1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup

1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
OrganisersIAAF
Edition10th
DateOctober 3–4
Host cityValencia, Valencia, Spain Spain
Events3
Participation160 athletes from
18 nations

The 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 3 and 4 October 1981 in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

Complete results were published.[1]

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Men's 20 km walk Ernesto Canto
 Mexico		 1:23:52 Roland Wieser
 East Germany		 1:24:12 Alessandro Pezzatini
 Italy		 1:24:24
Men's 50 km walk Raúl González
 Mexico		 3:48:30 Hartwig Gauder
 East Germany		 3:52:18 Sandro Bellucci
 Italy		 3:54:57
Lugano Cup (Men)
Team (Men)  Italy 227 pts  Soviet Union 227 pts  Mexico 221 pts
Women
Women's 5 km walk Siv Gustavsson
 Sweden		 22:56.9 Aleksandra Deveranskaya
 Soviet Union		 23:17.2 Lyudmila Khrushchova
 Soviet Union		 23:25.4
Eschborn Cup (Women)
Team (Women)  Soviet Union 105 pts  Sweden 104 pts  Australia 90 pts

Results

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Men's 20 km

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ernesto Canto  Mexico (MEX) 1:23:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roland Wieser  East Germany (GDR) 1:24:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alessandro Pezzatini  Italy (ITA) 1:24:24
4 Yevgeniy Yevsyukov  Soviet Union (URS) 1:24:51
5 José Marín  Spain (ESP) 1:25:00
6 Maurizio Damilano  Italy (ITA) 1:25:08
7 Anatoliy Solomin  Soviet Union (URS) 1:26:39
8 Pyotr Pochenchuk  Soviet Union (URS) 1:27:03
9 Bo Gustafsson  Sweden (SWE) 1:27:28
10 Guillaume LeBlanc  Canada (CAN) 1:28:02
11 Pavol Blažek  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1:28:12
12 Stefan Petrik  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1:28:20
13 Carlo Mattioli  Italy (ITA) 1:28:52
14 Ralf Meisel  East Germany (GDR) 1:29:24
15 Stanisław Rola  Poland (POL) 1:29:37
16 Wang Chuntang  China (CHN) 1:29:45
17 Steve Barry  Great Britain (GBR) 1:29:56
18 Erling Andersen  Norway (NOR) 1:30:03
19 Ian McCombie  Great Britain (GBR) 1:30:03
20 Eduardo Linares  Mexico (MEX) 1:30:05
21 Todd Scully  United States (USA) 1:30:22
22 Jim Heiring  United States (USA) 1:30:39
23 Mykola Vynnychenko  Soviet Union (URS) 1:31:11
24 Jozef Zimka  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1:31:13
25 Marcelino Colín  Mexico (MEX) 1:31:23
26 Zdzisław Szlapkin  Poland (POL) 1:31:29
27 Bogusław Duda  Poland (POL) 1:31:35
28 Ray Sharp  United States (USA) 1:32:30
29 Bill Dyer  Australia (AUS) 1:32:52
30 Roger Mills  Great Britain (GBR) 1:33:30
31 Andrés Marin  Spain (ESP) 1:33:46
32 François Lapointe  Canada (CAN) 1:33:49
33 Amos Seddon  Great Britain (GBR) 1:33:52
34 Philippe Lafleur  France (FRA) 1:34:08
35 Per Rasmussen  Sweden (SWE) 1:34:18
36 Jaroslaw Kazmierski  Poland (POL) 1:34:18
37 Roland Nilsson  Sweden (SWE) 1:34:47
38 Martial Fesselier  France (FRA) 1:35:05
39 Pascal Lenglart  France (FRA) 1:35:59
40 Jozef Pribilinec  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1:36:25
41 Duncan Knox  Australia (AUS) 1:37:41
42 Denis Terraz  France (FRA) 1:38:40
43 Horst Matern  East Germany (GDR) 1:39:21
44 Francisco Botonero  Spain (ESP) 1:39:55
45 Tore Strømøy  Norway (NOR) 1:40:07
46 Michael Stones  Canada (CAN) 1:41:56
47 Gu Fangyuan  China (CHN) 1:44:47
48 Anders Hjelle  Norway (NOR) 1:46:05
49 Michael Harvey  Australia (AUS) 1:46:17
— Zhang Fuxin  China (CHN) DQ
— Luis Bueno  Spain (ESP) DQ
— Ralf Kowalsky  East Germany (GDR) DQ
— Giorgio Damilano  Italy (ITA) DQ
— Felix Gómez  Mexico (MEX) DQ
— Owe Hemmingsson  Sweden (SWE) DQ
— Steve Pecinovsky  United States (USA) DQ
— Dave Smith  Australia (AUS) DNF
— Tor-Ivar Guttulsrød  Norway (NOR) DNF

