1984 in athletics (track and field)

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Contents

[edit] International Events

[edit] World Records

[edit] Men

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Jones (GBR) 2:08:05 October 21 Chicago, USA
4x100m Relay Flag of the United States United States (USA)
• Sam Graddy
• Ron Brown
• Calvin Smith
• Carl Lewis		 37.83 August 11 Los Angeles
High Jump Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhu Jianhua (CHN) 2.39m June 10 Eberstadt, West Germany
Hammer Flag of the Soviet Union Yuriy Syedikh (URS) 86.34m July 3 Cork, Ireland
Javelin (old) Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Hohn (GDR) 104.80m July 20 Berlin, East Germany
Decathlon Flag of West Germany Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8832 June 9 Mannheim, West Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom Daley Thompson (GBR) 8847 August 9 Los Angeles, USA

[edit] Women

EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
100 metres Flag of the United States Evelyn Ashford (USA) 10.76 August 22 Zürich
Mile Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Artyomova (URS) 4:15.8 August 5 Leningrad
3,000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 8:22.62 August 26 Leningrad
5,000 metres Flag of South Africa Zola Pieterse (RSA) 15:01.83 January 5 Stellenbosch
Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 14:58.89 June 28 Oslo
10,000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bondarenko (URS) 31:13.78 June 24 Kiev
4x400m Relay Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany (GDR)
• Gesine Walther
• Sabine Busch
• Dagmar Neubauer
• Marita Koch		 3:15.92 June 3 Erfurt
400m Hurdles Flag of the Soviet Union Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) 53.58 June 22 Kiev
Half Marathon Flag of the United States Joan Benoit (USA) 1:08:34 September 16 Philadelphia
High Jump Flag of the Soviet Union Tamara Bykova (URS) 2.05m June 22 Kiev
Flag of Bulgaria Lyudmila Andonova (BUL) 2.07m July 20 Berlin
Shot Put Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.53 May 27 Sochi
Heptathlon Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine John (GDR) 6946 May 6 Potsdam



[edit] Men's Best Year Performers

[edit] 100 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Mel Lattany (USA) 9.96 May 5 Athens, United States
2. Flag of the United States Carl Lewis (USA) 9.99 May 6 Houston, United States
3. Flag of Poland Marian Woronin (POL) 10.00 June 9 Warsaw, Poland
4. Flag of the United States Sam Graddy (USA) 10.09 May 12 Baton Rouge, United States
— Flag of the United States Harvey Glance (USA) 10.09 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland


[edit] 200 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 200 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Carl Lewis (USA) 19.80 August 8 Los Angeles, United States
2. Flag of the United States Kirk Baptiste (USA) 19.96 August 8 Los Angeles, United States
3. Flag of the United States Albert Robinson (USA) 20.07 May 5 Indianapolis, United States
— Flag of Italy Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.07 October 3 Brindisi, Italy
5. Flag of the United States Thomas Jefferson (USA) 20.26 August 8 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 400 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Alonzo Babers (USA) 44.27 August 8 Los Angeles, United States
2. Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) 44.54 August 8 Los Angeles, United States
3. Flag of the United States Antonio McKay (USA) 44.71 June 21 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of Australia Darren Clark (AUS) 44.75 August 8 Los Angeles, United States
— Flag of the United States Sunder Nix (USA) 44.75 August 8 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 800 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 800 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Brazil Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:41.77 August 26 Köln, West Germany
2. Flag of Kenya Sammy Koskei (KEN) 1:42.28 August 26 Köln, West Germany
3. Flag of the United States Johnny Gray (USA) 1:42.96 August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
4. Flag of Brazil Agberto Guimarães (BRA) 1:43.63 August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
5. Flag of the United Kingdom Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:43.64 August 6 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 1,500 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 1,500 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 3:31.54 July 6 Hengelo, Netherlands
2. Flag of the United Kingdom Sebastian Coe (GBR) 3:32.39 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Cram (GBR) 3:33.13 August 20 Budapest, Hungary
4. Flag of the United States Steve Scott (USA) 3:33.46 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
5. Flag of Switzerland Pierre Délèze (SUI) 3:33.64 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland


[edit] 5,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 5,000 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Morocco Saïd Aouita (MAR) 13:04.78 June 13 Firenze, Italy
2. Flag of Switzerland Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:07.54 August 11 Los Angeles, United States
3. Flag of Portugal Antonio Leitão (POR) 13:09.20 August 11 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of Ethiopia Wodajo Bulti (ETH) 13:10.08 June 13 Firenze, Italy
5. Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Hutchings (GBR) 13:11.50 August 11 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 10,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 10,000 metres
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Portugal Fernando Mamede (POR) 27:13.81 July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
2. Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes (POR) 27:17.48 July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) 27:33.10 May 5 Potsdam, East Germany
4. Flag of the United States Mark Nenow (USA) 27:40.56 July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
5. Flag of Finland Martti Vainio (FIN) 27:41.75 June 13 Firenze, Italy


