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.On this day...Kristiansen clocks 2:21:06 in the 1985 London Marathon. European Athletics (21 April 2020). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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.2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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.Stats and Figures . London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
Results Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Steve Jones 2:08:16 Charlie Spedding 2:08:33 Allister Hutton 2:09:16 4 Christoph Herle 2:09:23 5 Henrik Jørgensen 2:09:43 6 Pat Petersen 2:11:23 7 Bogumił Kuś 2:11:43 8 Øyvind Dahl 2:12:57 9 Eirik Berge 2:13:00 10 Mark Burnhope 2:13:54 11 Mike Gratton 2:14:35 12 Trevor Wright 2:14:51 13 Lindsay Robertson 2:14:59 14 Nicholas Brawn 2:15:00 15 Ieuan Ellis 2:15:02 16 Robin Nash 2:15:12 17 Graham Payne 2:15:17 18 James Dingwall 2:15:24 19 Andrew Girling 3:28:38 20 Esa Tikkanen 2:15:45
Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Ingrid Kristiansen 2:21:06 Sarah Rowell 2:28:06 Sally Ann Hales 2:28:38 4 Ann Ford 2:31:19 5 Mary O'Connor 2:32:35 6 Katy Laetsch 2:33:20 7 Lynda Bain 2:33:38 8 Sally Ellis 2:34:58 9 Véronique Marot 2:35:12 10 Carolyn Horne 2:37:26 11 Antonella Bizioli 2:37:47 12 Annette Roberts 2:39:04 13 Anne Grohansen 2:39:30 14 Kim Webb 2:39:53 15 Celia Duncan 2:42:56 16 Mette Holm 2:43:26 17 Sandra Lappage 2:44:42 18 Angie Hulley 2:45:58 19 Barbara Byrnes 2:46:20 20 Eva Isaacs 2:46:21
Wheelchair men Position Athlete NationalityTime Chris Hallam 2:19:53 Gerry O'Rourke 2:19:55 Mike Bishop 2:26:52 4 Kevin Breen 2:31:44 5 John Grant 2:38:54 6 Joseph Fletcher 2:38:58 7 Gerry Kinsella 2:44:57 8 Gordon Perry 2:48:31 9 Mark Agar 2:51:59 10 Steven Baumber 2:52:39
Wheelchair women Position Athlete NationalityTime Kay McShane 2:47:12 Josie Cichockyj 2:55:44 Denise Smith 3:21:19 4 Karen Davidson 3:27:09 5 Joanne Roberts 4:00:47
References
Results Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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