1985 London Marathon

5th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date21 April 1985
Champions
MenSteve Jones (2:08:16)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:21:06)
Wheelchair menChris Hallam (2:19:53)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (2:47:12)
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The 1985 London Marathon was the fifth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 21 April. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Steve Jones in a time of 2:08:16 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:21:06. Kristiansen's time was a marathon world record, knocking over a minute and a half off Joan Benoit's previous mark.[1]

In the wheelchair races, Britain's Chris Hallam (2:19:53) and Ireland's Kay McShane (2:47:12) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[2]

Around 83,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 22,274 had their applications accepted and 17,500 started the race. A total of 15,873 runners finished the race.[3]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Jones  United Kingdom 2:08:16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  United Kingdom 2:08:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Allister Hutton  United Kingdom 2:09:16
4 Christoph Herle  West Germany 2:09:23
5 Henrik Jørgensen  Denmark 2:09:43
6 Pat Petersen  United States 2:11:23
7 Bogumił Kuś  Poland 2:11:43
8 Øyvind Dahl  Norway 2:12:57
9 Eirik Berge  Norway 2:13:00
10 Mark Burnhope  United Kingdom 2:13:54
11 Mike Gratton  United Kingdom 2:14:35
12 Trevor Wright  New Zealand 2:14:51
13 Lindsay Robertson  United Kingdom 2:14:59
14 Nicholas Brawn  United Kingdom 2:15:00
15 Ieuan Ellis  United Kingdom 2:15:02
16 Robin Nash  United Kingdom 2:15:12
17 Graham Payne  United Kingdom 2:15:17
18 James Dingwall  United Kingdom 2:15:24
19 Andrew Girling  United Kingdom 2:15:38
20 Esa Tikkanen  Finland 2:15:45

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:21:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sarah Rowell  United Kingdom 2:28:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sally Ann Hales  United Kingdom 2:28:38
4 Ann Ford  United Kingdom 2:31:19
5 Mary O'Connor  New Zealand 2:32:35
6 Katy Laetsch  United States 2:33:20
7 Lynda Bain  United Kingdom 2:33:38
8 Sally Ellis  United Kingdom 2:34:58
9 Véronique Marot  United Kingdom 2:35:12
10 Carolyn Horne  United Kingdom 2:37:26
11 Antonella Bizioli  Italy 2:37:47
12 Annette Roberts  United Kingdom 2:39:04
13 Anne Grohansen  Norway 2:39:30
14 Kim Webb  United Kingdom 2:39:53
15 Celia Duncan  United Kingdom 2:42:56
16 Mette Holm  Denmark 2:43:26
17 Sandra Lappage  United Kingdom 2:44:42
18 Angie Hulley  United Kingdom 2:45:58
19 Barbara Byrnes  Australia 2:46:20
20 Eva Isaacs  Sweden 2:46:21

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chris Hallam  United Kingdom 2:19:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gerry O'Rourke  Ireland 2:19:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike Bishop  United Kingdom 2:26:52
4 Kevin Breen  Ireland 2:31:44
5 John Grant  United Kingdom 2:38:54
6 Joseph Fletcher  United Kingdom 2:38:58
7 Gerry Kinsella  United Kingdom 2:44:57
8 Gordon Perry  United Kingdom 2:48:31
9 Mark Agar  United Kingdom 2:51:59
10 Steven Baumber  United Kingdom 2:52:39

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kay McShane  Ireland 2:47:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josie Cichockyj  United Kingdom 2:55:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denise Smith  United Kingdom 3:21:19
4 Karen Davidson  United Kingdom 3:27:09
5 Joanne Roberts  United Kingdom 4:00:47

References

  1. ^ On this day...Kristiansen clocks 2:21:06 in the 1985 London Marathon. European Athletics (21 April 2020). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link‍]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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