1981 in the sport of athletics

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International events

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)10.00
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Mel Lattany  (USA)10.04
3.Flag of the United States.svg  James Sanford  (USA)10.05
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Stanley Floyd  (USA)10.10
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Phillips  (USA)10.11

200 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  James Sanford  (USA)20.20
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Mel Lattany  (USA)20.21
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Allan Wells  (GBR)20.26
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Frank Emmelmann  (GDR)20.33
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Dwayne Evans  (USA)20.34

400 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Bert Cameron  (JAM)44.58
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Cliff Wiley  (USA)44.70
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Zeke Jefferson  (USA)44.86
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Leslie Kerr  (USA)44.90
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Howard Henley  (USA)44.92

800 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)1:41.73
2.Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)1:44.3
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Olaf Beyer  (GDR)1:44.31
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Mike Boit  (KEN)1:44.49
5.Flag of the United States.svg  James Robinson  (USA)1:44.63

1,500 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Ovett  (GBR)3:31.57
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)3:31.95
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)3:31.96
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)3:32.30
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)3:33.49

Mile

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)3:47.33
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Ovett  (GBR)3:48.40
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)3:48.83
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Mike Boit  (KEN)3:49.45
5.Flag of Spain.svg  José Luis González  (ESP)3:49.67

3,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)7:36.69
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)7:36.75
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)7:41.41
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)7:43.42
5.Flag of Ireland.svg  Eamonn Coghlan  (IRL)7:44.99

5,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)13:06.20
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hansjörg Kunze  (GDR)13:10.40
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valeriy Abramov  (URS)13:11.99
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)13:13.47
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Julian Goater  (GBR)13:15.59

10,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:27.7
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Werner Schildhauer  (GDR)27:38.43
3.Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Mohamed Kedir  (ETH)27:39.44
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Alberto Salazar  (USA)27:40.69
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)27:40.78

Half Marathon

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Herb Lindsay  (USA)1:01:47

Marathon

110m Hurdles

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Renaldo Nehemiah  (USA)12.93
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Foster  (USA)13.03
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Alejandro Casañas  (CUB)13.36
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Turner  (USA)13.38
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Dedy Cooper  (USA)13.40

400m Hurdles

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)47.14
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)48.10
3.Flag of the United States.svg  David Lee  (USA)48.53
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)48.64
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Bart Williams  (USA)48.81

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:12.13
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Mariano Scartezzini  (ITA)8:13.32
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:16.66
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Amos Korir  (KEN)8:18.57
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:18.58

High Jump

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Woodard  (USA)2.33
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksey Demyanyuk  (URS)
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roland Dalhäuser  (SUI)2.31
Flag of Germany.svg  Gerd Nagel  (FRG)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Stones  (USA)

Long Jump

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.62
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)8.45
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Lauterbach  (GDR)8.35
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Winfried Klepsch  (FRG)8.21
5.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Atanas Chochev  (BUL)8.19

Triple Jump

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Banks  (USA)17.56
2.Flag of Brazil.svg  João Carlos de Oliveira  (BRA)17.37
3.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Zhenxian  (CHN)17.34
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Connor  (GBR)17.31
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Abbyasov  (URS)17.30

Discus

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  John Powell  (USA)69.98
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wolfgang Schmidt  (GDR)69.60
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Al Oerter  (USA)68.76
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Art Swarts  (USA)68.32
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Art Burns  (USA)67.86

Hammer

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Ploghaus  (FRG)80.56
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS)80.18
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)79.60
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Roland Steuk  (GDR)78.72
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG)78.72

Shot Put

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Oldfield  (USA)22.02
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)21.69
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Laut  (USA)21.60
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Carter  (USA)21.20
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeniy Mironov  (URS)21.11

Pole Vault

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Polyakov  (URS)5.81
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Vigneron  (FRA)
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Volkov  (URS)5.75
4.Flag of France.svg  Philippe Houvion  (FRA)5.70
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Michel Bellot  (FRA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Kulibaba  (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Krupskiy  (URS)

Javelin (old design)

