1985 Boston Marathon

89th Boston Marathon
Competitors running in the marathon
Venue	Boston, United States
Dates	April 15
Champions
Men	Geoff Smith (2:14:05)
Women	Lisa Rainsberger (2:34:06)
Wheelchair men	(1:43:25)
Wheelchair women	Candace Cable (2:05:26)
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The 1985 Boston Marathon was the 89th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 15. The elite men's race was won by Great Britain's Geoff Smith in a time of 2:14:05 hours and the women's race was won by American Lisa Rainsberger in 2:34:06. In the wheelchair race, of the United States won the men's race in 1:45:34 and Candace Cable of United States won the women's race in 2:05:26.

A total of 3931 runners finished the race, 3472 men and 459 women.

The elite field was of a lower standard than usual, given the lack of prize money on offer and it being the year after an Olympics. The men's and women's winners were by far the favourites for their races, Smith particularly so after the refusal to admit Mark Plaatjes into the race, as part of the international sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.^[1]

Results[]

Men[]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Geoff Smith	United Kingdom	2:14:05
	Gary Tuttle	United States	2:19:11
		United States	2:21:15
4		United States	2:21:19
5		United States	2:21:31
6		Japan	2:23:35
7		United States	2:23:35
8		United States	2:23:50
9		United States	2:24:29
10		United States	2:25:23
11		United States	2:25:36
12		United States	2:26:22
13		United States	2:26:59
14		United States	2:26:59
15		United States	2:27:04
16		United States	2:27:11
17		United States	2:27:12
18		United States	2:27:13
19		United States	2:27:20
20		United States	2:27:58
21		United States	2:28:23
22		United States	2:28:27
23		United States	2:28:33
24		United States	2:28:36
25		United States	2:28:39

Women[]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Lisa Rainsberger	United States	2:34:06
		United Kingdom	2:42:15
		United States	2:42:27
4		United States	2:43:47
5		United States	2:46:33
6		United States	2:46:43
7		United States	2:46:51
8		United States	2:48:57
9		United States	2:50:16
10		United States	2:50:36
11		United States	2:52:42
12		United States	2:53:33
13		United States	2:53:35
14		United States	2:55:34
15		United States	2:55:38
16		New Zealand	2:56:08
17		United States	2:56:53
18		United States	2:58:19
19		United States	2:58:33
20		United States	2:59:11
21		United States	2:59:44
22		United States	2:59:55
23		United States	3:00:51
24		United States	3:00:59
25		United States	3:01:14

Wheelchair men[]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
		United States	1:45:34
	André Viger	Canada	1:47:23
	Jim Knaub	United States	1:48:44
4		United States	1:50:09
5		United States	1:51:40
6		United States	1:54:23
7		United States	1:55:20
8		United States	1:57:18
9		United States	2:01:18
10	Randy Snow	United States	2:04:12

Wheelchair women[]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Candace Cable	United States	2:05:26
		United States	2:21:11
		United States	2:34:42

References[]

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
• Boston Marathon Historical Results. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
• 1985 Boston Marathon Marathon Wheelchair. Athlinks. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

External links[]

• Boston Athletic Association website