1985 London Marathon

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]

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)

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
Steve Jones United Kingdom2:08:16
Charlie Spedding United Kingdom2:08:33
Allister Hutton United Kingdom2:09:16
4Christoph Herle Germany2:09:23
5Henrik Jørgensen Denmark2:09:43
6Pat Petersen United States2:11:23
7Bogumił Kuś Poland2:11:43
8Øyvind Dahl Norway2:12:57
9Eirik Berge Norway2:13:00
10Mark Burnhope United Kingdom2:13:54
11Mike Gratton United Kingdom2:14:35
12Trevor Wright New Zealand2:14:51
13Lindsay Robertson United Kingdom2:14:59
14Nicholas Brawn United Kingdom2:15:00
15Ieuan Ellis United Kingdom2:15:02
16Robin Nash United Kingdom2:15:12
17Graham Payne United Kingdom2:15:17
18James Dingwall United Kingdom2:15:24
19Andrew Girling United Kingdom2:15:38
20Esa Tikkanen Finland2:15:45

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Ingrid Kristiansen Norway2:21:06
Sarah Rowell United Kingdom2:28:06
Sally Ann Hales United Kingdom2:28:38
4Ann Ford United Kingdom2:31:19
5Mary O'Connor New Zealand2:32:35
6Katy Laetsch United States2:33:20
7Lynda Bain United Kingdom2:33:38
8Sally Ellis United Kingdom2:34:58
9Véronique Marot United Kingdom2:35:12
10Carolyn Horne United Kingdom2:37:26
11Antonella Bizioli Italy2:37:47
12Annette Roberts United Kingdom2:39:04
13Anne Grohansen Norway2:39:30
14Kim Webb United Kingdom2:39:53
15Celia Duncan United Kingdom2:42:56
16Mette Holm Denmark2:43:26
17Sandra Lappage United Kingdom2:44:42
18Angie Hulley United Kingdom2:45:58
19Barbara Byrnes Australia2:46:20
20Eva Isaacs Sweden2:46:21

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Chris Hallam United Kingdom2:19:53
Gerry O'Rourke Ireland2:19:55
Mike Bishop United Kingdom2:26:52
4Kevin Breen Ireland2:31:44
5John Grant United Kingdom2:38:54
6Joseph Fletcher United Kingdom2:38:58
7Gerry Kinsella United Kingdom2:44:57
8Gordon Perry United Kingdom2:48:31
9Mark Agar United Kingdom2:51:59
10Steven Baumber United Kingdom2:52:39

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Kay McShane Ireland2:47:12
Josie Cichockyj United Kingdom2:55:44
Denise Smith United Kingdom3:21:19
4Karen Davidson United Kingdom3:27:09
5Joanne Roberts United Kingdom4:00:47
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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. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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