1985 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the year 1985 in the sport of athletics.

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International Events

World records

Men

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
1,500 metres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)3:29.6716 July Nice, France
Flag of Morocco.svg  Said Aouita  (MAR)3:29.4623 August Berlin, West Germany
Mile Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)3:46.3227 July Oslo, Norway
2,000 metres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)4:51.394 August Budapest, Hungary
5,000 metres Flag of Morocco.svg  Said Aouita  (MAR)13:00.4027 July Oslo, Norway
High Jump Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rudolf Povarnitsyn  (URS)2.40m11 August Donetsk, Soviet Union
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Paklin  (URS)2.41m4 September Kobe, Japan
Pole Vault Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)6.00m13 July Paris, France
Triple Jump Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Banks  (USA)17.97m16 June Indianapolis, USA
Shot Put Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)22.62m22 September Berlin, Germany
Half Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Jones  (GBR)1:01:1411 August Birmingham, UK
Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Curp  (USA)1:00:5515 September Philadelphia, United States
Marathon Flag of Portugal.svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)2:07:1220 April Rotterdam, Netherlands

Women

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
400 metres Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)47.606 October Canberra, Australia
Mile Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)4:16.7121 August Zürich, Switzerland
5,000 metres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zola Budd  (GBR)14:48.0726 August London, Great Britain
10,000 metres Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)30:59.4227 July Oslo, Norway
400m Hurdles Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)53.5522 September East Berlin, East Germany
4 × 100 m Relay Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
• Silke Möller
• Sabine Günther
• Ingrid Auerswald
• Marlies Göhr 		41.376 October Canberra, Australia
Long Jump Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)7.4422 September East Berlin, East Germany
Javelin Throw Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)75.264 June Schwerin, East Germany
Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)75.404 June Schwerin, East Germany

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)9.98
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ben Johnson  (CAN)10.00
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Harvey Glance  (USA)10.05
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Frank Emmelmann  (GDR)10.06
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Terry Scott  (USA)10.08

200 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Lorenzo Daniel  (USA)20.07
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Kirk Baptiste  (USA)20.11
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Roy Martin  (USA)20.13
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)20.14
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)20.21

400 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Franks  (USA)44.47
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Thomas Schönlebe  (GDR)44.62
3.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Innocent Egbunike  (NGR)44.66
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Roddie Haley  (USA)44.67
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Darrell Robinson  (USA)44.71

800 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)1:42.49
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Johnny Gray  (USA)1:42.60
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)1:42.88
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)1:43.07
5.Flag of the United States.svg  David Mack  (USA)1:43.35

1,500 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)3:29.46
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)3:29.67
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)3:29.77
4.Flag of Spain.svg  José Luis González  (ESP)3:30.92
5.Flag of Spain.svg  José Manuel Abascal  (ESP)3:31.69

Mile

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)3:46.32
2.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)3:46.92
3.Flag of Spain.svg  José Luis González  (ESP)3:47.79
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)3:49.22
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)3:49.93

3,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)7:32.94
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Padilla  (USA)7:38.25
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)7:38.53
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)7:42.61
5.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Johan Fourie  (RSA)7:44.0

5,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)13:00.40
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)13:01.15
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Cova  (ITA)13:10.06
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Bruce Bickford  (USA)13:13.49
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Padilla  (USA)13:15.44

10,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Bruce Bickford  (USA)27:37.17
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Nenow  (USA)27:40.85
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Eyestone  (USA)27:41.05
4.Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:41.09
5.Flag of Japan.svg  Toshihiko Seko  (JPN)27:42.17

Half Marathon

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Curp  (USA)1:00:55

110m Hurdles

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Roger Kingdom  (USA)13.14
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Foster  (USA)13.24
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)13.25
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark McKoy  (CAN)13.27
Flag of the United States.svg  Tonie Campbell  (USA)

400m Hurdles

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)47.63
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)47.67
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)47.85
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Vasilyev  (URS)47.92
5.Flag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Dia Bâ  (SEN)48.29

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:09.17
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Krzysztof Wesolowski  (POL)8:11.04
3.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:11.07
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Schwarz  (FRG)8:11.93
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graeme Fell  (CAN)8:12.58

