1981 in the sport of athletics
This page contains an overview of the year 1981 in athletics.
International events
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carl Lewis (USA) |
10.00 |
| 2. | Mel Lattany (USA) |
10.04 |
| 3. | James Sanford (USA) |
10.05 |
| 4. | Stanley Floyd (USA) |
10.10 |
| 5. | Jeff Phillips (USA) |
10.11 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Sanford (USA) |
20.20 |
| 2. | Mel Lattany (USA) |
20.21 |
| 3. |  Allan Wells (GBR) |
20.26 |
| 4. |  Frank Emmelmann (GDR) |
20.33 |
| 5. | Dwayne Evans (USA) |
20.34 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Bert Cameron (JAM) |
44.58 |
| 2. | Cliff Wiley (USA) |
44.70 |
| 3. | Zeke Jefferson (USA) |
44.86 |
| 4. | Leslie Kerr (USA) |
44.90 |
| 5. | Howard Henley (USA) |
44.92 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:41.73 |
| 2. |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
1:44.3 |
| 3. | Olaf Beyer (GDR) |
1:44.31 |
| 4. |  Mike Boit (KEN) |
1:44.49 |
| 5. | James Robinson (USA) |
1:44.63 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
3:31.57 |
| 2. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
3:31.95 |
| 3. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:31.96 |
| 4. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:32.30 |
| 5. |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
3:33.49 |
Mile
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
3:47.33 |
| 2. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
3:48.40 |
| 3. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:48.83 |
| 4. | Mike Boit (KEN) |
3:49.45 |
| 5. |  José Luis González (ESP) |
3:49.67 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Scott (USA) |
7:36.69 |
| 2. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
7:36.75 |
| 3. | Henry Rono (KEN) |
7:41.41 |
| 4. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
7:43.42 |
| 5. |  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) |
7:44.99 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Henry Rono (KEN) |
13:06.20 |
| 2. | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
13:10.40 |
| 3. |  Valeriy Abramov (URS) |
13:11.99 |
| 4. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
13:13.47 |
| 5. | Julian Goater (GBR) |
13:15.59 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Fernando Mamede (POR) |
27:27.7 |
| 2. | Werner Schildhauer (GDR) |
27:38.43 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mohamed Kedir (ETH) |
27:39.44 |
| 4. | Alberto Salazar (USA) |
27:40.69 |
| 5. | Henry Rono (KEN) |
27:40.78 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Herb Lindsay (USA) |
1:01:47 |
110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) |
12.93 |
| 2. | Greg Foster (USA) |
13.03 |
| 3. |  Alejandro Casañas (CUB) |
13.36 |
| 4. | Sam Turner (USA) |
13.38 |
| 5. | Dedy Cooper (USA) |
13.40 |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.14 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
48.10 |
| 3. | David Lee (USA) |
48.53 |
| 4. | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
48.64 |
| 5. | Bart Williams (USA) |
48.81 |
3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patriz Ilg (FRG) |
8:12.13 |
| 2. |  Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) |
8:13.32 |
| 3. |  Bogusław Mamiński (POL) |
8:16.66 |
| 4. | Amos Korir (KEN) |
8:18.57 |
| 5. | Henry Marsh (USA) |
8:18.58 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeff Woodard (USA) |
2.33 |
| Aleksey Demyanyuk (URS) | ||
| 3. |  Roland Dalhäuser (SUI) |
2.31 |
| Gerd Nagel (FRG) | ||
| Dwight Stones (USA) |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.62 |
| 2. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
8.45 |
| 3. | Henry Lauterbach (GDR) |
8.35 |
| 4. | Winfried Klepsch (FRG) |
8.21 |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Atanas Chochev (BUL) |
8.19 |
Triple Jump
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Willie Banks (USA) |
17.56 |
| 2. | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) |
17.37 |
| 3. |  Zou Zhenxian (CHN) |
17.34 |
| 4. | Keith Connor (GBR) |
17.31 |
| 5. | Shamil Abbyasov (URS) |
17.30 |
Discus
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Powell (USA) |
69.98 |
| 2. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) |
69.60 |
| 3. | Al Oerter (USA) |
68.76 |
| 4. | Art Swarts (USA) |
68.32 |
| 5. | Art Burns (USA) |
67.86 |
Hammer
