1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 28 and 29 September 1985 in the streets of St John's, Isle of Man. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.
Complete results were published.Medallists
Results
Men's 50 km
Team (men)
The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20 km and 50 km events team results.
| Place | Country | Points |
| | 234 pts |
| | 234 pts |
| | 233 pts |
| 4 | | 206 pts |
| 5 | | 170 pts |
| 6 | | 154 pts |
| 7 | | 141 pts |
| 8 | | 135 pts |
| 9 | | 124 pts |
| 10 | | 101 pts |
| 11 | | 93 pts |
| 12 | | 82 pts |
| 13 | | 80 pts |
| 14 | | 30 pts |
| 15 | | 20 pts |
| — | | DQ |
| — | | DNS |
Team (women)
Participation
The participation of 158 athletes from countries is reported.
In 1985, there were qualifying rounds for both men's and women's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final.Men
This year, the Soviet Union, Italy, México, the United Kingdom, the United States, Algeria, Australia, China, Canada, Colombia, and Kenya proceeded directly to the final. México withdrew due to the Mexico City earthquake.Zone 1
, France, June 22/23
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 85 pts |
| 2 | | 85 pts |
| 3 | | 82 pts |
| 4 | | 37 pts |
| 5 | | 37 pts |
| 6 | | 15 pts |
Zone 2
, Sweden, June 15
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 62 pts |
| 2 | | 40 pts |
| 3 | | 29 pts |
| 3 | | 27 pts |
Zone 3
, Bulgaria, June 22/23
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 99 pts |
| 2 | | 74 pts |
| 3 | | 45 pts |
| 4 | | 44 pts |
| 5 | | 44 pts |
| 6 | | 28 pts |
Women
This year, China, the Soviet Union, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada proceeded directly to the final.Zone 1
, Sweden, June 15
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 20 pts |
| 2 | | 18 pts |
| 3 | | 8 pts |
| — | | * |
*: competed as non-scorersZone 2
, Bulgaria, June 22
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 48 pts |
| 2 | | 42 pts |
| 3 | | 35 pts |
| 4 | | 24 pts |
| 5 | | 14 pts |
| 6 | | 9 pts |
Zone 3
, France, June 2
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | | 39 pts |
| 2 | | 34 pts |
| 3 | | 23 pts |
| 4 | | 19 pts |
| 5 | | 6 pts |