Men's 50 km

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Raúl González  Mexico (MEX) 3:48:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hartwig Gauder  East Germany (GDR) 3:52:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandro Bellucci  Italy (ITA) 3:54:57
4 Dietmar Meisch  East Germany (GDR) 3:56:27
5 Arturo Bravo  Mexico (MEX) 3:58:04
6 Martín Bermúdez  Mexico (MEX) 3:58:16
7 Valeriy Suntsov  Soviet Union (URS) 4:01:30
8 Uwe Dünkel  East Germany (GDR) 4:02:04
9 Gérard Lelièvre  France (FRA) 4:03:06
10 Giacomo Poggi  Italy (ITA) 4:03:15
11 Viktor Dorovskikh  Soviet Union (URS) 4:03:51
12 Viktor Grodenchuk  Soviet Union (URS) 4:07:16
13 Marco Evoniuk  United States (USA) 4:07:44
14 Domenico Carpentieri  Italy (ITA) 4:13:19
15 Bohdan Bułakowski  Poland (POL) 4:15:34
16 Pavol Jati  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4:17:06
17 Lubos Mackanic  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4:17:11
18 Bengt Simonsen  Sweden (SWE) 4:17:57
19 Paolo Grecucci  Italy (ITA) 4:18:56
20 Ian Richards  Great Britain (GBR) 4:21:04
21 Dan OʼConnor  United States (USA) 4:22:24
22 Vladimír Podroužek  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4:23:31
23 Krzysztof Drajski  Poland (POL) 4:25:10
24 Jan Pilczuk  Poland (POL) 4:26:28
25 Stig-Olof Elovsson  Sweden (SWE) 4:28:08
26 Vince OʼSullivan  United States (USA) 4:29:49
27 Wayne Glusker  United States (USA) 4:33:01
28 Barry Graham  Great Britain (GBR) 4:34:34
29 Max Sjöholm  Sweden (SWE) 4:34:58
30 François Lapointe  Canada (CAN) 4:35:51
31 Bob Dobson  Great Britain (GBR) 4:36:13
32 Pavel Szikora  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4:37:31
33 John Sheard  Australia (AUS) 4:38:48
34 Dennis Jackson  Great Britain (GBR) 4:39:37
35 Cato Viken  Norway (NOR) 4:41:04
36 Alain Moulinet  France (FRA) 4:42:58
37 Agustin Jorbo  Spain (ESP) 4:43:03
38 Harry Summers  Australia (AUS) 4:43:43
39 Stanisław Korneluk  Poland (POL) 4:47:27
40 Jean-Pierre Saint-Martin  France (FRA) 4:52:04
41 Maurice Dumont  France (FRA) 5:03:32
— Rafael Espejo  Spain (ESP) DQ
— Jorge Llopart  Spain (ESP) DQ
— Enrique Vera  Mexico (MEX) DQ
— Ragner Hofnes  Norway (NOR) DQ
— Peter Fullager  Australia (AUS) DNF
— Willi Sawall  Australia (AUS) DNF
— Marcel Jobin  Canada (CAN) DNF
— Guillaume LeBlanc  Canada (CAN) DNF
— Michael Stones  Canada (CAN) DNF
— Gu Fangyuan  China (CHN) DNF
— Wang Chuntang  China (CHN) DNF
— Zhang Fuxin  China (CHN) DNF
— Manuel Alcalde  Spain (ESP) DNF
— Ronald Weigel  East Germany (GDR) DNF
— Harald Krokli  Norway (NOR) DNF
— Lars Ove Moen  Norway (NOR) DNF
— Torbjørn Janse  Sweden (SWE) DNF
— Vyacheslav Fursov  Soviet Union (URS) DNF

Team (men)

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The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20km and 50km events team results.[2]

