The 1985 World Sambo Championships were held in San Sebastian, Spain on September 1985. Championships were organized for first time by FIAS.
| men | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg | Aleksandr Ulyanin (URS)RUS | Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) | Kh. Bayarsayman (MGL) | |
| -52 kg | Sagid Meretukov (URS)RUS | Ya. Toru (JPN) | Dunkhüügiin Tegshee (MGL) | |
| -57 kg | Sergey Ternovykh (URS)GEO | Georgi Yusev (BUL) | Z. Batsukhid (MGL) | |
| -62 kg | Aleksandr Aksenov (URS)RUS | S. Osamu (JPN) | Fernando Blas (ESP) | |
| -68 kg | Vladimir Panyshin (URS)RUS | Galdangiin Jamsran (MGL) | V. Tsochev (BUL) | |
| -74 kg | Viktor Bukhval (URS)BLR | E. Fukai (JPN) | Jon Idarreta (ESP) | |
| -82 kg | Anatoly Yakovlev (URS)RUS | Didier Duru (FRA) | Zunduyn Delgerdalay (MGL) | |
| -90 kg | Odvogiin Baljinnyam (MGL) | C. Gochev (BUL) | A. Glazunov (URS)UZB | |
| -100 kg | Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene (MGL) | A. Bazin (FRA) | Mikhail Kokorin (URS)RUS | |
| +100 kg | Vladimir Shkalov (URS)RUS | N. Dinev (BUL) | B. Khatbaatar (MGL) |