The 1985 Berlin Marathon was the 12th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 29 September. Britain's James Ashworth won the men's race in 2:11:43 hours, while the women's race was won by Belgium Magda Ilands in 2:34:10. Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:57:28) and Gabriele Schild (2:33:51), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 9810 runners finished the race, comprising 9146 men and 664 women.
| 12th Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Berlin, West Germany |
| Date | 29 September |
| Champions | |
| Men | James Ashworth (2:11:43) |
| Women | Magda Ilands (2:34:10) |
| Wheelchair men | Heinz Frei (1:57:28) |
| Wheelchair women | Gabriele Schild (2:33:51) |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
James Ashworth |  United Kingdom |
2:11:43 |
 |
Henrik Albahn |  Denmark |
2:13:47 |
 |
Marc De Blander |  Belgium |
2:13:59 |
| 4 | Gyula Borka |  Hungary |
2:14:02 |
| 5 | Justin Gloden |  Luxembourg |
2:14:28 |
| 6 | Zbigniew Pierzynka |  Poland |
2:14:41 |
| 7 | Johan Skovbjerg | Denmark |
2:14:50 |
| 8 | Eleuterio Antón |  Spain |
2:15:39 |
| 9 | Bogdan Śliwiński | Poland |
2:15:44 |
| 10 | Józef Ziubrak | Poland |
2:16:08 |
| 11 | Willem Zeegers |  Netherlands |
2:16:35 |
| 12 | Lucien Rottiers | Belgium |
2:16:56 |
| 13 | Ian Beauchamp | United Kingdom |
2:17:22 |
| 14 | Ingo Sensburg |  West Germany |
2:17:33 |
| 15 | Joseph Perske |  United States |
2:17:52 |
| 16 | Gerard Helme | United Kingdom |
2:17:57 |
| 17 | Víctor Mora |  Colombia |
2:18:12 |
| 18 | Niels Kim Hjorth | Denmark |
2:18:25 |
| 19 | Richard Umberg |  Switzerland |
2:18:37 |
| 20 | Klaas Lok | Netherlands |
2:18:39 |
Women edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Magda Ilands | Belgium |
2:34:10 |
| |
Karen Holdsworth | United Kingdom |
2:35:18 |
| |
Ágnes Sipka | Hungary |
2:35:27 |
| 4 | Gabriela Wolf | West Germany |
2:36:04 |
| 5 | Gabriela Gorzynska | Poland |
2:38:13 |
| 6 | Heidi Jacobsen |  Norway |
2:38:29 |
| 7 | Angelika Dunke | West Germany |
2:39:35 |
| 8 | Helene Eschler | Switzerland |
2:43:02 |
| 9 | Linda Delvaux | Luxembourg |
2:43:41 |
| 10 | Mette Holm | Denmark |
2:44:42 |
| 11 | Sylvia Kerambrum | United Kingdom |
2:45:03 |
| 12 | Lorna Irving | United Kingdom |
2:45:34 |
| 13 | Celia Duncan | United Kingdom |
2:46:00 |
| 14 | Helle Dossing | Denmark |
2:46:39 |
| 15 | Sonja Ambrosy | West Germany |
2:47:19 |
| 16 | Helena Koziorynska | Poland |
2:49:47 |
| 17 | Regina Schulz | West Germany |
2:50:12 |
| 18 | Annemarie Grüner | West Germany |
2:50:33 |
| 19 | Vibeke Nielsen | Denmark |
2:50:42 |
| 20 | Daniela Staudenmann | Switzerland |
2:50:53 |
Wheelchair men edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Heinz Frei | Switzerland |
1:57:28 |
| |
Erwin Zemp | Switzerland |
1:57:29 |
| |
Jean-Marc Berset |  France |
2:03:51 |
| 4 | Hubert Foppe | West Germany |
2:10:29 |
| 5 | Hans Korte | West Germany |
2:10:30 |
| 6 | Frank Löhr | West Germany |
2:10:50 |
| 7 | Errol Merklein | West Germany |
2:14:58 |
| 8 | Terje Roel | Norway |
2:20:17 |
| 9 | Hans Albert Werkmann | West Germany |
2:20:38 |
| 10 | Urs Schild | Switzerland |
2:21:58 |
Wheelchair women edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Gabriele Schild | Switzerland |
2:33:51 |
| |
Margit Quell | West Germany |
2:42:21 |
| |
Waltraud Hagenlocher | West Germany |
2:56:45 |
| 4 | Birgit Frank | West Germany |
2:58:56 |
| 5 | Roswitha Wotte | West Germany |
3:03:43 |
| 6 | Elly Kleiner | West Germany |
3:12:13 |
References edit
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- Berlin Marathon results archive. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2020-06-07.