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.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.19 km)Carlos Lopes 33:33Paul Kipkoech 33:37Wodajo Bulti 33:38Junior men(8.19 km)Kipkemboi Kimeli 22:18Habte Negash 22:37Wolde Silasse Melkessa 22:37Senior women(4.99 km)Zola Budd 15:01Cathy Branta 15:24Ingrid Kristiansen 15:27 TeamSenior men 129 141 153Junior men 16 26 64Senior women 42 77 96
Race results
Senior men's race (12.19 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Carlos Lopes 33:33 Paul Kipkoech 33:37 Wodajo Bulti 33:38 4 Bekele Debele 33:45 5 John Treacy 33:48 6 Kassa Balcha 33:51 7 Christoph Herle 33:53 8 Abdelrazzak Bounour 33:54 9 Pierre Levisse 33:56 10 Bruce Bickford 33:57 11 Fernando Mamede 33:59 12 Pat Porter 34:02 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points 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 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 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 4 259 5 321 6 363 7 368 8 437 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.19 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Kipkemboi Kimeli 22:18 Habte Negash 22:37 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 22:37 4 Rafera Workench 22:45 5 Ngotho Musyoki 22:48 6 Lawrence Gatogo 23:04 7 Tilahun Ebba 23:07 8 Debebe Demisse 23:11 9 José Manuel García 23:15 10 Brahim Boutayeb 23:19 11 Paolo Tagliapietra 23:22 12 Jeff Cannada 23:23 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Habte Negash 2 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 3 Rafera Workench 4 Tilahun Ebba 7 (Debebe Demisse) (8) (Kalcha Abcha) (18) 16 Kipkemboi Kimeli 1 Ngotho Musyoki 5 Lawrence Gatogo 6 Samuel Okemwa 14 26 José Manuel García 9 Alejandro Gómez 16 Antonio Pérez 17 Antonio Peula 22 (Marc Pujol) (27) (José Gruneiro) (35) 64 4 95 5 122 6 127 7 197 8 216 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.99 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Zola Budd 15:01 Cathy Branta 15:24 Ingrid Kristiansen 15:27 4 Fiţa Lovin 15:35 5 Cornelia Bürki 15:38 6 Angela Tooby 15:40 7 Olga Bondarenko 15:40 8 Sue Bruce 15:42 9 Betty Springs 15:44 10 Elena Fidatof 15:47 11 Debbie Scott 15:49 12 Monica Joyce 15:49 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Cathy Branta 2 Betty Springs 9 Shelly Steely 15 Kathryn Hayes 16 (Mary Knisely) (28) (Nan Doak) (46) 42 Olga Bondarenko 7 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 19 Marina Rodchenkova 20 Irina Bondarchuk 31 (Tatyana Sokolova) (41) 77 Fiţa Lovin 4 Elena Fidatof 10 Paula Ilie 34 Mariana Stanescu 48 (Iulia Besliu) (87) 96 4 109 5 113 6 134 7 144 8 153 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
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.
(15) (6) (21) (15) (9) (21) (7) (7) (5) (18) (2) (21) (15) (9) (21) (17) (7) (10) (7) (3) (20) (2) (18) (7) (2) (14) (6) (12) (12) (13) (18) (3) (9) (4) (6) (21) (5) (1) (14) (21) (7) (21) (13) (12) (12) (1) (21) (20) (16) (3)
See also 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1985 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia