# 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Sports Complex of Jamor on March 24, 1985. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (4.99 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Zola Budd | England | 15:01 |
| | Cathy Branta | United States | 15:24 |
| | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 15:27 |
| 4 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 15:35 |
| 5 | Cornelia Bürki | Switzerland | 15:38 |
| 6 | Angela Tooby | Wales | 15:40 |
| 7 | Olga Bondarenko | Soviet Union | 15:40 |
| 8 | Sue Bruce | New Zealand | 15:42 |
| 9 | Betty Springs | United States | 15:44 |
| 10 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 15:47 |
| 11 | Debbie Scott | Canada | 15:49 |
| 12 | Monica Joyce | Ireland | 15:49 |
| 13 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 15:50 |
| 14 | Agnese Possamai | Italy | 15:50 |
| 15 | Shelly Steely | United States | 15:51 |
| 16 | Kathryn Hayes | United States | 15:54 |
| 17 | Annette Sergent | France | 15:55 |
| 18 | Susan Lee | Canada | 15:56 |
| 19 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | Soviet Union | 15:56 |
| 20 | Marina Rodchenkova | Soviet Union | 15:56 |
| 21 | Sharon Dalton | Australia | 15:56 |
| 22 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 15:57 |
| 23 | Martine Fays | France | 15:57 |
| 24 | Carla Beurskens | Netherlands | 15:58 |
| 25 | Christine McMiken | New Zealand | 16:00 |
| 26 | Jacqueline Lefeuvre | France | 16:01 |
| 27 | Angela Chalmers | Canada | 16:02 |
| 28 | Mary Knisely | United States | 16:03 |
| 29 | Susan Tooby | Wales | 16:04 |
| 30 | Aurora Cunha | Portugal | 16:05 |
| 31 | Irina Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 16:05 |
| 32 | Ana Isabel Alonso | Spain | 16:05 |
| 33 | Wang Huabi | China | 16:05 |
| 34 | Paula Ilie | Romania | 16:06 |
| 35 | Hassania Darami | Morocco | 16:09 |
| 36 | Eva Ernström | Sweden | 16:09 |
| 37 | Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah | Algeria | 16:10 |
| 38 | Christine Sørum | Norway | 16:11 |
| 39 | Francine Peeters | Belgium | 16:12 |
| 40 | Louise McGrillen | Ireland | 16:13 |
| 41 | Tatyana Sokolova | Soviet Union | 16:13 |
| 42 | Yvonne Murray | Scotland | 16:13 |
| 43 | Maria Lelut | France | 16:14 |
| 44 | Julie Laughton | England | 16:14 |
| 45 | Sylvie Bornet | France | 16:14 |
| 46 | Nan Doak | United States | 16:15 |
| 47 | Gail Rear | New Zealand | 16:15 |
| 48 | Mariana Stanescu | Romania | 16:16 |
| 49 | Corinne Debaets | Belgium | 16:16 |
| 50 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 16:16 |
| 51 | Anne Jorun Flaten | Norway | 16:17 |
| 52 | Mary Cotton | England | 16:17 |
| 53 | Li Xiuxia | China | 16:18 |
| 54 | Sally Pierson | Australia | 16:20 |
| 55 | Linda Milo | Belgium | 16:20 |
| 56 | Paula Fudge | England | 16:22 |
| 57 | Brenda Shackleton | Canada | 16:22 |
| 58 | Amelia Lorza Lopez | Spain | 16:23 |
| 59 | Ann Hilliard | Ireland | 16:24 |
| 60 | Rita Marchisio | Italy | 16:24 |
| 61 | Roberta Brunet | Italy | 16:24 |
| 62 | Ulla Marquette | Canada | 16:25 |
| 63 | Jill Rothwell | England | 16:25 |
| 64 | Mary O'Connor | New Zealand | 16:26 |
| 65 | Liu Aixuan | China | 16:27 |
