View source for 1985 European Aquatics Championships

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{{Infobox swimming meet
| name           = 17th European Aquatics Championships
| image          = 
| imagesize      = 
| hostcity       = {{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}} [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]
| dates          = 4–11 August 1985
| venues         = 
| teams          =
| nations        =
| athletes       = 
| events         = 39
| footnotes      =
| previous       = [[1983 European Aquatics Championships|1983 Rome]]
| next           = [[1987 European Aquatics Championships|1987 Strasbourg]]
}}
The '''1985 European Aquatics Championships''' were held in [[Sofia Cherveno zname swim complex|"Cherveno zname" swim complex]] in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] from 4 August until 11 August 1985. Besides [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] there were titles contested in [[diving (sport)|diving]], [[synchronized swimming]] and [[water polo]]. The first ever women's tournament at the European Championships was played in [[Oslo, Norway]].

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = BUL
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_GDR = 17 | silver_GDR = 17 | bronze_GDR = 6
 | gold_URS = 7 | silver_URS = 4 | bronze_URS = 6
 | gold_FRG = 6 | silver_FRG = 4 | bronze_FRG = 7
 | gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 1
 | gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 0
 | gold_HUN = 2 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0
 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 2 | bronze_BUL = 4 | host_BUL = yes  | name_BUL = {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}
 | gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 6
 | gold_AUT = 1 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 3
 | gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 1 | bronze_TCH = 1
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 0
 | gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 0
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 2
}}

==Swimming==

===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100&nbsp;m freestyle]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Stéphan Caron]]|FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jörg Woithe]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Volery]]|SUI}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Michael Groß]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Lodziewski]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Tommy Werner]]|SWE}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Uwe Dassler]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Lodziewski]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rainer Henkel]]|FRG}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Uwe Dassler]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rainer Henkel]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Pfeiffer]]|FRG}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100&nbsp;m backstroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Polyansky]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Dirk Richter]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergei Zabolotnov]]|URS}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke|200&nbsp;m backstroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Polyansky]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergei Zabolotnov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Frank Baltrusch]]|GDR}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m breaststroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Adrian Moorhouse]]|GBR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rolf Beab]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Dmitry Volkov (swimmer)|Dmitry Volkov]]|URS}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200&nbsp;m breaststroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Dmitry Volkov (swimmer)|Dmitry Volkov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexandre Yokochi]]|POR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Étienne Dagon]]|SUI}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100&nbsp;m butterfly]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Michael Groß]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Andy Jameson]]|GBR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Gery]]|TCH}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly|200&nbsp;m butterfly]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Michael Groß]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Benny Nielsen (swimmer)|Benny Nielsen]]|DEN}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Frank Drost]]|NED}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tamás Darnyi]]|HUN}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Josef Hladký]]|TCH}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Bermel]]|FRG}}
|-
| [[European LC Championships 1985 - Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tamás Darnyi]]|HUN}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Vadim Yaroshchuk]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Raik Hannemann]]|GDR}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay]]
|{{FRG}}<br>[[Alexander Schowtka]]<br>[[Thomas Fahrner]]<br>[[Dirk Korthals]]<br>[[Michael Groß]]
|{{GDR}}<br>[[Dirk Richter]]<br>[[Sven Lodziewski]]<br>[[Lars Hinneburg]]<br>[[Jörg Woithe]]
|{{SWE}}<br>[[Tommy Werner]]<br>[[Michael Söderlund]]<br>[[Bengt Baron]]<br>[[Per Johansson (swimmer)|Per Johansson]]
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]]
|{{FRG}}<br>[[Alexander Schowtka]]<br>[[Michael Groß]]<br>[[André Schadt]]<br>[[Thomas Fahrner]]
|{{SWE}}<br>[[Anders Holmertz]]<br>[[Per Johansson (swimmer)|Per Johansson]]<br>[[Michael Söderlund]]<br>[[Tommy Werner]]
|{{NED}}<br>[[Edsard Schlingemann]]<br>[[Hans Kroes]]<br>[[Patrick Dybiona]]<br>[[Frank Drost]]
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley relay]]
|{{FRG}}<br>[[Thomas Lebherz]]<br>[[Rolf Beab]]<br>[[Michael Groß]]<br>[[Alexander Schowtka]]
|{{GDR}}<br>[[Dirk Richter]]<br>[[Ingo Grzywotz]]<br>[[Thomas Dressler]]<br>[[Jörg Woithe]]
|{{ITA}}<br>[[Mauro Marini]]<br>[[Gianni Minervini (swimmer)|Gianni Minervini]]<br>[[Fabrizio Rampazzo]]<br>[[Andrea Ceccarini]]
|}