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
80.56 |
| 2. | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
80.18 |
| 3. | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
79.60 |
| 4. | Roland Steuk (GDR) |
78.72 |
| 5. | Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
78.72 |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brian Oldfield (USA) |
22.02 |
| 2. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
21.69 |
| 3. | Dave Laut (USA) |
21.60 |
| 4. | Mike Carter (USA) |
21.20 |
| 5. | Yevgeniy Mironov (URS) |
21.11 |
Pole Vault
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vladimir Polyakov (URS) |
5.81 |
 Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | ||
| 3. | Konstantin Volkov (URS) |
5.75 |
| 4. | Philippe Houvion (FRA) |
5.70 |
| Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) | ||
| Sergey Kulibaba (URS) | ||
| Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS) |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Detlef Michel (GDR) |
92.48 |
| 2. |  Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) |
91.98 |
| 3. | Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
91.04 |
| 4. | Dainis Kula (URS) |
90.54 |
| 5. | Seppo Hovinen (FIN) |
90.38 |
Decathlon
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rainer Pottel (GDR) |
8334 |
| 2. | Yuriy Kutsenko (URS) |
8281 |
| 3. | Uwe Freimuth (GDR) |
8221 |
| 4. | Dariusz Ludwig (POL) |
8204 |
| 5. | Atanas Andonov (BUL) |
8220 |
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
10.90 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
11.07 |
| 3. |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
11.09 |
| Marlies Göhr (GDR) | ||
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Angella Taylor (CAN) |
11.12 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
21.84 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
21.97 |
| 3. | Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) |
22.07 |
| 4. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.35 |
| 5. | Gesine Walther (GDR) |
22.42 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
48.61 |
| 2. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
49.27 |
| 3. |  Irina Nazarova (RUS) |
50.50 |
| 4. | Gaby Bussmann (FRG) |
50.83 |
| 5. | Dagmar Rübsam (GDR) |
50.98 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) |
1:56.98 |
| 2. | Martina Steuk (GDR) |
1:57.16 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fiţa Lovin (ROU) |
1:57.42 |
| 4. | Tamara Sorokina (URS) |
1:57.55 |
| 5. | Hildegard Körner (GDR) |
1:57.56 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Dvirna (URS) |
3:57.78 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
3:58.29 |
| 3. | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) |
3:58.70 |
| 4. | Tamara Sorokina (URS) |
3:58.89 |
| 5. | Anna Bukis (POL) |
3:59.67 |
Mile
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) |
4:20.89 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:21.40 |
| 3. | Fiţa Lovin (ROU) |
4:21.82 |
| 4. | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) |
4:22.5 |
| 5. | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) |
4:23.8 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:34.30 |
| 2. | Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) |
8:34.80 |
| 3. | Alla Yushina (URS) |
8:38.34 |
| 4. | Olga Dvirna (URS) |
8:44.6 |
| 5. |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
8:44.64 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paula Fudge (GBR) |
15:14.51 |
| 2. | Yelena Sipatova (URS) |
15:24.6 |
| 3. | Ellen Tittel (FRG) |
15:34.76 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Sipatova (URS) |
32:17.19 |
| 2. | Yelena Tsukhlo (URS) |
32:20.40 |
| 3. | Anna Oyun (URS) |
32:36.00 |
| 4. | Maria Klyukina (URS) |
32:37.40 |
| 5. | Marina Danilyuk (URS) |
32:46.56 |
100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Anisimova (URS) |
12.68 |
| 2. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
12.85 |
| 3. | Danuta Perka (POL) |
12.93[1] |
| 4, | Lucyna Kalek (POL) |
12.97 |
400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ellen Neumann (GDR) |
54.79 |
| 2. | Natalya Tsyruk (URS) |
55.49 |
| 3. | Ana Kasteckaja (URS) |
55.51[2] |
| 4. | Petra Pfaff (GDR) |
55.54 |
| 5. | Genowefa Blaszak (POL) |
55.78 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pam Spencer (USA) |
1.97 m |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Charmaine Gale (RSA) |
