1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final
# 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final

The 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the first edition of the season-ending competition for track and field, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy on 7 September 1985. Americans Doug Padilla (5000 metres) and Mary Slaney (3000 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament.

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 200 metres | Calvin Smith (USA) | 20.54 | Kirk Baptiste (USA) | 20.57 | Desai Williams (CAN) | 20.76 |
| 400 metres | Mike Franks (USA) | 44.87 | Ray Armstead (USA) | 45.24 | Mark Rowe (USA) | 45.56 |
| 1500 metres | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:36.21 | Omer Khalifa (SUD) | 3:36.45 | Steve Scott (USA) | 3:36.88 |
| 5000 metres | Doug Padilla (USA) | 13:27.79 | Sydney Maree (USA) | 13:28.04 | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 13:29.01 |
| 110 m hurdles | Tonie Campbell (USA) | 13.27 | Andre Phillips (USA) | 13.29 | Sam Turner (USA) | 13.44 |
| Pole vault | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 5.85 m | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | 5.80 m | Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS) Pierre Quinon (FRA) | 5.70 m |
| Long jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 8.22 m | Larry Myricks (USA) | 8.22 m | László Szalma (HUN) | 8.11 m |
| Discus throw | Imrich Bugár (TCH) | 66.26 m | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) | 64.60 m | Géjza Valent (TCH) | 63.44 m |
| Javelin throw | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 90.80 m | Duncan Atwood (USA) | 90.30 m | Dave Ottley (GBR) | 84.32 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Florence Griffith (USA) | 11.00 | Alice Brown (USA) | 11.04 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.09 |
| 800 metres | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:59.09 | Milena Strnadová (TCH) | 2:00.09 | Kirsty McDermott (GBR) | 2:00.23 |
| 3000 metres | Mary Slaney (USA) | 8:25.83 | Maricica Puică (ROM) | 8:27.83 | Zola Budd (GBR) | 8:28.83 |
| 400 m hurdles | Judi Brown-King (USA) | 54.38 | Debbie Flintoff (AUS) | 54.80 | Tonja Brown (USA) | 54.86 |
| High jump | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.00 m | Louise Ritter (USA) | 1.98 m | Tamara Bykova (URS) | 1.95 m |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner (USA) | 6.91 m | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 6.83 m | Carol Lewis (USA) | 6.73 m |
| Shot put | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) | 20.82 m | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | 20.32 m | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 19.86 m |

## Points leaders

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | Doug Padilla (USA) | 63 | Mike Franks (USA) | 60 | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 59 |
| 200 metres | Calvin Smith (USA) | 59 | Kirk Baptiste (USA) | 48 | Desai Williams (CAN) | 35.5 |
| 400 metres | Mike Franks (USA) | 60 | Ray Armstead (USA) | 47 | Mark Rowe (USA) | 44 |
| 1500 metres | Steve Scott (USA) | 46 | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | 44 | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 40 |
| 5000 metres | Doug Padilla (USA) | 63 | Sydney Maree (USA) | 47 | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 42 |
| 110 m hurdles | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 52 | Andre Phillips (USA) | 41 | Tonie Campbell (USA) | 37 |
| Pole vault | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 59 | Pierre Quinon (FRA) | 53 | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | 49 |
| Long jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 49 | Larry Myricks (USA) | 37 | Sergey Layevskiy (URS) | 34 |
| Discus throw | Imrich Bugár (TCH) | 52 | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) | 41 | Géjza Valent (TCH) | 41 |
| Javelin throw | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 55 | Dave Ottley (GBR) | 50 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | 45 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | Mary Slaney (USA) | 69 | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 63 | Judi Brown-King (USA) | 63 |
| 100 metres | Alice Brown (USA) | 46 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 45 | Florence Griffith (USA) | 39 |
| 800 metres | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 59 | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 53 | Milena Strnadová (TCH) | 43 |
| 3000 metres | Mary Slaney (USA) | 69 | Maricica Puică (ROM) | 53 | Lynn Williams (CAN) | 37 |
| 400 m hurdles | Judi Brown-King (USA) | 63 | Genowefa Błaszak (POL) | 53 | Debbie Flintoff (AUS) | 46 |
| High jump | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 63 | Louise Ritter (USA) | 53 | Tamara Bykova (URS) | 43.5 |
| Long jump | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 36 | Tatyana Rodionova (URS) | 30 | Jackie Joyner (USA) | 25 |
| Shot put | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | 30 | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 30 | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) | 24 |
