1985 in athletics (track and field)
This page contains an overview of the year 1985 in athletics (track and field).
International Events
- African Championships
- Asian Championships
- Balkan Games
- Bolivarian Games
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
- European Indoor Championships
- South American Championships
- Pan Arab Games
- World Cross Country Championships
- World Indoor Games
- World Student Games
World records
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon |  Steve Jones (GBR) |
1:01:14 | August 11 | Birmingham, UK |
 Mark Curp (USA) |
1:00:55 | September 15 | Philadelphia, United States | |
| Marathon |  Carlos Lopes (POR) |
2:07:12 | April 20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| High Jump |  Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
2.40m | August 11 | Donetsk, Soviet Union |
| Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.41m | September 4 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Shot Put |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
22.62m | September 22 | Berlin, Germany |
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres | Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 | October 6 | Canberra, Australia |
| 5,000 metres | Zola Budd (GBR) |
14:48.07 | August 26 | London, Great Britain |
| 10,000 metres |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
30:59.42 | July 27 | Oslo, Norway |
| 4 × 100 m Relay | East Germany (GDR) • Silke Möller • Sabine Günther • Ingrid Auerswald • Marlies Göhr |
41.37 | October 6 | Canberra, Australia |
| 400m Hurdles | Sabine Busch (GDR) |
53.55 | September 22 | East Berlin, East Germany |
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
9.98 |
| 2. |  Ben Johnson (CAN) |
10.00 |
| 3. | Harvey Glance (USA) |
10.05 |
| 4. | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) |
10.06 |
| 5. | Terry Scott (USA) |
10.08 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lorenzo Daniel (USA) |
20.07 |
| 2. | Kirk Baptiste (USA) |
20.11 |
| 3. | Roy Martin (USA) |
20.13 |
| 4. | Calvin Smith (USA) |
20.14 |
| 5. | Mike Conley (USA) |
20.21 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Franks (USA) |
44.47 |
| 2. | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) |
44.62 |
| 3. |  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
44.66 |
| 4. | Roddie Haley (USA) |
44.67 |
| 5. | Darrell Robinson (USA) |
44.71 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
1:42.49 |
| 2. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:42.60 |
| 3. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
1:42.88 |
| 4. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:43.07 |
| 5. | David Mack (USA) |
1:43.35 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:29.46 |
| 2. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:29.67 |
| 3. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:29.77 |
| 4. |  José Luis González (ESP) |
3:30.92 |
| 5. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
3:31.69 |
Mile
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:46.32 |
| 2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:46.92 |
| 3. | José Luis González (ESP) |
3:47.79 |
| 4. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
3:49.22 |
| 5. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:49.93 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
7:32.94 |
| 2. | Doug Padilla (USA) |
7:38.25 |
| 3. | Steve Scott (USA) |
7:38.53 |
| 4. |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
7:42.61 |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Johan Fourie (RSA) |
7:44.0 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
13:00.40 |
| 2. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
13:01.15 |
| 3. |  Alberto Cova (ITA) |
13:10.06 |
| 4. | Bruce Bickford (USA) |
13:13.49 |
| 5. | Doug Padilla (USA) |
13:15.44 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bruce Bickford (USA) |
27:37.17 |
| 2. | Mark Nenow (USA) |
27:40.85 |
| 3. | Ed Eyestone (USA) |
27:41.05 |
| 4. | Fernando Mamede (POR) |
27:41.09 |
