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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 [ ]
1981 World Year Ranking [ ]
Rank
Time
Athlete
Pos
Venue
Date
Note
1
2:08:18
Robert de Castella (AUS )
1
Fukuoka, Japan
06-12-1981
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
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
20-04-1981
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
(USA )
4
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
15
2:11:35
(ENG )
5
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
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
29-03-1981
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
(USA )
7
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
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
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
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
32
2:12:31
(USA )
3
Tokyo, Japan
01-03-1981
34
2:12:32
(USA )
9
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
35
2:12:34
(USA )
2
Eugene, United States
13-09-1981
36
2:12:41
Pete Pfitzinger (USA )
3
Eugene, United States
13-09-1981
37
2:12:53
(ENG )
3
London, United Kingdom
29-03-1981
38
2:12:55
Víctor Manuel Mora (COL )
10
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
39
2:12:57
(RSA )
1
02-08-1981
40
2:13:02
(RSA )
4
Eugene, United States
13-09-1981
41
2:13:05
(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
20-06-1981
47
2:13:16
(GBR )
13
Boston, United States
20-04-1981
48
2:13:20
Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE )
1
Frankfurt, West Germany
17-05-1981
49
2:13:21
(USA )
6
Eugene, United States
13-09-1981
50
2:13:22
(JPN )
5
Tokyo, Japan
01-03-1981
Women [ ]
Records [ ]
1981 World Year Ranking [ ]
Rank
Time
Athlete
Pos
Venue
Date
Note
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
(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
(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
11-09-1981
22
2:37:57
Raisa Smekhnova (URS )
1
Kaliningrad, Soviet Union
16-08-1981
23
2:38:04
(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
(USA )
3
Dallas, United States
05-12-1981
27
2:38:49
(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
(USA )
6
Ottawa, Canada
23-08-1981
30
2:39:11
(USA )
1
Philadelphia, United States
05-12-1981
31
2:39:32.7
(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
(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
(USA )
1
Niagara Falls, Canada
17-10-1981
37
2:40:58.4
(USA )
2
Los Angeles, United States
29-03-1981
38
2:41:04.0
(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
(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
(USA )
1
Omaha, United States
07-11-1981
44
2:42:00
(FRA )
1
Neuf Brisach, France
25-10-1981
45
2:42:11
(FRA )
1
Beuvrages, France
20-06-1981
46
2:42:12
(ENG )
2
Essonne, France
15-03-1981
47
2:42:12
(AUS )
1
Melbourne, Australia
29-03-1981
48
2:42:26
(USA )
4
London, United Kingdom
29-03-1981
49
2:42:27
(RSA )
1
Stellenbosch, South Africa
21-11-1981
50
2:42:41.3
(FRG )
2
Monchengladbach, West Germany
27-06-1981
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