1.96 m |
| Kerstin Dedner (GDR) | ||
| Sara Simeoni (ITA) | ||
| Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | ||
| Tamara Bykova (URS) |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jodi Anderson (USA) |
6.96 m |
| 2. | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
6.91 m |
| Heike Daute (GDR) | ||
| 4. | Ramona Neubert (GDR) |
6.90 m |
| 5. | Sigrid Ulbricht (GDR) |
6.89 m |
Discus
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelin Jahl (GDR) |
71.46 m |
| 2. | Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
71.30 m |
| 3. | Valentina Kharchenko (URS) |
69.86 m |
| 4. | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
69.70 m |
| 5. | Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU) |
68.98 m |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) |
21.61 m |
| 2. | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
21.57 m |
| 3. | Ines Müller (GDR) |
21.14 m |
| 4. | Verzhinia Veselinova (BUL) |
21.09 m |
| 5. | Margitta Droese (GDR) |
21.08 m |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) |
71.88 m |
| 2. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
68.86 m |
| 3. | Ute Hommola (GDR) |
67.24 m |
| 4. | Petra Felke (GDR) |
66.60 m |
| 5. | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
66.34 m |
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1981 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ramona Neubert (GDR) |
6788 |
| 2. | Sabine Everts (FRG) |
6365 |
| 3. | Malgorzata Nowak (POL) |
6333 |
| 4. | Yekaterina Gordiyenko (URS) |
6295 |
| 5. | Jane Frederick (USA) |
6291 |
Births
January
- January 8 – Mesías Zapata, Ecuadorian race walker
- January 14 – Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete
- January 18 – Naoyuki Daigo, Japanese high jumper
- January 24 – Jong Yong-Ok, North Korean long-distance runner
- January 27 – Fabrizio Schembri, Italian triple jumper
- January 29 – Rose Richmond, American long jumper
February
- February 12 – Amarilys Alméstica, Puerto Rican hammer thrower
- February 13 – Rosibel García, Colombian middle-distance runner
- February 15 – Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan marathon runner
- February 16 – Jessé de Lima, Brazilian high jumper
- February 17 – Shi Na, Chinese race walker
- February 19 – Shellene Williams, Jamaican sprinter
- February 25 – Marek Plawgo, Polish athlete
March
- March 11 – Yelena Konevtseva, Russian hammer thrower
- March 13 – Stefan Wenk, German javelin thrower
- March 22 – Aliaksandr Parkhomenka, Belarusian decathlete
- March 28 – Yuniel Hernández, Cuban hurdler
April
- April 13 – Moushaumi Robinson, American sprinter
- April 19 – Kazuhiro Maeda, Japanese long-distance runner
May
- May 6 – Rui Pedro Silva, Portuguese distance runner
- May 15 – Merja Korpela, Finnish hammer thrower
- May 20 – Jana Tucholke, German discus thrower
- May 21 – Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
- May 28 – Kamil Kalka, Polish race walker
- May 31 – Eileen O'Keefe, Irish hammer thrower
July
- July 9 – Rutger Smith, Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
- July 13 – Ineta Radēviča, Latvian long and triple jumper
- July 24 – Carys Parry, Welsh hammer thrower
- July 30 – Daria Onyśko, Polish sprinter
August
- August 15 – Yoshiko Fujinaga, Japanese long-distance runner
- August 30 – Aleksandr Vashchyla, Belarusian hammer thrower
September
- September 6 – Brandon Simpson, Jamaican athlete
- September 7 – Eyerusalem Kuma, Ethiopian distance runner
- September 12 – Greg Nixon, American sprinter
- September 15 – Tomas Intas, Lithuanian javelin thrower
October
- October 3 – Anna Omarova, Russian shot putter
- October 18 – Ji Young-Jun, South Korean long-distance runner
November
- November 8 – Jéssica Augusto, Portuguese long-distance runner
- November 18 – Kimberly Barrett, Jamaica-Puerto Rican shot putter
- November 21 – Werknesh Kidane, Ethiopian long-distance runner
December
- December 8 – Gabriel Ortiz, Mexican race walker
- December 22 – Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper
Deaths
- April 25 – Paul Bontemps (76), Franch long-distance runner (b. 1902)
- August 2 – Delfo Cabrera (62), Argentine long-distance runner (b. 1919)
References
- "World Top Performers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "World Top Performers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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