| 5. |  Toshihiko Seko (JPN) |
27:42.17 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Curp (USA) |
1:00:55 |
110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roger Kingdom (USA) |
13.14 |
| 2. | Greg Foster (USA) |
13.24 |
| 3. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
13.25 |
| 4. | Mark McKoy (CAN) |
13.27 |
| Tonie Campbell (USA) |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Danny Harris (USA) |
47.63 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
47.67 |
| 3. | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
47.85 |
| 4. | Aleksandr Vasiliyev (URS) |
47.92 |
| 5. |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
48.29 |
3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Henry Marsh (USA) |
8:09.17 |
| 2. |  Krzysztof Wesolowski (POL) |
8:11.04 |
| 3. |  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) |
8:11.07 |
| 4. | Rainer Schwarz (FRG) |
8:11.93 |
| 5. | Graeme Fell (CAN) |
8:12.58 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.41 |
| 2. | Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
2.40 |
| 3. | Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) |
2.39 |
| 4. |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.38 |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Annys (BEL) |
2.36 |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.62 |
| 2. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.44 |
| 3. | Jason Grimes (USA) |
8.43 |
| Mike Conley (USA) | ||
| 5. | Robert Emmiyan (URS) |
8.30 |
 László Szalma (HUN) |
Triple Jump
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Willie Banks (USA) |
17.97 |
| 2. | Charles Simpkins (USA) |
17.86 |
| 3. | .svg.png){kind=small} Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.77 |
| 4. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.71 |
| 5. | Oleg Protsenko (URS) |
17.69 |
Discus
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
71.26 |
| 2. |  Luis Delís (CUB) |
70.00 |
| 3. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
69.74 |
| 4. | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) |
69.62 |
| 5. | Juan Martínez (CUB) |
69.32 |
Hammer
Main article: 1985 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jüri Tamm (URS) |
84.08 |
| 2. | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
82.70 |
| 3. | Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
82.64 |
| 4. | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
81.56 |
| 5. | Matthias Moder (GDR) |
80.92 |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
22.62 |
| 2. | Sergey Smirnov (URS) |
22.05 |
| 3. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
21.95 |
| 4. | Remigius Machura (URS) |
21.88 |
| Udo Beyer (GDR) |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uwe Hohn (GDR) |
96.96 |
| 2. | Brian Crouser (USA) |
95.10 |
| 3. | Duncan Atwood (USA) |
94.06 |
| 4. | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) |
93.70 |
| 5. | Zdeněk Adamec (TCH) |
92.94 |
Pole Vault
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Bubka (URS) |
6.00 |
| 2. | Pierre Quinon (FRA) |
5.90 |
| 3. | Joe Dial (USA) |
5.85 |
| 4. | Vasiliy Bubka (URS) |
5.80 |
| Mike Tully (USA) | ||
| Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | ||
| Pavel Bogatyryov (URS) | ||
| Philippe Collet (FRA) | ||
| Marian Kolasa (POL) |
Decathlon
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torsten Voss (GDR) |
8559 |
| 2. | Uwe Freimuth (GDR) |
8504 |
| 3. | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8440 |
| 4. | Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) |
8409 |
| 5. | John Sayre (USA) |
8381 |
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
10.86 |
| 2. |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
10.92 |
| 3. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
10.97 |
| 4. | Marina Zhirova (URS) |
10.98 |
| 5. | Silke Möller (GDR) |
10.99 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
21.78 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
21.93 |
| 3. | Valerie Brisco (USA) |
21.98 |
| 4. | Silke Möller (GDR) |
22.12 |
| 5. | Pam Marshall (USA) |
22.39 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
47.60 |
| 2. | Olga Bryzgina (URS) |
48.27 |
| 3. | Valerie Brisco (USA) |
49.56 |
| 4. | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
49.61 |
| 5. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
49.89 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png){kind=small} Ella Kovacs (ROU) |
1:55.68 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:55.91 |
| 3. | Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) |
1:56.24 |
| 4. | Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) |
1:56.25 |
| 5. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) |
1:56.65 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
3:57.24 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
3:57.73 |
| 3. | Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) |
3:58.40 |
| 4. | Natalya Artyomova (URS) |
3:59.28 |
| 5. | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
3:59.88 |
Mile
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
4:16.71 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:17.33 |
| 3. | Zola Pieterse (GBR) |
4:17.57 |
| 4. | Kirsty Wade (GBR) |
4:19.41 |
| 5. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
4:21.59 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
8:25.83 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:27.83 |
| 3. | Zola Pieterse (GBR) |
8:28.83 |
| 4. | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) |
8:35.74 |
| 5. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
8:36.51 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zola Pieterse (GBR) |
14:48.07 |
| 2. | Natalya Artyomova (URS) |
14:54.08 |
| 3. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
14:55.76 |
| 4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
14:57.43 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
15:06.04 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
30:59.42 |
| 2. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
31:25.18 |
| 3. | Aurora Cunha (POR) |
31:35.46 |
| 4. | Svetlana Guskova (URS) |
31:57.80 |
| 5. | Lynn Jennings (USA) |
32:03.37 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joan Benoit (USA) |
1:09:44 |
100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.42 |
| 2. | Vera Akymova (URS) |
12.59 |
| 3. | Svetlana Gusarova (URS) |
12.61 |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sabine Busch (GDR) |
53.33 |
| 2. | Genowefa Błaszak (POL) |
54.27 |
| 3. | Tatyana Pavlova (URS) |
54.34 |
| 4. | Marina Styepanova (URS) |
54.37 |
| 5. | Judi Brown-King (USA) |
54.38 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.06 |
| 2. | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
2.02 |
| 3. | Silvia Costa (CUB) |
2.01 |
| 4. | Charmaine Weavers (RSA) |
2.00 |
| Louise Ritter (USA) |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.44 |
| 2. | Yelena Khlopotnova (URS) |
7.31 |
| 3. | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.28 |
| 4. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.24 |
| 5. | Helga Radtke (GDR) |
7.19 |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
21.73 |
| 2. | Natalya Akhrymenko (URS) |
21.08 |
| 3. | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
21.03 |
| 4. | Mihaela Loghin (ROU) |
20.97 |
| 5. | Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) |
20.79 |
Discus
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
72.96 |
| 2. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
70.70 |
| 3. | Maritza Marten (CUB) |
70.50 |
| 4. | Martina Hellmann (GDR) |
69.78 |
| 5. | Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU) |
69.50 |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Meier (GDR) |
75.40 |
| 2. | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
72.98 |
| 3. | Ivonne Leal (CUB) |
71.82 |
| 4. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
71.18 |
| 5. |  Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
70.62 |
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
6718 |
| 2. | Jane Frederick (USA) |
6666 |
| 3. | Malgorzata Nowak (POL) |
6616 |
