1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	13th
Date	March 24
Host city	Lisbon, Portugal
Venue	Sports Complex of Jamor
Events	3
Distances	12.19 km – Senior men ; 8.19 km – Junior men ; 4.99 km – Senior women
Participation	570 athletes from ; 50 nations
	← 1984 East Rutherford 1986 Colombier →

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]

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	Ethiopia	129	Kenya	141	United States	153
Junior men	Ethiopia	16	Kenya	26	Spain	64
Senior women	United States	42	Soviet Union	77	Romania	96

Race results

Senior men's race (12.19 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Carlos Lopes	Portugal	33:33
	Paul Kipkoech	Kenya	33:37
	Wodajo Bulti	Ethiopia	33:38
4	Bekele Debele	Ethiopia	33:45
5	John Treacy	Ireland	33:48
6	Kassa Balcha	Ethiopia	33:51
7	Christoph Herle	West Germany	33:53
8	Abdelrazzak Bounour	Algeria	33:54
9	Pierre Levisse	France	33:56
10	Bruce Bickford	United States	33:57
11	Fernando Mamede	Portugal	33:59
12	Pat Porter	United States	34:02
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Wodajo Bulti	3
Bekele Debele	4
Kassa Balcha	6
Girma Berhanu	28
Chala Urgessa	33
Hailu Wolde Tsadik	55
(Adugna Lema)	(106)
(Feyissa Abebe)	(219)
(Mohammed Kedir)	(DNF)

129

Kenya

Paul Kipkoech	2
Andrew Masai	14
Boniface Merande	17
Joshua Kipkemboi	22
Jackson Ruto	41
James Kipngetich	45
(Joseph Otieno)	(128)
(Bernhard Mosigisi)	(132)
(Sisa Kirati)	(194)

141

United States

Bruce Bickford	10
Pat Porter	12
Ed Eyestone	16
Craig Virgin	19
Mark Curp	40
Jeff Drenth	56
(Mark Stickley)	(58)
(David Barney)	(76)
(Marty Froelick)	(110)

153

4

Italy

259

5

Spain

321

6

Ireland

363

7

Portugal

368

8

England

437

Full results

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

Junior men's race (8.19 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Kipkemboi Kimeli	Kenya	22:18
	Habte Negash	Ethiopia	22:37
	Wolde Silasse Melkessa	Ethiopia	22:37
4	Rafera Workench	Ethiopia	22:45
5	Ngotho Musyoki	Kenya	22:48
6	Lawrence Gatogo	Kenya	23:04
7	Tilahun Ebba	Ethiopia	23:07
8	Debebe Demisse	Ethiopia	23:11
9	José Manuel García	Spain	23:15
10	Brahim Boutayeb	Morocco	23:19
11	Paolo Tagliapietra	Italy	23:22
12	Jeff Cannada	United States	23:23
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Habte Negash	2
Wolde Silasse Melkessa	3
Rafera Workench	4
Tilahun Ebba	7
(Debebe Demisse)	(8)
(Kalcha Abcha)	(18)

16

Kenya

Kipkemboi Kimeli	1
Ngotho Musyoki	5
Lawrence Gatogo	6
Samuel Okemwa	14

26

Spain

José Manuel García	9
Alejandro Gómez	16
Antonio Pérez	17
Antonio Peula	22
(Marc Pujol)	(27)
(José Gruneiro)	(35)

64

4

United States

95

5

England

122

6

Italy

127

7

Hungary

197

8

Tunisia

216

Full results

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

Senior women's race (4.99 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Zola Budd	England	15:01
	Cathy Branta	United States	15:24
	Ingrid Kristiansen	Norway	15:27
4	Fiţa Lovin	Romania	15:35
5	Cornelia Bürki	Switzerland	15:38
6	Angela Tooby	Wales	15:40
7	Olga Bondarenko	Soviet Union	15:40
8	Sue Bruce	New Zealand	15:42
9	Betty Springs	United States	15:44
10	Elena Fidatof	Romania	15:47
11	Debbie Scott	Canada	15:49
12	Monica Joyce	Ireland	15:49
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Cathy Branta	2
Betty Springs	9
Shelly Steely	15
Kathryn Hayes	16
(Mary Knisely)	(28)
(Nan Doak)	(46)

42

Soviet Union

Olga Bondarenko	7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova	19
Marina Rodchenkova	20
Irina Bondarchuk	31
(Tatyana Sokolova)	(41)

77

Romania

Fiţa Lovin	4
Elena Fidatof	10
Paula Ilie	34
Mariana Stanescu	48
(Iulia Besliu)	(87)

96

4

France

109

5

Canada

113

6

Portugal

134

7

New Zealand

144

8

England

153

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Portugal)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	1	2	5
2	Kenya (KEN)	1	3	0	4
3	United States (USA)	1	1	1	3
4	England (ENG)	1	0	0	1
4	Portugal (POR)*	1	0	0	1
6	Soviet Union (URS)	0	1	0	1
7	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
	Romania (ROU)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		6	6	6	18

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]