| 1980 New York City Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 October |
| Location |  New York City, NY |
| Event type | Marathon |
| Distance | 42.195 km |
| Edition | 11th |
| Course records | 2:09.41 (1980 men) 2:25.41 (1980 women) |
← 1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 New York City Marathon was the 11th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 26 October. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alberto Salazar |  United States | 2:09.41 |
 | Rodolfo Gómez |  Mexico | 2:10.13 |
 | John Graham |  Scotland | 2:11.46,5 |
| 4 | Jeff Wells | United States | 2:11.59,4 |
| 5 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 2:13.20,3 |
| 6 | Inge Simonsen |  Norway | 2:13.28,3 |
| 7 | Trevor Wright |  England | 2:13.31,0 |
| 8 | Ryszard Marczak |  Poland | 2:13.45,1 |
| 9 | Dick Beardsley | United States | 2:13.56,0 |
| 10 | Frank Richardson | United States | 2:14.27,8 |
| 11 | Christopher Garforth | England | 2:14.28,7 |
| 12 | Ricardo Ortega |  Spain | 2:14.44,6 |
| 13 | Øyvind Dahl | Norway | 2:15.06,9 |
| 14 | Michelangelo Arena |  Italy | 2:15.16,2 |
| 15 | Emmanuel Ndiemandoi |  Tanzania | 2:15.46,3 |
| 16 | Jaime White | United States | 2:16.38,6 |
| 17 | Ferenc Szekeres |  Hungary | 2:17.19,0 |
| 18 | Kevin Mccarey | United States | 2:17.20,7 |
| 19 | Roy Kulikowski | United States | 2:17.50,6 |
| 20 | Norman Wilson | England | 2:17.58,5 |
| 21 | Jerome Drayton |  Canada | 2:17.58,8 |
| 22 | Christopher Stewart | England | 2:17.59,0 |
| 23 | Armand Parmentier |  Belgium | 2:18.08,6 |
| 24 | Rick Callison | United States | 2:18.15,8 |
| 25 | Esa Tikkanen |  Finland | 2:18.29,1 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz | Norway | 2:25.41,3 |
| Patti Catalano | United States | 2:29.33,6 |
| Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:34.24,9 |
| 4 | Carol Gould | England | 2:35.05,5 |
| 5 | Gillian Horovitz | England | 2:37.55,4 |
| 6 | Laurie Binder | United States | 2:38.09,3 |
| 7 | Kiki Sweigart | United States | 2:40.34,3 |
| 8 | Oddrun Mosling | Norway | 2:41.00,5 |
| 9 | Gayle Olinekova | Canada | 2:41.32,9 |
| 10 | Jean Chodnicki | United States | 2:43.33,8 |
| 11 | Sonja Laxton |  South Africa | 2:43.48,1 |
| 12 | Janice Arenz | United States | 2:44.16,0 |
| 13 | Donna Burge | United States | 2:44.47,1 |
| 14 | Leslie Watson | Scotland | 2:45.39,2 |
| 15 | Carol Cook | United States | 2:46.09,9 |
| 16 | Karlene Herrell | United States | 2:47.23,2 |
| 17 | Kathleen Horton | United States | 2:48.08,8 |
| 18 | Sissel Grottenberg | Norway | 2:48.28,4 |
| 19 | Iciar Martinez | Spain | 2:49.01,7 |
| 20 | Jean Kerr | United States | 2:50.45 |
| 21 | Vreni Forster |  Switzerland | 2:51.29,3 |
| 22 | Katie Mcdonald | United States | 2:53.39,2 |
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