| 4. | Sabine John (GDR) |
6595 |
| 5. | Natalya Shubenkova (URS) |
6510 |
Marathon
Year Rankings
Men
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlos Lopes (POR) |
2:07.12 WR | April 20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 2. |  Stephen Jones (WAL) |
2:07.13 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 3. |  Djama Robleh (DJI) |
2:08.08 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 4. | Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) |
2:08.09 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 5. | Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
2:08.15 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 6. | Stephen Jones (WAL) |
2:08.16 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
| 7. | Djama Robleh (DJI) |
2:08.26 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 8. |  Charlie Spedding (ENG) |
2:08.33 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
| 9. |  Robert de Castella (AUS) |
2:08.48 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 10. | Mark Plaatjes (RSA) |
2:08.58 | May 4 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Women
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:21:06 WR | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
| 2. | Joan Samuelson (USA) |
2:21:21 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 3. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
2:23:05 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 4. | Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:23:29 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 5. |  Carla Beurskens (NED) |
2:27:50 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 6. | Veronique Marot (ENG) |
2:28:04 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
| 7. | Sarah Rowell (ENG) |
2:28:06 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
| 8. |  Carey May (IRL) |
2:28:07 | January 27 | Osaka, Japan |
| 9. | Grete Waitz (NOR) |
2:28:34 | April 21 | New York, United States |
| 10. | Sylvia Ruegger (CAN) |
2:28:36 | January 6 | Houston, United States |
National Champions
| NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME | PLACE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Grenville Wood | 2:13:37 | Elizabeth Patmore | 2:46:00 | Sydney | June 9 |
| Belgium |
Frederik Vandervennet | 2:15:49 | Agnes Pardaens | 2:42:25 | Leuven | June 9 |
| Canada |
Roger Schwegel | 2:22:32 | Bernadette Duffy | 2:48:09 | Winnipeg | June 16 |
| Japan |
Hisatoshi Shintaku | 2:09:51 | — | — | Fukuoka | December 1 |
| Netherlands |
Cor Vriend | 2:15:51 | Eefje van Wissen | 2:39:32 | Enschede | June 22 |
| West Germany |
Herbert Steffny | 2:12:12 | Charlotte Teske | 2:32:38 | Frankfurt | May 19 |
International Races
| DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon | Japan |
— | — | Carey May |
2:28:07 |
| February 2 | Auckland Marathon |  New Zealand |
Jeff Wells |
2:16:43 |  Kiersti Jakobsen |
2:37:12 |
| February 10 | Tokyo Marathon | Japan |
Shigeru Soh |
2:10:32 | — | — |
| March 17 | Barcelona Marathon | Spain |
Rafael Garcia |
2:18:16 | Joaquina Casas |
2:48:01 |
| March 31 | Vienna Marathon |  Austria |
Gerhard Hartmann |
2:14:59 | Elena Tsukhlo |
2:39:01 |
| April 15 | Boston Marathon | United States |
Geoff Smith |
2:14:05 | Lisa Rainsberger |
2:34:06 |
| April 20 | Rotterdam Marathon | Netherlands |
Carlos Lopes |
2:07:12 WR | Wilma Rusman |
2:35:32 |
| April 21 | London Marathon | United Kingdom |
Stephen Jones |
2:08:16 | Ingrid Kristiansen |
2:21:06 WR |
| May 5 | Pittsburgh Marathon | United States |
Ken Martin |
2:12:57 | Lisa Ondieki |
2:31:54 |
| May 5 | Vancouver Marathon | Canada |
Adrian Wellington |
2:24:24 | Kikue Teshima |
2:55:34 |
| May 6 | Belfast Marathon |  Belfast |
Martin Deane |
2:15:52 | Moira O'Neill |
2:45:40 |
| May 12 | Amsterdam Marathon | Netherlands |
Jose Reveyn |
2:19:25 | Carolien Lucas |
2:47:15 |
| May 12 | Paris Marathon | France |
Jacky Boxberger |
2:10:49 | Maureen Hurst |
2:43:31 |
| May 19 | Geneva Marathon |  Switzerland |
Nikolay Shamyeyev |
2:19:17 | Nadezhda Gumerova |
