1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition9th
DateMarch 28
Host city Madrid, Spain Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg
Venue La Zarzuela Hippodrome
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.25 km – Junior men
4.41 km – Senior women
Participation460 athletes from
39 nations

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]

Contents

Complete results for men, [2] junior men, [3] women, [4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes [6] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Craig Virgin
Flag of the United States.svg United States		35:05 Mohammed Kedir
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		35:07 Fernando Mamede
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 		35:09
Junior men
(7.25 km)		 Mohammed Chouri
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 		22:04 Yevgeniy Zherebin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union		22:06 Keith Brantly
Flag of the United States.svg United States		22:07
Senior women
(4.41 km)		 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		14:07 Jan Merrill
Flag of the United States.svg United States		14:22 Yelena Sipatova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union		14:22
Team
Senior menFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 81Flag of the United States.svg United States114Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 220
Junior menFlag of the United States.svg United States23Flag of England.svg England61Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada66
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union24Flag of the United States.svg United States36Flag of Italy.svg Italy89

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Craig Virgin Flag of the United States.svg United States35:05
Silver medal icon.svg Mohammed Kedir Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 35:07
Bronze medal icon.svg Fernando Mamede Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 35:09
4 Julian Goater Flag of England.svg England35:13
5 Antonio Prieto Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 35:18
6 Rob de Castella Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia35:20
7 Girma Berhanu Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 35:22
8 Thom Hunt Flag of the United States.svg United States35:23
9 Alex Hagelsteens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 35:24
10 Pierre Levisse Flag of France.svg France35:26
11 Rod Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 35:30
12 El Hachami Abdenouz Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 35:34
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Mohammed Kedir 2
Girma Berhanu 7
Dereje Nedi 13
Kebede Balcha 14
Miruts Yifter 15
Eshetu Tura 30
(Hana Girma)(32)
(Tolossa Kotu)(75)
81
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg United States
Craig Virgin 1
Thom Hunt 8
Mark Nenow 17
Bill Donakowski 18
Bruce Bickford 19
George Malley 51
(Daniel Dillon)(63)
(Mike McGuire)(80)
(Mark Muggleton)(103)
114
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Jackson Ruto 22
Peter Koech 24
Alfred Nyasani 25
Sammy Mogene 36
Wilson Musonik 56
Some Muge 57
(Joseph Kiptum)(68)
(Adriano Musonye)(147)
(John Rotich)(200)
220
4Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 254
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia255
6Flag of England.svg England312
7Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 350
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 377
Full results

Junior men's race (7.25 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammed Chouri Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 22:04
Silver medal icon.svg Yevgeniy Zherebin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union22:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Keith Brantly Flag of the United States.svg United States22:07
4 George Nicholas Flag of the United States.svg United States22:08
5 Paul Davies-Hale Flag of England.svg England22:19
6 John Butler Flag of the United States.svg United States22:21
7 Vincent Rousseau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22:23
8 Salvatore Antibo Flag of Italy.svg Italy22:29
9 Francesco Panetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy22:32
10 Chris Hamilton Flag of the United States.svg United States22:32
11 Jonathan Richards Flag of England.svg England22:33
12 Dave Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada22:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg United States
Keith Brantly 3
George Nicholas 4
John Butler 6
Chris Hamilton 10
(Peter Warner)(22)
(Michael Pyeatt)(23)
23
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg England
Paul Davies-Hale 5
Jonathan Richards 11
Mark King 20
Christian Bloor 25
(Philip Dixon)(51)
(Neil Rimmer)(88)
61
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Dave Reid 12
Chris Brewster 14
Paul McCloy 16
Allen Hugli 24
(Marc Olesen)(39)
(Mark Orzel)(63)
66
4Flag of Italy.svg Italy80
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 118
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union130
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 135
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 137
Full results

Senior women's race (4.41 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:07
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg United States14:22
Bronze medal icon.svg Yelena Sipatova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union14:22
4 Agnese Possamai Flag of Italy.svg Italy14:25
5 Tatyana Sychova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union14:25
6 Betty Springs Flag of the United States.svg United States14:28
7 Svetlana Ulmasova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union14:28
8 Debbie Scott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada14:31
9 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union14:34
10 Asunción Sinobas Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 14:38
11 Dorthe Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 14:39
12 Dianne Zorn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:39
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova 3
Tatyana Sychova 5
Svetlana Ulmasova 7
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 9
(Irina Bondarchuk)(21)
(Giana Romanova)(32)
24
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg United States
Jan Merrill 2
Betty Springs 6
Julie Shea 13
Mary Shea 15
(Brenda Webb)(30)
(Francie Larrieu)(36)
36
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg Italy
Agnese Possamai 4
Cristina Tomasini 23
Silvana Cruciata 29
Alba Milana 33
(Nadia Dandolo)(46)
(Marina Loddo)(49)
89
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 90
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada96
6Flag of England.svg England106
7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 123
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 167
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)2316
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1113
3Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1102
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1001
6Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0101
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)0011
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  (POR)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 460 athletes from 39 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 7.0km 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.4km CC Women – Madrid Hippodromo de la Zarzuela Date: Saturday, March 28, 1981, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 1 2 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013


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