Claim: Gabriele Schild from Switzerland (a country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe) was the champion of the 1985 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:33:51; followed by Margit Quell from West Germany with a time of 2:42:21.
Evidence:  Gabriele Schild Switzerland 2:33:51  Margit Quell West Germany 2:42:21 Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:57:28) and Gabriele Schild (2:33:51), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe.