International athletics championship event
Senior men's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 9th Date March 28 Host city Madrid , Spain Venue Hipódromo de la Zarzuela Events 1 Distances 12 km – Senior men Participation 238 athletes from 36 nations
The Senior men's race at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Madrid , Spain, at the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela on March 28, 1981. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald .[1]
Complete results,[2] medallists,
[3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12 km) [ ]
Individual [ ]
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Craig Virgin
United States
35:05
Mohammed Kedir
Ethiopia
35:07
Fernando Mamede
Portugal
35:09
4
Julian Goater
England
35:13
5
Antonio Prieto
Spain
35:18
6
Rob de Castella
Australia
35:20
7
Girma Berhanu
Ethiopia
35:22
8
Thom Hunt
United States
35:23
9
Alex Hagelsteens
Belgium
35:24
10
Pierre Levisse
France
35:26
11
Rod Dixon
New Zealand
35:30
12
Algeria
35:34
13
Dereje Nedi
Ethiopia
35:39
14
Kebede Balcha
Ethiopia
35:40
15
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia
35:42
16
Martti Vainio
Finland
35:42
17
Mark Nenow
United States
35:42
18
Bill Donakowski
United States
35:42
19
Bruce Bickford
United States
35:42
20
Belgium
35:46
21
Lahcene Babaci
Algeria
35:47
22
Kenya
35:49
23
Steve Austin
Australia
35:50
24
Peter Koech
Kenya
35:50
25
Kenya
35:50
26
Nat Muir
Scotland
35:50
27
José Luis González
Spain
35:50
28
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
West Germany
35:50
29
Fernando Cerrada
Spain
35:55
30
Eshetu Tura
Ethiopia
35:59
31
Steve Jones
Wales
35:59
32
Ethiopia
35:59
33
Steve Binns
England
35:59
34
Australia
35:59
35
Marios Kassianidis
Greece
35:59
36
Kenya
35:59
37
Rachid Habchaoui
Algeria
35:59
38
Dave Clarke
England
35:59
39
Leonid Moseyev
Soviet Union
36:05
40
Bill Britton
Canada
36:05
41
Paul Ballinger
New Zealand
36:05
42
Spain
36:05
43
Marc Nevens
Belgium
36:05
44
West Germany
36:05
45
Abdelmadjid Mada
Algeria
36:05
46
Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer
Czechoslovakia
36:05
47
Peter Butler
Canada
36:05
48
Allister Hutton
Scotland
36:05
49
Australia
36:12
50
France
36:12
51
George Malley
United States
36:12
52
Soviet Union
36:12
53
Czechoslovakia
36:20
54
John Robson
Scotland
36:20
55
Tunisia
36:20
56
Kenya
36:20
57
Some Muge
Kenya
36:20
58
Euan Robertson
New Zealand
36:20
59
Wales
36:20
60
Ireland
36:20
61
France
36:20
62
Australia
36:20
63
United States
36:20
64
Eric de Beck
Belgium
36:20
65
Netherlands
36:30
66
José Sena
Portugal
36:30
67
Detlef Uhlemann
West Germany
36:30
68
Joseph Kiptum
Kenya
36:30
69
Venanzio Ortis
Italy
36:30
70
England
36:30
71
Yevgeniy Okorokov
Soviet Union
36:30
72
Cor Lambregts
Netherlands
36:30
73
Greg Duhaime
Canada
36:30
74
Spain
36:30
75
Tolossa Kotu
Ethiopia
36:30
76
Bernie Ford
England
36:30
77
Jorge García
Spain
36:30
78
Vadim Sidorov
Soviet Union
36:30
79
Canada
36:30
80
United States
36:30
81
Chris Wardlaw
Australia
36:30
82
Ireland
36:30
83
Poland
36:38
84
Alex Gonzalez
France
36:38
85
France
36:38
86
Portugal
36:38
87
Greece
36:38
88
Soviet Union
36:38
89
Greece
36:44
90
Ralf Salzmann
West Germany
36:44
91
Dave Moorcroft
England
36:44
92
Santiago de la Parte
Spain
36:44
93
Netherlands
36:44
94
Alberto Cova
Italy
36:44
95
Aniceto Simoes
Portugal
36:44
96
Poland
36:44
97
Finland
36:44
98
Poland
36:50
99
Giuseppe Gerbi
Italy
36:50
100
Australia
36:50
101