[edit] Half Marathon

RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Italy Alberto Cova (ITA) 1:01:52 May 6 Milan, Italy


[edit] 110m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 110m Hurdles
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Greg Foster (USA) 13.15 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
2. Flag of the United States Roger Kingdom (USA) 13.16 August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
3. Flag of the United States Tony Campbell (USA) 13.23 May 13 Westwood, United States
4. Flag of Canada Mark McKoy (CAN) 13.27 July 25 Walnut, United States
5. Flag of Finland Arto Bryggare (FIN) 13.35 August 5 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 400m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400m Hurdles
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Edwin Moses (USA) 47.32 August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
2. Flag of West Germany Harald Schmid (FRG) 47.69 July 10 Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Flag of the United States Danny Harris (USA) 48.02 June 17 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of the United States Tony Rambo (USA) 48.16 June 17 Los Angeles, United States
5. Flag of the United States Tranel Hawkins (USA) 48.28 June 18 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] 3,000m Steeplechase

Main race this year: Olympic Games 3,000m Steeplechase
RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of France Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) 8:07.62 August 24 Bruxelles, Belgium
2. Flag of Poland Bogusław Mamiński (POL) 8:09.18 August 24 Bruxelles, Belgium
3. Flag of Kenya Julius Korir (KEN) 8:11.80 August 10 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of the United States Brian Diemer (USA) 8:13.16 August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
5. Flag of the United Kingdom Colin Reitz (GBR) 8:13.78 July 21 Oslo, Norway

[edit] High Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games High Jump
RANK ATHLETE HEIGHT DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhu Jianhua (CHN) 2.39 June 10 Eberstadt, West Germany
2. Flag of West Germany Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) 2.37 February 24 West Berlin, West Germany
— Flag of the Soviet Union Valeriy Sereda (URS) 2.37 September 2 Rieti, Italy
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Paklin (URS) 2.36 February 1 Milan, Italy
— Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Zasimovich (URS) 2.36 May 5 Tashkent, Soviet Union
— Flag of West Germany Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 2.36 June 10 Eberstadt, West Germany


[edit] Long Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Long Jump
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Carl Lewis (USA) 8.79 January 27 New York, United States
2. Flag of the United States Larry Myricks (USA) 8.59 September 5 Rhede, United States
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) 8.50 July 27 Dresden, East Germany
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Konstantin Semykin (URS) 8.38 August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union
5. Flag of Cuba Jaime Jefferson (CUB) 8.37 August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union


[edit] Triple Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Triple Jump
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.52 June 21 Kiev, Soviet Union
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Yakovlyev (URS) 17.50 June 10 Sochi, Soviet Union
— Flag of the United States Mike Conley (USA) 17.50 June 17 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) 17.47 July 19 Moscow, Soviet Union
5. Flag of Cuba Lázaro Betancourt (CUB) 17.45 August 26 Köln, West Germany


[edit] Discus

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Discus Throw
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States John Powell (USA) 71.26 June 9 San José, United States
1. Flag of Sweden Ricky Bruch (SWE) 71.26 November 15 Malmö, Sweden
3. Flag of the United States Art Burns (USA) 70.98 July 21 Eugene, United States
4. Flag of the United States Mac Wilkins (USA) 70.44 June 9 San José, United States
5. Flag of Czechoslovakia Imrich Bugár (TCH) 70.26 September 8 Cagliari, Italy


[edit] Hammer

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Hammer Throw
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Yuriy Syedikh (URS) 86.34 July 3 Cork City, Ireland
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Litvinov (URS) 85.20 July 3 Cork City, Ireland
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Jüri Tamm (URS) 84.40 September 9 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Igor Nikulin (URS) 82.56 August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union
5. Flag of Finland Juha Tiainen (FIN) 81.52 June 11 Tampere, Finland


[edit] Shot Put

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Shot Put
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the United States Brian Oldfield (USA) 22.19 May 26 San José, United States
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Kasnauskas (URS) 22.09 August 23 Stayki, Soviet Union
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Udo Beyer (GDR) 22.04 June 11 Rehlingen, United States
4. Flag of the United States John Brenner (USA) 21.92 June 2 Eugene, United States
5. Flag of the United States Michael Carter (USA) 21.76 June 2 Eugene, United States


[edit] Javelin

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Javelin Throw
RANK ATHLETE DISTANCE DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Hohn (GDR) 104.80 July 20 East Berlin, East Germany
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Detlef Michel (GDR) 93.68 June 2 Erfurt, East Germany
3. Flag of the United States Duncan Atwood (USA) 93.44 June 18 Los Angeles, United States
4. Flag of Finland Raimo Manninen (FIN) 93.42 July 1 Pihtipudas, Finland
5. Flag of Iceland Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 92.42 April 6 Austin, United States


[edit] Pole Vault

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Pole Vault
RANK ATHLETE HEIGHT DATE VENUE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Sergey Bubka (URS) 5.94 August 31 Rome, Italy
2. Flag of France Thierry Vigneron (FRA) 5.91 August 31 Rome, Italy
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Konstantin Volkov (URS) 5.85 June 22 Kiev, Soviet Union
4. Flag of the United States Mike Tully (USA) 5.82 July 21 Eugene, United States
— Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS) 5.82 August 20 Budapest, Hungary


[edit] Decathlon

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Decathlon
RANK ATHLETE POINTS DATE VENUE
1. Flag of West Germany Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8798 June 9 Mannheim, West Germany
— Flag of the United Kingdom Daley Thompson (GBR) 8798 August 9 Los Angeles, United States
3. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Freimuth (GDR) 8704 July 21 Potsdam, East Germany
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Grigoriy Degtyaryev (URS) 8652 June 22 Moscow, Soviet Union
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Apaychev (URS) 8642 June 3 Neubrandenburg, DDR


[edit] Women's Best Year Performers

[edit] 100 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Evelyn Ashford (USA) 10.76
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marlies Göhr (GDR) 10.84
3. Flag of the United States Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.99
4. Flag of Jamaica Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.01
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Lyudmila Kondratyeva (URS) 11.02


[edit] 200 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 200 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 21.71
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marlies Göhr (GDR) 21.74
3. Flag of the United States Valerie Brisco (USA) 21.81
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) 21.85
5. Flag of the United States Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 22.04


[edit] 400 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Marita Koch (GDR) 48.16
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Tatána Kocembová (TCH) 48.73
3. Flag of the United States Valerie Brisco (USA) 48.83
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bryzgina (URS) 48.98
5. Flag of Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 49.02


[edit] 800 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 800 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) 1:55.69
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) 1:56.09
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Lyubov Gurina (URS) 1:56.26
4. Flag of Romania Doina Melinte (ROU) 1:56.53
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Lyudmila Borisova (URS) 1:56.78


[edit] 1,500 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 1,500 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Ralldugina (URS) 3:56.63
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 3:56.65
3. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 3:57.22
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) 3:57.70
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Zakharova (URS) 3:57.72


[edit] Mile

RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Artyomova (URS) 4:15.8
2. Flag of the United States Ruth Wysocki (USA) 4:21.78
3. Flag of the United Kingdom Christina Cahill (GBR) 4:22.64
4. Flag of the United States Mary Slaney (USA) 4:22.92
5. Flag of the United Kingdom Christine Benning (GBR) 4:24.57


[edit] 3,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 3,000 metres
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 8:22.62
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Svetlana Guskova (URS) 8:29.59
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) 8:32.0
4. Flag of Romania Maricica Puica (ROU) 8:33.57
5. Flag of the United States Mary Slaney (USA) 8:34.91


[edit] 5,000 metres

RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 14:58.89
2. Flag of South Africa Zola Pieterse (RSA) 15:01.83
3. Flag of Portugal Aurora Cunha (POR) 15:09.07
4. Flag of the United Kingdom Angela Tooby (GBR) 15:22.50
5. Flag of the United States Brenda Webb (USA) 15:22.76


[edit] 10,000 metres

RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Olga Bondarenko (URS) 31:13.78
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Zakharova (URS) 31:15.00
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Zhanna Tursunova (URS) 31:53.53
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Lyubov Konyukhova (URS) 31:56.01
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Anna Domoradskaya (URS) 31:56.02


[edit] Half Marathon

RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the United States Joan Benoit (USA) 1:08:34


[edit] 100m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100m Hurdles
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of Poland Lucyna Kalek (POL) 12.43
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Vera Akimova (URS) 12.50
— Flag of Bulgaria Yordanka Donkova (BUL) 12.50
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Bettine Jahn (GDR) 12.53
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine John (GDR) 12.54


[edit] 400m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400m Hurdles
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Margarita Ponomaryova (URS) 53.58
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Marina Styepanova (URS) 53.67
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Yekaterina Grun (URS) 54.34
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Tatyana Pavlova (URS) 54.43
5. Flag of the Soviet Union Yelena Filipishina (URS) 54.56


[edit] High Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games High Jump
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1. Flag of Bulgaria Lyudmila Andonova (BUL) 2.07
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Tamara Bykova (URS) 2.05
3. Flag of West Germany Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) 2.02
4. Flag of Italy Sara Simeoni (ITA) 2.00
— Flag of Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.00


