Gabriele Schild from Switzerland was the champion of the 1985 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:33:51; followed by Margit Quell from West Germany with a time of 2:42:21.
 Gabriele Schild Switzerland 2:33:51  Margit Quell West Germany 2:42:21 Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:57:28) and Gabriele Schild (2:33:51), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. 
