1985 Berlin Marathon
Introduction

The **1985 [Berlin Marathon](/wiki/Berlin_Marathon "Berlin Marathon")** was the 12th running of the annual [marathon](/wiki/Marathon "Marathon") race held in [Berlin](/wiki/Berlin "Berlin"), [West Germany](/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany"), held on 29 September. Britain's [James Ashworth](/wiki/James_Ashworth_%28runner%29 "James Ashworth (runner)") won the men's race in 2:11:43 hours, while the women's race was won by Belgium [Magda Ilands](/wiki/Magda_Ilands "Magda Ilands") in 2:34:10\. Switzerland's [Heinz Frei](/wiki/Heinz_Frei "Heinz Frei") (1:57:28\) and [Gabriele Schild](/wiki/Gabriele_Schild "Gabriele Schild") (2:33:51\), won the men's and women's [wheelchair races](/wiki/Wheelchair_race "Wheelchair race"). A total of 9810 runners finished the race, comprising 9146 men and 664 women.


Who were some notable winners of the Berlin Marathon before 1985?