1982 in marathon running

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	Robert de Castella (AUS)	2:08:18	December 6, 1981	Fukuoka, Japan

1982 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Pos	Venue	Date	Note
1	2:08:52	Alberto Salazar (USA)	1	Boston, United States	19-04-1982
2	2:08:54	Dick Beardsley (USA)	2	Boston, United States	19-04-1982
3	2:09:18	Robert de Castella (AUS)	1	Brisbane, Australia	08-10-1982
4	2:09:24	Hugh Jones (ENG)	1	London, United Kingdom	09-05-1982
5	2:09:30	Juma Ikangaa (TAN)	2	Brisbane, Australia	08-10-1982
6	2:09:33	Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)	2	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
7	2:10:15	Paul Ballinger (NZL)	1	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
8	2:10:33	Vadim Sidorov (URS)	1	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
9	2:11:00	Greg Meyer (USA)	1	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
10	2:11:08	Bill Rodgers (USA)	1	Melbourne, Australia	17-10-1982
11	2:11:09	Hideki Kita (JPN)	2	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
12	2:11:12	Benji Durden (USA)	1	Houston, United States	24-01-1982
13	2:11:12	Bruno Lafranchi (SUI)	3	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
14	2:11:21	Rod Dixon (NZL)	1	Auckland, New Zealand	30-05-1982
15	2:11:22	Stefano Brunetti (ITA)	3	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
16	2:11:25	Giuseppe Gerbi (ITA)	1	Ferrara, Italy	02-05-1982
17	2:11:27	Massimo Magnani (ITA)	2	Ferrara, Italy	02-05-1982
18	2:11:40	Steve Kenyon (ENG)	1	Gateshead, United Kingdom	13-06-1982
18	2:11:40	Joseph Nzau (KEN)	2	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
20	2:11:44	Gabashane Rakabaele (LES)	1	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	01-05-1982
21	2:11:45	Kunimitsu Ito (JPN)	4	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
22	2:11:46	John Halberstadt (RSA)	3	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
23	2:11:50	Allan Zachariasen (DEN)	1	St Paul, United States	03-10-1982
24	2:11:53	Robert Hodge (USA)	5	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
25	2:11:54	Dan Schlesinger (USA)	3	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
26	2:12:02	John Lodwick (USA)	3	Boston, United States	19-04-1982
27	2:12:06	Mike Gratton (ENG)	3	Brisbane, Australia	08-10-1982
28	2:12:09	Valeriy Solovyev (URS)	6	Fukuoka, Japan	05-12-1982
29	2:12:11	Takao Nakamura (JPN)	4	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
30	2:12:15	Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)	5	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
31	2:12:15	Cor Vriend (NED)	1	Amsterdam, Netherlands	08-05-1982
32	2:12:16.8	David Brian Long (ENG)	1	Miami, United States	16-01-1982
33	2:12:21	Øyvind Dahl (NOR)	2	London, United Kingdom	09-05-1982
34	2:12:22	Bernard Rose (RSA)	2	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	01-05-1982
35	2:12:25	David Edge (CAN)	4	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
36	2:12:26	José Reveyn (BEL)	2	Amsterdam, Netherlands	08-05-1982
37	2:12:32	Tommy Persson (SWE)	2	Miami, United States	16-01-1982
38	2:12:33	Svend-Erik Kristensen (DEN)	6	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
39	2:12:33	Randy Thomas (USA)	5	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
40	2:12:36	Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)	7	Tokyo, Japan	31-01-1982
41	2:12:40	Kevin Ryan (NZL)	2	Auckland, New Zealand	30-05-1982
42	2:12:41	Hailu Ebba (ETH)	2	Eugene, United States	12-09-1982
43	2:12:42	Giampaolo Messina (ITA)	6	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
44	2:12:44	Ryszard Marczak (POL)	4	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
45	2:12:47	Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)	5	Boston, United States	19-04-1982
46	2:12:47	Ed Mendoza (USA)	7	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
47	2:12:48	David Murphy (ENG)	5	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
48	2:12:49	David Cannon (ENG)	2	Gateshead, United Kingdom	13-06-1982
49	2:12:50	Grenville Wood (AUS)	2	Melbourne, Australia	17-10-1982
50	2:12:54	Delfim Moreira (POR)	1	Frankfurt, West Germany	23-05-1982