John Woods
Ireland
36:50
102
Tommy Persson
Sweden
36:50
103
United States
36:50
104
Ireland
36:50
105
Mehdi Aidet
Algeria
36:59
106
Belgium
36:59
107
Krzysztof Wesolowski
Poland
36:59
108
Christoph Herle
West Germany
36:59
109
Luigi Zarcone
Italy
36:59
110
Finland
36:59
111
Bernardo Manuel
Angola
36:59
112
Dominique Chauvelier
France
36:59
113
Greece
36:59
114
Boguslaw Psujek
Poland
36:59
115
Tunisia
36:59
116
New Zealand
36:59
117
Netherlands
36:59
118
Neil Cusack
Ireland
36:59
119
Arturo Iacona
Italy
36:59
120
John Doherty
Northern Ireland
36:59
121
Wales
36:59
122
Scotland
37:05
123
Valeriy Abramov
Soviet Union
37:17
124
Francisco Sánchez
Spain
37:17
125
New Zealand
37:17
126
Roger Hackney
Wales
37:17
127
Filippos Filippou
Greece
37:17
128
Portugal
37:17
129
Greece
37:17
130
Algeria
37:17
131
Wales
37:17
132
Kevin Forster
England
37:17
133
Claudio Solone
Italy
37:17
134
Scotland
37:17
135
Emiel Puttemans
Belgium
37:17
136
New Zealand
37:17
137
Netherlands
37:17
138
West Germany
37:17
139
Belgium
37:17
140
Art Boileau
Canada
37:17
141
Netherlands
37:17
142
Alain Bordeleau
Canada
37:34
143
Justin Gloden
Luxembourg
37:34
144
Yehuda Zadok
Israel
37:34
145
Tunisia
37:34
146
Jacques Boxberger
France
37:34
147
Kenya
37:34
148
Willy van Huylenbroeck
Belgium
37:34
149
Finland
37:34
150
Mario Gelli
Italy
37:34
151
New Zealand
37:34
152
Peter Daenens
Belgium
37:34
153
Greece
37:34
154
Tunisia
37:34
155
Algeria
37:34
156
Denmark
37:34
157
Tunisia
37:34
158
Canada
37:34
159
West Germany
37:50
160
Antonio Leitão
Portugal
37:50
161
Canada
37:50
162
Algeria
37:50
163
Wales
37:50
164
Tunisia
37:50
165
England
37:50
166
Northern Ireland
37:50
167
Juan Torres
Spain
37:50
168
John Hartnett
Ireland
37:50
169
Greg Hannon
Northern Ireland
37:50
170
Finland
37:50
171
Australia
37:50
172
Tony Simmons
Wales
37:50
173
Northern Ireland
37:50
174
Wales
37:50
175
Turkey
37:50
176
Flemming Jensen
Denmark
37:50
177
France
38:04
178
Vladimir Kotov
Soviet Union
38:04
179
Ireland
38:04
180
New Zealand
38:04
181
Netherlands
38:04
182
Dave Edge
Canada
38:04
183
Svend-Erik Kristensen
Denmark
38:15
184
Algeria
38:15
185
Denmark
38:23
186
Wales
38:23
187
Australia
38:29
188
Danny McDaid
Ireland
38:37
189
Féthi Baccouche
Tunisia
38:37
190
Greece
38:37
191
Finland
38:37
192
Scotland
38:37
193
West Germany
38:40
194
Denmark
38:40
195
Netherlands
38:51
196
Mansour Guettaya
Tunisia
38:51
197
Finland
39:05
198
Gerhard Hartmann
Austria
39:15
199
Ireland
39:18
200
Kenya
39:18
201
Northern Ireland
39:20
202
Poland
39:23
203
Piero Selvaggio
Italy
39:30
204
Tunisia
39:33
205
Paul Craig
Northern Ireland
39:45
206
Denmark
39:45
207
Soviet Union
39:54
208
Mike McLeod
England
40:24
209
Portugal
40:32
210
Nabil Choueiry
Lebanon
40:47
211
Finland
41:10
212
João Carvalho
Angola
41:25
213
Saudi Arabia
41:34
214
Angola
41:45
215
Angola
41:51
216
Angola
42:01
217
Saudi Arabia
42:05
218
Angola
42:05
219
Saudi Arabia
42:27
220
Angola
42:27
221
Saudi Arabia
42:33
222
Saudi Arabia
42:40
223
Saudi Arabia
42:51
224
Sekou Camara
Guinea
42:53
225
Angola
43:15
226
Saudi Arabia
43:16
227
Saudi Arabia
43:39
228
Guinea
44:58
—
Arye Gamliel
Israel
DNF
—
Francis Gonzalez
France
DNF
—
Carlos Lopes
Portugal
DNF
—
Kaarlo Maaninka
Finland
DNF
—
Bronisław Malinowski
Poland
DNF
—
Peter Renner
New Zealand
DNF
—
Graham Williamson
Scotland
DNF
—
Scotland
DNF
—
Portugal
DNF
—
Scotland
DNF
Teams [ ]
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Mohammed Kedir
2
Girma Berhanu
7
Dereje Nedi
