1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final
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| Host city | Rome, Italy | ||
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| Events | 16 | ||
| Dates | 7 September | ||
| Main venue | Stadio Olimpico | ||
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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.
Contents
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres |  Calvin Smith (USA) |
19.88 | Kirk Baptiste (USA) |
20.29 |  Desai Williams (CAN) |
20.47 |
| 400 metres | Mike Franks (USA) |
44.97 | Ray Armstead (USA) |
45.39 | Mark Rowe (USA) |
45.67 |
| 1500 metres |  José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
3:34.48 |  Omer Khalifa (SUD) |
3:36.13 | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:36.37 |
| 5000 metres | Doug Padilla (USA) |
13:45.42 | Sydney Maree (USA) |
13:45.90 |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
13:46.92 |
| 110 m hurdles | Tonie Campbell (USA) |
13.37 | Andre Phillips (USA) |
13.44 | Sam Turner (USA) |
13.64 |
| Pole vault |  Sergey Bubka (URS) |
5.85 m |  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
5.75 m | Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
Pierre Quinon (FRA) |
5.70 m |
| Long jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) |
8.19 m | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.06 m |  László Szalma (HUN) |
7.91 m |
| Discus throw |  Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
64.20 m |  Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) |
64.18 m | Géjza Valent (TCH) |
63.96 m |
| Javelin throw | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
87.76 m | Duncan Atwood (USA) |
84.76 m |  Dave Ottley (GBR) |
82.98 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Florence Griffith (USA) |
10.87 | Alice Brown (USA) |
11.08 |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
11.18 |
| 800 metres | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
2:01.17 | Milena Strnadová (TCH) |
2:01.25 | Kirsty McDermott (GBR) |
2:01.89 |
| 3000 metres | Mary Slaney (USA) |
8:46.38 |  Maricica Puică (ROM) |
8:46.76 | Zola Budd (GBR) |
8:48.38 |
| 400 m hurdles | Judi Brown-King (USA) |
53.74 |  Debbie Flintoff (AUS) |
54.07 | Tonja Brown (USA) |
54.20 |
| High jump |  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.02 m | Louise Ritter (USA) |
2.00 m | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
1.89 m |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner (USA) |
7.12 m | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
6.98 m | Carol Lewis (USA) |
6.80 m |
| Shot put | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) |
20.06 m | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
19.89 m | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
19.43 m |
Points leaders
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 | Silver | 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 |
References
- IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
External links
- IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF
