| Competition | 1985 European Aquatics Championships | 
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| Venue | 
Sofia
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| Held | 8 August 1985 | 
| Status | Medal | 
| Competitors | 23 | 
| Countries | 14 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Astrid Strauß | 4:14.96 (1 h3)  | 
4:09.22 (1 FA)  | 
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| 🥈 | Anke Möhring | 4:16.67 (2 h2)  | 
4:10.55 (2 FA)  | 
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| 🥉 | Yelena Dendeberova | 4:18.48 (3 h1)  | 
4:14.44 (3 FA)  | 
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| 4 | Andrea Orosz | 4:18.42 (2 h1)  | 
4:15.10 (4 FA)  | 
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| 5 | Mónika Gyúró | 4:19.48 (2 h3)  | 
4:15.73 (5 FA)  | 
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| 6 | Sarah Hardcastle | 4:14.33 (1 h2)  | 
4:16.15 (6 FA)  | 
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| 7 | Julia Lebek | 4:17.00 (3 h2)  | 
4:16.81 (7 FA)  | 
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| 8 | Petra Zindler | 4:18.23 (1 h1)  | 
4:17.40 (8 FA)  | 
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| 9 | Pernille Nimb | 4:21.10 (3 h3)  | 
4:16.69 (1 FB)  | 
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| 10 | Suzanne Nilsson | 4:21.82 (5 h2)  | 
4:20.01 (2 FB)  | 
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| 11 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 4:21.46 (4 h3)  | 
4:20.70 (3 FB)  | 
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| 12 | Jolande van der Meer | 4:20.78 (4 h2)  | 
4:20.82 (4 FB)  | 
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| 13 | Isabelle Arnould | 4:22.49 (6 h2)  | 
4:21.50 (5 FB)  | 
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| 14 | Roberta Felotti | 4:23.65 (5 h1)  | 
4:21.95 (6 FB)  | 
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| 15 | Christina Erlén | 4:23.38 (4 h1)  | 
4:22.77 (7 FB)  | 
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| 16 | Eniko Palencsár | 4:22.65 (5 h3)  | 
4:22.97 (8 FB)  | 
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| 17 | Olga Grigoryeva | 4:24.01 (6 h3)  | 
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| 18 | Noëmi Lung | 4:24.12 (7 h3)  | 
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| 19 | Tanya Vannini | 4:25.43 (8 h3)  | 
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| 20 | Rumyana Kavardzhikova | 4:27.53 (6 h1)  | 
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| 21 | Laurence Bensimon | 4:27.93 (7 h1)  | 
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| 22 | Illse Oegema | 4:29.91 (7 h2)  | 
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| 23 | Carmen Valiente | 4:30.98 (8 h2)  | 
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| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Zindler | 4:18.23 | ||
| 2 | Andrea Orosz | 4:18.42 | ||
| 3 | Yelena Dendeberova | 4:18.48 | ||
| 4 | Christina Erlén | 4:23.38 | ||
| 5 | Roberta Felotti | 4:23.65 | ||
| 6 | Rumyana Kavardzhikova | 4:27.53 | ||
| 7 | Laurence Bensimon | 4:27.93 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Hardcastle | 4:14.33 | ||
| 2 | Anke Möhring | 4:16.67 | ||
| 3 | Julia Lebek | 4:17.00 | ||
| 4 | Jolande van der Meer | 4:20.78 | ||
| 5 | Suzanne Nilsson | 4:21.82 | ||
| 6 | Isabelle Arnould | 4:22.49 | ||
| 7 | Illse Oegema | 4:29.91 | ||
| 8 | Carmen Valiente | 4:30.98 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astrid Strauß | 4:14.96 | ||
| 2 | Mónika Gyúró | 4:19.48 | ||
| 3 | Pernille Nimb | 4:21.10 | ||
| 4 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 4:21.46 | ||
| 5 | Eniko Palencsár | 4:22.65 | ||
| 6 | Olga Grigoryeva | 4:24.01 | ||
| 7 | Noëmi Lung | 4:24.12 | ||
| 8 | Tanya Vannini | 4:25.43 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astrid Strauß | 4:09.22 | ||
| 2 | Anke Möhring | 4:10.55 | ||
| 3 | Yelena Dendeberova | 4:14.44 | ||
| 4 | Andrea Orosz | 4:15.10 | ||
| 5 | Mónika Gyúró | 4:15.73 | ||
| 6 | Sarah Hardcastle | 4:16.15 | ||
| 7 | Julia Lebek | 4:16.81 | ||
| 8 | Petra Zindler | 4:17.40 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernille Nimb | 4:16.69 | ||
| 2 | Suzanne Nilsson | 4:20.01 | ||
| 3 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 4:20.70 | ||
| 4 | Jolande van der Meer | 4:20.82 | ||
| 5 | Isabelle Arnould | 4:21.50 | ||
| 6 | Roberta Felotti | 4:21.95 | ||
| 7 | Christina Erlén | 4:22.77 | ||
| 8 | Eniko Palencsár | 4:22.97 |