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 (2:21:06)
Wheelchair menChris Hallam (2:19:53)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (2:47:12)
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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

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Steve Jones   United Kingdom 2:08:16
  Charlie Spedding   United Kingdom 2:08:33
  Allister Hutton   United Kingdom 2:09:16
4 Christoph Herle   West Germany 2:09:23
5 Henrik Jørgensen   Denmark 2:09:43
6 Pat Petersen   United States 2:11:23
7 Bogumił Kuś   Poland 2:11:43
8 Øyvind Dahl   Norway 2:12:57
9 Eirik Berge   Norway 2:13:00
10 Mark Burnhope   United Kingdom 2:13:54
11 Mike Gratton   United Kingdom 2:14:35
12 Trevor Wright   New Zealand 2:14:51
13 Lindsay Robertson   United Kingdom 2:14:59
14 Nicholas Brawn   United Kingdom 2:15:00
15 Ieuan Ellis   United Kingdom 2:15:02
16 Robin Nash   United Kingdom 2:15:12
17 Graham Payne   United Kingdom 2:15:17
18 James Dingwall   United Kingdom 2:15:24
19 Andrew Girling   United Kingdom 2:15:38
20 Esa Tikkanen   Finland 2:15:45

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway 2:21:06
  Sarah Rowell   United Kingdom 2:28:06
  Sally Ann Hales   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 Lynda Bain   United Kingdom 2:33:38
8 Sally Ellis   United Kingdom 2:34:58
9 Véronique Marot   United Kingdom 2:35:12
10 Carolyn Horne   United Kingdom 2:37:26
11 Antonella Bizioli   Italy 2:37:47
12 Annette Roberts   United Kingdom 2:39:04
13 Anne Grohansen   Norway 2:39:30
14 Kim Webb   United Kingdom 2:39:53
15 Celia Duncan   United Kingdom 2:42:56
16 Mette Holm   Denmark 2:43:26
17 Sandra Lappage   United Kingdom 2:44:42
18 Angie Hulley   United Kingdom 2:45:58
19 Barbara Byrnes   Australia 2:46:20
20 Eva Isaacs   Sweden 2:46:21

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Chris Hallam   United Kingdom 2:19:53
  Gerry O'Rourke   Ireland 2:19:55
  Mike Bishop   United Kingdom 2:26:52
4 Kevin Breen   Ireland 2:31:44
5 John Grant   United Kingdom 2:38:54
6 Joseph Fletcher   United Kingdom 2:38:58
7 Gerry Kinsella   United Kingdom 2:44:57
8 Gordon Perry   United Kingdom 2:48:31
9 Mark Agar   United Kingdom 2:51:59
10 Steven Baumber   United Kingdom 2:52:39

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Kay McShane   Ireland 2:47:12
  Josie Cichockyj   United Kingdom 2:55:44
  Denise Smith   United Kingdom 3:21:19
4 Karen Davidson   United Kingdom 3:27:09
5 Joanne Roberts   United Kingdom 4:00:47

References

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