[edit] Long Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Long Jump
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Heike Drechsler (GDR) 7.40
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.29
3. Flag of Romania Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) 7.27
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Helga Radtke (GDR) 7.21
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine John (GDR) 7.12


[edit] Discus

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Discus Throw
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) 74.56
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Irina Meszynski (GDR) 73.36
3. Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Savinkova (URS) 73.28
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Gisela Beyer (GDR) 73.10
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.32


[edit] Shot Put

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Shot Put
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.53
2. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 21.85
3. Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 21.60
4. Flag of the Soviet Union Nunu Abashidze (URS) 21.53
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ines Müller (GDR) 21.32


[edit] Javelin (old design)

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Javelin Throw
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Petra Meier (GDR) 74.72
2. Flag of Finland Tiina Lillak (FIN) 74.24
3. Flag of Greece Anna Verouli (GRE) 72.70
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Antje Zöllkau (GDR) 72.16
5. Flag of the United Kingdom Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 71.68


[edit] Heptathlon

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Heptathlon
RANK 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Sabine John (GDR) 6946
2. Flag of the Soviet Union Natalya Shubenkova (URS) 6859
3. Flag of the United States Jane Frederick (USA) 6803
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ramona Neubert (GDR) 6789
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Anke Behmer (GDR) 6775


[edit] Marathon

[edit] Year Rankings

[edit] Men

RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Wales Stephen Jones (WAL) 2:08:05 WR October 21 Chicago, United States
2. Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes (POR) 2:09:06 October 21 Chicago, United States
3. Flag of Australia Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:09:09 October 21 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Jörg Peter (GDR) 2:09:14 July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
5. Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes (POR) 2:09:21 August 12 Los Angeles, United States
6. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Michael Heilmann (GDR) 2:09:30 July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
7. Flag of South Africa Ernest Seleke (RSA) 2:09:41 March 31 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8. Flag of Ireland John Treacy (IRL) 2:09:56 August 12 Los Angeles, United States
9. Flag of the United Kingdom Charlie Spedding (GBR) 2:09:57 May 13 London, United Kingdom
10. Flag of the United Kingdom Charlie Spedding (GBR) 2:09:58 August 12 Los Angeles, United States


[edit] Women

RANK ATHLETE TIME DATE VENUE
1. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:26 WR May 13 London, United Kingdom
2. Flag of the United States Joan Benoit (USA) 2:24:52 August 5 Los Angeles, United States
3. Flag of Portugal Rosa Mota (POR) 2:26:01 October 21 Chicago, United States
4. Flag of Norway Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:26:18 August 5 Los Angeles, United States
5. Flag of the German Democratic Republic Katrin Dörre (GDR) 2:26:52 July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
6. Flag of Portugal Rosa Mota (POR) 2:26:57 August 5 Los Angeles, United States
7. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:27:34 August 5 Los Angeles, United States
8. Flag of Australia Lisa Martin (AUS) 2:27:40 October 21 Chicago, United States
9. Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:27:51 January 15 Houston, United States
10. Flag of New Zealand Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:28:34 August 5 Los Angeles, United States

[edit] International Races

DATE MARATHON NATION MEN'S WINNER TIME WOMEN'S WINNER TIME
February 19 Los Angeles Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of Tanzania Gidamis Shahanga 2:10:19 Flag of Canada Jacqueline Gareau 2:31:57
April 14 Rotterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Tanzania Gidamis Shahanga 2:11:12 Flag of the Netherlands Carla Beurskens 2:34:56
April 16 Boston Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of England Geoff Smith 2:10:34 Flag of New Zealand Lorraine Moller 2:29:28
May 12 Amsterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands Gerard Nijboer 2:14:28 Flag of the Netherlands Eefje van Wissen 2:43:51
May 12 Paris Marathon Flag of France France Flag of Djibouti Ahmed Saleh 2:11:58 Flag of France Sylviane Geffray 2:38:20
May 13 London Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Flag of England Charlie Spedding 2:09:57 Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen 2:24:26
August 5 Olympic Marathon Flag of the United States United States — — Flag of the United States Joan Benoit 2:24:52
August 12 Olympic Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of Portugal Carlos Lopes 2:09:58 — —
September 30 Berlin Marathon Flag of West Germany West Germany Flag of Denmark John Skovbjerg 2:13:35 Flag of Hungary Agnes Jakab 2:39:32
October 21 Chicago Marathon Flag of the United States United States Flag of Wales Stephen Jones 2:08:05 Flag of Portugal Rosa Mota 2:26:01
December 2 Fukuoka Marathon Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Japan Takeyuki Nakayama 2:10:00 — —

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[edit] Deaths

[edit] References


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