The road speed skating events of World Games I were held on August 1, 1981, in the vicinity of Marriott’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. This was the first time that the marathon and half-marathon road events were conducted in international competition. Both events were held on the city streets of Santa Clara. Tom Peterson of the United States set an American record in winning the marathon.[1]
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Marathon |  Tom Peterson (USA)
|
 Ermes Fossi (ITA)
|
 Danny Van De Perre (BEL)
|
| Women | |||
| Half-marathon | Annie Lambrechts (BEL)
|
Mary Barriere (USA)
|
Sue Dooley (USA)
|
Details
editMen’s marathon (42 km)
edit1. Tom Peterson, USA, 1:26:00.67
2. Ermes Fossi, Italy
3. Danny Van De Perre, Belgium
4. Moreno Bagnolini, Italy
5. Dean Huffman, USA
6. Chuck Jackson, USA
7. Augustin Ramirez, Colombia
8. Serge Plante, Canada
9. Scott Constantine, New Zealand
10. Robb Dunn, USA
11. Roland De Roo, Belgium
12. Humberto Triana, Colombia
13. Dimitri Van Cauwenberghe, Belgium
14. Alvaro Arrendondo, Colombia
15. Doug Blair, Canada
16. Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy
Women’s half-marathon (21 km)
edit1. Anne Lambrechts, Belgium, 50:27.33
2. Mary Barriere, USA
3. Sue Dooley, USA
4. Luigia Foini, Italy
5. Darlene Kessinger, USA
6. Christine DeClerck, Belgium
7. Monica Lucchese, Italy
8. Marie Van Damme, Belgium
9. Fiona Wass, New Zealand
10. Paola Cristofori, Italy
11. Paola Sometti, Italy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b SARGIS, JOE (Aug 1, 1981). "Running 26 miles -- the classic marathon distance --..." United Press International.
- ^ "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ Finch, Peter (August 2, 1981). "A big wheel of World Games adds third win". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. p. 5E.
- ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. August 2, 1981. p. 14E.