The 7th 1985 World Taekwondo Championship was held from September 4 to September 8 in Seoul ( South Korea ). Competitions were held only among men.
Medalists
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Up to 50 kg | Lee Sun-chan ( KOR ) | De Sang Lee ( USA ) | Koidio Conan ( CIV ) |
| Abdullah Al-Najrani ( KSA ) | |||
| Up to 54 kg | Kim Yong Sik ( KOR ) | Yunus Basili ( CIV ) | Jeremy Di Costanzo ( ITA ) |
| Sang Hon Cha ( USA ) | |||
| Up to 58 kg | Yu Myung Sik ( KOR ) | Gustavo Sanchiprian ( MEX ) | Faisal Danesh ( IRI ) |
| Chingiz Yagiz ( TUR ) | |||
| Up to 64 kg | Han Jae Koo ( KOR ) | Ahmet Erkan ( TUR ) | Lucio Cuoso ( ITA ) |
| Ivan Tejeda ( DOM ) | |||
| Up to 70 kg | Pak Bong Kwon ( KOR ) | Pietro Carrieri ( ITA ) | Monsur del Rosario ( PHI ) |
| Reuben Thijs ( NED ) | |||
| Up to 76 kg | Jong Kook Hyun ( KOR ) | Metin Shaheen ( TUR ) | Patrice Remarque ( CIV ) |
| Jay Warwick ( USA ) | |||
| Up to 83 kg | Lee Dong Jun ( KOR ) | Hassan Zahedi ( IRI ) | Amr Khairi ( EGY ) |
| Douglas Croper ( USA ) | |||
| Over 83 kg | Henk Meyer ( NED ) | Kang Sung Woo ( KOR ) | Abdoulaye Cissé ( CIV ) |
| Mustafa El Abrak ( EGY ) |
Overall Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | The Republic of Korea | 7 | one | 0 | eight |
| 2 | Netherlands | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| four | Ivory Coast | 0 | one | 3 | four |
| USA | 0 | one | 3 | four | |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Iran | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| eight | Mexico | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 9 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| ten | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | eight | eight | sixteen | 32 | |