1985 Berlin Marathon
The 1985 Berlin Marathon was the 12th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 29 September. Britain's James Ashworth won the men's race in 2:11:43 hours, while the women's race was won by Belgium Magda Ilands in 2:34:10. Switzerland's Heinz Frei and Gabriele Schild, won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 9810 runners finished the race, comprising 9146 men and 664 women.