1981 in marathon running

June 2010 This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1981 in the Marathon for both men and women. Australia's Robert de Castella broke the world record on December 6, 1981, at the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:08:18. In the men's competition there were two editions of the Tokyo International Marathon run in the same year; the first one was held on February 8, 1981, and the second one on March 1, 1981. Men Records Standing records prior to the 1981 season in track and field World Record Derek Clayton AUS 2:08:33.6 May 30, 1969 BEL Antwerp, Belgium Broken records during the 1981 season in track and field World Record Robert de Castella AUS 2:08:18 December 6, 1981 JPN Fukuoka, Japan 1981 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote 1 2:08:18 Robert de Castella AUS 1 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 22px|Personal Best 2 2:09:26 Toshihiko Seko JPN 1 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 3 2:09:28 John Graham SCO 1 Rotterdam, Netherlands 23-05-1981 22px|Personal Best 4 2:09:37 Dick Beardsley USA 1 Duluth, United States 20-06-1981 5 2:09:37 Kunimitsu Itō JPN 2 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 6 2:10:19 Shigeru So JPN 3 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 7 2:10:26 Craig Virgin USA 2 Boston, United States 20-04-198122px|Personal Best 8 2:10:34 Bill Rodgers USA 3 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 9 2:11:00 Rodolfo Gómez MEX 1 Tokyo, Japan 01-03-1981 10 2:11:11 Kebede Balcha ETH 1 Montréal, Canada 13-09-1981 11 2:11:19 Gianni Poli ITA 4 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 12 2:11:29 Takeshi So JPN 5 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 13 2:11:32 Garry Bjorklund USA 2 Duluth, United States 20-06-1981 14 2:11:33 John Lodwick USA 4 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 15 2:11:35 Malcolm East ENG 5 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 22px|Personal Best 16 2:11:44 David Cannon ENG 1 Paris, France 24-05-1981 16 2:11:44 Ron Tabb USA 1 Paris, France 24-05-1981 18 2:11:48 Inge Simonsen NOR 1 London, United Kingdom 29-03-198122px|Personal Best 19 2:11:53 Jukka Toivola FIN 6 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 20 2:11:53 Steve Kenyon ENG 1 Manchester, United Kingdom 18-10-1981 21 2:12:02 Dennis Rinde USA 7 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 22px|Personal Best 22 2:12:04 Hideki Kita JPN 1 Tokyo, Japan 08-02-1981 23 2:12:07 Tommy Persson SWE 2 Tokyo, Japan 01-03-1981 24 2:12:11 Anelio Bocci ITA 2 Tokyo, Japan 08-02-1981 22px|Personal Best 24 2:12:11 Kevin Ryan NZL 1 Wiri, New Zealand 22-11-1981 26 2:12:12 Benji Durden USA 1 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 27 2:12:14 Dereje Nedi ETH 3 Tokyo, Japan 08-02-1981 28 2:12:17 Rik Schoofs BEL 4 Tokyo, Japan 08-02-1981 22px|Personal Best 29 2:12:22 Domingo Tibaduiza COL 2 Montréal, Canada 13-09-1981 30 2:12:24 David Chettle AUS 8 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 31 2:12:25 Vladimir Kotov URS 8 Fukuoka, Japan 06-12-1981 32 2:12:31 Satymkul Dzhumanazarov URS 5 Tokyo, Japan 08-02-1981 22px|Personal Best 32 2:12:31 Randy Thomas USA 3 Tokyo, Japan 01-03-1981 34 2:12:32 Kyle Heffner USA 9 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 35 2:12:34 Gordon Minty USA 2 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 22px|Personal Best 36 2:12:41 Pete Pfitzinger USA 3 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 37 2:12:53 Trevor Wright ENG 3 London, United Kingdom 29-03-1981 38 2:12:55 Víctor Manuel Mora COL 10 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 22px|Personal Best 39 2:12:57 Bernard Rose RSA 1928 1 Durban, South Africa 02-08-1981 40 2:13:02 John Halberstadt RSA 1928 4 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 41 2:13:05 Michael Layman USA 5 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 42 2:13:06 Hugh Jones ENG 1 Oslo, Norway 12-07-1981 43 2:13:08 Greg Meyer USA 11 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 44 2:13:14 Tom Fleming USA 1 Los Angeles, United States 29-03-1981 45 2:13:15 Jouni Kortelainen FIN 12 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 46 2:13:15 Robert Wallace AUS 3 Duluth, United States 20-06-198122px|Personal Best 47 2:13:16 Norman Wilson GBR 13 Boston, United States 20-04-198122px|Personal Best 48 2:13:20 Kjell-Erik Ståhl SWE 1 Frankfurt, West Germany 17-05-1981 49 2:13:21 Steve Ortiz USA 6 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 22px|Personal Best 50 2:13:22 Mineteru Sakamoto JPN 5 Tokyo, Japan 01-03-1981 22px|Personal Best Women Records Standing records prior to the 1981 season in track and field World Record Christa Vahlensieck FRG 2:34:47.5 September 10, 1977 FRG Berlin, West Germany 1981 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote 1 2:26:47 Allison Roe NZL 1 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 2 2:27:52 Patti Catalano USA 2 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 3 2:29:35.5 Lorraine Moller NZL 1 Duluth, United States 20-06-1981 4 2:29:57 Joyce Smith ENG 1 London, United Kingdom 29-03-1981 5 2:30:17 Joan Samuelson USA 3 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 6 2:30:55 Julie Shea USA 4 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 7 2:31:27 Jacqueline Gareau CAN 5 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 8 2:33:03 Sissel Grottenberg NOR 6 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 9 2:33:13 Charlotte Teske FRG 1 Orsoy, West Germany 25-04-1981 10 2:33:32.8 Linda Staudt CAN 1 Montréal, Canada 13-09-1981 11 2:34:49 Nancy Conz USA 7 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 12 2:35:19 Laurie Binder USA 2 Eugene, United States 13-09-1981 13 2:35:24 Glenys Quick NZL 2 Dallas, United States 05-12-1981 14 2:35:37 Christa Vahlensieck FRG 2 Orsoy, West Germany 25-04-1981 15 2:35:57 Laura deWald USA 8 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 16 2:36:46.8 Janis Klecker USA 2 Duluth, United States 20-06-1981 17 2:36:55 Kiki Sweigart USA 9 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 18 2:36:59 Carey May IRL 1 Scottsdale, United States 05-12-1981 19 2:37:12 Ngaire Drake NZL 2 London, United Kingdom 29-03-1981 20 2:37:44 Elena Tsukhlo URS 1 Uzhgorod, Soviet Union 11-10-1981 21 2:37:56 Magda Ilands BEL 1 Berchem, Belgium 11-09-1981 22 2:37:57 Raisa Smekhnova URS 1 Kaliningrad, Soviet Union 16-08-1981 23 2:38:04 Lorrie Dierdorff USA 10 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 24 2:38:20 Jane Wipf USA 2 Tokyo, Japan 15-11-1981 25 2:38:25.9 Julie Isphording USA 3 Ottawa, Canada 23-08-1981 26 2:38:29.6 Kellie Archuletta USA 3 Dallas, United States 05-12-1981 27 2:38:49 Anna Domoratskaya URS 2 Uzhgorod, Soviet Union 11-10-1981 28 2:38:58 Zoya Ivanova URS 1 Agen, France 13-09-1981 29 2:39:07.3 Michele Bush USA 6 Ottawa, Canada 23-08-1981 30 2:39:11 Jan Yerkes USA 1 Philadelphia, United States 05-12-1981 31 2:39:32.7 Cindy Dalrymple USA 1 Los Angeles, United States 29-03-1981 32 2:39:43 Chantal Langlacé FRA 1 Essonne, France 15-03-1981 33 2:39:48 Eileen Claugus USA 2 Honolulu, United States 29-03-1981 34 2:40:28 Irina Bondarchuk URS 1 Leningrad, Soviet Union 13-08-1981 35 2:40:44 Gillian Horovitz ENG 3 London, United Kingdom 29-03-1981 36 2:40:48 Nancy Mieszczak USA 1 Niagara Falls, Canada 17-10-1981 37 2:40:58.4 Doreen Ennis USA 2 Los Angeles, United States 29-03-1981 38 2:41:04.0 Jennifer White USA 1 Toronto, Canada 29-03-1981 39 2:41:34 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1 Stockholm, Sweden 15-08-1981 40 2:41:40 Carol Gould ENG 1 Miami, United States 17-01-1981 41 2:41:44 Jane Buch USA 4 Columbus, United States 11-10-1981 42 2:41:48 Nanae Sasaki JPN 13 Boston, United States 20-04-1981 43 2:41:50 Karlene Herrell USA 1 Omaha, United States 07-11-1981 44 2:42:00 Annick Loir FRA 1 Neuf Brisach, France 25-10-1981 45 2:42:11 Chantal Navarro FRA 1 Beuvrages, France 20-06-1981 46 2:42:12 Suzan Morris ENG 2 Essonne, France 15-03-1981 47 2:42:12 Jackie Turney AUS 1 Melbourne, Australia 29-03-1981 48 2:42:26 Kathy Molitor USA 4 London, United Kingdom 29-03-1981 49 2:42:27 Isavel Roche-Kelly RSA 1928 1 Stellenbosch, South Africa21-11-1981 50 2:42:41.3 Monika Lövenich FRG 2 Monchengladbach, West Germany 27-06-1981 References digilander.libero External links 1981 Marathon Ranking https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130227/https://arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm 2018-09-16 by the ARRS 1981 Marathon