1985 British Rowing Championships

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{{Infobox sports competition event

| name = 1985 British Rowing Championships

| image =

| caption =

| venue = National Water Sports Centre

| location = Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham)

| dates = 20–21 July 1985

| prev = 1984

| next = 1986

}}

The 1985 National Rowing Championships was the 14th edition of the National Championships, held from 20–21 July 1985 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS487952628/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=2f1bc2d0|title=Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1985, p. 29|website=Times Digital Archives}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS419926262/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=d35f6c00|title=Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25|website=Times Digital Archives}}{{cite web|url=https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1985-world-rowing-championships/|title=NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (19-21 JULY 1985)|website=Rowing Story}}

Senior

= Medal summary =

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width=120|Event

!width=300|Gold

!width=300|Silver

!width=300|Bronze

Men 1xMarlow
Steve Redgrave
Men 2+Vesta
Men 2xA.R.A Squad
Men 2-Molesey
David Riches & Ewan Pearson
Men 4-Tyrian / London University
Men 4+Tideway Scullers School
Men 4xA.R.A Squad
Men 8+London University
Women 1xBirmingham
Rhian Davies
Women 2xBradford*
Jean Genchi & Kate Holroyd
&
Sons of the Thames*
Beryl Crockford & Lin Clark
Not Awarded
Women 2-Marlow / Weybridge Ladies
Belinda Holmes & Flo Johnston
Women 4+A.R.A Squad
Alison Bonner, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Tish Reid, Ann Callaway, Lesley Clare (cox)
Women 4xA.R.A Squad
Gillian Hodges, Gill Bond, Steph Price, Katie Ball
Women 8+A.R.A SquadCambridge University

* dead heat for first place

Lightweight

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width=120|Event

!width=300|Gold

!width=300|Silver

!width=300|Bronze

Men 1xNCRA
Chris McManus
Kingston
Maurice Hayes
Lea
Stephen Redwood
Men 2xA.R.A Squad
Men 4-Evesham / Imperial College / Lea / London
Men 8+Leander
Women 1xFurnivall SC
Women 2xSons of the ThamesNot awarded
Women 4-Clydesdale / Glasgow

Junior

= Medal summary =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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width=120|Event

!width=300|Gold

!width=300|Silver

!width=300|Bronze

Men 1xLiverpool Victoria RCPoplar, Blackwall & District RCDerby RC
Men 2-Hereford / Hereford Cathedral School
Men 2xKingston Grammar School / Maidenhead
Men 2+Evesham
Men 4-Marlow / Shiplake College
Men 4+Eton College
Men 4xLatymer Upper
Men 8+Royal Shrewsbury School
Men J16 1xEvesham
Men J16 2-Hampton School
Men J16 2xLoughborough
Men J16 2+St George's College
Men J16 4+St George's College
Men J16 4-Forest School
Men J16 4xMarlow
Men J16 8+St Edward's
Men J14 1xChristchurch
Men J14 2xForest School
Men J14 4xForest School
Women 1xBurton Leander
Women 2xA.R.A Squad
Women 2-A.R.A Squad
Women 4+A.R.A Squad
Women 8+Composite
Women J16 1xMarlow
Women J16 2xBecket School
Women J16 2-Kingston Grammar School
Women J16 4x+St Leonard's School
Women J14 1xMaidenhead
Women J14 2xKingston Grammar School

Coastal

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width=120|Event

!width=300|Gold

!width=300|Silver

!width=300|Bronze

Men 1xWestover & Bournemouth
Men 2-Deal
Men 4+Christchurch
Women 4+Herne Bay

Key

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width=60|Symbol

!width=100|meaning

1, 2, 4, 8crew size
+coxed
-coxless
xsculls
14Under-14
15Under-15
16Under-16
JJunior

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