1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final
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| name = 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final
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| dates = 7 September
| stadium = Stadio Olimpico
| athletes =
| events = 16
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| previous =
| next = 1986 Rome
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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.
Medal summary
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 200 metres
|{{flagathlete|Calvin Smith|USA}} | 20.54
|{{flagathlete|Kirk Baptiste|USA}} | 20.57
|{{flagathlete|Desai Williams|CAN}} | 20.76 |
| 400 metres
|{{flagathlete|Mike Franks|USA}} | 44.87
|{{flagathlete|Ray Armstead|USA}} | 45.24
|{{flagathlete|Mark Rowe|USA}} | 45.56 |
| 1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|José Manuel Abascal|ESP}} | 3:36.21
|{{flagathlete|Omer Khalifa| SUD}} | 3:36.45
|{{flagathlete|Steve Scott|USA}} | 3:36.88 |
| 5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Doug Padilla|USA}} | 13:27.79
|{{flagathlete|Sydney Maree|USA}} | 13:28.04
|{{flagathlete|Thomas Wessinghage|FRG}} | 13:29.01 |
| 110 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Tonie Campbell|USA}} | 13.27
|{{flagathlete|Andre Phillips|USA}} | 13.29
|{{flagathlete|Sam Turner|USA}} | 13.44 |
| Pole vault
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Bubka|URS}} | 5.85 m
|{{flagathlete|Thierry Vigneron|FRA}} | 5.80 m
|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Krupskiy|URS}} {{flagathlete|Pierre Quinon|FRA}} | 5.70 m |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Mike Conley, Sr.|USA}} | 8.22 m
|{{flagathlete|Larry Myricks|USA}} | 8.22 m
|{{flagathlete|László Szalma|HUN}} | 8.11 m |
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|Imrich Bugár|TCH}} | 66.26 m
|{{flagathlete|Knut Hjeltnes|NOR}} | 64.60 m
|{{flagathlete|Géjza Valent|TCH}} | 63.44 m |
| Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|Tom Petranoff|USA}} | 90.80 m
|{{flagathlete|Duncan Atwood|USA}} | 90.30 m
|{{flagathlete|Dave Ottley|GBR}} | 84.32 m |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 100 metres
|{{flagathlete|Florence Griffith|USA}} | 11.00
|{{flagathlete|Alice Brown|USA}} | 11.04
|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} | 11.09 |
| 800 metres
|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}} | 1:59.09
|{{flagathlete|Milena Strnadová|TCH}} | 2:00.09
|{{flagathlete|Kirsty McDermott|GBR}} | 2:00.23 |
| 3000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Mary Slaney|USA}} | 8:25.83
|{{flagathlete|Maricica Puică|ROM}} | 8:27.83
|{{flagathlete|Zola Budd|GBR}} | 8:28.83 |
| 400 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Judi Brown-King|USA}} | 54.38
|{{flagathlete|Debbie Flintoff|AUS}} | 54.80
|{{flagathlete|Tonja Brown|USA}} | 54.86 |
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|Stefka Kostadinova|BUL}} | 2.00 m
|{{flagathlete|Louise Ritter|USA}} | 1.98 m
|{{flagathlete|Tamara Bykova|URS}} | 1.95 m |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Jackie Joyner|USA}} | 6.91 m
|{{flagathlete|Galina Chistyakova|URS}} | 6.83 m
|{{flagathlete|Carol Lewis|USA}} | 6.73 m |
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|Mihaela Loghin|ROM}} | 20.82 m
|{{flagathlete|Helena Fibingerová|TCH}} | 20.32 m
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Lisovskaya|URS}} | 19.86 m |
Points leaders
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| Overall
|{{flagathlete|Doug Padilla|USA}} | 63
|{{flagathlete|Mike Franks|USA}} | 60
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Bubka|URS}} | 59 |
| 200 metres
|{{flagathlete|Calvin Smith|USA}} | 59
|{{flagathlete|Kirk Baptiste|USA}} | 48
|{{flagathlete|Desai Williams|CAN}} | 35.5 |
| 400 metres
|{{flagathlete|Mike Franks|USA}} | 60
|{{flagathlete|Ray Armstead|USA}} | 47
|{{flagathlete|Mark Rowe|USA}} | 44 |
| 1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|Steve Scott|USA}} | 46
|{{flagathlete|Pierre Délèze|SUI}} | 44
|{{flagathlete|José Manuel Abascal|ESP}} | 40 |
| 5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Doug Padilla|USA}} | 63
|{{flagathlete|Sydney Maree|USA}} | 47
|{{flagathlete|Thomas Wessinghage|FRG}} | 42 |
| 110 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Mark McKoy|CAN}} | 52
|{{flagathlete|Andre Phillips|USA}} | 41
|{{flagathlete|Tonie Campbell|USA}} | 37 |
| Pole vault
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Bubka|URS}} | 59
|{{flagathlete|Pierre Quinon|FRA}} | 53
|{{flagathlete|Thierry Vigneron|FRA}} | 49 |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Mike Conley, Sr.|USA}} | 49
|{{flagathlete|Larry Myricks|USA}} | 37
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Layevskiy|URS}} | 34 |
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|Imrich Bugár|TCH}} | 52
|{{flagathlete|Knut Hjeltnes|NOR}} | 41
|{{flagathlete|Géjza Valent|TCH}} | 41 |
| Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|Tom Petranoff|USA}} | 55
|{{flagathlete|Dave Ottley|GBR}} | 50
|{{flagathlete|Einar Vilhjálmsson|ISL}} | 45 |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| Overall
|{{flagathlete|Mary Slaney|USA}} | 69
|{{flagathlete|Stefka Kostadinova|BUL}} | 63
|{{flagathlete|Judi Brown-King|USA}} | 63 |
| 100 metres
|{{flagathlete|Alice Brown|USA}} | 46
|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} | 45
|{{flagathlete|Florence Griffith|USA}} | 39 |
| 800 metres
|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}} | 59
|{{flagathlete|Doina Melinte|ROM}} | 53
|{{flagathlete|Milena Strnadová|TCH}} | 43 |
| 3000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Mary Slaney|USA}} | 69
|{{flagathlete|Maricica Puică|ROM}} | 53
|{{flagathlete|Lynn Williams|CAN}} | 37 |
| 400 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Judi Brown-King|USA}} | 63
|{{flagathlete|Genowefa Błaszak|POL}} | 53
|{{flagathlete|Debbie Flintoff|AUS}} | 46 |
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|Stefka Kostadinova|BUL}} | 63
|{{flagathlete|Louise Ritter|USA}} | 53
|{{flagathlete|Tamara Bykova|URS}} | 43.5 |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Galina Chistyakova|URS}} | 36
|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Rodionova|URS}} | 30
|{{flagathlete|Jackie Joyner|USA}} | 25 |
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|Helena Fibingerová|TCH}} | 30
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Lisovskaya|URS}} | 30
|{{flagathlete|Mihaela Loghin|ROM}} | 24 |
References
- [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/gp.htm IAAF Grand Prix Final]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120816192656/http://www2.iaaf.org/GPF02/History/indexd84e.html?imgh=History IAAF Grand Prix Final archive] from IAAF
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