The 1985 World Marathon Cup was the first edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Hiroshima, Japan, on 13 and 14 April. [1]
| # | Nations | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Djibouti Hussein Ahmed Salah Djama Robleh Omar Abdillahi Charmarke | 6:27:08 |
| 2 |  Japan Takeyuki Nakayama Takeshi So Shigeru So | 6:31:43 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia Abebe Mekonnen Kebede Balcha Dereje Nedi | 6:32:46 |
| # | Nations | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy Laura Fogli Rita Marchisio Emma Scaunich | 7:51:27 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union Zoya Ivanova Raisa Smekhnova Nadezhda Usmanova | 7:53:22 |
| 3 |  East Germany Katrin Dörre Birgit Stephan Gabriele Riemann | 8:00:02 |
World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics.
The Fukuoka International Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan. It was previously known as the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship between 1947 and 2021, when it was announced the race would be discontinued on its 75th edition. However, due to popular support, a successor race, inheriting the tradition and course of the original marathon, was established the next year.
The Nagoya Women's Marathon (名古屋ウィメンズマラソン), named Nagoya International Women's Marathon until the 2010 race, is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds World Athletics Platinum road race status. It is held on the same day as the Nagoya City Marathon, an event consisting of a half marathon (21.0975 km) and a quarter marathon (10.5 km), with both races open to both males and females.
Yelena Sipatova is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, and a former winner of the Rome City Marathon (1995) and the Istanbul Marathon (1993).
EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an annual international half marathon competition which is contested every March in Lisbon, Portugal. It carries IAAF Gold Label Road Race status. The men's course record of 57:31 was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2021, which was the world record for the half marathon distance until 2024. Kenyan runners have been very successful in the competition, accounting for over half of the total winners, with Tegla Loroupe taking the honours in the women's race on six separate occasions. The Lisbon Half Marathon is not to be confused with Luso Portugal Half Marathon, another prominent half marathon race which is also held in Lisbon in October.
Elena Fidatov, sometimes known as Elena Fidatof, is a former Romanian middle- and long-distance runner who competed in track, road, and cross country running competitions. In a period spanning 1984 to 2002, she competed at IAAF World Cross Country Championships on thirteen occasions, making her one of the most frequent participants at the event. She is a two-time Olympian for Romania, having represented her country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.
The Seoul International Marathon, also known as The Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon or Seoul Marathon, is an annual marathon race that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It is hosted by the newspaper The Dong-A Ilbo. It is one of two annual races over the 42.195 km classic distance in the city, alongside the JoongAng Seoul Marathon which is held in November. It holds World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race status. First held in 1931, it is the third longest-running road running competition in Asia after the Hakone Ekiden and Chugoku Yamaguchi Ekiden in Japan.
Vincenza Sicari is an Italian long-distance runner. She represented Italy internationally in cross country running early in her career, but later moved on to road events. She has appeared at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on three occasions and ran in the marathon for Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Silvana Cruciata is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Her best of 18.084 km for the one hour run set in 1981 was a world record for over seventeen years.
Tiziana Alagia is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. She represented Italy at the World Championships in Athletics in 2001. A one-time Italian marathon champion, her best for the distance was 2:27:53 hours. She primarily competed in Italy and won marathon races in Florence, Carpi, Turin, Padova and Piacenza.
Stanley Kipleting Biwott is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. He won the 2012 Paris Marathon in a course record time of 2:05:11 hours and the 2015 New York City Marathon. His half marathon best is 58:56 minutes.
The 1987 World Marathon Cup was the second edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Seoul, South Korea on 12 April.
The 1989 World Marathon Cup was the third edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Milan, Italy.
The 1995 World Marathon Cup was the sixth edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Athens, Greece.
The 1991 World Marathon Cup was the fourth edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in London, United Kingdom. The competition was held jointly with the annual London Marathon on 21 April.
The 1993 World Marathon Cup was the fifth edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in San Sebastián, Spain.
The IAAF World Road Relay Championships was a biennial international athletics competition in long-distance relay running. First organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1992, the championship ran for four editions, with its last one occurring in 1998.
The 1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay was a one-off global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It marked the first time that the IAAF had formally hosted an ekiden competition, and preceded the formation of a world championship event, the IAAF World Road Relay Championships six years later. The event took place on 30 November in Hiroshima, Japan.
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| Continental Cup* | |
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| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
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| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
