1981 Berlin Marathon

The 1981 Berlin Marathon was the 8th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 27 September. Great Britain's Ian Ray won the men's race in 2:15:42 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's in 2:47:24. Ray was the first non-West German winner of the race. A men's wheelchair race was held for the first time and was won by West German in 2:08:44. No women entered the wheelchair section. A total of 2567 runners finished the race, comprising 2418 men and 149 women.

Results[]

Men[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ian Ray	United Kingdom	2:15:42
		United Kingdom	2:17:44
	Dave Clarke	United Kingdom	2:20:10
4		United States	2:20:46
5		Switzerland	2:21:55
6		West Germany	2:23:07
7		Denmark	2:23:25
8		Italy	2:24:02
9		West Germany	2:24:51
10	John Bicourt	United Kingdom	2:25:13
11		Norway	2:25:15
12		Norway	2:25:59
13		West Germany	2:26:11
14	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:27:01
15		West Germany	2:28:36
16		United Kingdom	2:28:44
17	Michael Heine	West Germany	2:29:59
18		West Germany	2:30:50
19		Finland	2:31:59
20		West Germany	2:32:38

Women[]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
		West Germany	2:47:24
		United Kingdom	2:50:45
	Liane Winter	West Germany	2:53:56
4		Netherlands	2:54:39
5	Leslie Watson	United Kingdom	2:55:34
6		West Germany	2:58:13
7		West Germany	2:57:30
8		Venezuela	3:02:26
9		Italy	3:02:51
10		West Germany	3:05:26

References[]

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
• Berlin Marathon results archive. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

External links[]

• Official website