13
Kebede Balcha
14
Miruts Yifter
15
Eshetu Tura
30
()
(32)
(Tolossa Kotu )
(75)
81
United States
Craig Virgin
1
Thom Hunt
8
Mark Nenow
17
Bill Donakowski
18
Bruce Bickford
19
George Malley
51
()
(63)
()
(80)
()
(103)
114
Kenya
22
Peter Koech
24
25
36
56
Some Muge
57
(Joseph Kiptum )
(68)
()
(147)
()
(200)
220
4
Spain
254
5
Australia
Rob de Castella
6
Steve Austin
23
34
49
62
Chris Wardlaw
81
()
(100)
()
(171)
()
(187)
255
6
England
Julian Goater
4
Steve Binns
33
Dave Clarke
38
70
Bernie Ford
76
Dave Moorcroft
91
(Kevin Forster )
(132)
()
(165)
(Mike McLeod )
(208)
312
7
Algeria
12
Lahcene Babaci
21
Rachid Habchaoui
37
Abdelmadjid Mada
45
Mehdi Aidet
105
130
()
(155)
()
(162)
()
(184)
350
8
Belgium
Alex Hagelsteens
9
20
Marc Nevens
43
Eric de Beck
64
106
Emiel Puttemans
135
()
(139)
(Willy van Huylenbroeck )
(148)
(Peter Daenens )
(152)
377
9
France
402
10
Soviet Union
451
11
West Germany
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
28
44
Detlef Uhlemann
67
Ralf Salzmann
90
Christoph Herle
108
138
()
(159)
()
(193)
475
12
New Zealand
Rod Dixon
11
Paul Ballinger
41
Euan Robertson
58
116
125
136
()
(151)
()
(180)
(Peter Renner )
(DNF)
487
13
Canada
Bill Britton
40
Peter Butler
47
Greg Duhaime
73
79
Art Boileau
140
Alain Bordeleau
142
()
(158)
()
(161)
(Dave Edge )
(182)
521
14
Portugal
538
15
Scotland
Nat Muir
26
Allister Hutton
48
John Robson
54
122
134
192
(Graham Williamson )
(DNF)
()
(DNF)
()
(DNF)
576
16
Greece
Marios Kassianidis
35
87
89
113
Filippos Filippou
127
129
()
(153)
()
(190)
580
17
Italy
Venanzio Ortis
69
Alberto Cova
94
Giuseppe Gerbi
99
Luigi Zarcone
109
Arturo Iacona
119
Claudio Solone
133
(Mario Gelli )
(150)
(Piero Selvaggio )
(203)
623
18
Netherlands
65
Cor Lambregts
72
93
117
137
141
()
(181)
()
(195)
625
19
Wales
Steve Jones
31
59
121
Roger Hackney
126
131
163
(Tony Simmons )
(172)
()
(174)
()
(186)
631
20
Ireland
60
82
John Woods
101
104
Neil Cusack
118
John Hartnett
168
()
(179)
(Danny McDaid )
(188)
()
(199)
633
21
Poland
700
22
Finland
Martti Vainio
16
97
110
149
170
191
()
(197)
()
(211)
(Kaarlo Maaninka )
(DNF)
733
23
Tunisia
790
24
Northern Ireland
John Doherty
120
166
Greg Hannon
169
173
201
Paul Craig
205
1034
25
Denmark
1100
26
Angola
Bernardo Manuel
111
João Carvalho
212
214
215
216
218
()
(220)
()
(225)
1186
27
Saudi Arabia
213
217
219
221
222
223
()
(226)
()
(227)
1315
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation [ ]
An unofficial count yields the participation of 238 athletes from 35 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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Gillon, Doug (March 19, 1973), "Muir dream is shattered in Madrid – Nat Muir, who went to Madrid with dreams of becoming world cross-county champion, spent yesterday with his coach trying to work out why it became a nichtmare..." , Glasgow Herald , p. 20, retrieved October 18, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 12.0km CC Men – Madrid Hippodromo de la Zarzuela Date: Saturday, March 28, 1981 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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"IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS" , Athletics Weekly , retrieved October 9, 2013
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36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – EDINBURGH 2008 – FACTS & FIGURES – GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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