1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition13th
DateMarch 24
Host cityLisbon, Portugal 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

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

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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

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Senior men's race (12.19 km)

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Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlos Lopes  Portugal 33:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Kipkoech  Kenya 33:37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

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Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kipkemboi Kimeli  Kenya 22:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Habte Negash  Ethiopia 22:37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Habte Negash 2
Wolde Silasse Melkessa 3
Rafera Workench 4
Tilahun Ebba 7
(Debebe Demisse) (8)
(Kalcha Abcha) (18)
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
Kipkemboi Kimeli 1
Ngotho Musyoki 5
Lawrence Gatogo 6
Samuel Okemwa 14
26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

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Main article: 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zola Budd  England 15:01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cathy Branta  United States 15:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Cathy Branta 2
Betty Springs 9
Shelly Steely 15
Kathryn Hayes 16
(Mary Knisely) (28)
(Nan Doak) (46)
42
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Olga Bondarenko 7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 19
Marina Rodchenkova 20
Irina Bondarchuk 31
(Tatyana Sokolova) (41)
77
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

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  *   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 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 25, 1985), World title for Budd, but Muir puts his foot in it - Zola Budd won the world women's cross-country title over a three-mile course in Lisbon yesterday..., Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved October 22, 2013
  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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ^ a b 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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