1980 in marathon running

none June 2010 This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on Friday August 1, 1980. The competition had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 53 runners actually finishing the race. Norway's Grete Waitz clocked 2:25:41 winning the New York City Marathon on October 26, 1980, but her time was disputed and therefore not recognized as a world record because remeasurements of a nearly identical course in 1981 was 150 m short.https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1980.htm Untitled Men Records Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field World Record Derek Clayton AUS 2:08:33.6 May 30, 1969 BEL Antwerp, Belgium 1980 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 2:09:01 Gerard Nijboer NED Amsterdam, Netherlands 26-05-1980 NR 2 2:09:41 Alberto Salazar USA New York, United States 26-10-1980 3 2:09:45 Toshihiko Seko JPN Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 4 2:09:49 Takeshi So JPN Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 5 2:10:05 Kunimitsu Itō JPN Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 6 2:10:09 Garry Henry AUS Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 22px|Personal Best 7 2:10:13.9 Rodolfo Gómez MEX New York, United States 26-10-1980 8 2:10:18.6 Anthony Sandoval USA Buffalo, United States 24-05-198022px|Personal Best 9 2:10:19.9 Garry Bjorklund USA Duluth, United States 21-06-1980 22px|Personal Best 10 2:10:23 Shigeru So JPN Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 11 2:10:24 Waldemar Cierpinski GDR Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 12 2:10:29 Kirk Pfeffer USA Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 22px|Personal Best 13 2:10:40.3 Benji Durden USA Buffalo, United States 24-05-1980 14 2:10:44 Robert de Castella AUS Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 15 2:10:47 Dick Quax NZL Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 22px|Personal Best 16 2:10:52 Go Chun-Son PRK Essonne, France 16-03-1980 22px|Personal Best 17 2:10:54.1 Kyle Heffner USA Buffalo, United States 24-05-198022px|Personal Best 18 2:10:58 Vladimir Kotov URS Moscow, Soviet Union 24-05-198022px|Personal Best 19 2:10:59 Robert Hodge USA Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 22px|Personal Best 20 2:11:00 Ron Tabb USA Metairie, United States 10-02-1980 21 2:11:02 Tommy Persson SWE Columbus, United States 16-11-1980 22px|Personal Best 22 2:11:09 Dave Smith USA Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 22px|Personal Best 23 2:11:16 Satymkul Dzhumanazarov URS Moscow, Soviet Union 24-05-198022px|Personal Best 24 2:11:21.8 David Cannon ENG Montréal, Canada 06-09-198022px|Personal Best 25 2:11:22 Richard Callison USA Metairie, United States 10-02-1980 22px|Personal Best Women Records Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field World Record Christa Vahlensieck FRG 2:34:47.5 September 10, 1977 FRG Berlin, West Germany 1980 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 2:30:27 Joyce Smith ENG Tokyo, Japan 16-11-1980 2 2:30:57.1 Patti Catalano USA Montréal, Canada 06-09-1980 3 2:30:58 Jacqueline Gareau CAN Tokyo, Japan 16-11-1980 4 2:31:23 Joan Samuelson USA Auckland, New Zealand 03-02-1980 5 2:31:42 Lorraine Moller NZL Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 6 2:32:29 Marja Wokke NED Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 7 2:34:29 Allison Roe NZL Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 8 2:35:57 Vreni Forster SUI Sandbach, United Kingdom 22-06-1980 9 2:36:02 Nancy Conz USA London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 10 2:36:47 Christa Vahlensieck FRG Waldkraiburg, West Germany 15-05-1980 11 2:37:27 Joëlle Audibert FRA Montataire, France 12-10-1980 12 2:37:39 Linda Staudt CAN London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 13 2:38:04 Charlotte Teske FRG Waldkraiburg, West Germany 15-05-1980 14 2:38:45 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR Stockholm, Sweden 23-08-1980 15 2:39:10 Lyubov Putilova URS Uzhgorod, Soviet Union 05-10-1980 16 2:39:17 Gillian Horovitz ENG Boston, United States 21-04-1980 17 2:39:22 Laurie Binder USA Boston, United States 21-04-1980 18 2:39:29 Sylviane Levesque FRA Montataire, France 12-10-1980 19 2:39:49 Jane Wipf USA Honolulu, United States 07-12-1980 20 2:40:35.7 Dorthe Rasmussen DEN Miami, United States 12-01-1980 21 2:41:01 Marty Cooksey USA London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 22 2:41:14.9 Martha Sartain USA Dallas, United States 06-12-1980 23 2:41:22 Magda Ilands BEL Berchem, Belgium 12-09-1980 24 2:41:44 Beth Guerin USA London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 25 2:41:47 Chantal Langlacé FRA Montataire, France 12-10-1980 References digilander.libero External links 1980 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS 1980 Marathon