The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16-27, 1985 in Seefeld

Seefeld, Tirol

Seefeld in Tirol is a municipality of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located about northwest of Innsbruck. With more than one million overnight stays each year, it is one of the most popular Tyrolean tourist destinations especially for skiing in winter, but also for...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 (near Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

, and the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

. Both the Gundersen method

Gundersen method

The Gundersen method is a method in the Nordic combined developed by Gunder Gundersen, a Nordic combined athlete from Norway, that was first used in the 1980s...

 and freestyle skiing for the cross country skiing portion of the event were introduced in both Nordic combined events (individual and 3 × 10 km relay).

15 km

January 22, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		40:42.7
Silver		40:56.0
Bronze		41:27.2

30 km

January 18, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:18:24.1
Silver		1:18:49.1
Bronze		1:19:00.2

50 km

January 27, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:10:49.9
Silver		2:11:52.6
Bronze		2:12:37.7

4 × 10 km relay

January 24, 1985

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Arild Monsen Arild Monsen Arlid Monsen . is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed at international level from 1982 to 1985. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished 7th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Monsen's best individual... , Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... , Tor Håkon Holte Tor Håkon Holte Tor Håkon Holte is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished 9th in the 50 km event at those same championships.... , Ove Aunli Ove Aunli Ove Robert Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in Lake Placid 1980 when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 x 10 km relay team.Aunli found his biggest... )	1:52:21.0
Silver	(Marco Albarello Marco Albarello Marco Albarello is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born in Aosta. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Maurilio de Zolt Maurilio De Zolt Maurilio De Zolt is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old... , Giuseppe Ploner Giuseppe Ploner Giuseppe Ploner is a former Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1985. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish was 8th in the 15 km event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the best... )	1:52:27.5
Bronze	(Erik Östlund Erik Östlund Erik Agne Östlund is a retired Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1983 to 1987. He won two 4 x 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold and one bronze .... , Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.... , Thomas Eriksson Thomas Eriksson (skier) Thomas Eriksson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km , a silver in the 4 x 10 km , and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km .-References:... , Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... )	1:52:40.4

5 km

January 21, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		15:14.8
Silver		15:25.1
Bronze		15:26.8

10 km

January 19, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		30:54.8
Silver		30:56.2
Bronze		30:58.0

20 km

January 26, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		59:19.1
Silver		59:37.5
Bronze		59:43.5

4 × 5 km relay

January 22, 1985

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Tamara Tikhonova Tamara Tikhonova Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova is a former Soviet Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992... , Raisa Smetanina Raisa Smetanina Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once... , Liliya Vasilchenko, Anfisa Romanova Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000... )	1:04:50.1
Silver	(Anette Bøe Anette Bøe Anette Bøe is a former Norwegian cross-country skier.Bøe won her first international medal when she took the bronze at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid on the 4 x 5 km... , Anne Jahren, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo is a former biathlete and cross country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992.... , Berit Aunli Berit Aunli Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, is a Norwegian former cross country skier married to Ove Aunli... )	1:04:58.8
Bronze	(Manuela Drescher Manuela Drescher Manuela Drescher is a former German cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria.-External links:*... , Gaby Nestler Gaby Nestler Gaby Nestler is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and also finished 10th in the 20 km event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in... , Antje Misersky Antje Harvey Antje Harvey is a former German cross country skier and biathlete.She began her career as cross country skier and was a member of the East German team that won the 4 x 5 km bronze medal at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld... , Ute Noack Ute Noack Ute Noack , is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1980s.Noack was born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony... )	1:05:57.0

15 km Individual Gundersen

January 18, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		410.10
Silver		399.84
Bronze		396.60

3 × 10 km team

January 25, 1985

Medal	Team	Points
Gold	(Thomas Müller Thomas Müller (skier) Thomas Müller is a former West German nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won the Nordic combined 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also won gold medals in the 3 x 10 km team events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in both... , Hubert Schwarz Hubert Schwarz Hubert Schwarz . is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s. He won the Nordic combined 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary after having won the gold medal in that same event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.- External... , Hermann Weinbuch Hermann Weinbuch Hermann Weinbuch is a former West German nordic combined skier who won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships during the 1980s... )	1276.90
Silver	(Geir Andersen Geir Andersen Geir Andersen is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1983 to 1989. He won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold and two silvers .Andersen also finished 10th in the individual event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo... , Espen Andersen Espen Andersen Espen Andersen is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 3 x 10 km bronze medal at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and the silver medail in 1985.... , Hallstein Bøgseth Hallstein Bøgseth Hallstein Bøgseth is a former Norwegian nordic combined skier. He represented Namdalseid I.L. in Namdalseid. He won four 3 x 10 km team event medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold and three silvers and finished 8th in the individual event in 1985.Bøgseth's lone... )	1256.02
Bronze	(Jyri Pelkonen Jyri Pelkonen Jyri Pelkonen is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.... , Jukka Ylipulli Jukka Ylipulli Jukka Ylipulli is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s... , Jouko Karjalainen Jouko Karjalainen Jouko Karjalainen is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics.... )	1202.60

Individual normal hill

January 26, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		225.6
Silver		216.0
Bronze		214.6

Individual large hill

January 20, 1985

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		224.2
Silver		223.0
Bronze		221.7

Team large hill

January 22, 1985

Medal	Team	Points
Gold	(Tuomo Ylipulli Tuomo Ylipulli Tuomo Ylipulli . is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1988. He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... , Pentti Kokkonen Pentti Kokkonen Pentti Kokkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds and one bronze... , Matti Nykänen Matti Nykänen Matti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most... , Jari Puikkonen Jari Puikkonen Jari Puikkonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1991. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on December 30, 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981... )	583.0
Silver	(Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder (born 6 March 1962 in Hall, (Tyrol) is an Austrian ski jumper who competed in the 1980s and early 1990s. He dominated ski jumping together with Jens Weißflog and Matti Nykänen. He finished in the top three overall six times in the World Cup, including a... , Armin Kogler Armin Kogler Armin Kogler is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. After his surprise win at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1979, Kogler set a new record in Planica with a leap of 180 meters... , Günther Stranner Günther Stranner Günther Stranner was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1991. He won a silver in the team large hill event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and earned his best individual finish of 39th in the large hill event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in... , Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori is an Austrian former ski jumper. He won the Four Hills Tournament twice... )	579.2
Bronze	(Frank Sauerbrey Frank Sauerbrey Frank Sauerbrey is a former East German ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1986. He also won a bronze medal in the team large hill competition at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.... , Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert is an East German ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won the overall victory at the Four Hills Tournament in the 1981-2 season. Deckert represented Klingenthal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York winning a silver medal in the normal... , Klaus Ostwald Klaus Ostwald Klaus Ostwald is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1986 for the Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov... , Jens Weißflog)	550.8

Medal table

Medal winners by nation.

1		5	5	5	15
2		2	3	4	9
3		2	1	1	4
4		2	0	0	2
5		1	0	2	3
6		1	0	0	1
7		0	2	1	3
8		0	2	0	2
	Total	13	13	13	39