1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final

1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Rome, Italy
Events 16
Dates 7 September
Main venue Stadio Olimpico
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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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
200 metres  Calvin Smith (USA) 19.88  Kirk Baptiste (USA) 20.29  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.47
400 metres  Mike Franks (USA) 44.97  Ray Armstead (USA) 45.39  Mark Rowe (USA) 45.67
1500 metres  José Manuel Abascal (ESP) 3:34.48  Omer Khalifa (SUD) 3:36.13  Steve Scott (USA) 3:36.37
5000 metres  Doug Padilla (USA) 13:45.42  Sydney Maree (USA) 13:45.90  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 13:46.92
110 m hurdles  Tonie Campbell (USA) 13.37  Andre Phillips (USA) 13.44  Sam Turner (USA) 13.64
Pole vault  Sergey Bubka (URS) 5.85 m  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) 5.75 m  Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
 Pierre Quinon (FRA)
5.70 m
Long jump  Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) 8.19 m  Larry Myricks (USA) 8.06 m  László Szalma (HUN) 7.91 m
Discus throw  Imrich Bugár (TCH) 64.20 m  Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) 64.18 m  Géjza Valent (TCH) 63.96 m
Javelin throw  Tom Petranoff (USA) 87.76 m  Duncan Atwood (USA) 84.76 m  Dave Ottley (GBR) 82.98 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Florence Griffith (USA) 10.87  Alice Brown (USA) 11.08  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.18
800 metres  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 2:01.17  Milena Strnadová (TCH) 2:01.25  Kirsty McDermott (GBR) 2:01.89
3000 metres  Mary Slaney (USA) 8:46.38  Maricica Puică (ROM) 8:46.76  Zola Budd (GBR) 8:48.38
400 m hurdles  Judi Brown-King (USA) 53.74  Debbie Flintoff (AUS) 54.07  Tonja Brown (USA) 54.20
High jump  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.02 m  Louise Ritter (USA) 2.00 m  Tamara Bykova (URS) 1.89 m
Long jump  Jackie Joyner (USA) 7.12 m  Galina Chistyakova (URS) 6.98 m  Carol Lewis (USA) 6.80 m
Shot put  Mihaela Loghin (ROM) 20.06 m  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 19.89 m  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 19.43 m

Points leaders

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Doug Padilla (USA) 63  Mike Franks (USA) 60  Sergey Bubka (URS) 59
200 metres  Calvin Smith (USA) 59  Kirk Baptiste (USA) 48  Desai Williams (CAN) 35.5
400 metres  Mike Franks (USA) 60  Ray Armstead (USA) 47  Mark Rowe (USA) 44
1500 metres  Steve Scott (USA) 46  Pierre Délèze (SUI) 44  José Manuel Abascal (ESP) 40
5000 metres  Doug Padilla (USA) 63  Sydney Maree (USA) 47  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 42
110 m hurdles  Mark McKoy (CAN) 52  Andre Phillips (USA) 41  Tonie Campbell (USA) 37
Pole vault  Sergey Bubka (URS) 59  Pierre Quinon (FRA) 53  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) 49
Long jump  Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) 49  Larry Myricks (USA) 37  Sergey Layevskiy (URS) 34
Discus throw  Imrich Bugár (TCH) 52  Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) 41  Géjza Valent (TCH) 41
Javelin throw  Tom Petranoff (USA) 55  Dave Ottley (GBR) 50  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 45

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Mary Slaney (USA) 69  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 63  Judi Brown-King (USA) 63
100 metres  Alice Brown (USA) 46  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 45  Florence Griffith (USA) 39
800 metres  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 59  Doina Melinte (ROM) 53  Milena Strnadová (TCH) 43
3000 metres  Mary Slaney (USA) 69  Maricica Puică (ROM) 53  Lynn Williams (CAN) 37
400 m hurdles  Judi Brown-King (USA) 63  Genowefa Błaszak (POL) 53  Debbie Flintoff (AUS) 46
High jump  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 63  Louise Ritter (USA) 53  Tamara Bykova (URS) 43.5
Long jump  Galina Chistyakova (URS) 36  Tatyana Rodionova (URS) 30  Jackie Joyner (USA) 25
Shot put  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 30  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 30  Mihaela Loghin (ROM) 24

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