Women

Records

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

1982 World Year Ranking

Rank	Time	Athlete	Pos	Venue	Date	Note
1	2:26:12	Joan Samuelson (USA)	1	Eugene, United States	12-09-1982
2	2:27:14	Grete Waitz (NOR)	1	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
3	2:28:33	Julie Brown (USA)	2	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
4	2:29:01.6	Charlotte Teske (FRG)	1	Miami, United States	16-01-1982
5	2:29:43	Joyce Smith (ENG)	1	London, United Kingdom	09-05-1982
6	2:32:55	Rita Marchisio (ITA)	1	Osaka, Japan	24-01-1982
7	2:32:56	Regina Joyce (IRL)	1	Scottsdale, United States	04-12-1982
8	2:33:01	Laura Fogli (ITA)	4	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
9	2:33:24	Nancy Conz (USA)	1	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
10	2:33:36	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	5	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
11	2:33:51	Laurie Binder (USA)	2	Eugene, United States	12-09-1982
12	2:34:14	Carla Beurskens (NED)	2	Osaka, Japan	24-01-1982
13	2:34:24	Julie Isphording (USA)	6	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
14	2:34:26	Zoya Ivanova (URS)	1	Tokyo, Japan	14-11-1982
15	2:34:28	Jan Yerkes (USA)	1	Philadelphia, United States	28-11-1982
16	2:34:28.4	Midde Hamrin (SWE)	1	The Woodlands, United States	27-02-1982
17	2:34:35	Alison Blake (ENG)	1	Bedford, United Kingdom	14-10-1982
18	2:34:41	Karen Dunn (USA)	2	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
19	2:34:42	Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)	3	Osaka, Japan	24-01-1982
20	2:34:59	Laura deWald (USA)	4	Osaka, Japan	24-01-1982
21	2:34:59.3	Nanae Sasaki (JPN)	1	Christchurch, New Zealand	06-06-1982
22	2:35:18	Ellen Hart Peña (USA)	3	Eugene, United States	12-09-1982
23	2:35:37	Nadezhda Gumerova (URS)	8	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
24	2:36:04	Rosa Mota (POR)	1	Athens, Greece	12-09-1982
25	2:36:05.5	Annick Loir (FRA)	1	Montréal, Canada	30-05-1982
26	2:36:10	Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)	2	Boston, United States	19-04-1982
27	2:36:12	Kathryn Binns (ENG)	1	Windsor, United Kingdom	12-06-1982
28	2:36:13	Lorraine Moller (NZL)	1	San Francisco, United States	06-06-1982
29	2:36:14	Debbie Eide (USA)	4	Eugene, United States	12-09-1982
30	2:36:34	Akemi Masuda (JPN)	1	Chiba, Japan	21-02-1982
31	2:36:38	Heidi Hutterer (FRG)	1	Frankfurt, West Germany	23-05-1982
32	2:36:50	Glenys Quick (NZL)	3	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
33	2:37:04	Raisa Smekhnova (URS)	2	Moscow, Soviet Union	27-06-1982
34	2:37:08	Christine Seeman (FRA)	2	Frankfurt, West Germany	23-05-1982
35	2:37:14	Lutsia Belyayeva (URS)	1	Uzhgorod, Soviet Union	10-10-1982
36	2:37:16	Eileen Claugus (USA)	4	Chicago, United States	26-09-1982
37	2:37:28	Annie van Stiphout (NED)	1	Amsterdam, Netherlands	08-05-1982
38	2:37:38	Irina Bondarchuk (URS)	4	Moscow, Soviet Union	27-06-1982
39	2:37:52	Tuija Toivonen (FIN)	1	Seinajoki, Finland	23-05-1982
40	2:37:53	Carol Gould (ENG)	2	Windsor, United Kingdom	12-06-1982
41	2:37:57	Susan King (USA)	1	Melbourne, Australia	17-10-1982
42	2:38:03	Karolina Szabó (HUN)	1	Papa, Hungary	27-06-1982
43	2:38:08	Raisa Sadreydinova (URS)	6	Moscow, Soviet Union	27-06-1982
44	2:38:08	Nancy Ditz (USA)	10	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
45	2:38:12	Cynthia Hamilton (CAN)	11	New York City, United States	24-10-1982
46	2:38:17	Elena Tsukhlo (URS)	2	Tokyo, Japan	14-11-1982
47	2:38:20	Monika Lövenich (FRG)	7	Osaka, Japan	24-01-1982
48	2:38:24	Jane Buch (USA)	1	Huntsville, United States	11-12-1982
49	2:38:29	Antonia Ladanyi (HUN)	1	Budapest, Hungary	31-10-1982
50	2:38:31.7	Carey May (IRL)	2	San Francisco, United States	06-06-1982

References

• digilander.libero

External links

• 1982 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS