1985 in athletics (track and field)

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This page contains an overview of the year 1985 in athletics (track and field).

Contents

[edit] International Events

[edit] World Records

[edit] Men

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
Half Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Jones (GBR) 1:01:14 August 11 Birmingham, UK
Flag of the United States Mark Curp (USA) 1:00:55 September 15 Philadelphia, USA
Marathon Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes (POR) 2:07:12 April 20 Rotterdam, Netherlands
High Jump Flag of the Soviet Union Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) 2.40m August 11 Donetsk, Soviet Union
Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Paklin (URS) 2.41m September 4 Kobe, Japan
Shot Put Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 22.62m September 22 Berlin, Germany


[edit] Women

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
400 metres Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 October 6 Canberra, Australia
5,000 metres Flag of the United Kingdom Zola Budd (GBR) 14:48.07 August 26 London, Great Britain
10,000 metres Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 30:59.42 July 27 Oslo, Norway
4x100m Relay Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany (GDR)
• Silke Möller
• Sabine Günther
• Ingrid Auerswald
• Marlies Göhr		 41.37 October 6 Canberra, Australia
400m Hurdles Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine Busch (GDR) 53.55 September 22 East Berlin, East Germany


[edit] Men's Best Year Performers

[edit] 100 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Carl Lewis (USA) 9.98
2. Flag of Canada Ben Johnson (CAN) 10.00
3. Flag of the United States Harvey Glance (USA) 10.05
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 10.06
5. Flag of the United States Terry Scott (USA) 10.08


[edit] 200 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Lorenzo Daniel (USA) 20.07
2. Flag of the United States Kirk Baptiste (USA) 20.11
3. Flag of the United States Roy Martin (USA) 20.13
4. Flag of the United States Calvin Smith (USA) 20.14
5. Flag of the United States Mike Conley (USA) 20.21


[edit] 400 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Michael Franks (USA) 44.47
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.62
3. Flag of Nigeria Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 44.66
4. Flag of the United States Roddie Haley (USA) 44.67
5. Flag of the United States Darrell Robinson (USA) 44.71


[edit] 800 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Brazil Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:42.49
2. Flag of the United States Johnny Gray (USA) 1:42.60
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Cram (GBR) 1:42.88
4. Flag of the United Kingdom Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:43.07
5. Flag of the United States David Mack (USA) 1:43.35


[edit] 1,500 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:29.46
2. Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Cram (GBR) 3:29.67
3. Flag of the United States Sydney Maree (USA) 3:29.77
4. Flag of Spain José Luis González (ESP) 3:30.92
5. Flag of Spain José Manuel Abascal (ESP) 3:31.69


[edit] Mile

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Cram (GBR) 3:46.32
2. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:46.92
3. Flag of Spain José Luis González (ESP) 3:47.79
4. Flag of the United Kingdom Sebastian Coe (GBR) 3:49.22
5. Flag of the United States Steve Scott (USA) 3:49.93


[edit] 3,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 7:32.94
2. Flag of the United States Doug Padilla (USA) 7:38.25
3. Flag of the United States Steve Scott (USA) 7:38.53
4. Flag of West Germany Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 7:42.61
5. Flag of South Africa Johan Fourie (RSA) 7:44.0


[edit] 5,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 13:00.40
2. Flag of the United States Sydney Maree (USA) 13:01.15
3. Flag of Italy Alberto Cova (ITA) 13:10.06
4. Flag of the United States Bruce Bickford (USA) 13:13.49
5. Flag of the United States Doug Padilla (USA) 13:15.44


[edit] 10,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Bruce Bickford (USA) 27:37.17
2. Flag of the United States Mark Nenow (USA) 27:40.85
3. Flag of the United States Ed Eyestone (USA) 27:41.05
4. Flag of Portugal Fernando Mamede (POR) 27:41.09
5. Flag of Japan Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 27:42.17


[edit] Half Marathon

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Mark Curp (USA) 1:00:55


[edit] 110m Hurdles

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Roger Kingdom (USA) 13.14
2. Flag of the United States Greg Foster (USA) 13.24
3. Flag of the United States Andre Phillips (USA) 13.25
4. Flag of Canada Mark McKoy (CAN) 13.27
— Flag of the United States Tony Campbell (USA) 13.27


[edit] 400m Hurdles

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Danny Harris (USA) 47.63
2. Flag of the United States Andre Phillips (USA) 47.67
3. Flag of West Germany Harald Schmid (FRG) 47.85
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasiliyev (URS) 47.92
5. Flag of Senegal Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) 48.29


[edit] 3,000m Steeplechase

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Henry Marsh (USA) 8:09.17
2. Flag of Poland Krzysztof Wesolowski (POL) 8:11.04
3. Flag of France Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) 8:11.07
4. Flag of West Germany Rainer Schwarz (FRG) 8:11.93
5. Flag of Canada Graeme Fell (CAN) 8:12.58


[edit] High Jump

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Paklin (URS) 2.41
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) 2.40
3. Flag of West Germany Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 2.39
4. Flag of Sweden Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 2.38
5. Flag of Belgium Eddy Annys (BEL) 2.36


