1985 Berlin Marathon

The 1985 Berlin Marathon was the 12th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 29 September. Britain's James Ashworth won the men's race in 2:11:43 hours, while the women's race was won by Belgium Magda Ilands in 2:34:10. Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:57:28) and (2:33:51), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 9810 runners finished the race, comprising 9146 men and 664 women.

Results[]

Men[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	James Ashworth	United Kingdom	2:11:43
		Denmark	2:13:47
		Belgium	2:13:59
4	Gyula Borka	Hungary	2:14:02
5	Justin Gloden	Luxembourg	2:14:28
6	Zbigniew Pierzynka	Poland	2:14:41
7	Johan Skovbjerg	Denmark	2:14:50
8	Eleuterio Antón	Spain	2:15:39
9		Poland	2:15:44
10		Poland	2:16:08
11		Netherlands	2:16:35
12		Belgium	2:16:56
13		United Kingdom	2:17:22
14	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:17:33
15		United States	2:17:52
16	Gerard Helme	United Kingdom	2:17:57
17	Víctor Mora	Colombia	2:18:12
18		Denmark	2:18:25
19		Switzerland	2:18:37
20		Netherlands	2:18:39

Women[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Magda Ilands	Belgium	2:34:10
	Karen Holdsworth	United Kingdom	2:35:18
	Ágnes Sipka	Hungary	2:35:27
4	Gabriela Wolf	Germany	2:36:04
5		Poland	2:38:13
6		Norway	2:38:29
7		Germany	2:39:35
8		Switzerland	2:43:02
9		Luxembourg	2:43:41
10		Denmark	2:44:42
11		United Kingdom	2:45:03
12		United Kingdom	2:45:34
13		United Kingdom	2:46:00
14		Denmark	2:46:39
15		Germany	2:47:19
16		Poland	2:49:47
17		West Germany	2:50:12
18		Germany	2:50:33
19		Denmark	2:50:42
20		Switzerland	2:50:53

Wheelchair men[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:57:28
		Switzerland	1:57:29
		France	2:03:51
4		West Germany	2:10:29
5		West Germany	2:10:30
6		West Germany	2:10:50
7		West Germany	2:14:58
8		Norway	2:20:17
9		West Germany	2:20:38
10		Switzerland	2:21:58

Wheelchair women[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
		Switzerland	2:33:51
		West Germany	2:42:21
		West Germany	2:56:45
4		West Germany	2:58:56
5		West Germany	3:03:43
6		West Germany	3:12:13

References[]

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
• Berlin Marathon results archive. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

External links[]

• Official website