1985 London Marathon

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5th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date21 April 1985
Champions
MenSteve Jones (2:08:16)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:24:54)
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  Germany 2:09:23
5 Henrik Jørgensen  Denmark 2:09:43
6 Pat Petersen  United States 2:11:23
7  Poland 2:11:43
8 Øyvind Dahl  Norway 2:12:57
9  Norway 2:13:00
10  United Kingdom 2:13:54
11 Mike Gratton  United Kingdom 2:14:35
12  New Zealand 2:14:51
13 Lindsay Robertson  United Kingdom 2:14:59
14  United Kingdom 2:15:00
15  United Kingdom 2:15:02
16  United Kingdom 2:15:12
17  United Kingdom 2:15:17
18  United Kingdom 2:15:24
19  United Kingdom 2:15:38
20  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)  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  United Kingdom 2:33:38
8 Sally Ellis  United Kingdom 2:34:58
9 Véronique Marot  United Kingdom 2:35:12
10  United Kingdom 2:37:26
11 Antonella Bizioli  Italy 2:37:47
12  United Kingdom 2:39:04
13  Norway 2:39:30
14  United Kingdom 2:39:53
15  United Kingdom 2:42:56
16  Denmark 2:43:26
17  United Kingdom 2:44:42
18 Angie Hulley  United Kingdom 2:45:58
19  Australia 2:46:20
20  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)  United Kingdom 2:26:52
4 Kevin Breen  Ireland 2:31:44
5  United Kingdom 2:38:54
6  United Kingdom 2:38:58
7  United Kingdom 2:44:57
8 Gordon Perry  United Kingdom 2:48:31
9  United Kingdom 2:51:59
10  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  United Kingdom 4:00:47

References[]

  1. ^ On this day...Kristiansen clocks 2:21:06 in the 1985 London Marathon. European Athletics (2020-04-21). 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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