1985 New York City Marathon
# 1985 New York City Marathon

The 1985 New York City Marathon was the 16th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 27 October.

## Results

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Orlando Pizzolato | Italy | 2:11.34 |
| | Ahmed Salah | Djibouti | 2:12.29 |
| | Pat Petersen | United States | 2:12.59 |
| 4 | Don Norman | United States | 2:14.08 |
| 5 | Gerard Nijboer | Netherlands | 2:14.27 |
| 6 | Allan Zachariasen | Denmark | 2:15.18 |
| 7 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 2:15.33 |
| 8 | Giuseppe Pambianchi | Italy | 2:15.40 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Hussein | Kenya | 2:15.55 |
| 10 | Jorge Gonzalez | Puerto Rico | 2:16.51 |
| 11 | Grenville Wood | Australia | 2:17.13 |
| 12 | Jean-Yves Madelon | France | 2:17.20 |
| 13 | Julian Goater | England | 2:17.33 |
| 14 | Antoni Niemczak | Poland | 2:17.48 |
| 15 | Tommy Persson | Sweden | 2:18.06 |
| 16 | Nicholas Brawn | England | 2:18.24 |
| 17 | Ric Sayre | United States | 2:18.34 |
| 18 | Budd Coates | United States | 2:18.45 |
| 19 | Sam Ngatia | Kenya | 2:19.29 |
| 20 | Mohammed Rutiginga | Tanzania | 2:19.55 |
| 21 | Ed Swiatocha | United States | 2:20.11 |
| 22 | Thomas Downes | United States | 2:20.15 |
| 23 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 2:20.41 |
| 24 | Isamu Sennai | Japan | 2:21.10 |
| 25 | Zoltan Koszegi | Hungary | 2:21.23 |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Grete Waitz | Norway | 2:28.34 |
| | Lisa Ondieki | Australia | 2:29.48 |
| | Laura Fogli | Italy | 2:31.36 |
| 4 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 2:34.55 |
| 5 | Priscilla Welch | England | 2:35.30 |
| 6 | Ngaire Drake | New Zealand | 2:36.53 |
| 7 | Susan King | United States | 2:37.38 |
| 8 | Julie Brown | United States | 2:37.53 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Gareau | Canada | 2:38.31 |
| 10 | Agnes Sipka | Hungary | 2:40.22 |
| 11 | Evy Palm | Sweden | 2:40.50 |
| 12 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 2:41.08 |
| 13 | Marianne Dickerson | United States | 2:41.28 |
| 14 | Michele Bush | United States | 2:42.03 |
| 15 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 2:42.34 |
| 16 | Emma Scaunich | Italy | 2:42.54 |
| 17 | Beth Dillinger | United States | 2:44.27 |
| 18 | Grazyna Mierzejewska | Poland | 2:44.28 |
| 19 | Rita Marchisio | Italy | 2:44.41 |
| 20 | Katy Laetsch | United States | 2:45.26 |
| 21 | Marilyn Hulak | United States | 2:47.01 |
| 22 | Karen Cosgrove | United States | 2:47.09 |
| 23 | Lorna Irving | Scotland | 2:47.52 |
| 24 | Agnes Pardaens | Belgium | 2:48.39 |
| 25 | Caroll Myers | United States | 2:50.03 |