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Michel  (GDR)92.48
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Pentti Sinersaari  (FIN)91.98
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Arto Härkönen  (FIN)91.04
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Dainis Kula  (URS)90.54
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Hovinen  (FIN)90.38

Decathlon

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Rainer Pottel  (GDR)8334
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Kutsenko  (URS)8281
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Freimuth  (GDR)8221
4.Flag of Poland.svg  Dariusz Ludwig  (POL)8204
5.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Atanas Andonov  (BUL)8220

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)10.90
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)11.07
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)11.09
Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Göhr  (GDR)
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angella Taylor  (CAN)11.12

200 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)21.84
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)21.97
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Wöckel  (GDR)22.07
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)22.35
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Gesine Walther  (GDR)22.42

400 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)48.61
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)49.27
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Nazarova  (RUS)50.50
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Gaby Bussmann  (FRG)50.83
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dagmar Rübsam  (GDR)50.98

800 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Veselkova  (URS)1:56.98
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Steuk  (GDR)1:57.16
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Fiţa Lovin  (ROU)1:57.42
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Sorokina  (URS)1:57.55
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hildegard Körner  (GDR)1:57.56

1,500 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Dvirna  (URS)3:57.78
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)3:58.29
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zamira Zaytseva  (URS)3:58.70
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Sorokina  (URS)3:58.89
5.Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Bukis  (POL)3:59.67

Mile

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Veselkova  (URS)4:20.89
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)4:21.40
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Fiţa Lovin  (ROU)4:21.82
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zamira Zaytseva  (URS)4:22.5
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Ulmasova  (URS)4:23.8

3,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:34.30
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)8:34.80
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alla Yushina  (URS)8:38.34
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Dvirna  (URS)8:44.6
5.Flag of Norway.svg  Grete Waitz  (NOR)8:44.64

5,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Fudge  (GBR)15:14.51
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Sipatova  (URS)15:24.6
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Ellen Tittel  (FRG)15:34.76

10,000 metres

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Sipatova  (URS)32:17.19
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Tsukhlo  (URS)32:20.40
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Oyun  (URS)32:36.00
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maria Klyukina  (URS)32:37.40
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marina Danilyuk  (URS)32:46.56

Marathon

100m Hurdles

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Anisimova  (URS)12.68
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Kerstin Knabe  (GDR)12.85
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Danuta Perka  (POL)12.93 [1]
4,Flag of Poland.svg  Lucyna Kalek  (POL)12.97

400m Hurdles

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ellen Neumann  (GDR)54.79
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Tsyruk  (URS)55.49
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ana Kasteckaja  (URS)55.51 [2]
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Pfaff  (GDR)55.54
5.Flag of Poland.svg  Genowefa Blaszak  (POL)55.78

High Jump

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Spencer  (USA)1.97 m
2.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Charmaine Gale  (RSA)1.96 m
Flag of East Germany.svg  Kerstin Dedner  (GDR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrike Meyfarth  (FRG)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)

Long Jump

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jodi Anderson  (USA)6.96 m
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anişoara Cuşmir  (ROU)6.91 m
Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Daute  (GDR)
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ramona Neubert  (GDR)6.90 m
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sigrid Ulbricht  (GDR)6.89 m

Discus

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Jahl  (GDR)71.46 m
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL)71.30 m
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Kharchenko  (URS)69.86 m
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savinkova  (URS)69.70 m
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Florenţa Crăciunescu  (ROU)68.98 m

Shot Put

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)21.61 m
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)21.57 m
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ines Müller  (GDR)21.14 m
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Verzhinia Veselinova  (BUL)21.09 m
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Droese  (GDR)21.08 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Antoaneta Todorova  (BUL)71.88 m
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)68.86 m
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ute Hommola  (GDR)67.24 m
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)66.60 m
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)66.34 m

Heptathlon

RANK1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ramona Neubert  (GDR)6788
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Everts  (FRG)6365
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Malgorzata Nowak  (POL)6333
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Gordiyenko  (URS)6295
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Jane Frederick  (USA)6291

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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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