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1985 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1985 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1985 in the sport of athletics.
International Events
World records
Men
| EVENT
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ATHLETE
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MARK
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DATE
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VENUE
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| 1,500 metres
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 Steve Cram (GBR)
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3:29.67
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16 July
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Nice, France
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 Said Aouita (MAR)
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3:29.46
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23 August
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Berlin, West Germany
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| Mile
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Steve Cram (GBR)
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3:46.32
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27 July
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Oslo, Norway
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| 2,000 metres
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Steve Cram (GBR)
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4:51.39
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4 August
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Budapest, Hungary
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| 5,000 metres
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Said Aouita (MAR)
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13:00.40
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27 July
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Oslo, Norway
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| High Jump
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 Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS)
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2.40m
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11 August
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Donetsk, Soviet Union
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| Igor Paklin (URS)
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2.41m
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4 September
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Kobe, Japan
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| Pole Vault
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Sergey Bubka (URS)
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6.00m
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13 July
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Paris, France
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| Triple Jump
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 Willie Banks (USA)
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17.97m
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16 June
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Indianapolis, USA
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| Shot Put
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 Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
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22.62m
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22 September
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Berlin, Germany
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| Half Marathon
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Steve Jones (GBR)
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1:01:14
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11 August
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Birmingham, UK
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| Mark Curp (USA)
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1:00:55
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15 September
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Philadelphia, United States
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| Marathon
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 Carlos Lopes (POR)
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2:07:12
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20 April
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Women
| EVENT
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ATHLETE
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MARK
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DATE
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VENUE
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| 400 metres
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Marita Koch (GDR)
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47.60
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6 October
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Canberra, Australia
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| Mile
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Mary Slaney (USA)
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4:16.71
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21 August
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Zürich, Switzerland
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| 5,000 metres
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Zola Budd (GBR)
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14:48.07
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26 August
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London, Great Britain
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| 10,000 metres
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 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
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30:59.42
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27 July
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Oslo, Norway
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| 400m Hurdles
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Sabine Busch (GDR)
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53.55
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22 September
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East Berlin, East Germany
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| 4 × 100 m Relay
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East Germany (GDR)
• Silke Möller
• Sabine Günther
• Ingrid Auerswald
• Marlies Göhr
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41.37
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6 October
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Canberra, Australia
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| Long Jump
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Heike Drechsler (GDR)
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7.44
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22 September
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East Berlin, East Germany
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| Javelin Throw
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Petra Felke (GDR)
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75.26
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4 June
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Schwerin, East Germany
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| Petra Felke (GDR)
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75.40
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4 June
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Schwerin, East Germany
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| RANK
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1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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| 1.
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Mark Curp (USA)
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1:00:55
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| RANK
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1985 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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| 1.
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Joan Benoit (USA)
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1:09:44
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Marathon
Year Rankings
Men
| RANK
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ATHLETE
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TIME
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DATE
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EVENT
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| 1.
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Carlos Lopes (POR)
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2:07.12 WR
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April 20
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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| 2.
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 Steve Jones (WAL)
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2:07.13
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 3.
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 Djama Robleh (DJI)
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2:08.08
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 4.
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Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
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2:08.09
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April 14
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Hiroshima, Japan
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| 5.
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 Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
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2:08.15
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April 14
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Hiroshima, Japan
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| 6.
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Steve Jones (WAL)
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2:08.16
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April 21
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London, United Kingdom
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| 7.
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Djama Robleh (DJI)
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2:08.26
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April 14
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Hiroshima, Japan
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| 8.
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 Charlie Spedding (ENG)
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2:08.33
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April 21
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London, United Kingdom
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| 9.
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 Robert de Castella (AUS)
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2:08.48
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 10.
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 Mark Plaatjes (RSA)
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2:08.58
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May 4
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Women
| RANK
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ATHLETE
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TIME
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DATE
|
EVENT
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| 1.
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Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
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2:21:06 WR
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April 21
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London, United Kingdom
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| 2.
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Joan Samuelson (USA)
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2:21:21
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 3.
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Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
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2:23:05
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 4.
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Rosa Mota (POR)
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2:23:29
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 5.
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 Carla Beurskens (NED)
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2:27:50
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 6.
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Veronique Marot (ENG)
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2:28:04
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October 20
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Chicago, United States
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| 7.
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Sarah Rowell (ENG)
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2:28:06
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April 21
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London, United Kingdom
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| 8.
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 Carey May (IRL)
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2:28:07
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January 27
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Osaka, Japan
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| 9.
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Grete Waitz (NOR)
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2:28:34
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April 21
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New York, United States
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| 10.
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 Silvia Ruegger (CAN)
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2:28:36
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January 6
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Houston, United States
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National Champions
Road races
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
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