1983 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships

Last updated

The 1983 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was the inaugural edition of the annual international road running competition organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). The competition was hosted by the United States on December 3, 1983 in San Diego, California and featured one race only: a 10k run for women. There were individual and team awards available, with the national team rankings being decided by the combined score of a team's three best athletes. Countries with fewer than three finishers were not ranked. [1]

Contents

Wendy Sly of Great Britain was the winner of the race in a time of 32:23 minutes. She was followed by two Americans, Betty Springs and Lesley Welch. The United States won the team competition, with the third American runner Ellen Hart Peña also placing in the top ten. Canada, led by fourth-placer Nancy Tinari, was second in the team competition and Monica Joyce led the Irish women to the team bronze medal. A total of 66 women from 18 countries entered the race and 62 finished the distance. Nine nations entered more than three athletes and eight of these reached the team rankings with three finishing athletes (England being the exception). The United States had the largest contingent, with 16 entrants. [2] The Soviet Union's Raisa Sadreydinova was a prominent entrant, having set a 10,000 metres world record earlier that year, but she failed to finish.

The competition proved a development in global level competitions for women in long-distance running: the launch of this race was a push by the IAAF to the International Olympic Committee to gain Olympic recognition of this distance for women. [3] A women's race was subsequently added for the 10,000 metres at the Olympics in 1988, following on from the first Olympic marathon for women in 1984. [4]

Results

Individual

RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Wendy Sly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)32:23
Silver medal icon.svg Betty Springs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)32:23
Bronze medal icon.svg Lesley Lehane Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)32:41
4 Nancy Tinari Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)32:57
5 Dorthe Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)33:03
6 Midde Hamrin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)33:06
7 Silvia Ruegger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)33:06
8 Monica Joyce Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)33:14
9 Ellen Hart Peña Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)33:15
10 Lisa Martin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)33:19
11 Debbie Peel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)33:25
12 Suzanne Girard Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)33:25
13 Anna Marie Malone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)33:38
14 Alba Milana Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)33:40
15 Carey Edge Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)33:47
16 Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)33:51
17 Monika Schäfer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)33:51
18 Carol McLatchie Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)33:56
19 Regina Joyce Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)33:57
20 Lizanne Bussières Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)33:58
21 Jacqueline Gareau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)33:58
22 Michele Bush Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)34:01
23 Glenys Quick Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)34:05
24 Francine Peeters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)34:07
25 Lisa Brady Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)34:11
26 Raisa Smekhnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)34:12
27 Christina Mai Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)34:13
28 Sara Harnett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)34:18
29 Mary Knisely Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)34:19
30 Elly van Hulst Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)34:31
31 Magda Ilands Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)34:33
32 Anna-Maria Tweedie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)34:38
33 Nancy Conz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)34:45
34 Rhonda Mallinder Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)34:54
35 Rita Marchisio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)34:59
36 Gabriela Górzyńska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)35:00
37 Eryn Forbes Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)35:07
38 Nancy Ditz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)35:10
39 Laura Fogli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)35:15
41 Elvira Hofmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)35:23
42 Winnie Ng Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)35:24
44 Noriko Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)35:27
45 Patricia English Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)35:30
46 Marica Mrsic Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)35:34
49 Joke van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)35:43
50 Maria Curatolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)35:49
51 Melinda Ireland Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)35:53
52 Kimberly Griffin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)36:02
53 Eefje van Wissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)36:05
54 Bonnie Tamis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)36:24
55 Anna Krol Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)36:43
57 Wilma Rusman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)37:05
58 Eleonora de Mendonça Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)37:18
59 Ewa Wrzosek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)37:38
60 Renata Walendziak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)37:40
61 Susanne Riermeier Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)37:43
62 Yvonne Murray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)38:28
Cynthia Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) DNF
Raisa Sadreydinova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) DNF
Ruth Partridge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR) DNF
Heather Thomson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL) DNF

Team

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Betty Springs, Lesley Welch, Ellen Hart Peña
14
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
,
24
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
,
32
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
,
74
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
,
83
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
,
85
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
,
88
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
,
132
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
,
150

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sport of athletics</span> Group of sporting events

Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and racewalking.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Track and field</span> Sport involving running, jumping, and throwing disciplines

Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. In British English the term "Athletics" is synonymous with American "Track and Field" and includes all jumping events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gelete Burka</span> Ethiopian runner

Gelete Burka Bati is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was born in Kofele in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, the same district as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abderrahim Goumri</span> Moroccan long-distance runner

Abderrahim Goumri was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He had competed in cross country, track, road running and marathon races.

Wang Xiuting is a Chinese former long-distance runner. She won the gold medal at the 1989 World 15km Road Race Championships, silver at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships, and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships.

Iulia Olteanu is a Romanian former long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track and road running events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shitaye Eshete</span> Ethiopian-born long-distance runner

Shitaye Eshete Habtegebrel is an Ethiopian-born long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain.

Anne Rochelle Steely Ramirez, née Anne Rochelle Steely, is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for the United States. She specialized in the 3,000 meters on the track and later competed in road running events.

Tejitu Daba Chalchissa is an Ethiopian-born long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She competes mainly in cross country and track running events. She won the gold medal over 5000 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diana Lobačevskė</span> Lithuanian long-distance runner

Diana Lobačevskė is a Lithuanian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon and half marathon races.

Annette Sergent is a French former long-distance runner. She represented her country three times at the Summer Olympics, but it was in cross country running that she had her greatest success. She became the first Frenchwoman to win a world title in the sport at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won for a second time in 1989. In addition to these victories, she made eleven appearances at the competition and placed third in both 1986 and 1988.

Bekele Debele is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country running. His greatest achievement was winning the gold medal at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, becoming only the second African man to do so.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sally Chepyego Kaptich</span> Kenyan long-distance runner

Sally Chepyego Kaptich is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes mainly in track and road running events.

Ma Liyan is a Chinese former long-distance runner. Her time of 8:19.78 minutes for the 3000 metres at the National Games of China in 1993 makes her the fourth fastest runner ever over the distance. She represented China in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and was a team gold medallist at the IAAF World Marathon Cup that year.

Marie-Pierre Duros is a French former middle- and long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres. Her personal best of 8:38.97 minutes for the event is a former French record, which lasted from 1989 to 1999. She was a two-time Olympian and three times participant at the World Championships in Athletics.

Joan Nesbit Mabe is an American former long-distance runner who competed mainly in distances from 3000 meters to 10,000 meters. Her highest honour was a bronze medal in the 3000 m at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She represented her country at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and appeared four times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

The 1984 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was the second edition of the annual international road running competition organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). The competition was hosted by Spain on 11 November 1984 in Madrid and featured one race only: a 10K run for women. There were individual and team awards available, with the national team rankings being decided by the combined times of a team's three best athletes. Countries with fewer than three finishers were not ranked.

The 1991 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was the ninth and final edition of the annual international road running competition organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). The competition was hosted by the Netherlands on 13 October 1991 in Nieuwegein and featured one race only: a 15K run for women. There were individual and team awards available, with the national team rankings being decided by the combined finishing positions of a team's top three runners. Countries with fewer than three finishers were not ranked.

Betty Jo Geiger is an American former long-distance runner who competed in events ranging from 3000-meter run to the marathon.

The World Athletics Rankings are an individual athlete ranking system for the sport of athletics, managed by World Athletics. It is used to establish the number one athlete within an athletics event and to partially determine qualification into the World Athletics Championships and the athletics at the Summer Olympics. The rankings are published weekly by World Athletics on Wednesday. WA President Sebastian Coe said the goal of this system is so athletes and fans "have a clear understanding of the hierarchy of competitions from national through to area and up to global events, allowing them to follow a logical season-long path to the pinnacle of athletics' top two competitions".

References

  1. IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. 1983 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. Women runners send a message to the IOC. Santa Cruz Sentinel (1983-12-05). Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. Athletics Women's 10,000 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.