquant | France |
1:50.98 | |
| 8 | 2 | Roland Weedon | Great Britain |
1:51.17 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jack McIntosh |  United States |
1:52.85 | |
| 10 | 2 | Luis Migueles |  Argentina |
1:53.89 | |
| 11 | 1 | Assar Hassan Allah |  Sudan |
1:56.27 | NR |
| 12 | 1 | Yeung Sai Mo |  Hong Kong |
1:56.47 | NR |
| 13 | 2 | Khaled Khalifa |  Kuwait |
1:57.30 | |
| 1 | Edwin Koech |  Kenya |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Colomán Trabado | Spain |
1:47.42 | |
 |
Benjamín González | Spain |
1:47.94 | |
 |
Ikem Billy | Great Britain |
1:48.28 | |
| 4 | Petru Drăgoescu | Romania |
1:48.34 | |
| 5 | André Lavie | France |
1:50.29 | |
| 6 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
1:50.85 |
References
- ^ Heats results (archived)
- ^ Final results (archived)
World Indoor Champions in men's 800 metres | |
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