1985 Boston Marathon

Footrace held in Boston, Massachusetts

89th Boston Marathon

Competitors running in the marathon

Venue| Boston, United States
Dates| April 15
Champions
Men| Geoff Smith (2:14:05)
Women| Lisa Rainsberger (2:34:06)
Wheelchair men| George Murray (1:43:25)
Wheelchair women| Candace 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

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| Geoff Smith |  United Kingdom | 2:14:05
| Gary Tuttle |  United States | 2:19:11
| 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

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| Lisa Rainsberger |  United States | 2:34:06
| Lynne Huntington |  United Kingdom | 2:42:15
| 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

|
|
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| George Murray |  United States | 1:45:34
| André Viger |  Canada | 1:47:23
| 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

|
|
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| Candace Cable |  United States | 2:05:26
| Angela Leriti |  United States | 2:21:11
| 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.

* 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.

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