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 in second place with a time of 2:42:21.
Gabriele Schild 2:33:51 Margit Quell 2:42:21 Waltraud Hagenlocher Birgit Frank Roswitha Wotte Elly Kleiner 2:56:45 2:58:56 3:03:43 3:12:13 
