1985 MEN'S PRELIMINARY #1
The Superstars made the switch to NBC-TV and saw the reinstitution of preliminary rounds. The first preliminary was contested among medal winners from the 1984 Olympic games. Although no records were seriously challenged, the competition level was overall better than it had been the past two years. Volleyball player Karch Kiraly became the first representative from that sport to compete in the men's Superstars and he was impressive. He won four events to capture the preliminary win. Greg Foster, the runner-up in 1984, came in third behind skiier Phil Mahre. The top five men qualified for the final.
Miami Beach & Key Biscayne, Florida
March 24, 1985
Announcers: Merlin Olsen, Bruce Jenner, Ahmad Rashad.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
TEN |
SWIM |
WL |
BOWL |
ROW |
GOLF |
BIKE |
HALF |
100 |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. Karch Kiraly, Volleyball |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
- |
|
|
7 |
10 |
1 |
48 |
$14,800 |
| 2. Phil Mahre, Alpine Skiing |
7 |
2 |
- |
10 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
- |
- |
7 |
37 |
$11,200 |
| 3. Greg Foster, 110 Hurdles |
- |
- |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
- |
10 |
36 |
$6,100 |
| 4. Jeff Blatnick, Greco-Roman Wrestling |
4 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
$3,400 |
| 5. Evander Holyfield, Boxing |
|
7 |
1/2 |
2 |
- |
|
|
10 |
4 |
- |
23 1/2 |
$2,350 |
| 6. Nelson Vails, Cycling |
0 |
- |
2 |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
0 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
$2,100 |
| 7. Rowdy Gaines, Swimming |
2 |
- |
- |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
- |
2 |
2 |
13 |
$1,300 |
| 8. Steve Lundquist, Swimming |
|
- |
1/2 |
|
10 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
- |
12 1/2 |
$1,250 |
| 9. Mark Breland, Boxing |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
$1,000 |
| 10. Bart Conner, Gymnastics |
1 |
1 |
- |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
0 |
5 |
$500 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
TENNIS
| 1. Karch Kiraly |
10 |
| 2. Phil Mahre |
7 |
| 3. Jeff Blatnick |
3 |
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
3 |
| 5. Bart Conner |
1 |
| Kiraly def. Mahre |
6-1 |
SWIMMING (50 Yards) - final
| 1. Karch Kiraly |
26.32 |
| 2. Evander Holyfield |
30.04 |
| 3. Jeff Blatnick |
31.15 |
| 4. Phil Mahre |
31.36 |
| 5. Bart Conner |
32.44 |
WEIGHT LIFTING
| 1. Karch Kiraly |
240 |
| 2. Jeff Blatnick |
230 |
| 3. Greg Foster |
N/A |
| 4. Nelson Vails |
180 |
| 5. Evander Holyfield |
0 |
| 5. Steve Lundquist |
0 |
BOWLING - qualifying
| 1. Phil Mahre |
N/A |
| 2. Nelson Vails |
N/A |
| 3. Evander Holyfield |
N/A |
| 4. Mark Breland |
N/A |
| 5. Greg Foster |
N/A |
BOWLING - step ladder finals
| Foster def. Breland |
N/A |
| Foster def. Holyfield |
N/A |
| Foster def. Vails |
N/A |
| Mahre def. Foster |
N/A |
ROWING
| 1. Steve Lundquist |
35.37 |
34.15 |
| 2. Jeff Blatnick |
36.22 |
35.5e |
| 3. Phil Mahre |
37.10 |
37.1e |
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
37.4e |
|
| 5. Greg Foster |
37.5e |
|
| 6. Bart Conner |
43.94 |
GOLF- closest to the pin
| 1. Jeff Blatnick |
33' 6 1/2" |
| 2. Mark Breland |
N/A |
| 3. Nelson Vails |
N/A |
| 4. Bart Conner |
N/A |
| 5. Rowdy Gaines |
N/A |
BIKE RACE-heats (Quarter Mile)
| 1. Phil Mahre |
35.11 |
| 2. Greg Foster |
37.08 |
| 3. Jeff Blatnick |
37.09 |
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
37.48 |
| 5. Bart Conner |
38.31 |
BIKE RACE-final (Half Mile)
| 1. Greg Foster |
1:10.9e |
| 2. Phil Mahre |
1:11.0e |
| 3. Rowdy Gaines |
N/A |
| 4. Jeff Blatnick |
N/A |
| 5. Bart Conner |
N/A |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Evander Holyfield |
2:10.97 |
| 2. Karch Kiraly |
2:14.87 |
| 3. Greg Foster |
2:20.47 |
| 4. Mark Breland |
2:21.83 |
| 5. Steve Lundquist |
2:34.80 |
| 6. Nelson Vails |
DQ |
100 YARD DASH-heats
| 1. Karch Kiraly |
11.14 |
| 2. Evander Holyfield |
11.36 |
| 3. Nelson Vails |
11.44 |
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
11.50 |
| 5. Steve Lundquist |
11.52 |
100 YARD DASH-final
| 1. Karch Kiraly |
10.80 |
| 2. Nelson Vails |
11.1e |
| 3. Evander Holyfield |
11.5e |
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
11.7e |
| 5. Steve Lundquist |
11.8e |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Greg Foster |
25.9e |
25.9e |
23.41 |
|
| 2. Phil Mahre |
26.8e |
26.8e |
25.10 |
|
| 3. Nelson Vails |
27.0e |
27.0e |
||
| 4. Rowdy Gaines |
27.98 |
27.98 |
||
| 5. Karch Kiraly |
N/A |
N/A |
||
| 6. Bart Conner |
29.4e |
TR+WH |
39.4e |
|
| 7. Mark Breland |
35.10 |
WH+HB | 45.10 |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish