1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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]
| 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 |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 96 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12.19 km)
- For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's 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 | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
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129 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya
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141 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
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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)
- For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's 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 | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
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16 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
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26 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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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)
- For full event details see 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 15:49 |
| 12 | Monica Joyce | Ireland | 15:49 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
42 | ||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
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77 | ||||||||||||
| Romania
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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 |
| 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 nations) | 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]
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See also
References
- 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
- 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, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- 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, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- 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, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- 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
External links
International cross country running championships | ||
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| World |  | |
| Continental | ||
| Regional | ||
See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972) | ||
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