1985 Boston Marathon Explained

Competition:	89th Boston Marathon
Venue:	Boston, United States
Dates:	April 15
Men:	Geoff Smith
Men Win Value:	2:14:05
Women:	Lisa Rainsberger
Women Win Value:	2:34:06
Wheelchair Men:	George Murray
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	1:43:25
Wheelchair Women:	Candace Cable
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	2:05:26
Prev:	1984
Next:	1986

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

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:14:05
			2:19:11
			2:21:15
4			2:21:19
5			2:21:31
6			2:23:35
7			2:23:35
8			2:23:50
9			2:24:29
10			2:25:23
11			2:25:36
12			2:26:22
13			2:26:59
14			2:26:59
15			2:27:04
16			2:27:11
17			2:27:12
18			2:27:13
19			2:27:20
20			2:27:58
21			2:28:23
22			2:28:27
23			2:28:33
24			2:28:36
25			2:28:39

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:34:06
			2:42:15
			2:42:27
4			2:43:47
5			2:46:33
6			2:46:43
7			2:46:51
8			2:48:57
9			2:50:16
10			2:50:36
11			2:52:42
12			2:53:33
13			2:53:35
14			2:55:34
15			2:55:38
16			2:56:08
17			2:56:53
18			2:58:19
19			2:58:33
20			2:59:11
21			2:59:44
22			2:59:55
23			3:00:51
24			3:00:59
25			3:01:14

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:45:34
			1:47:23
			1:48:44
4			1:50:09
5			1:51:40
6			1:54:23
7			1:55:20
8			1:57:18
9			2:01:18
10			2:04:12

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:05:26
			2:21:11
			2:34:42

References

Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
Boston Marathon Historical Results. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
1985 Boston Marathon Marathon Wheelchair. Athlinks. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

External links

Boston Athletic Association website

Notes and References

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