| 1985 New York City Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Men's winner Orlando Pizzolato. | |
| Date | 27 October |
| Location |  New York City, NY |
| Event type | Marathon |
| Distance | 42.195 km |
| Edition | 16th |
| Course records | 2:08:12 (1981 men) 2:25:29 (1981 women) |
← 1984 1986 → | |
The 1985 New York City Marathon was the 16th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 27 October. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Orlando Pizzolato |  Italy | 2:11.34 |
 | Ahmed Salah |  Djibouti | 2:12.29 |
 | Pat Petersen | United States | 2:12.59 |
| 4 | Don Norman | United States | 2:14.08 |
| 5 | Gerard Nijboer |  Netherlands | 2:14.27 |
| 6 | Allan Zachariasen |  Denmark | 2:15.18 |
| 7 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 2:15.33 |
| 8 | Giuseppe Pambianchi | Italy | 2:15.40 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Hussein |  Kenya | 2:15.55 |
| 10 | Jorge Gonzalez |  Puerto Rico | 2:16.51 |
| 11 | Grenville Wood |  Australia | 2:17.13 |
| 12 | Jean-Yves Madelon |  France | 2:17.20 |
| 13 | Julian Goater |  England | 2:17.33 |
| 14 | Antoni Niemczak |  Poland | 2:17.48 |
| 15 | Tommy Persson |  Sweden | 2:18.06 |
| 16 | Nicholas Brawn | England | 2:18.24 |
| 17 | Ric Sayre | United States | 2:18.34 |
| 18 | Budd Coates | United States | 2:18.45 |
| 19 | Sam Ngatia | Kenya | 2:19.29 |
| 20 | Mohammed Rutiginga |  Tanzania | 2:19.55 |
| 21 | Ed Swiatocha | United States | 2:20.11 |
| 22 | Thomas Downes | United States | 2:20.15 |
| 23 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 2:20.41 |
| 24 | Isamu Sennai |  Japan | 2:21.10 |
| 25 | Zoltan Koszegi |  Hungary | 2:21.23 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz |  Norway | 2:28.34 |
| Lisa Ondieki | Australia | 2:29.48 |
| Laura Fogli | Italy | 2:31.36 |
| 4 | Lorraine Moller |  New Zealand | 2:34.55 |
| 5 | Priscilla Welch | England | 2:35.30 |
| 6 | Ngaire Drake | New Zealand | 2:36.53 |
| 7 | Susan King | United States | 2:37.38 |
| 8 | Julie Brown | United States | 2:37.53 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Gareau |  Canada | 2:38.31 |
| 10 | Agnes Sipka | Hungary | 2:40.22 |
| 11 | Evy Palm | Sweden | 2:40.50 |
| 12 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 2:41.08 |
| 13 | Marianne Dickerson | United States | 2:41.28 |
| 14 | Michele Bush | United States | 2:42.03 |
| 15 | Magda Ilands |  Belgium | 2:42.34 |
| 16 | Emma Scaunich | Italy | 2:42.54 |
| 17 | Beth Dillinger | United States | 2:44.27 |
| 18 | Grazyna Mierzejewska | Poland | 2:44.28 |
| 19 | Rita Marchisio | Italy | 2:44.41 |
| 20 | Katy Laetsch | United States | 2:45.26 |
| 21 | Marilyn Hulak | United States | 2:47.01 |
| 22 | Karen Cosgrove | United States | 2:47.09 |
| 23 | Lorna Irving |  Scotland | 2:47.52 |
| 24 | Agnes Pardaens | Belgium | 2:48.39 |
| 25 | Caroll Myers | United States | 2:50.03 |
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