| Host City | Kobe |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 24 August – 4 September 1985 |
| Events | 120 |
| Competitors | 755 |
| Countries | 44 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual All-Around, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Floor Exercise, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Vault, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Parallel Bars, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Horizontal Bar, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Rings, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pommelled Horse, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Team All-Around, Men | Men | — | Medal | 10 | 3 |
| Individual All-Around, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Floor Exercise, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Vault, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Uneven Bars, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Balance Beam, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Team All-Around, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5,000 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 10,000 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Marathon, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 110 m Hurdles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men | Men | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 20 km Walk, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pole Vault, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Long Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Triple Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Shot Put, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Hammer Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Javelin Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Decathlon, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 800 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 10,000 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Marathon, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Hurdles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 5,000 m Walk, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Long Jump, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Shot Put, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Javelin Throw, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Heptathlon, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball, Men | Men | — | Medal | 36 | 3 |
| Basketball, Women | Women | — | Medal | 36 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m Springboard, Men | Men | — | Medal | 13 | 7 |
| 10 m Platform, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 8 |
| Team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 0 | 3 |
| 3 m Springboard, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 9 |
| 10 m Platform, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 7 |
| Team, Women | Women | — | Medal | 0 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Épée team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Foil individual, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Sabre individual, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Sabre team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Foil individual, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Foil team, Women | Women | — | Medal | 10 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -65 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -71 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -78 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -86 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -95 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| +95 kg, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Open, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 7 | 4 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Doubles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 3 |
| Singles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Doubles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 6 | 3 |
| Doubles, Mixed | Mixed | — | Medal | 6 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volleyball, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Volleyball, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Polo, Men | Men | — | Medal | 7 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 44 | 21 | 19 | 84 | |
| 2 | United States | 21 | 22 | 24 | 67 | |
| 3 | Cuba | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
| 4 | China | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| 5 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Italy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| = | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 11 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 12 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 13 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| 14 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 15 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 16 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 17 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 18 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Canada | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 22 | France | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 23 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |