The 1985
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...
was held in
Lisbon
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,
Portugal
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, at the
Sports Complex of Jamor on March 24, 1985. A report on the event was given in the
Glasgow Herald
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.
[
]
Complete results for men,
[
] junior men,
[
] women,
[
] medallists,
[
] and the results of British athletes
[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.19 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.19 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.99 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
*
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 569 athletes from 50 countries, four athletes (2 senior men, 2 junior men) less than the official number published.
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* (15)
* (6)
* (21)
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* (18)
* (2)
* (21)
* (15)
* (9)
* (21)
* (17)
* (7)
* (10)
* (7)
* (3)
* (20)
* (2)
* (18)
* (7)
* (2)
* (14)
* (6)
* (12)
* (12)
* (13)
* (18)
* (3)
* (9)
* (4)
* (6)
* (21)
* (5)
* (1)
* (14)
* (21)
* (7)
* (21)
* (13)
* (12)
* (12)
* (1)
* (21)
* (20)
* (16)
* (3)
]
See also
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* 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 1985 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
{{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Iaaf World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
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International athletics competitions hosted by Portugal
Sports competitions in Lisbon
Cross country running in Portugal
1980s in Lisbon
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...