1981 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the year 1981 in athletics.

International events

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA) 10.00
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mel Lattany (USA) 10.04
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg James Sanford (USA) 10.05
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Stanley Floyd (USA) 10.10
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Phillips (USA) 10.11

200 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg James Sanford (USA) 20.20
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mel Lattany (USA) 20.21
3. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Wells (GBR) 20.26
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 20.33
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dwayne Evans (USA) 20.34

400 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Bert Cameron (JAM) 44.58
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Wiley (USA) 44.70
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Zeke Jefferson (USA) 44.86
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Kerr (USA) 44.90
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Howard Henley (USA) 44.92

800 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:41.73
2. File:Flag of Brazil.svg Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:44.3
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Olaf Beyer (GDR) 1:44.31
4. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mike Boit (KEN) 1:44.49
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg James Robinson (USA) 1:44.63

1,500 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Ovett (GBR) 3:31.57
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Coe (GBR) 3:31.95
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Scott (USA) 3:31.96
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Maree (USA) 3:32.30
5. File:Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 3:33.49

Mile

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Coe (GBR) 3:47.33
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Ovett (GBR) 3:48.40
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Maree (USA) 3:48.83
4. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mike Boit (KEN) 3:49.45
5. File:Flag of Spain.svg José Luis González (ESP) 3:49.67

3,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Scott (USA) 7:36.69
2. File:Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 7:36.75
3. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Rono (KEN) 7:41.41
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Maree (USA) 7:43.42
5. File:Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 7:44.99

5,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Rono (KEN) 13:06.20
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) 13:10.40
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valeriy Abramov (URS) 13:11.99
4. File:Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 13:13.47
5. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Goater (GBR) 13:15.59

10,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Mamede (POR) 27:27.7
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Werner Schildhauer (GDR) 27:38.43
3. File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 27:39.44
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Salazar (USA) 27:40.69
5. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Rono (KEN) 27:40.78

Half Marathon

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Herb Lindsay (USA) 1:01:47

Marathon

Main article: 1981 Marathon Year Ranking

110m Hurdles

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 12.93
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Greg Foster (USA) 13.03
3. File:Flag of Cuba.svg Alejandro Casañas (CUB) 13.36
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Sam Turner (USA) 13.38
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dedy Cooper (USA) 13.40

400m Hurdles

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses (USA) 47.14
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Phillips (USA) 48.10
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg David Lee (USA) 48.53
4. File:Flag of Germany.svg Harald Schmid (FRG) 48.64
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Bart Williams (USA) 48.81

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Germany.svg Patriz Ilg (FRG) 8:12.13
2. File:Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) 8:13.32
3. File:Flag of Poland.svg Bogusław Mamiński (POL) 8:16.66
4. File:Flag of Kenya.svg Amos Korir (KEN) 8:18.57
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Henry Marsh (USA) 8:18.58

High Jump

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Woodard (USA) 2.33
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksey Demyanyuk (URS)
3. File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roland Dalhäuser (SUI) 2.31
File:Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Nagel (FRG)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Stones (USA)

Long Jump

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA) 8.62
2. File:Flag of the United States.svg Larry Myricks (USA) 8.45
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Henry Lauterbach (GDR) 8.35
4. File:Flag of Germany.svg Winfried Klepsch (FRG) 8.21
5. File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Atanas Chochev (BUL) 8.19

Triple Jump

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Willie Banks (USA) 17.56
2. File:Flag of Brazil.svg João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.37
3. File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zou Zhenxian (CHN) 17.34
4. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Connor (GBR) 17.31
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Shamil Abbyasov (URS) 17.30

Discus

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg John Powell (USA) 69.98
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 69.60
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Oerter (USA) 68.76
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Art Swarts (USA) 68.32
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Art Burns (USA) 67.86

Hammer

Main article: 1981 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) 80.56
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuriy Syedikh (URS) 80.18
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov (URS) 79.60
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Roland Steuk (GDR) 78.72
5. File:Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) 78.72

Shot Put

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oldfield (USA) 22.02
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Udo Beyer (GDR) 21.69
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg Dave Laut (USA) 21.60
4. File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Carter (USA) 21.20
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yevgeniy Mironov (URS) 21.11

Pole Vault

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Polyakov (URS) 5.81
File:Flag of France.svg Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Konstantin Volkov (URS) 5.75
4. File:Flag of France.svg Philippe Houvion (FRA) 5.70
File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA)
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Kulibaba (URS)
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)

Javelin (old design)

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Detlef Michel (GDR) 92.48
2. File:Flag of Finland.svg Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) 91.98
3. File:Flag of Finland.svg Arto Härkönen (FIN) 91.04
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dainis Kula (URS) 90.54
5. File:Flag of Finland.svg Seppo Hovinen (FIN) 90.38

Decathlon

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Rainer Pottel (GDR) 8334
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuriy Kutsenko (URS) 8281
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Uwe Freimuth (GDR) 8221
4. File:Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Ludwig (POL) 8204
5. File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Atanas Andonov (BUL) 8220

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Ashford (USA) 10.90
2. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.07
3. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 11.09
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Marlies Göhr (GDR)
5. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Angella Taylor (CAN) 11.12

200 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Ashford (USA) 21.84
2. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 21.97
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) 22.07
4. File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.35
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Gesine Walther (GDR) 22.42

400 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 48.61
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Marita Koch (GDR) 49.27
3. File:Flag of Russia.svg Irina Nazarova (RUS) 50.50
4. File:Flag of Germany.svg Gaby Bussmann (FRG) 50.83
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Dagmar Rübsam (GDR) 50.98

800 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) 1:56.98
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Martina Steuk (GDR) 1:57.16
3. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Fiţa Lovin (ROU) 1:57.42
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Sorokina (URS) 1:57.55
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Hildegard Körner (GDR) 1:57.56

1,500 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Dvirna (URS) 3:57.78
2. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Maricica Puică (ROU) 3:58.29
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 3:58.70
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Sorokina (URS) 3:58.89
5. File:Flag of Poland.svg Anna Bukis (POL) 3:59.67

Mile

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) 4:20.89
2. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Maricica Puică (ROU) 4:21.40
3. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Fiţa Lovin (ROU) 4:21.82
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 4:22.5
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) 4:23.8

3,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Maricica Puică (ROU) 8:34.30
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) 8:34.80
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alla Yushina (URS) 8:38.34
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Dvirna (URS) 8:44.6
5. File:Flag of Norway.svg Grete Waitz (NOR) 8:44.64

5,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Fudge (GBR) 15:14.51
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Sipatova (URS) 15:24.6
3. File:Flag of Germany.svg Ellen Tittel (FRG) 15:34.76

10,000 metres

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Sipatova (URS) 32:17.19
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Tsukhlo (URS) 32:20.40
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anna Oyun (URS) 32:36.00
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Maria Klyukina (URS) 32:37.40
5. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Danilyuk (URS) 32:46.56

Marathon

Main article: 1981 Marathon Year Ranking

100m Hurdles

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Anisimova (URS) 12.68
2. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Kerstin Knabe (GDR) 12.85
3. File:Flag of Poland.svg Danuta Perka (POL) 12.93[1]
4, File:Flag of Poland.svg Lucyna Kalek (POL) 12.97

400m Hurdles

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ellen Neumann (GDR) 54.79
2. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Tsyruk (URS) 55.49
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ana Kasteckaja (URS) 55.51[2]
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Pfaff (GDR) 55.54
5. File:Flag of Poland.svg Genowefa Blaszak (POL) 55.78

High Jump

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Pam Spencer (USA) 1.97 m
2. File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Charmaine Gale (RSA) 1.96 m
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Kerstin Dedner (GDR)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Sara Simeoni (ITA)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Bykova (URS)

Long Jump

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jodi Anderson (USA) 6.96 m
2. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) 6.91 m
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Daute (GDR)
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ramona Neubert (GDR) 6.90 m
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Sigrid Ulbricht (GDR) 6.89 m

Discus

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Evelin Jahl (GDR) 71.46 m
2. File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Mariya Petkova (BUL) 71.30 m
3. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentina Kharchenko (URS) 69.86 m
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Savinkova (URS) 69.70 m
5. File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU) 68.98 m

Shot Put

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 21.61 m
2. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 21.57 m
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ines Müller (GDR) 21.14 m
4. File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Verzhinia Veselinova (BUL) 21.09 m
5. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Margitta Droese (GDR) 21.08 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) 71.88 m
2. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 68.86 m
3. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ute Hommola (GDR) 67.24 m
4. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Felke (GDR) 66.60 m
5. File:Flag of Finland.svg Tiina Lillak (FIN) 66.34 m

Heptathlon

RANK 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ramona Neubert (GDR) 6788
2. File:Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Everts (FRG) 6365
3. File:Flag of Poland.svg Malgorzata Nowak (POL) 6333
4. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yekaterina Gordiyenko (URS) 6295
5. File:Flag of the United States.svg Jane Frederick (USA) 6291

Births

January

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March

April

May

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

  • April 25 – Paul Bontemps (76), French long-distance runner (b. 1902)
  • August 2 – Delfo Cabrera (62), Argentine long-distance runner (b. 1919)

References

  1. ↑ "World Top Performers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ↑ "World Top Performers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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