Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Juri Kashkarov | 0 | 57:50.3 | ||
| Frank-Peter Roetsch | 2 | + 1:28.3 | ||
| Tapio Piipponen | 0 | + 1:54.7 |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Frank-Peter Roetsch | 1 | 30:25.2 | ||
| Eirik Kvalfoss | 1 | + 50.9 | ||
| Johann Passler | 0 | + 1:08.5 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Juri Kashkarov Algimantas Šalna Sergei Bulygin Andrei Senkov | 1:33:12.7 | |||
| East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch Matthias Jacob Ralf Göthel André Sehmisch | + 1:44.8 | |||
| West Germany Peter Angerer Walter Pichler Fritz Fischer Herbert Fritzenwenger | + 2:32.2 |
Women's results
10 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Kaija Parve | 4 | 43:21.4 | ||
| Sanna Grønlid | 4 | + 59.4 | ||
| Eva Korpela | 2 | + 1:19.1 |
5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Sanna Grønlid | 0 | 21:58.9 | ||
| Kaija Parve | 3 | + 4.8 | ||
| Venera Chernyshova | 3 | + 53.4 |
3 × 5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Venera Chernyshova Elena Golovina Kaija Parve | 1:23:43.7 | |||
| Norway Sanna Grønlid Gry Østvik Siv Bråten | 1:23:51.4 | |||
| Finland Pirjo Mattila Teija Nieminen Tuula Ylinen | 1:24,00.0 |