High Jump

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Paklin  (URS)2.41
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rudolf Povarnitsyn  (URS)2.40
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Dietmar Mögenburg  (FRG)2.39
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Patrik Sjöberg  (SWE)2.38
5.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Annys  (BEL)2.36

Long Jump

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.62
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)8.44
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Grimes  (USA)8.43
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Robert Emmiyan  (URS)8.30
Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szalma  (HUN)

Triple Jump

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Banks  (USA)17.97
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Charles Simpkins  (USA)17.86
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Khristo Markov  (BUL)17.77
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)17.71
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Protsenko  (URS)17.69

Discus

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Imrich Bugár  (TCH)71.26
2.Flag of Cuba.svg  Luis Delís  (CUB)70.00
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Jürgen Schult  (GDR)69.74
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Knut Hjeltnes  (NOR)69.62
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Martínez  (CUB)69.32

Hammer

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)84.08
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS)82.70
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR)82.64
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Sahner  (FRG)81.56
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Matthias Moder  (GDR)80.92

Shot Put

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)22.62
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Smirnov  (URS)22.05
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Andrei  (ITA)21.95
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Remigius Machura  (URS)21.88
Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)

Javelin (old design)

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Hohn  (GDR)96.96
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Crouser  (USA)95.10
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Duncan Atwood  (USA)94.06
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Yevsyukov  (URS)93.70
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeněk Adamec  (TCH)92.94

Pole Vault

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)6.00
2.Flag of France.svg  Pierre Quinon  (FRA)5.90
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Dial  (USA)5.85
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasiliy Bubka  (URS)5.80
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Tully  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Vigneron  (FRA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pavel Bogatyryov  (URS)
Flag of France.svg  Philippe Collet  (FRA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Marian Kolasa  (POL)

Decathlon

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Torsten Voss  (GDR)8559
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Freimuth  (GDR)8504
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Siegfried Wentz  (FRG)8440
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Nevskiy  (URS)8409
5.Flag of the United States.svg  John Sayre  (USA)8381

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Göhr  (GDR)10.86
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey-Page  (JAM)10.92
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)10.97
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marina Zhirova  (URS)10.98
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Silke Gladisch  (GDR)10.99

200 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)21.78
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey-Page  (JAM)21.93
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Valerie Brisco  (USA)21.98
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Silke Gladisch  (GDR)22.12
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Marshall  (USA)22.39

400 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)47.60
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Vladykina  (URS)48.27
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Valerie Brisco  (USA)49.56
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Pinigina  (URS)49.61
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)49.89

800 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ella Kovacs  (ROU)1:55.68
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)1:55.91
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ravilya Agletdinova  (URS)1:56.24
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadiya Olizarenko  (URS)1:56.25
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Podkopayeva  (URS)1:56.65

1,500 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)3:57.24
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)3:57.73
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ravilya Agletdinova  (URS)3:58.40
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Artyomova  (URS)3:59.28
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Doina Melinte  (ROU)3:59.88

Mile

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)4:16.71
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)4:17.33
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zola Budd  (GBR)4:17.57
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kirsty McDermott  (GBR)4:19.41
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)4:21.59

3,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)8:25.83
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:27.83
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zola Budd  (GBR)8:28.83
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zamira Zaytseva  (URS)8:35.74
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)8:36.51

5,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zola Budd  (GBR)14:48.07
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Artyomova  (URS)14:54.08
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)14:55.76
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)14:57.43
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)15:06.04

10,000 metres

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)30:59.42
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)31:25.18
3.Flag of Portugal.svg  Aurora Cunha  (POR)31:35.46
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Guskova  (URS)31:57.80
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Lynn Jennings  (USA)32:03.37

Half Marathon

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Joan Benoit  (USA)1:09:44

100m Hurdles

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ginka Zagorcheva  (BUL)12.42
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Akimova  (URS)12.59
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Gusarova  (URS)12.61
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Korshunova  (URS)12.71
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Cornelia Oschkenat  (GDR)12.72