Place Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy 227 pts
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 227 pts
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mexico 221 pts
4  East Germany 208 pts
5  Czechoslovakia 176 pts
6  Poland 150 pts
7  United States 148 pts
8  United Kingdom 137 pts
9  Sweden 131 pts
10  France 97 pts
11  Spain 77 pts
12  Canada 74 pts
13  Australia 57 pts
14  Norway 52 pts
15  China 34 pts

Women's 5 km

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Siv Gustavsson  Sweden (SWE) 22:56.9
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandra Derevinskaya  Soviet Union (URS) 23:17.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyudmila Khrushchova  Soviet Union (URS) 23:25.4
4 Fröydis Hilsen  Norway (NOR) 23:34.4
5 Ann Jansson  Sweden (SWE) 23:42.2
6 Sally Pierson  Australia (AUS) 23:51.3
7 Sue Cook  Australia (AUS) 24:04.9
8 Ann Peel  Canada (CAN) 24:05.9
9 Susan Liers-Westerfield  United States (USA) 24:15.8
10 Natalya Sharipova  Soviet Union (URS) 24:20.7
11 Ann-Marie Larsson  Sweden (SWE) 24:31.0
12 Suzanne Griesbach  France (FRA) 24:35.6
13 Irene Bateman  Great Britain (GBR) 24:40.0
14 Margot Vetterli   Switzerland (SUI) 24:43.9
15 Lillian Millen  Great Britain (GBR) 24:47.4
16 Olga Tshgunova  Soviet Union (URS) 24:53.2
17 Britt Holmqvist  Sweden (SWE) 25:03.5
18 Jill Barrett  Great Britain (GBR) 25:05.1
19 Carol Tyson  Great Britain (GBR) 25:10.9
20 Ann Ryan  Australia (AUS) 25:14.2
21 Gillian Grant  Canada (CAN) 25:26
22 Teresa Palacios  Spain (ESP) 25:31
23 Ingrid Adam  West Germany (FRG) 25:34
24 Line Viken  Norway (NOR) 25:34
25 Bonnie Dillon  United States (USA) 25:39
26 Vicki Jones  United States (USA) 25:51
27 Mia Kjølberg  Norway (NOR) 26:08
28 Paula Kash  United States (USA) 26:21
29 Claudine Gerald/Richard  France (FRA) 26:35
30 Mandy Holland  Canada (CAN) 26:44
31 Regine Broders  West Germany (FRG) 26:53
32 Isabelle Dumont  France (FRA) 26:56
33 Jeanine Gosselin  France (FRA) 27:02
34 Joni Bender  Canada (CAN) 27:04
35 Valeria Carpanese  Italy (ITA) 27:07
36 Lene Cassidy  Denmark (DEN) 27:16
37 Karin Jensen  Denmark (DEN) 27:17
38 Helga Henrich  West Germany (FRG) 27:23
39 Belén Asensio  Spain (ESP) 27:27
40 Gunhild Kristiansen  Denmark (DEN) 28:00
41 Begoña Miranda  Spain (ESP) 28:04
42 Paola Pastorini  Italy (ITA) 28:12
43 Nuria Lloret  Spain (ESP) 28:20
44 Renate Bauch  West Germany (FRG) 28:30
45 Laurence Perrin   Switzerland (SUI) 29:32
46 Helle Bütow Jørgensen  Denmark (DEN) 30:30
47 Astrid Mignot   Switzerland (SUI) 32:02
— Lorraine Young-Jachno  Australia (AUS) DNF
— Thorill Gylder  Norway (NOR) DNF

Team (women)

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Place Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 105 pts
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden 104 pts
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 90 pts
4  United Kingdom 76 pts
5  Norway 71 pts
6  Canada 68 pts
7  United States 66 pts
8  France 55 pts
9  West Germany 41 pts
10  Spain 33 pts
11  Switzerland 31 pts
12  Denmark 25 pts
13  Italy 15 pts

Participation

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The participation of 160 athletes (111 men/49 women) from 18 countries is reported.[1]

Qualifying rounds

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From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, México, the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Italy, Spain, the United States, Australia, Canada, and China proceeded directly to the final.

  Countries qualifying for the final are highlighted in green

References

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  1. ^ a b IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - SARANSK 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved August 8, 2013
  2. ^ "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Men's Lugano Trophy(Combining results of 20Km & 50Km)
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