1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race explained

Senior women's race at the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	13th
Date:	March 24
Host City:	Lisbon, Portugal
Location:	Sports Complex of Jamor
Nations Participating:	28
Athletes Participating:	131
Races:	1
Distances:	4.99 km – Senior women
Previous:	1984 East Rutherford
Next:	1986 Colombier

The Senior women's race at the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Sports Complex of Jamor on March 24, 1985. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (4.99 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		15:01
	align=left		align=left		15:24
	align=left		align=left		15:27
4	align=left		align=left		15:35
5	align=left		align=left		15:38
6	align=left		align=left		15:40
7	align=left		align=left		15:40
8	align=left		align=left		15:42
9	align=left		align=left		15:44
10	align=left		align=left		15:47
11	align=left		align=left		15:49
12	align=left		align=left		15:49
13	align=left		align=left		15:50
14	align=left		align=left		15:50
15	align=left		align=left		15:51
16	align=left		align=left		15:54
17	align=left		align=left		15:55
18	align=left		align=left		15:56
19	align=left		align=left		15:56
20	align=left		align=left		15:56
21	align=left		align=left		15:56
22	align=left		align=left		15:57
23	align=left		align=left		15:57
24	align=left		align=left		15:58
25	align=left		align=left		16:00
26	align=left		align=left		16:01
27	align=left		align=left		16:02
28	align=left		align=left		16:03
29	align=left		align=left		16:04
30	align=left		align=left		16:05
31	align=left		align=left		16:05
32	align=left		align=left		16:05
33	align=left		align=left		16:05
34	align=left		align=left		16:06
35	align=left		align=left		16:09
36	align=left		align=left		16:09
37	align=left		align=left		16:10
38	align=left		align=left		16:11
39	align=left		align=left		16:12
40	align=left		align=left		16:13
41	align=left		align=left		16:13
42	align=left		align=left		16:13
43	align=left		align=left		16:14
44	align=left		align=left		16:14
45	align=left		align=left		16:14
46	align=left		align=left		16:15
47	align=left		align=left		16:15
48	align=left		align=left		16:16
49	align=left		align=left		16:16
50	align=left		align=left		16:16
51	align=left		align=left		16:17
52	align=left		align=left		16:17
53	align=left		align=left		16:18
54	align=left		align=left		16:20
55	align=left		align=left		16:20
56	align=left		align=left		16:22
57	align=left		align=left		16:22
58	align=left		align=left		16:23
59	align=left		align=left		16:24
60	align=left		align=left		16:24
61	align=left		align=left		16:24
62	align=left		align=left		16:25
63	align=left		align=left		16:25
64	align=left		align=left		16:26
65	align=left		align=left		16:27
66	align=left		align=left		16:27
67	align=left		align=left		16:28
68	align=left		align=left		16:29
69	align=left		align=left		16:29
70	align=left		align=left		16:30
71	align=left		align=left		16:31
72	align=left		align=left		16:32
73	align=left		align=left		16:33
74	align=left		align=left		16:34
75	align=left		align=left		16:34
76	align=left		align=left		16:38
77	align=left		align=left		16:42
78	align=left		align=left		16:43
79	align=left		align=left		16:43
80	align=left		align=left		16:43
81	align=left		align=left		16:43
82	align=left		align=left		16:44
83	align=left		align=left		16:46
84	align=left		align=left		16:46
85	align=left		align=left		16:47
86	align=left		align=left		16:48
87	align=left		align=left		16:48
88	align=left		align=left		16:49
89	align=left		align=left		16:49
90	align=left		align=left		16:50
91	align=left		align=left		16:50
92	align=left		align=left		16:54
93	align=left		align=left		16:55
94	align=left		align=left		16:56
95	align=left		align=left		16:57
96	align=left		align=left		16:58
97	align=left		align=left		16:59
98	align=left		align=left		17:00
99	align=left		align=left		17:01
100	align=left		align=left		17:03
101	align=left		align=left		17:03
102	align=left		align=left		17:04
103	align=left		align=left		17:05
104	align=left		align=left		17:06
105	align=left		align=left		17:06
106	align=left		align=left		17:09
107	align=left		align=left		17:10
108	align=left		align=left		17:11
109	align=left		align=left		17:17
110	align=left		align=left		17:21
111	align=left		align=left		17:22
112	align=left		align=left		17:27
113	align=left		align=left		17:29
114	align=left		align=left		17:33
115	align=left		align=left		17:39
116	align=left		align=left		17:46
117	align=left		align=left		17:48
118	align=left		align=left		18:03
119	align=left		align=left		18:04
120	align=left		align=left		18:11
121	align=left		align=left		18:16
122	align=left		align=left		18:20
123	align=left		align=left		18:38
124	align=left		align=left		19:42
125	align=left		align=left		19:47
126	align=left		align=left		20:17
127	align=left		align=left		20:51
128	align=left		align=left		21:30
129	align=left		align=left		22:41
130	align=left		align=left		23:16
131	align=left		align=left		24:12

Teams

width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" (Mary Knisely) align=right style="border:0" (28) align=left style="border:0" (Nan Doak) align=right style="border:0" (46)	42
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" (Tatyana Sokolova) align=right style="border:0" (41)	77
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" (Iulia Besliu) align=right style="border:0" (87)	96
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" (Sylvie Bornet) align=right style="border:0" (45) align=left style="border:0" (Jocelyne Villeton) align=right style="border:0" (66)	109
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" (Ulla Marquette) align=right style="border:0" (62) align=left style="border:0" (Sandra Rettie) align=right style="border:0" (80)	113
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 69 align=left style="border:0" (Rosa Oliveira) align=right style="border:0" (72) align=left style="border:0" (Conceição Ferreira) align=right style="border:0" (97)	134
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" (Linden Wilde) align=right style="border:0" (81)	144
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 56 align=left style="border:0" (Jill Rothwell) align=right style="border:0" (63) align=left style="border:0" (Marina Samy) align=right style="border:0" (71)	153
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 51 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 67 align=left style="border:0" (Tove Lutdal) align=right style="border:0" (68)	159
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 61 align=left style="border:0" (Betty Molteni) align=right style="border:0" (88)	185
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 40 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 78 align=left style="border:0" (Anne Keenan) align=right style="border:0" (93) align=left style="border:0" (Greta Hickey) align=right style="border:0" (114)	189
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 89 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96 align=left style="border:0" (Lynne Maddison) align=right style="border:0" (108) align=left style="border:0" (Fiona Harwood) align=right style="border:0" (118)	220
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 70 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83 align=left style="border:0" (Anne Lord) align=right style="border:0" (98) align=left style="border:0" (Jenny Lund) align=right style="border:0" (116)	228
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 33 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 53 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" (Zhang Shuxian) align=right style="border:0" (95)	230
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 55 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 91 align=left style="border:0" (Liève Slegers) align=right style="border:0" (105)	234
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 73 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 77 align=left style="border:0" (Montserrat Abello) align=right style="border:0" (90) align=left style="border:0" (Begoña Herraez) align=right style="border:0" (104)	240
17	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 76 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 103	303
18	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 85 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 102 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 111	303
19	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 84 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 94 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 101 align=left style="border:0" (Karen MacLeod) align=right style="border:0" (107) align=left style="border:0" (Lynda Bain) align=right style="border:0" (113)	321
20	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 74 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 82 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 92 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 99	347
21	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 75 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 110 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 112 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 119 align=left style="border:0" (Hanne Rasmussen) align=right style="border:0" (122) align=left style="border:0" (Karin Hansen) align=right style="border:0" (123)	416
22	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 109 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 115 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 120 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 121 align=left style="border:0" (Sinead McGranaghan) align=right style="border:0" (125)	465
23	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 126 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 127 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 128 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 129 align=left style="border:0" (Susan Garcia) align=right style="border:0" (130) align=left style="border:0" (Jacky Carreras) align=right style="border:0" (131)	510

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 131 athletes from 28 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

• (1)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (6)
• (6)
• (6)
• (1)
• (6)
• (5)
• (1)
• (2)
• (4)
• (5)
• (5)
• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (2)
• (4)
• (6)
• (6)
• (4)

See also

• 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race