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1985 Boston Marathon

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89th Boston Marathon
Competitors running in the marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 15
Champions
MenGeoff Smith (2:14:05)
WomenLisa Rainsberger (2:34:06)
Wheelchair menGeorge Murray (1:43:25)
Wheelchair womenCandace Cable (2:05:26)
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The 1985 Boston Marathon was the 89th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 15. The elite men's race was won by Great Britain's Geoff Smith in a time of 2:14:05 hours and the women's race was won by American Lisa Rainsberger in 2:34:06. In the wheelchair race, George Murray of the United States won the men's race in 1:45:34 and Candace Cable of United States won the women's race in 2:05:26.

A total of 3931 runners finished the race, 3472 men and 459 women.

The elite field was of a lower standard than usual, given the lack of prize money on offer and it being the year after an Olympics. The men's and women's winners were by far the favourites for their races, Smith particularly so after the refusal to admit Mark Plaatjes into the race, as part of the international sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.[1]

Results

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Men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Geoff Smith  United Kingdom 2:14:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Tuttle  United States 2:19:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Helgeson  United States 2:21:15
4 Lou Supino  United States 2:21:19
5 Robert Doyle  United States 2:21:31
6 Toru Mimura  Japan 2:23:35
7 Charles Hewes  United States 2:23:35
8 Dan Dillon  United States 2:23:50
9 Christopher Fletcher  United States 2:24:29
10 Norman Blair  United States 2:25:23
11 Randall Dyson  United States 2:25:36
12 Mark Amway  United States 2:26:22
13 Wayne Jacob  United States 2:26:59
14 Michael Slavin  United States 2:26:59
15 Stephen Grygiel  United States 2:27:04
16 Mark Lohman  United States 2:27:11
17 Peter Kanfer  United States 2:27:12
18 John Zupanc  United States 2:27:13
19 Joseph Worden  United States 2:27:20
20 Edwin Hurlow  United States 2:27:58
21 Michael Novelli  United States 2:28:23
22 Bob Clifford  United States 2:28:27
23 Patrick Corrigan  United States 2:28:33
24 Kevin Retelle  United States 2:28:36
25 Fred Schneck  United States 2:28:39

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisa Rainsberger  United States 2:34:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lynne Huntington  United Kingdom 2:42:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karen Dunn  United States 2:42:27
4 Deborah Butterfield  United States 2:43:47
5 Vickie Smith  United States 2:46:33
6 Kathleen Northrop  United States 2:46:43
7 Kimberly Moody  United States 2:46:51
8 Mary Hynes  United States 2:48:57
9 Elizabeth Bulman  United States 2:50:16
10 Beth Dillinger  United States 2:50:36
11 Patricia Hinson  United States 2:52:42
12 Susan Lupica  United States 2:53:33
13 Caryle Andrew  United States 2:53:35
14 Sherry Langlais  United States 2:55:34
15 Betty Hite  United States 2:55:38
16 Pauline Brown  New Zealand 2:56:08
17 Sally Zimmer  United States 2:56:53
18 Nancy Munroe  United States 2:58:19
19 Eileen Portz  United States 2:58:33
20 Melinda Ireland  United States 2:59:11
21 Lynne Walmer  United States 2:59:44
22 Kirsten Gilbert  United States 2:59:55
23 Elizabeth Brim  United States 3:00:51
24 Pamela Burke  United States 3:00:59
25 Doreen Mastalli  United States 3:01:14

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Murray  United States 1:45:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Viger  Canada 1:47:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Knaub  United States 1:48:44
4 Tom Foran  United States 1:50:09
5 Paul Phelan  United States 1:51:40
6 Ron Minor  United States 1:54:23
7 Jim Martinson  United States 1:55:20
8 Jim Tennigkeit  United States 1:57:18
9 John Rodolph  United States 2:01:18
10 Randy Snow  United States 2:04:12

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Candace Cable  United States 2:05:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Angela Leriti  United States 2:21:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amy Doofenbaker  United States 2:34:42

References

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  1. ^ Cimons, Marlene (1985-04-16). Geoff Smith Wins Boston Marathon; Record Bid Fails . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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