400m Hurdles

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)53.33
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Genowefa Błaszak  (POL)54.27
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pavlova  (URS)54.34
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marina Stepanova  (URS)54.37
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Judi Brown-King  (USA)54.38

High Jump

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.06
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)2.02
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Silvia Costa  (CUB)2.01
4.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Charmaine Weavers  (RSA)2.00
Flag of the United States.svg  Louise Ritter  (USA)

Long Jump

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)7.44
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Khlopotnova  (URS)7.31
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (URS)7.28
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner  (USA)7.24
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)7.19

Shot Put

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Lisovskaya  (URS)21.73
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Akhrymenko  (URS)21.08
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)21.03
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihaela Loghin  (ROU)20.97
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Helma Knorscheidt  (GDR)20.79

Discus

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savinkova  (URS)72.96
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeňka Šilhavá  (TCH)70.70
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Maritza Marten  (CUB)70.50
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Hellmann  (GDR)69.78
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Florenţa Crăciunescu  (ROU)69.50

Javelin (old design)

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)75.40
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)72.98
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Ivonne Leal  (CUB)71.82
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)71.18
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)70.62

Heptathlon

RANK1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner  (USA)6718
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Jane Frederick  (USA)6666
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Malgorzata Nowak  (POL)6616
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Paetz  (GDR)6595
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Shubenkova  (URS)6510

Marathon

Year Rankings

Men

RANKATHLETETIMEDATEEVENT
1. Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Lopes (POR)2:07.12WRApril 20 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Jones (WAL)2:07.13October 20 Chicago, United States
3. Flag of Djibouti.svg Djama Robleh (DJI)2:08.08October 20 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of Djibouti.svg Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)2:08.09April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
5. Flag of Japan.svg Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)2:08.15April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Jones (WAL)2:08.16April 21 London, United Kingdom
7. Flag of Djibouti.svg Djama Robleh (DJI)2:08.26April 14 Hiroshima, Japan
8. Flag of England.svg Charlie Spedding (ENG)2:08.33April 21 London, United Kingdom
9. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert de Castella (AUS)2:08.48October 20 Chicago, United States
10. Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mark Plaatjes (RSA)2:08.58May 4 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Women

RANKATHLETETIMEDATEEVENT
1. Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)2:21:06WRApril 21 London, United Kingdom
2. Flag of the United States.svg Joan Samuelson (USA)2:21:21October 20 Chicago, United States
3. Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)2:23:05October 20 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of Portugal.svg Rosa Mota (POR)2:23:29October 20 Chicago, United States
5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Beurskens (NED)2:27:50October 20 Chicago, United States
6. Flag of England.svg Veronique Marot (ENG)2:28:04October 20 Chicago, United States
7. Flag of England.svg Sarah Rowell (ENG)2:28:06April 21 London, United Kingdom
8. Flag of Ireland.svg Carey May (IRL)2:28:07January 27 Osaka, Japan
9. Flag of Norway.svg Grete Waitz (NOR)2:28:34April 21 New York, United States
10. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Silvia Ruegger (CAN)2:28:36January 6 Houston, United States

National Champions

NATIONMEN'S WINNERTIMEWOMEN'S WINNERTIMEPLACEDATE
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Grenville Wood 2:13:37 Elizabeth Patmore 2:46:00 Sydney June 9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Frederik Vandervennet 2:15:49 Agnes Pardaens 2:42:25 Leuven June 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Roger Schwegel 2:22:32 Bernadette Duffy 2:48:09 Winnipeg June 16
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Hisatoshi Shintaku 2:09:51—— Fukuoka December 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Cor Vriend 2:15:51 Eefje van Wissen 2:39:32 Enschede June 22
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Herbert Steffny 2:12:12 Charlotte Teske 2:32:38 Frankfurt May 19
Flag of the United States.svg United States Ken Martin [1] 2:12:57 Nancy Ditz [2] 2:31:36 Pittsburgh (men) / California (women)May 5 (men) / December 8 (women)