===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Heike Friedrich]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Manuela Stellmach]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Conny van Bentum]]|NED}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Heike Friedrich]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Manuela Stellmach]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Vania Argirova]]|BUL|1971}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle|400&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Astrid Strauss]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anke Möhring]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yelena Dendeberova]]|URS}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle|800&nbsp;m freestyle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Astrid Strauss]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sarah Hardcastle]]|GBR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anke Möhring]]|GDR}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100&nbsp;m backstroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Birte Weigang]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Zimmermann]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Natalya Shibayeva]]|URS}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke|200&nbsp;m backstroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Cornelia Sirch]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Zimmermann]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Jolanda de Rover]]|NED}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m breaststroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Sylvia Gerasch]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Silke Hörner]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Tanya Dangalakova|Tanya Bogomilova]]|BUL|1971}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200&nbsp;m breaststroke]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Tanya Dangalakova|Tanya Bogomilova]]|BUL|1971}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sylvia Gerasch]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Silke Hörner]]|GDR}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100&nbsp;m butterfly]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Kornelia Gressler]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Birte Weigang]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Kurnikova]]|URS}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly|200&nbsp;m butterfly]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jacqueline Alex]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kornelia Gressler]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Petra Zindler]]|FRG}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathleen Nord]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sonia Blagoeva]]|BUL|1971}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Susanne Börnike]]|GDR}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Kathleen Nord]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Cornelia Sirch]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sonia Blagoeva]]|BUL|1971}}
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay]]
|{{GDR}}<br>[[Astrid Strauss]]<br>[[Karen König]]<br>[[Manuela Stellmach]]<br>[[Heike Friedrich]]
|{{GER}}<br>[[Iris Zscherpe]]<br>[[Susanne Schuster]]<br>[[Christiane Pielke]]<br>[[Karin Seick]]
|{{NED}}<br>[[Conny van Bentum]]<br>[[Ilse Oegama]]<br>[[Karin Brienesse]]<br>[[Annemarie Verstappen]]
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]]
|{{GDR}}<br>[[Astrid Strauss]]<br>[[Karen König]]<br>[[Manuela Stellmach]]<br>[[Heike Friedrich]]
|{{NED}}<br>[[Jolande van der Meer]]<br>[[Ilse Oegama]]<br>[[Mildred Muis]]<br>[[Conny van Bentum]]
|{{SWE}}<br>[[Suzanne Nilsson]]<br>[[Maria Kardum]]<br>[[Agneta Eriksson]]<br>[[Eva Nyberg]]
|-
| [[Swimming at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley relay]]
|{{GDR}}<br>[[Birte Weigang]]<br>[[Sylvia Gerasch]]<br>[[Kornelia Gressler]]<br>[[Heike Friedrich]]
|{{URS}}<br>[[Natalya Shibaeva]]<br>[[Svetlana Kuzmina]]<br>[[Tatyana Kurnikova]]<br>[[Yelena Dendeberova]]
|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}<br>[[Bistra Gospodinova]]<br>[[Tanya Dangalakova|Tanya Bogomilova]]<br>[[Radovesta Pironkova]]<br>[[Vania Argirova]]
|}

==Diving==

===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| 3&nbsp;m springboard
| {{flagathlete|[[Nikolay Drozhin]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Petar Georgiev (diver)|Petar Georgiev]]|BUL|1971}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Dieter Dörr]]|FRG}}
|-
| 10&nbsp;m platform
| {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Knuths]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Albin Killat]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Domenico Rinaldi|Domenico Rinaldo]]|ITA}}
|}

===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| 3&nbsp;m springboard
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhanna Tsyrulnikova|Zhanna Tsirulnikova]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Irina Sidorova]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Brita Baldus]]|GDR}}
|-
| 10&nbsp;m platform
| {{flagathlete|[[Anzhela Stasyulevich]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ramona Wenzel|Ramona Pätow-Wenzel]]|GDR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alla Lobankina]]|URS}}
|}

==Synchronized swimming==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| Solo
| {{flagathlete|[[Carolyn Wilson]]|GBR}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Muriel Hermine]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexandra Worisch]]|AUT}}
|-
| Duet
| {{flagathlete|[[Eva-Maria Edinger]]|AUT}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Alexandra Worisch]]|AUT}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Muriel Hermine]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Pascale Besson]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Amanda Dodd]]|GBR}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Carolyn Wilson]]|GBR}}
|-
| Team competition
| {{flagteam|FRA}}<br>[[Pascale Besson]]<br>[[Anne Capron]]<br>[[Catherine Hameon]]<br>[[Muriel Hermine]]<br>[[Anne-Caroline Mathieu]]<br>[[Sylvie Moisson]]<br>[[Odile Petit]]<br>[[Karine Schuler]]
| {{flagteam|GBR}}<br>[[Nicola Batchelor]]<br>[[Georgina Coombs]]<br>[[Amanda Dodd]]<br>[[Jackie Dodd]]<br>[[Alison Garrett]]<br>[[Tracy Golding]]<br>[[Nicola Shearn]]<br>[[Carolyn Wilson]]
| {{flagteam|NED}}<br>[[Miranda Boerboom]]<br>[[Angelique Friebel]]<br>[[Joanni Janssen]]<br>[[Marion Jansen]]<br>[[Anita van Paassen]]<br>[[Marjolijn Philipsen]]<br>[[Marielle van der Heyde]]<br>[[Marjolijn van Kolck]]
|}

==Water polo==

===Men's event===
{{main|1985 Men's European Water Polo Championship}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| Team competition
| {{wp|URS}}
| {{wp|YUG}}
| {{wp|FRG}}
|}

===Women's event===
{{further|1985 Women's European Water Polo Championship}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| Team competition
| {{wpw|NED}}
| {{wpw|HUN|1957}}
| {{wpw|FRG}}
|}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110518015159/http://sports123.com/swi/index.html Results]
*{{cite web|url=http://www2.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LEN_2018_European_Championships.FINAL_sml-1.pdf |title=LEN European Championships Aquatic finalists |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206142739/https://www2.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LEN_2018_European_Championships.FINAL_sml-1.pdf |archivedate=6 December 2020}}

{{LEN swimming champs}}

[[Category:LEN European Aquatics Championships]]
[[Category:1985 in water sports|European Aquatics Championships, 1985]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by Bulgaria|A]]
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[[Category:International aquatics competitions hosted by Norway|Aquatics Championships 1985]]
[[Category:1985 in Norwegian sport|Aquatics Championships 1985]]
[[Category:International sports competitions in Oslo]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Sofia]]
[[Category:Swimming competitions in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:August 1985 sports events in Europe|Aquatics Championships]]
[[Category:1980s in Oslo]]
[[Category:1980s in Sofia]]