| 66 | Jocelyne Villeton | France | 16:27 |
| 67 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway | 16:28 |
| 68 | Tove Lutdal | Norway | 16:29 |
| 69 | Lucilia Soares | Portugal | 16:29 |
| 70 | Kerith Duncanson | Australia | 16:30 |
| 71 | Marina Samy | England | 16:31 |
| 72 | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal | 16:32 |
| 73 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 16:33 |
| 74 | Susi Riermeier | West Germany | 16:34 |
| 75 | Kersti Jakobsen | Denmark | 16:34 |
| 76 | Wilma Rusman | Netherlands | 16:38 |
| 77 | Asuncion Sinobas | Spain | 16:42 |
| 78 | Deirdre Nagle | Ireland | 16:43 |
| 79 | Luo Yuxiu | China | 16:43 |
| 80 | Sandra Rettie | Canada | 16:43 |
| 81 | Linden Wilde | New Zealand | 16:43 |
| 82 | Astrid Schmidt | West Germany | 16:44 |
| 83 | Mehan Sloane | Australia | 16:46 |
| 84 | Elise Lyon | Scotland | 16:46 |
| 85 | Martine Oppliger | Switzerland | 16:47 |
| 86 | Sheila Purves | Hong Kong | 16:48 |
| 87 | Iulia Besliu | Romania | 16:48 |
| 88 | Betty Molteni | Italy | 16:49 |
| 89 | Wendy Ore | Wales | 16:49 |
| 90 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | 16:50 |
| 91 | Ria van Landeghem | Belgium | 16:50 |
| 92 | Christiane Finke | West Germany | 16:54 |
| 93 | Anne Keenan | Ireland | 16:55 |
| 94 | Christine Price | Scotland | 16:56 |
| 95 | Zhang Shuxian | China | 16:57 |
| 96 | Barbara King | Wales | 16:58 |
| 97 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 16:59 |
| 98 | Anne Lord | Australia | 17:00 |
| 99 | Ute Jamrozy | West Germany | 17:01 |
| 100 | Eefje van Wissen | Netherlands | 17:03 |
| 101 | June Standing | Scotland | 17:03 |
| 102 | Daria Nauer | Switzerland | 17:04 |
| 103 | Joke van Gerven | Netherlands | 17:05 |
| 104 | Begoña Herraez | Spain | 17:06 |
| 105 | Liève Slegers | Belgium | 17:06 |
| 106 | Birgitta Wåhlin | Sweden | 17:09 |
| 107 | Karen MacLeod | Scotland | 17:10 |
| 108 | Lynne Maddison | Wales | 17:11 |
| 109 | Avril McClung | Northern Ireland | 17:17 |
| 110 | Mie Poulsen Jensen | Denmark | 17:21 |
| 111 | Isabella Moretti | Switzerland | 17:22 |
| 112 | Gitte Karlshøj | Denmark | 17:27 |
| 113 | Lynda Bain | Scotland | 17:29 |
| 114 | Greta Hickey | Ireland | 17:33 |
| 115 | Camilla Harron | Northern Ireland | 17:39 |
| 116 | Jenny Lund | Australia | 17:46 |
| 117 | Rachida Asname | Morocco | 17:48 |
| 118 | Fiona Harwood | Wales | 18:03 |
| 119 | Hanne Kjärsgaard | Denmark | 18:04 |
| 120 | Rose Gavigan | Northern Ireland | 18:11 |
| 121 | Una Barry | Northern Ireland | 18:16 |
| 122 | Hanne Rasmussen | Denmark | 18:20 |
| 123 | Karin Hansen | Denmark | 18:38 |
| 124 | Amneh Odeh Murshed | Jordan | 19:42 |
| 125 | Sinead McGranaghan | Northern Ireland | 19:47 |
| 126 | Suzanne Bensadon | Gibraltar | 20:17 |
| 127 | Jenny Summers | Gibraltar | 20:51 |
| 128 | Joanna Lavarello | Gibraltar | 21:30 |
| 129 | Susan Duran | Gibraltar | 22:41 |
| 130 | Susan Garcia | Gibraltar | 23:16 |
| 131 | Jacky Carreras | Gibraltar | 24:12 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | United States Cathy Branta2 Betty Springs9 Shelly Steely15 Kathryn Hayes16 (Mary Knisely)(28) (Nan Doak)(46) | 42 |
| | Soviet Union Olga Bondarenko7 Tatyana Pozdnyakova19 Marina Rodchenkova20 Irina Bondarchuk31 (Tatyana Sokolova)(41) | 77 |
| | Romania Fiţa Lovin4 Elena Fidatof10 Paula Ilie34 Mariana Stanescu48 (Iulia Besliu)(87) | 96 |
| 4 | France Annette Sergent17 Martine Fays23 Jacqueline Lefeuvre26 Maria Lelut43 (Sylvie Bornet)(45) (Jocelyne Villeton)(66) | 109 |
| 5 | Canada Debbie Scott11 Susan Lee18 Angela Chalmers27 Brenda Shackleton57 (Ulla Marquette)(62) (Sandra Rettie)(80) | 113 |
| 6 | Portugal Rosa Mota13 Albertina Machado22 Aurora Cunha30 Lucilia Soares69 (Rosa Oliveira)(72) (Conceição Ferreira)(97) | 134 |
| 7 | New Zealand Sue Bruce8 Christine McMiken25 Gail Rear47 Mary O'Connor64 (Linden Wilde)(81) | 144 |
| 8 | England Zola Budd1 Julie Laughton44 Mary Cotton52 Paula Fudge56 (Jill Rothwell)(63) (Marina Samy)(71) | 153 |
| 9 | Norway Ingrid Kristiansen3 Christine Sørum38 Anne Jorun Flaten51 Grete Kirkeberg67 (Tove Lutdal)(68) | 159 |
| 10 | Italy Agnese Possamai14 Cristina Tomasini50 Rita Marchisio60 Roberta Brunet61 (Betty Molteni)(88) | 185 |
| 11 | Ireland Monica Joyce12 Louise McGrillen40 Ann Hilliard59 Deirdre Nagle78 (Anne Keenan)(93) (Greta Hickey)(114) | 189 |
| 12 | Wales Angela Tooby6 Susan Tooby29 Wendy Ore89 Barbara King96 (Lynne Maddison)(108) (Fiona Harwood)(118) | 220 |
| 13 | Australia Sharon Dalton21 Sally Pierson54 Kerith Duncanson70 Mehan Sloane83 (Anne Lord)(98) (Jenny Lund)(116) | 228 |
| 14 | China Wang Huabi33 Li Xiuxia53 Liu Aixuan65 Luo Yuxiu79 (Zhang Shuxian)(95) | 230 |
| 15 | Belgium Francine Peeters39 Corinne Debaets49 Linda Milo55 Ria van Landeghem91 (Liève Slegers)(105) | 234 |
| 16 | Spain Ana Isabel Alonso32 Amelia Lorza Lopez58 Teresa Recio73 Asuncion Sinobas77 (Montserrat Abello)(90) (Begoña Herraez)(104) | 240 |
| 17 | Netherlands Carla Beurskens24 Wilma Rusman76 Eefje van Wissen100 Joke van Gerven103 | 303 |
| 18 | Switzerland Cornelia Bürki5 Martine Oppliger85 Daria Nauer102 Isabella Moretti111 | 303 |
| 19 | Scotland Yvonne Murray42 Elise Lyon84 Christine Price94 June Standing101 (Karen MacLeod)(107) (Lynda Bain)(113) | 321 |
| 20 | West Germany Susi Riermeier74 Astrid Schmidt82 Christiane Finke92 Ute Jamrozy99 | 347 |
| 21 | Denmark Kersti Jakobsen75 Mie Poulsen Jensen110 Gitte Karlshøj112 Hanne Kjärsgaard119 (Hanne Rasmussen)(122) (Karin Hansen)(123) | 416 |
| 22 | Northern Ireland Avril McClung109 Camilla Harron115 Rose Gavigan120 Una Barry121 (Sinead McGranaghan)(125) | 465 |
| 23 | Gibraltar Suzanne Bensadon126 Jenny Summers127 Joanna Lavarello128 Susan Duran129 (Susan Garcia)(130) (Jacky Carreras)(131) | 510 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 131 athletes from 28 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (6)
* Belgium (5)
* Canada (6)
* China (5)
* Denmark (6)
* England (6)
* France (6)
* Gibraltar (6)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (5)
* Jordan (1)
* Morocco (2)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (5)
* Northern Ireland (5)
* Norway (5)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (5)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (5)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (4)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (4)