1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Sports Complex of Jamor on March 24, 1985. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition13th
DateMarch 24
Host cityLisbon, Portugal
VenueSports Complex of Jamor
Events3
Distances12.19 km – Senior men
8.19 km – Junior men
4.99 km – Senior women
Participation570 athletes from
50 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.19 km)		 Carlos Lopes
 Portugal		33:33 Paul Kipkoech
 Kenya		33:37 Wodajo Bulti
 Ethiopia		33:38
Junior men
(8.19 km)		 Kipkemboi Kimeli
 Kenya		22:18 Habte Negash
 Ethiopia		22:37 Wolde Silasse Melkessa
 Ethiopia		22:37
Senior women
(4.99 km)		 Zola Budd
 England		15:01 Cathy Branta
 United States		15:24 Ingrid Kristiansen
 Norway		15:27
Team
Senior men  Ethiopia129  Kenya141  United States153
Junior men  Ethiopia16  Kenya26  Spain64
Senior women  United States42  Soviet Union77  Romania96

Race results

Senior men's race (12.19 km)
For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Carlos Lopes Portugal33:33
Paul Kipkoech Kenya33:37
Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia33:38
4Bekele Debele Ethiopia33:45
5John Treacy Ireland33:48
6Kassa Balcha Ethiopia33:51
7Christoph Herle West Germany33:53
8Abdelrazzak Bounour Algeria33:54
9Pierre Levisse France33:56
10Bruce Bickford United States33:57
11Fernando Mamede Portugal33:59
12Pat Porter United States34:02
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Wodajo Bulti3
Bekele Debele4
Kassa Balcha6
Girma Berhanu28
Chala Urgessa33
Hailu Wolde Tsadik55
(Adugna Lema)(106)
(Feyissa Abebe)(219)
(Mohammed Kedir)(DNF)
 129
 Kenya
Paul Kipkoech2
Andrew Masai14
Boniface Merande17
Joshua Kipkemboi22
Jackson Ruto41
James Kipngetich45
(Joseph Otieno)(128)
(Bernhard Mosigisi)(132)
(Sisa Kirati)(194)
 141
 United States
Bruce Bickford10
Pat Porter12
Ed Eyestone16
Craig Virgin19
Mark Curp40
Jeff Drenth56
(Mark Stickley)(58)
(David Barney)(76)
(Marty Froelick)(110)
 153
4 Italy259
5 Spain321
6 Ireland363
7 Portugal368
8 England437
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.19 km)
For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kipkemboi Kimeli Kenya22:18
Habte Negash Ethiopia22:37
Wolde Silasse Melkessa Ethiopia22:37
4Rafera Workench Ethiopia22:45
5Ngotho Musyoki Kenya22:48
6Lawrence Gatogo Kenya23:04
7Tilahun Ebba Ethiopia23:07
8Debebe Demisse Ethiopia23:11
9José Manuel García Spain23:15
10Brahim Boutayeb Morocco23:19
11Paolo Tagliapietra Italy23:22
12Jeff Cannada United States23:23
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Habte Negash2
Wolde Silasse Melkessa3
Rafera Workench4
Tilahun Ebba7
(Debebe Demisse)(8)
(Kalcha Abcha)(18)
 16
 Kenya
Kipkemboi Kimeli1
Ngotho Musyoki5
Lawrence Gatogo6
Samuel Okemwa14
 26
 Spain
José Manuel García9
Alejandro Gómez16
Antonio Pérez17
Antonio Peula22
(Marc Pujol)(27)
(José Gruneiro)(35)
 64
4 United States95
5 England122
6 Italy127
7 Hungary197
8 Tunisia216
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.99 km)
For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Zola Budd England15:01
Cathy Branta United States15:24
Ingrid Kristiansen Norway15:27
4Fiţa Lovin Romania15:35
5Cornelia Bürki  Switzerland15:38
6Angela Tooby Wales15:40
7Olga Bondarenko Soviet Union15:40
8Sue Bruce New Zealand15:42
9Betty Springs United States15:44
10Elena Fidatof Romania15:47
11Debbie Scott Canada15:49
12Monica Joyce Ireland15:49
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Cathy Branta2
Betty Springs9
Shelly Steely15
Kathryn Hayes16
(Mary Knisely)(28)
(Nan Doak)(46)
 42
 Soviet Union
Olga Bondarenko7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova19
Marina Rodchenkova20
Irina Bondarchuk31
(Tatyana Sokolova)(41)
 77
 Romania
Fiţa Lovin4
Elena Fidatof10
Paula Ilie34
Mariana Stanescu48
(Iulia Besliu)(87)
 96
4 France109
5 Canada113
6 Portugal134
7 New Zealand144
8 England153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Portugal)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia (ETH)2125
2 Kenya (KEN)1304
3 United States (USA)1113
4 England (ENG)1001
 Portugal (POR)*1001
6 Soviet Union (URS)0101
7 Norway (NOR)0011
 Romania (ROU)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (9 nations)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 569 athletes from 50 countries, four athletes (2 senior men, 2 junior men) less than the official number published.[6]

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See also

References
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  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Lissabon Sport Complex Jamor Date: Sunday, March 24, 1985, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (April 14, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Lissabon Sport Complex Jamor Date: Sunday, March 24, 1985, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women - Lissabon Sport Complex Jamor Date: Sunday, March 24, 1985, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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