Road races

DateRaceLocationMen's winnerTimeWomen's winnerTime
January 27 Osaka International Ladies Marathon Flag of Japan.svg Japan—— Flag of Ireland.svg Carey May 2:28:07
February 2 Auckland Marathon Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Wells 2:16:43 Flag of Denmark.svg Kiersti Jakobsen 2:37:12
February 10 Tokyo Marathon Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru So 2:10:32——
March 17 Barcelona Marathon Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Garcia 2:18:16 Flag of Spain.svg Joaquina Casas 2:48:01
March 31 Vienna Marathon Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Hartmann 2:14:59 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Tsukhlo 2:39:01
April 15 Boston Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of England.svg Geoff Smith 2:14:05 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Rainsberger 2:34:06
April 20 Rotterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Lopes 2:07:12WR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilma Rusman 2:35:32
April 21 London Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Jones 2:08:16 Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen 2:21:06WR
May 5 Pittsburgh Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg Ken Martin 2:12:57 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Ondieki 2:31:54
May 5 Vancouver Marathon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Wellington 2:24:24 Flag of Japan.svg Kikue Teshima 2:55:34
May 6 Belfast Marathon Ulster Banner.svg Belfast Ulster Banner.svg Martin Deane 2:15:52 Ulster Banner.svg Moira O'Neill 2:45:40
May 12 Amsterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jose Reveyn 2:19:25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carolien Lucas 2:47:15
May 12 Paris Marathon Flag of France.svg France Flag of France.svg Jacky Boxberger 2:10:49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maureen Hurst 2:43:31
May 19 Geneva Marathon Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolay Shamyeyev 2:19:17 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nadezhda Gumerova 2:36:04
June 1 Stockholm Marathon Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Persson 2:17:18 Flag of Sweden.svg Jeanette Nordgren 2:36:43
July 21 San Francisco Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg Ric Sayre 2:15:08 Flag of Denmark.svg Kersti Jakosen 2:38:03
August 25 Reykjavik Marathon Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Flag of Germany.svg Josef Hermann 2:30:04 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Watson 2:52:44
August 31 Oslo Marathon Flag of Norway.svg Norway Flag of Sweden.svg Josef Machalek 2:19:00 Flag of Norway.svg Oddrun Hovsengen 2:43:39
September 29 Berlin Marathon Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Flag of England.svg Jimmy Ashworth 2:11:43 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magda Ilands 2:34:10
September 29 Portland Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Hill 2:19:42 Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Bernot 2:51:25
October 12 Enschede Marathon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Köszegi 2:15:39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eefje van Wissen 2:39:32
October 12 Niagara Marathon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of the United States.svg Mark Coleman2:30:29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charlene MacDonald 3:07:20
October 13 Athens Classic Marathon Flag of Greece.svg Greece Flag of Sweden.svg Michael Hill2:26:20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eryl Davies 3:04:30
October 13 Beijing Marathon Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru So 2:10:23——
October 13 Melbourne Marathon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frederick Vandervennet 2:12:35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Reddan 2:44:56
October 20 Chicago Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Jones 2:07:13 Flag of the United States.svg Joan Samuelson 2:21:21
October 27 New York City Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Italy.svg Orlando Pizzolato 2:11:34 Flag of Norway.svg Grete Waitz 2:28:34
October 28 Dublin Marathon Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Dick Hooper 2:16:14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julia Gates 2:41:26
November 3 Istanbul Marathon Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Mehmet Terzi 2:12:50——
November 17 Buenos Aires Marathon Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Ruben Huerga 2:25:20 Flag of Argentina.svg Derlis Maria Fraschina 3:59:47
November 17 Tokyo Marathon Flag of Japan.svg Japan—— Flag of East Germany.svg Katrin Doerre 2:34:21
December 1 Fukuoka Marathon Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg Hisatoshi Shintaku 2:09:51——
December 8 Honolulu Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Kenya.svg Ibrahim Hussein 2:12:08 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Beurskens 2:35:51
December 17 Tiberias Marathon Flag of Israel.svg Israel Flag of Scotland.svg Lindsay Robertson 2:15:39 Flag of the United States.svg Sharlet Gilbert 2:42:54

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  1. ↑ "USA Champions Men's Marathon" . Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "USA Champions Women's Marathon" . Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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