2:36:04 |
| June 1 | Stockholm Marathon | Sweden |
Tommy Persson |
2:17:18 | Jeanette Nordgren |
2:36:43 |
| July 21 | San Francisco Marathon | United States |
Ric Sayre |
2:15:08 | Kersti Jakosen |
2:38:03 |
| August 25 | Reykjavik Marathon |  Iceland |
Josef Hermann |
2:30:04 | Leslie Watson |
2:52:44 |
| August 31 | Oslo Marathon | Norway |
Josef Machalek |
2:19:00 | Oddrun Hovsengen |
2:43:39 |
| September 29 | Berlin Marathon | West Germany |
Jimmy Ashworth |
2:11:43 | Magda Ilands |
2:34:10 |
| September 29 | Portland Marathon | United States |
Leonard HIll |
2:19:42 | Lynn Bernot |
2:51:25 |
| October 12 | Enschede Marathon | Netherlands |
Zoltan Köszegi |
2:15:39 | Eefje van Wissen |
2:39:32 |
| October 12 | Niagara Marathon | Canada |
Mark Coleman |
2:30:29 | Charlene MacDonald |
3:07:20 |
| October 13 | Athens Classic Marathon |  Greece |
Michael Hill |
2:26:20 | Eryl Davies |
3:04:30 |
| October 13 | Beijing Marathon |  China |
Shigeru Soh |
2:10:23 | — | — |
| October 13 | Melbourne Marathon | Australia |
Frederick Vandervennet |
2:12:35 | Margaret Reddan |
2:44:56 |
| October 20 | Chicago Marathon | United States |
Stephen Jones |
2:07:13 | Joan Samuelson |
2:21:21 |
| October 27 | New York City Marathon | United States |
Orlando Pizzolato |
2:11:34 | Grete Waitz |
2:28:34 |
| October 28 | Dublin Marathon | Ireland |
Dick Hooper |
2:16:14 | Julia Gates |
2:41:26 |
| November 3 | Istanbul Marathon |  Turkey |
Mehmet Terzi |
2:12:50 | — | — |
| November 17 | Buenos Aires Marathon |  Argentina |
Ruben Huerga |
2:25:20 | Derlis Maria Fraschina |
3:59:47 |
| November 17 | Tokyo Marathon | Japan |
— | — | Katrin Doerre |
2:34:21 |
| December 1 | Fukuoka Marathon | Japan |
Hisatoshi Shintaku |
2:09:51 | — | — |
| December 8 | Honolulu Marathon | United States |
 Ibrahim Hussein |
2:12:08 | Carla Beurskens |
2:35:51 |
| December 17 | Tiberias Marathon |  Israel |
 Lindsay Robertson |
2:15:39 | Sharlet Gilbert |
2:42:54 |
Births
- January 4 — Antar Zerguelaïne, Algerian middle distance runner
- January 4 — Nataliya Zolotukhina, Ukrainian hammer thrower
- January 6 — Nick Owens, American hammer thrower
- February 10 — Mariya Smolyachkova, Belarusian hammer thrower
- March 2 — Patrick Makau Musyoki, Kenyan distance runner
- March 16 — Olexiy Sokyrskiyy, Ukrainian hammer thrower
- March 19 — Sean Wroe, Australian sprinter
- March 21 — Vladimir Kanaykin, Russian race walker
- March 25 — Wilfried Bingangoye, Gabonese sprinter
- April 6 — Anna Avdeyeva, Russian shot putter
- April 7 — James Rendón, Colombian race walker
- April 18 — Musa Amer Obaid, Kenyan-Qatari middle distance runner
- May 4 — Henry Sugut, Kenyan long-distance runner
- May 5 — Gu Junjie, Chinese triple jumper
- May 21 — Mohsen El Anany, Egyptian hammer thrower
- May 26 — Irina Petrova, Russian race walker
- May 27 — Karina Vnukova, Lithuanian high jumper
- May 31 — Kim Hyun-Sub, South Korean race walker
- June 1 — Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian long-distance runner
- June 3 — Samwel Mwera, Tanzanian middle distance runner
- June 15 — Susan McKelvie, Scottish hammer thrower
- June 17 — Ozge Gurler, Turkish athlete
- June 21 — Ryoko Kizaki, Japanese long-distance runner
- July 29 — Anja Pollmächer, German sprinter
- July 31 — Brimin Kipruto, Kenyan middle distance runner
- August 26 — Oleksiy Kasyanov, Ukrainian decathlete
- September 17 — Tracy-Ann Rowe, Jamaican sprinter
- October 12 — Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Ugandan athlete
- November 14 — Andrey Krivov, Russian race walker
- November 16 — Rogério Bispo, Brazilian long jumper
- November 18 — Allyson Felix, American sprinter
- December 1 — Andretti Bain, Bahamian sprinter
- December 8 — Kim Deok-Hyeon, South Korean triple jumper
- December 26 — Carol Rodríguez, Puerto Rican sprinter
Deaths
- March 4 — Sverre Strandli (59), Norwegian hammer thrower (b. 1925)
- June 15 — Andy Stanfield (67), American athlete (b. 1927)
- October 30 — Edgar Bruun (80), Norwegian race walker (b. 1905)
References
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