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.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)Craig Virgin 35:05Mohammed Kedir 35:07Fernando Mamede 35:09Junior men(7.25 km)Mohammed Chouri 22:04Yevgeniy Zherebin 22:06Keith Brantly 22:07Senior women(4.41 km)Grete Waitz 14:07Jan Merrill 14:22Yelena Sipatova 14:22 TeamSenior men 81 114 220Junior men 23 61 66Senior women 24 36 89
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Craig Virgin 35:05 Mohammed Kedir 35:07 Fernando Mamede 35:09 4 Julian Goater 35:13 5 Antonio Prieto 35:18 6 Rob de Castella 35:20 7 Girma Berhanu 35:22 8 Thom Hunt 35:23 9 Alex Hagelsteens 35:24 10 Pierre Levisse 35:26 11 Rod Dixon 35:30 12 El Hachami Abdenouz 35:34 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points 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 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 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 4 254 5 255 6 312 7 350 8 377 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.25 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Mohammed Chouri 22:04 Yevgeniy Zherebin 22:06 Keith Brantly 22:07 4 George Nicholas 22:08 5 Paul Davies-Hale 22:19 6 John Butler 22:21 7 Vincent Rousseau 22:23 8 Salvatore Antibo 22:29 9 Francesco Panetta 22:32 10 Chris Hamilton 22:32 11 Jonathan Richards 22:33 12 Dave Reid 22:37 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Keith Brantly 3 George Nicholas 4 John Butler 6 Chris Hamilton 10 (Peter Warner) (22) (Michael Pyeatt) (23) 23 Paul Davies-Hale 5 Jonathan Richards 11 Mark King 20 Christian Bloor 25 (Philip Dixon) (51) (Neil Rimmer) (88) 61 Dave Reid 12 Chris Brewster 14 Paul McCloy 16 Allen Hugli 24 (Marc Olesen) (39) (Mark Orzel) (63) 66 4 80 5 118 6 130 7 135 8 137 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.41 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Grete Waitz 14:07 Jan Merrill 14:22 Yelena Sipatova 14:22 4 Agnese Possamai 14:25 5 Tatyana Sychova 14:25 6 Betty Springs 14:28 7 Svetlana Ulmasova 14:28 8 Debbie Scott 14:31 9 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 14:34 10 Asunción Sinobas 14:38 11 Dorthe Rasmussen 14:39 12 Dianne Zorn 14:39 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Yelena Sipatova 3 Tatyana Sychova 5 Svetlana Ulmasova 7 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 9 (Irina Bondarchuk) (21) (Giana Romanova) (32) 24 Jan Merrill 2 Betty Springs 6 Julie Shea 13 Mary Shea 15 (Brenda Webb) (30) (Francie Larrieu) (36) 36 Agnese Possamai 4 Cristina Tomasini 23 Silvana Cruciata 29 Alba Milana 33 (Nadia Dandolo) (46) (Marina Loddo) (49) 89 4 90 5 96 6 106 7 123 8 167 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 460 athletes from 39 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
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See also 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1981 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973–2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia