1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 13th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 24, 1985 in Lisbon
, Portugal
. There were a total number of 570 participating athletes from 50 countries.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 24, 1985 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. There were a total number of 570 participating athletes from 50 countries.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 33:33 | |
| 2. | 33:37 | |
| 3. | 33:38 | |
| 4. | 33:45 | |
| 5. | 33:48 | |
| 6. | 33:51 | |
| 7. | 33:53 | |
| 8. | 33:54 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  EthiopiaWodajo Bulti (3rd) Bekele Debele (4th) Kassa Balcha (6th) Girma Berhanu Girma Berhanu -Achievements:-References:... (28th) Chala Urgessa (33rd) Hailu Wolde Tsadik (55th) |
129 pts |
| Silver |  KenyaPaul Kipkoech (2nd) Andrew Masai (14th) Boniface Merande Boniface Merande Boniface Merande is a retired Kenyan long-distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he finished in 14th position in the 1992 Olympic Marathon.... (17th) Joshua Kipkemboi (22nd) Jackson Ruto (41st) James Kipngetich (45th) |
141 pts |
| Bronze |  United StatesBruce Bickford Bruce Bickford (athlete) Bruce Emery Bickford is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. He claimed the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the 10,000 metres in 1985 in Stockholm,... (10th) Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college... (12th) Ed Eyestone Ed Eyestone Edward D. Eyestone is a two-time Olympic marathoner and long distance runner. Eyestone graduated from Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, Utah and was the Utah State High School State Champion in cross-country and track and field.- Collegiate career :Eyestone attended Brigham Young... (16th) Craig Virgin Craig Virgin Craig Steven Virgin is an American distance runner. He was born in Belleville, Illinois and grew up near Lebanon, Illinois... (19th) Mark Curp Mark Curp Mark Curp is a former world and American record holder in the half marathon. He attended the Central Missouri State University.... (40th) Jeff Drenth (56th) |
153 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 22:18 min | |
| Silver | 22:27 min | |
| Bronze | 22:27 min |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Habte Negash (2.) Wolde Silasse Melkessa (3.) Rafera Workench (4.) Tilahun Ebba (7.) |
16 pts |
| Silver | Kenya Kipkemboi Kimeli (1.) Ngotho Musyoki (5.) Lawrence Gatogo (6.) Samuel Okemwa (14.) |
26 pts |
| Bronze |  SpainJosé Manuel García (9.) Alejandro Gómez (16.) Antonio Pérez (17.) Antonio Peula (22.) |
64 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 15:01 | |
| 2. | 15:24 | |
| 3. | 15:27 | |
| 4. | 15:35 | |
| 5. | 15:38 | |
| 6. | 15:40 | |
| 7. | 15:40 | |
| 8. | 15:42 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | United States Cathy Branta (2nd) Betty Springs (9th) Shelly Steely Shelly Steely Anne Rochelle "Shelly" Steely Ramirez is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for the United States... (15th) Kathryn Hayes (16th) |
42 pts |
| Silver |  Soviet UnionOlga Bondarenko (7th) Tatyana Pozdnyakova (19th) Marina Rodchenkova (20th) Irina Bondarchuk (31st) |
77 pts |
| Bronze |  RomaniaFiţa Lovin (4th) Elena Fidatof (10th) Paula Ilie (34th) Mariana Stanescu (48th) |
96 pts |