1985_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 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 |
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Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists,[5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12.19 km) |
Carlos Lopes Portugal | 33:33 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 33:37 | Wodajo Bulti 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 |  Romania | 96 |
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Senior men's race (12.19 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.19 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.99 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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 |  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 |  Canada | 15:49 |
| 12 | Monica Joyce | Ireland | 15:49 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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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 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
* Host nation (Portugal)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| 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 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
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]
Algeria (15)
Angola (6)
Australia (21)
Belgium (15)
Brazil (9)
Canada (21)
China (7)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (5)
Denmark (18)
Egypt (2)
England (21)
Ethiopia (15)
Finland (9)
France (21)
Gibraltar (17)
Greece (7)
Hong Kong (10)
Hungary (7)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (20)
Israel (2)
Italy (18)
Japan (7)
Jordan (2)
Kenya (14)
Kuwait (6)
Morocco (12)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (13)
Northern Ireland (18)
North Yemen (3)
Norway (9)
Palestine (4)
Poland (6)
Portugal (21)
Romania (5)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (14)
Scotland (21)
Soviet Union (7)
Spain (21)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (12)
Tunisia (12)
Turkey (1)
United States (21)
Wales (20)
West Germany (16)
Zimbabwe (3)
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