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1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

FieldValue
Name1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition13th
DateMarch 24
Host cityLisbon, Portugal Portugal
LocationSports Complex of Jamor
Nations participating50
Athletes participating570
Races3
Distances12.19 km – Senior men
8.19 km – Junior men
4.99 km – Senior women
Previous1984 East Rutherford
Next1986 Colombier

8.19 km – Junior men 4.99 km – Senior women

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. | access-date = October 22, 2013

Complete results for men, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110508/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1985S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 junior men, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110033/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1985S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 women, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110850/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1985S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 medallists, | access-date = October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2013 were published.

Medallists

Senior womenUSA42URS77ROU96

Race results

Senior men's race (12.19 km)

Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Carlos Lopes
Paul Kipkoech
Wodajo Bulti
4Bekele Debele
5John Treacy
6Kassa Balcha
7Christoph Herle
8Abdelrazzak Bounour
9Pierre Levisse
10Bruce Bickford
11Fernando Mamede
12Pat Porter
(Mohammed Kedir)(DNF)

|| 129 |-

(Sisa Kirati)(194)

|| 141 |-

(Marty Froelick)(110)

|| 153

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.19 km)

Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Kipkemboi Kimeli
Habte Negash
Wolde Silasse Melkessa
4Rafera Workench
5Ngotho Musyoki
6Lawrence Gatogo
7Tilahun Ebba
8Debebe Demisse
9José Manuel García
10Brahim Boutayeb
11Paolo Tagliapietra
12Jeff Cannada
(Kalcha Abcha)(18)

|| 16 |-

Samuel Okemwa14

|| 26 |-

(José Gruneiro)(35)

|| 64

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Senior women's race (4.99 km)

Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Zola Budd
Cathy Branta
Ingrid Kristiansen
4Fiţa Lovin
5Cornelia Bürki
6Angela Tooby
7Olga Bondarenko
8Sue Bruce
9Betty Springs
10Elena Fidatof
11Debbie Scott
12Monica Joyce
(Nan Doak)(46)

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(Tatyana Sokolova)(41)

|| 77 |-

(Iulia Besliu)(87)

|| 96

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Medal table (unofficial)

  • 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.

  • ALG (15)
  • ANG (6)
  • AUS (21)
  • BEL (15)
  • BRA (9)
  • CAN (21)
  • CHN (7)
  • TPE (7)
  • COL (5)
  • DEN (18)
  • EGY (2)
  • ENG (21)
  • ETH (15)
  • FIN (9)
  • FRA (21)
  • GIB (17)
  • GRE (7)
  • HKG (10)
  • HUN (7)
  • ISL (3)
  • IRL (20)
  • ISR (2)
  • ITA (18)
  • JPN (7)
  • JOR (2)
  • KEN (14)
  • KUW (6)
  • MAR (12)
  • NED (12)
  • NZL (13)
  • NIR (18)
  • YAR (3)
  • NOR (9)
  • PLE (4)
  • POL (6)
  • POR (21)
  • ROM (5)
  • STP (1)
  • KSA (14)
  • SCO (21)
  • URS (7)
  • ESP (21)
  • SWE (13)
  • SUI (12)
  • TUN (12)
  • TUR (1)
  • USA (21)
  • WAL (20)
  • FRG (16)
  • ZIM (3)

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