World Cross Country Championships 1981
The 9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 28. March 1981 at the Hipodromo de la Zarzuela in Madrid ( Spain instead).
The men started over a distance of 12 km, the women over 4.41 km and the juniors over 7.25 km.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Virgin | United States | 35:05 |
2 | Mohamed Kedir | ETH | 35:07 |
3 | Fernando Mamede | POR | 35:09 |
4th | Julian Goater | CLOSELY | 35:13 |
5 | Antonio Prieto | ESP | 35:18 |
6th | Robert de Castella | OUT | 35:20 |
7th | Girma Berhanu | ETH | 35:22 |
8th | Thom Hunt | United States | 35:23 |
Of the 238 athletes who started, 228 reached the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 28: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann ( FRG ), 35:50
- 44: Eberhard Weyel ( FRG ), 36:05
- 67: Detlef Uhlemann ( FRG ), 36:30
- 90: Ralf Salzmann ( FRG ), 36:44
- 108: Christoph Herle ( FRG ), 36:59
- 138: Günter Zahn ( FRG ), 37:17
- 143: Justin Gloden ( LUX ), 37:34
- 159: Andreas Less ( FRG ), 37:50
- 193: Gerhard Krippner ( FRG ), 38:40
- 198: Gerhard Hartmann ( AUT ), 39:15
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Ethiopia Mohamed Kedir Girma Berhanu Dereje Nedi Kebede Balcha Miruts Yifter Eshetu Tura |
|
81 2 7 13 14 15 30
2 |
United States Craig Virgin Thom Hunt Mark Nenow Bill Donakowski Bruce Bickford George Malley |
114 1 8 17 18 19 51
|
3 |
Kenya Jackson Ruto Peter Koech Alfred Nyasani Sammy Mogene Wilson Musonik Some Muge |
220 22 24 25 36 56 57 |
A total of 27 teams were rated. The German team took eleventh place with 475 points.
Women
Individual evaluation
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Grete Waitz | NOR | 14:07 |
2 | Jan Merrill | United States | 14:22 |
3 | Elena Sipatova | URS | 14:22 |
4th | Agnese Possamai | ITA | 14:25 |
5 | Tatiana Sycheva | URS | 14:25 |
6th | Betty Springs | United States | 14:28 |
7th | Svetlana Ulmasowa | URS | 14:28 |
8th | Debbie Scott | CAN | 14:31 |
Of 118 athletes who started, 116 made it to the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 19: Cornelia Bürki ( SUI ), 14:50
- 57: Elise Wattendorf ( SUI ), 3:25 pm
- 84: Vreni Forster ( SUI ), 3:50 pm
- 104: Daniela Gassmann ( SUI ), 16:22
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Soviet Union Jelena Sipatowa Tatiana Sytschowa Svetlana Ulmassowa Tetjana Posdnjakowa |
24 3 5 7 9 |
2 |
United States Jan Merrill Betty Springs Julie Shea Mary Shea |
36 2 6 13 15 |
3 |
Italy Agnese Possamai Cristina Tomasini Silvana Cruciata Alba Milana |
89 4 23 29 33 |
A total of 20 teams were rated. The Swiss team finished 15th with 264 points.
Juniors
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohammed Chouri | TO DO | 22:04 |
2 | Yevgeny Scherebin | URS | 22:06 |
3 | Keith Brantly | United States | 22:07 |
Of 104 athletes who started, 102 made it to the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 33: Julius Benkö ( AUT ), 23:18
- 77: Alfred Ungersböck ( AUT ), 24:15
- 80: Rolf Lauper ( SUI ), 24:21
- 87: Andreas Ceconi ( AUT ), 24:30
- 91: Renat Kuenzi ( SUI ), 25:01
- 92: Josef Scharmer ( AUT ), 25:12
- DNF: Peter Schwarzenpoller ( AUT )
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
United States Keith Brantly George Nicholas John Butler Chris Hamilton |
23 3 4 6 10 |
2 |
England Paul Davies-Hale Jonathan Richards Mark King Christian Bloor |
61 5 11 20 25 |
3 |
Canada Dave Reid Chris Brewster Paul McCloy Allen Hugli |
66 12 14 16 24 |
A total of 19 teams were rated. The Austrian team finished 17th with 289 points.
Web links
- Senior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - results on the Athchamps website