This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1982 in the Marathon for both men and women. Australia's Robert de Castella broke the men's world record on December 6, 1981, at the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:08:18.

Men

Records Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field World Record 2:08:18 December 6, 1981 Fukuoka, Japan

1982 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote 1 2:08:52 1 Boston, United States 19-04-1982 2 2:08:54 2 Boston, United States 19-04-1982 3 2:09:18 1 Brisbane, Australia 08-10-1982 4 2:09:24 1 London, United Kingdom 09-05-1982 5 2:09:30 2 Brisbane, Australia 08-10-1982 6 2:09:33 2 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 7 2:10:15 1 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 8 2:10:33 1 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 9 2:11:00 1 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 10 2:11:08 1 Melbourne, Australia 17-10-1982 11 2:11:09 2 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 12 2:11:12 1 Houston, United States 24-01-1982 13 2:11:12 3 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 14 2:11:21 1 Auckland, New Zealand 30-05-1982 15 2:11:22 3 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 16 2:11:25 1 Ferrara, Italy 02-05-1982 17 2:11:27 2 Ferrara, Italy 02-05-1982 18 2:11:40 1 Gateshead, United Kingdom 13-06-1982 18 2:11:40 2 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 20 2:11:44 1 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 01-05-1982 21 2:11:45 4 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 22 2:11:46 3 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 23 2:11:50 1 St Paul, United States 03-10-1982 24 2:11:53 5 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 25 2:11:54 3 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 26 2:12:02 3 Boston, United States 19-04-1982 27 2:12:06 3 Brisbane, Australia 08-10-1982 28 2:12:09 6 Fukuoka, Japan 05-12-1982 29 2:12:11 4 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 30 2:12:15 5 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 31 2:12:15 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 08-05-1982 32 2:12:16.8 1 Miami, United States 16-01-1982 33 2:12:21 2 London, United Kingdom 09-05-1982 34 2:12:22 2 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 01-05-1982 35 2:12:25 4 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 36 2:12:26 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands 08-05-1982 37 2:12:32 2 Miami, United States 16-01-1982 38 2:12:33 6 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 39 2:12:33 5 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 40 2:12:36 7 Tokyo, Japan 31-01-1982 41 2:12:40 2 Auckland, New Zealand 30-05-1982 42 2:12:41 2 Eugene, United States 12-09-1982 43 2:12:42 6 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 44 2:12:44 4 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 45 2:12:47 5 Boston, United States 19-04-1982 46 2:12:47 7 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 47 2:12:48 5 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 48 2:12:49 2 Gateshead, United Kingdom 13-06-1982 49 2:12:50 2 Melbourne, Australia 17-10-1982 50 2:12:54 1 Frankfurt, West Germany 23-05-1982

Women

Records Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field World Record 2:34:47.5 September 10, 1977 Berlin, West Germany

1982 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote 1 2:26:12 1 Eugene, United States 12-09-1982 2 2:27:14 1 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 3 2:28:33 2 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 4 2:29:01.6 1 Miami, United States 16-01-1982 5 2:29:43 1 London, United Kingdom 09-05-1982 6 2:32:55 1 Osaka, Japan 24-01-1982 7 2:32:56 1 Scottsdale, United States 04-12-1982 8 2:33:01 4 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 9 2:33:24 1 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 10 2:33:36 5 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 11 2:33:51 2 Eugene, United States 12-09-1982 12 2:34:14 2 Osaka, Japan 24-01-1982 13 2:34:24 6 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 14 2:34:26 1 Tokyo, Japan 14-11-1982 15 2:34:28 1 Philadelphia, United States 28-11-1982 16 2:34:28.4 1 The Woodlands, United States 27-02-1982 17 2:34:35 1 Bedford, United Kingdom 14-10-1982 18 2:34:41 2 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 19 2:34:42 3 Osaka, Japan 24-01-1982 20 2:34:59 4 Osaka, Japan 24-01-1982 21 2:34:59.3 1 Christchurch, New Zealand 06-06-1982 22 2:35:18 3 Eugene, United States 12-09-1982 23 2:35:37 8 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 24 2:36:04 1 Athens, Greece 12-09-1982 25 2:36:05.5 1 Montréal, Canada 30-05-1982 26 2:36:10 2 Boston, United States 19-04-1982 27 2:36:12 1 Windsor, United Kingdom 12-06-1982 28 2:36:13 1 San Francisco, United States 06-06-1982 29 2:36:14 4 Eugene, United States 12-09-1982 30 2:36:34 1 Chiba, Japan 21-02-1982 31 2:36:38 1 Frankfurt, West Germany 23-05-1982 32 2:36:50 3 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 33 2:37:04 2 Moscow, Soviet Union 27-06-1982 34 2:37:08 2 Frankfurt, West Germany 23-05-1982 35 2:37:14 1 Uzhgorod, Soviet Union 10-10-1982 36 2:37:16 4 Chicago, United States 26-09-1982 37 2:37:28 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 08-05-1982 38 2:37:38 4 Moscow, Soviet Union 27-06-1982 39 2:37:52 1 Seinajoki, Finland 23-05-1982 40 2:37:53 2 Windsor, United Kingdom 12-06-1982 41 2:37:57 1 Melbourne, Australia 17-10-1982 42 2:38:03 1 Papa, Hungary 27-06-1982 43 2:38:08 6 Moscow, Soviet Union 27-06-1982 44 2:38:08 10 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 45 2:38:12 11 New York City, United States 24-10-1982 46 2:38:17 2 Tokyo, Japan 14-11-1982 47 2:38:20 7 Osaka, Japan 24-01-1982 48 2:38:24 1 Huntsville, United States 11-12-1982 49 2:38:29 1 Budapest, Hungary 31-10-1982 50 2:38:31.7 2 San Francisco, United States 06-06-1982

References digilander.libero

External links 1982 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS