1985 in the sport of athletics
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Overview of the events of 1985 in the sport of athletics
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This article contains an overview of the year 1985 in the sport of athletics.
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 Cup
- World Indoor Games
- World Student Games
World records
Men
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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1,500 metres | ![]() | 3:29.67 | 16 July | Nice, France |
![]() | 3:29.46 | 23 August | Berlin, West Germany | |
Mile | ![]() | 3:46.32 | 27 July | Oslo, Norway |
2,000 metres | ![]() | 4:51.39 | 4 August | Budapest, Hungary |
5,000 metres | ![]() | 13:00.40 | 27 July | Oslo, Norway |
High Jump | ![]() | 2.40m | 11 August | Donetsk, Soviet Union |
![]() | 2.41m | 4 September | Kobe, Japan | |
Pole Vault | ![]() | 6.00m | 13 July | Paris, France |
Triple Jump | ![]() | 17.97m | 16 June | Indianapolis, USA |
Shot Put | ![]() | 22.62m | 22 September | Berlin, Germany |
Half Marathon | ![]() | 1:01:14 | 11 August | Birmingham, UK |
![]() | 1:00:55 | 15 September | Philadelphia, United States | |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:07:12 | 20 April | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Women
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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400 metres | ![]() | 47.60 | 6 October | Canberra, Australia |
Mile | ![]() | 4:16.71 | 21 August | Zürich, Switzerland |
5,000 metres | ![]() | 14:48.07 | 26 August | London, Great Britain |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 30:59.42 | 27 July | Oslo, Norway |
400m Hurdles | ![]() | 53.55 | 22 September | East Berlin, East Germany |
4 × 100 m Relay | ![]() • Silke Möller • Sabine Günther • Ingrid Auerswald • Marlies Göhr | 41.37 | 6 October | Canberra, Australia |
Long Jump | ![]() | 7.44 | 22 September | East Berlin, East Germany |
Javelin Throw | ![]() | 75.26 | 4 June | Schwerin, East Germany |
![]() | 75.40 | 4 June | Schwerin, East Germany |
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 9.98 |
2. | ![]() | 10.00 |
3. | ![]() | 10.05 |
4. | ![]() | 10.06 |
5. | ![]() | 10.08 |
200 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 20.07 |
2. | ![]() | 20.11 |
3. | ![]() | 20.13 |
4. | ![]() | 20.14 |
5. | ![]() | 20.21 |
400 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 44.47 |
2. | ![]() | 44.62 |
3. | ![]() | 44.66 |
4. | ![]() | 44.67 |
5. | ![]() | 44.71 |
800 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:42.49 |
2. | ![]() | 1:42.60 |
3. | ![]() | 1:42.88 |
4. | ![]() | 1:43.07 |
5. | ![]() | 1:43.35 |
1,500 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:29.46 |
2. | ![]() | 3:29.67 |
3. | ![]() | 3:29.77 |
4. | ![]() | 3:30.92 |
5. | ![]() | 3:31.69 |
Mile
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:46.32 |
2. | ![]() | 3:46.92 |
3. | ![]() | 3:47.79 |
4. | ![]() | 3:49.22 |
5. | ![]() | 3:49.93 |
3,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 7:32.94 |
2. | ![]() | 7:38.25 |
3. | ![]() | 7:38.53 |
4. | ![]() | 7:42.61 |
5. | ![]() | 7:44.0 |
5,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 13:00.40 |
2. | ![]() | 13:01.15 |
3. | ![]() | 13:10.06 |
4. | ![]() | 13:13.49 |
5. | ![]() | 13:15.44 |
10,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 27:37.17 |
2. | ![]() | 27:40.85 |
3. | ![]() | 27:41.05 |
4. | ![]() | 27:41.09 |
5. | ![]() | 27:42.17 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:00:55 |
110m Hurdles
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 13.14 |
2. | ![]() | 13.24 |
3. | ![]() | 13.25 |
4. | ![]() | 13.27 |
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400m Hurdles
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 47.63 |
2. | ![]() | 47.67 |
3. | ![]() | 47.85 |
4. | ![]() | 47.92 |
5. | ![]() | 48.29 |
3,000m Steeplechase
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 8:09.17 |
2. | ![]() | 8:11.04 |
3. | ![]() | 8:11.07 |
4. | ![]() | 8:11.93 |
5. | ![]() | 8:12.58 |
High Jump
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 2.41 |
2. | ![]() | 2.40 |
3. | ![]() | 2.39 |
4. | ![]() | 2.38 |
5. | ![]() | 2.36 |
Long Jump
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 8.62 |
2. | ![]() | 8.44 |
3. | ![]() | 8.43 |
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5. | ![]() | 8.30 |
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Triple Jump
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 17.97 |
2. | ![]() | 17.86 |
3. | ![]() | 17.77 |
4. | ![]() | 17.71 |
5. | ![]() | 17.69 |
Discus
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 71.26 |
2. | ![]() | 70.00 |
3. | ![]() | 69.74 |
4. | ![]() | 69.62 |
5. | ![]() | 69.32 |
Hammer
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 84.08 |
2. | ![]() | 82.70 |
3. | ![]() | 82.64 |
4. | ![]() | 81.56 |
5. | ![]() | 80.92 |
Shot Put
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 22.62 |
2. | ![]() | 22.05 |
3. | ![]() | 21.95 |
4. | ![]() | 21.88 |
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Javelin (old design)
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 96.96 |
2. | ![]() | 95.10 |
3. | ![]() | 94.06 |
4. | ![]() | 93.70 |
5. | ![]() | 92.94 |
Pole Vault
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 6.00 |
2. | ![]() | 5.90 |
3. | ![]() | 5.85 |
4. | ![]() | 5.80 |
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Decathlon
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | ![]() | 8559 |
2. | ![]() | 8504 |
3. | ![]() | 8440 |
4. | ![]() | 8409 |
5. | ![]() | 8381 |
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 10.86 |
2. | ![]() | 10.92 |
3. | ![]() | 10.97 |
4. | ![]() | 10.98 |
5. | ![]() | 10.99 |
200 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 21.78 |
2. | ![]() | 21.93 |
3. | ![]() | 21.98 |
4. | ![]() | 22.12 |
5. | ![]() | 22.39 |
400 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 47.60 |
2. | ![]() | 48.27 |
3. | ![]() | 49.56 |
4. | ![]() | 49.61 |
5. | ![]() | 49.89 |
800 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:55.68 |
2. | ![]() | 1:55.91 |
3. | ![]() | 1:56.24 |
4. | ![]() | 1:56.25 |
5. | ![]() | 1:56.65 |
1,500 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:57.24 |
2. | ![]() | 3:57.73 |
3. | ![]() | 3:58.40 |
4. | ![]() | 3:59.28 |
5. | ![]() | 3:59.88 |
Mile
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 4:16.71 |
2. | ![]() | 4:17.33 |
3. | ![]() | 4:17.57 |
4. | ![]() | 4:19.41 |
5. | ![]() | 4:21.59 |
3,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 8:25.83 |
2. | ![]() | 8:27.83 |
3. | ![]() | 8:28.83 |
4. | ![]() | 8:35.74 |
5. | ![]() | 8:36.51 |
5,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 14:48.07 |
2. | ![]() | 14:54.08 |
3. | ![]() | 14:55.76 |
4. | ![]() | 14:57.43 |
5. | ![]() | 15:06.04 |
10,000 metres
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 30:59.42 |
2. | ![]() | 31:25.18 |
3. | ![]() | 31:35.46 |
4. | ![]() | 31:57.80 |
5. | ![]() | 32:03.37 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:09:44 |
100m Hurdles
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 12.42 |
2. | ![]() | 12.59 |
3. | ![]() | 12.61 |
4. | ![]() | 12.71 |
5. | ![]() | 12.72 |
400m Hurdles
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 53.33 |
2. | ![]() | 54.27 |
3. | ![]() | 54.34 |
4. | ![]() | 54.37 |
5. | ![]() | 54.38 |
High Jump
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 2.06 |
2. | ![]() | 2.02 |
3. | ![]() | 2.01 |
4. | ![]() | 2.00 |
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Long Jump
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 7.44 |
2. | ![]() | 7.31 |
3. | ![]() | 7.28 |
4. | ![]() | 7.24 |
5. | ![]() | 7.19 |
Shot Put
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 21.73 |
2. | ![]() | 21.08 |
3. | ![]() | 21.03 |
4. | ![]() | 20.97 |
5. | ![]() | 20.79 |
Discus
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 72.96 |
2. | ![]() | 70.70 |
3. | ![]() | 70.50 |
4. | ![]() | 69.78 |
5. | ![]() | 69.50 |
Javelin (old design)
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 75.40 |
2. | ![]() | 72.98 |
3. | ![]() | 71.82 |
4. | ![]() | 71.18 |
5. | ![]() | 70.62 |
Heptathlon
RANK | 1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | ![]() | 6718 |
2. | ![]() | 6666 |
3. | ![]() | 6616 |
4. | ![]() | 6595 |
5. | ![]() | 6510 |
Marathon
Year Rankings
Men
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
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1. | ![]() | 2:07.12 WR | April 20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2. | ![]() | 2:07.13 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
3. | ![]() | 2:08.08 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
4. | ![]() | 2:08.09 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
5. | ![]() | 2:08.15 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
6. | ![]() | 2:08.16 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
7. | ![]() | 2:08.26 | April 14 | Hiroshima, Japan |
8. | ![]() | 2:08.33 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
9. | ![]() | 2:08.48 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
10. | ![]() | 2:08.58 | May 4 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Women
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | EVENT |
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1. | ![]() | 2:21:06 WR | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
2. | ![]() | 2:21:21 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
3. | ![]() | 2:23:05 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
4. | ![]() | 2:23:29 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
5. | ![]() | 2:27:50 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
6. | ![]() | 2:28:04 | October 20 | Chicago, United States |
7. | ![]() | 2:28:06 | April 21 | London, United Kingdom |
8. | ![]() | 2:28:07 | January 27 | Osaka, Japan |
9. | ![]() | 2:28:34 | April 21 | New York, United States |
10. | ![]() | 2:28:36 | January 6 | Houston, United States |
National Champions
NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME | PLACE | DATE |
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![]() | Grenville Wood | 2:13:37 | Elizabeth Patmore | 2:46:00 | Sydney | June 9 |
![]() | Frederik Vandervennet | 2:15:49 | Agnes Pardaens | 2:42:25 | Leuven | June 9 |
![]() | Roger Schwegel | 2:22:32 | Bernadette Duffy | 2:48:09 | Winnipeg | June 16 |
![]() | Hisatoshi Shintaku | 2:09:51 | — | — | Fukuoka | December 1 |
![]() | Cor Vriend | 2:15:51 | Eefje van Wissen | 2:39:32 | Enschede | June 22 |
![]() | Herbert Steffny | 2:12:12 | Charlotte Teske | 2:32:38 | Frankfurt | May 19 |
![]() | Ken Martin[1] | 2:12:57 | Nancy Ditz[2] | 2:31:36 | Pittsburgh (men) / California (women) | May 5 (men) / December 8 (women) |
Road races
Date | Race | Location | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
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January 27 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon | ![]() | — | — | ![]() | 2:28:07 |
February 2 | Auckland Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:16:43 | ![]() | 2:37:12 |
February 10 | Tokyo Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:32 | — | — |
March 17 | Barcelona Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:18:16 | ![]() | 2:48:01 |
March 31 | Vienna Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:14:59 | ![]() | 2:39:01 |
April 15 | Boston Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:14:05 | ![]() | 2:34:06 |
April 20 | Rotterdam Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:07:12 WR | ![]() | 2:35:32 |
April 21 | London Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:08:16 | ![]() | 2:21:06 WR |
May 5 | Pittsburgh Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:12:57 | ![]() | 2:31:54 |
May 5 | Vancouver Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:24:24 | ![]() | 2:55:34 |
May 6 | Belfast Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:15:52 | ![]() | 2:45:40 |
May 12 | Amsterdam Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:19:25 | ![]() | 2:47:15 |
May 12 | Paris Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:49 | ![]() | 2:43:31 |
May 19 | Geneva Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:19:17 | ![]() | 2:36:04 |
June 1 | Stockholm Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:17:18 | ![]() | 2:36:43 |
July 21 | San Francisco Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:15:08 | ![]() | 2:38:03 |
August 25 | Reykjavik Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:30:04 | ![]() | 2:52:44 |
August 31 | Oslo Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:19:00 | ![]() | 2:43:39 |
September 29 | Berlin Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:11:43 | ![]() | 2:34:10 |
September 29 | Portland Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:19:42 | ![]() | 2:51:25 |
October 12 | Enschede Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:15:39 | ![]() | 2:39:32 |
October 12 | Niagara Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:30:29 | ![]() | 3:07:20 |
October 13 | Athens Classic Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:26:20 | ![]() | 3:04:30 |
October 13 | Beijing Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:23 | — | — |
October 13 | Melbourne Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:12:35 | ![]() | 2:44:56 |
October 20 | Chicago Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:07:13 | ![]() | 2:21:21 |
October 27 | New York City Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:11:34 | ![]() | 2:28:34 |
October 28 | Dublin Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:16:14 | ![]() | 2:41:26 |
November 3 | Istanbul Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:12:50 | — | — |
November 17 | Buenos Aires Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:25:20 | ![]() | 3:59:47 |
November 17 | Tokyo Marathon | ![]() | — | — | ![]() | 2:34:21 |
December 1 | Fukuoka Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:09:51 | — | — |
December 8 | Honolulu Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:12:08 | ![]() | 2:35:51 |
December 17 | Tiberias Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:15:39 | ![]() | 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 20 — Gilbert Kirwa, Kenyan marathon runner
- 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
- Year Lists
- Association of Road Racing Statisticians
- 1985 Year Rankings
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