1981 London Marathon

1st London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date29 March 1981
Champions
MenDick Beardsley & Inge Simonsen (2:11:48)
WomenJoyce Smith (2:29:57)

The 1981 London Marathon was the first running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 29 March. The elite men's race was won in a time of 2:11:48 hours by two athletes, American Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen of Norway, who crossed the finish line holding hands. The women's race was won by Britain's Joyce Smith in 2:29:57.[1]

Around 20,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 7747 had their applications accepted and around 7055 started the race. A total of 6255 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Dick Beardsley  United States 2:11:48
Inge Simonsen  Norway 2:11:48
Trevor Wright  United Kingdom 2:12:53
4 Mike Kearns  United Kingdom 2:13:37
5 Graham Laing  United Kingdom 2:13:59
6 Brian Cole  United Kingdom 2:14:01
7 James Dingwall  United Kingdom 2:14:54
8 Keith Penny  United Kingdom 2:15:31
9 Paul Eales  United Kingdom 2:15:55
10 Don Faircloth  United Kingdom 2:16:36

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Joyce Smith  United Kingdom 2:29:57
Ngaire Drake  New Zealand 2:37:12
Gillian Horovitz  United Kingdom 2:40:44
4 Kathy Molitor  United States 2:42:26
5 Sally Strauss  United States 2:42:42
6 Karen Holdsworth  United Kingdom 2:43:28
7 Suzan Morris  United Kingdom 2:43:28
8 Julie Barleycorn  United Kingdom 2:45:33
9 Véronique Marot  France 2:46:51
10 Margaret Lockley  United Kingdom 2:47:29
11 Leslie Watson  United Kingdom 2:48:06

References

  1. ^ Sports Hour: Hand In Hand. BBC (20 April 2016). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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