1985 Berlin Marathon

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)

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.

Results

Men

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)	James Ashworth	United Kingdom	2:11:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Henrik Albahn	Denmark	2:13:47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	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

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Magda Ilands	Belgium	2:34:10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Karen Holdsworth	United Kingdom	2:35:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	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

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:57:28
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Erwin Zemp	Switzerland	1:57:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	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

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Gabriele Schild	Switzerland	2:33:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Margit Quell	West Germany	2:42:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	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

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
• Berlin Marathon results archive. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

External links

• Official website