[edit] Long Jump

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the United States Carl Lewis (USA) 8.62
2. Flag of the United States Larry Myricks (USA) 8.44
3. Flag of the United States Jason Grimes (USA) 8.43
— Flag of the United States Mike Conley (USA) 8.43
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Robert Emmiyan (URS) 8.30
— Flag of Hungary László Szalma (HUN) 8.30


[edit] Triple Jump

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the United States Willie Banks (USA) 17.97
2. Flag of the United States Charles Simpkins (USA) 17.86
3. Flag of Bulgaria Hristo Markov (BUL) 17.77
4. Flag of the United States Mike Conley (USA) 17.71
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.69


[edit] Discus

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of Czechoslovakia Imrich Bugár (TCH) 71.26
2. Flag of Cuba Luis Delís (CUB) 70.00
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Jürgen Schult (GDR) 69.74
4. Flag of Norway Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) 69.62
5. Flag of Cuba Juan Martínez (CUB) 69.32


[edit] Hammer

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Jüri Tamm (URS) 84.08
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Yuriy Syedikh (URS) 82.70
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Günther Rodehau (GDR) 82.64
4. Flag of West Germany Christoph Sahner (FRG) 81.56
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Matthias Moder (GDR) 80.92


[edit] Shot Put

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 22.62
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Smirnov (URS) 22.05
3. Flag of Italy Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 21.95
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Remigius Machura (URS) 21.88
— Flag of the German Democratic Republic Udo Beyer (GDR) 21.88


[edit] Javelin (old design)

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Hohn (GDR) 96.96
2. Flag of the United States Brian Crouser (USA) 95.10
3. Flag of the United States Duncan Atwood (USA) 94.06
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) 93.70
5. Flag of Czechoslovakia Zdenék Adamec (TCH) 92.94


[edit] Pole Vault

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Bubka (URS) 6.00
2. Flag of France Pierre Quinon (FRA) 5.90
3. Flag of the United States Joe Dial (USA) 5.85
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Vasiliy Bubka (URS) 5.80
— Flag of the United States Mike Tully (USA) 5.80
— Flag of France Thierry Vigneron (FRA) 5.80
— Flag of the Soviet Union Pavel Bogatyryov (URS) 5.80
— Flag of France Philippe Collet (FRA) 5.80
— Flag of Poland Marian Kolasa (POL) 5.80


[edit] Decathlon

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Torsten Voss (GDR) 8559
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Freimuth (GDR) 8504
3. Flag of West Germany Siegfried Wentz (FRG) 8440
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) 8409
5. Flag of the United States John Sayre (USA) 8381


[edit] Women's Best Year Performers

[edit] 100 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marlies Göhr (GDR) 10.86
2. Flag of Jamaica Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.92
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 10.97
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Marina Zhirova (URS) 10.98
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Silke Möller (GDR) 10.99


[edit] 200 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 21.78
2. Flag of Jamaica Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.93
3. Flag of the United States Valerie Brisco (USA) 21.98
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Silke Möller (GDR) 22.12
5. Flag of the United States Pam Marshall (USA) 22.39


[edit] 400 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bryzgina (URS) 48.27
3. Flag of the United States Valerie Brisco (USA) 49.56
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Mariya Pinigina (URS) 49.61
5. Flag of Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.89


[edit] 800 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Romania Ella Kovacs (ROU) 1:55.68
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:55.91
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) 1:56.24
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1:56.25
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 1:56.65


[edit] 1,500 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Mary Slaney (USA) 3:57.24
2. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 3:57.73
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) 3:58.40
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Artyomova (URS) 3:59.28
5. Flag of Romania Doina Melinte (ROU) 3:59.88


[edit] Mile

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Mary Slaney (USA) 4:16.71
2. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 4:17.33
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Zola Pieterse (GBR) 4:17.57
4. Flag of the United Kingdom Kirsty Wade (GBR) 4:19.41
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ulrike Bruns (GDR) 4:21.59


[edit] 3,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Mary Slaney (USA) 8:25.83
2. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 8:27.83
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Zola Pieterse (GBR) 8:28.83
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 8:35.74
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ulrike Bruns (GDR) 8:36.51


[edit] 5,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United Kingdom Zola Pieterse (GBR) 14:48.07
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Artyomova (URS) 14:54.08
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bondarenko (URS) 14:55.76
4. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 14:57.43
5. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 15:06.04


[edit] 10,000 metres

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 30:59.42
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bondarenko (URS) 31:25.18
3. Flag of Portugal Aurora Cunha (POR) 31:35.46
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Svetlana Guskova (URS) 31:57.80
5. Flag of the United States Lynn Jennings (USA) 32:03.37


[edit] Half Marathon

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Joan Benoit (USA) 1:09:44


[edit] 100m Hurdles

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Bulgaria Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) 12.42
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Vera Akymova (URS) 12.59
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Svetlana Gusarova (URS) 12.61


[edit] 400m Hurdles

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine Busch (GDR) 53.33
2. Flag of Poland Genowefa Blaszak (POL) 54.27
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Pavlova (URS) 54.34
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Marina Styepanova (URS) 54.37
5. Flag of the United States Judi Brown-King (USA) 54.38


[edit] High Jump

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.06
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Tamara Bykova (URS) 2.02
3. Flag of Cuba Silvia Costa (CUB) 2.01
4. Flag of South Africa Charmaine Weavers (RSA) 2.00
— Flag of the United States Louise Ritter (USA) 2.00


[edit] Long Jump

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Heike Drechsler (GDR) 7.44
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Yelena Khlopotnova (URS) 7.31
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.28
4. Flag of the United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.24
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Helga Radtke (GDR) 7.19


[edit] Shot Put

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 21.73
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Akhrymenko (URS) 21.08
3. Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 21.03
4. Flag of Romania Mihaela Loghin (ROU) 20.97
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) 20.79


[edit] Discus

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Savinkova (URS) 72.96
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) 70.70
3. Flag of Cuba Maritza Marten (CUB) 70.50
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Martina Hellmann (GDR) 69.78
5. Flag of Romania Florenta Craciunescu (ROU) 69.50


[edit] Javelin (old design)

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Petra Meier (GDR) 75.40
2. Flag of the United Kingdom Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 72.98
3. Flag of Cuba Ivonne Leal (CUB) 71.82
4. Flag of the United Kingdom Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 71.18
5. Flag of Finland Tiina Lillak (FIN) 70.62


[edit] Heptathlon

RANK 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. Flag of the United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 6718
2. Flag of the United States Jane Frederick (USA) 6666
3. Flag of Poland Malgorzata Nowak (POL) 6616
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine John (GDR) 6595
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Shubenkova (URS) 6510


[edit] Marathon

[edit] Year Rankings

[edit] Men

RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE EVENT
1. Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes (POR) 2:07.12 WR April 20 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. Flag of Wales Stephen Jones (WAL) 2:07.13 October 20 Chicago, United States
3. Flag of Djibouti Djama Robleh (DJI) 2:08.08 October 20 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of Djibouti Ahmed Saleh (DJI) 2:08.09 April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
5. Flag of Japan Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) 2:08.15 April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
6. Flag of Wales Stephen Jones (WAL) 2:08.16 April 21 London, United Kingdom
7. Flag of Djibouti Djama Robleh (DJI) 2:08.26 April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
8. Flag of England Charlie Spedding (ENG) 2:08.33 April 21 London, United Kingdom
9. Flag of Australia Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:08.48 October 20 Chicago, United States
10. Flag of South Africa Mark Plaatjes (RSA) 2:08.58 May 4 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

[edit] Women

RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE EVENT
1. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:21:06 WR April 21 London, United Kingdom
2. Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson (USA) 2:21:21 October 20 Chicago, United States
3. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:23:05 October 20 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of Portugal Rosa Mota (POR) 2:23:29 October 20 Chicago, United States
5. Flag of the Netherlands Carla Beurskens (NED) 2:27:50 October 20 Chicago, United States
6. Flag of England Veronique Marot (ENG) 2:28:04 October 20 Chicago, United States
7. Flag of England Sarah Rowell (ENG) 2:28:06 April 21 London, United Kingdom
8. Flag of Ireland Carey May (IRL) 2:28:07 January 27 Osaka, Japan
9. Flag of Norway Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:28:34 April 21 New York, United States
10. Flag of Canada Sylvia Ruegger (CAN) 2:28:36 January 6 Houston, United States

[edit] National Champions

NATION MEN'S WINNER TIME WOMEN'S WINNER TIME PLACE DATE
Flag of Australia Australia Grenville Wood 2:13:37 Elizabeth Patmore 2:46:00 Sydney June 9
Flag of Belgium Belgium Frederik Vandervennet 2:15:49 Agnes Pardaens 2:42:25 Leuven June 9
Flag of Canada Canada Roger Schwegel 2:22:32 Bernadette Duffy 2:48:09 Winnipeg June 16
Flag of Japan Japan Hisatoshi Shintaku 2:09:51 — — Fukuoka December 1
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Cor Vriend 2:15:51 Eefje van Wissen 2:39:32 Enschede June 22
Flag of West Germany West Germany Herbert Steffny 2:12:12 Charlotte Teske 2:32:38 Frankfurt May 19

[edit] International Races

DATE MARATHON NATION MEN'S WINNER TIME WOMEN'S WINNER TIME
April 15 Boston Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of England Geoff Smith 2:14:05 Flag of the United States Lisa Rainsberger 2:34:06
April 20 Rotterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes 2:07:12 WR Flag of the Netherlands Wilma Rusman 2:35:32
April 21 London Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Flag of Wales Stephen Jones 2:08:16 Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen 2:21:06 WR
September 29 Berlin Marathon Flag of West Germany West Germany Flag of England Jimmy Ashworth 2:11:43 Flag of Belgium Magda Ilands 2:34:10
October 12 Enschede Marathon Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Hungary Zoltan Köszegi 2:15:39 Flag of the Netherlands Eefje van Wissen 2:39:32
October 20 Chicago Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of Wales Stephen Jones 2:07:13 Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson 2:21:21
December 1 Fukuoka Marathon Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Japan Hisatoshi Shintaku 2:09:51 — —

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