This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on Friday August 1, 1980. The competition had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 53 runners actually finishing the race.
Norway's Grete Waitz clocked 2:25:41 winning the New York City Marathon on October 26, 1980, but her time was disputed and therefore not recognized as a world record because remeasurements of a nearly identical course in 1981 was 150 m short.
Men
Records Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field World Record 2:08:33.6 May 30, 1969 Antwerp, Belgium
1980 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 2:09:01 Amsterdam, Netherlands 26-05-1980 NR 2 2:09:41 New York, United States 26-10-1980 3 2:09:45 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 4 2:09:49 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 5 2:10:05 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 6 2:10:09 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 7 2:10:13.9 New York, United States 26-10-1980 8 2:10:18.6 Buffalo, United States 24-05-1980 9 2:10:19.9 Duluth, United States 21-06-1980 10 2:10:23 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 11 2:10:24 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 12 2:10:29 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 13 2:10:40.3 Buffalo, United States 24-05-1980 14 2:10:44 Fukuoka, Japan 07-12-1980 15 2:10:47 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 16 2:10:52 Essonne, France 16-03-1980 17 2:10:54.1 Buffalo, United States 24-05-1980 18 2:10:58 Moscow, Soviet Union 24-05-1980 19 2:10:59 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 20 2:11:00 Metairie, United States 10-02-1980 21 2:11:02 Columbus, United States 16-11-1980 22 2:11:09 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 23 2:11:16 Moscow, Soviet Union 24-05-1980 24 2:11:21.8 Montréal, Canada 06-09-1980 25 2:11:22 Metairie, United States 10-02-1980
Women
Records Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field World Record 2:34:47.5 September 10, 1977 Berlin, West Germany
1980 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueDateNote 1 2:30:27 Tokyo, Japan 16-11-1980 2 2:30:57.1 Montréal, Canada 06-09-1980 3 2:30:58 Tokyo, Japan 16-11-1980 4 2:31:23 Auckland, New Zealand 03-02-1980 5 2:31:42 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 6 2:32:29 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 7 2:34:29 Eugene, United States 07-09-1980 8 2:35:57 Sandbach, United Kingdom 22-06-1980 9 2:36:02 London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 10 2:36:47 Waldkraiburg, West Germany 15-05-1980 11 2:37:27 Montataire, France 12-10-1980 12 2:37:39 London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 13 2:38:04 Waldkraiburg, West Germany 15-05-1980 14 2:38:45 Stockholm, Sweden 23-08-1980 15 2:39:10 Uzhgorod, Soviet Union 05-10-1980 16 2:39:17 Boston, United States 21-04-1980 17 2:39:22 Boston, United States 21-04-1980 18 2:39:29 Montataire, France 12-10-1980 19 2:39:49 Honolulu, United States 07-12-1980 20 2:40:35.7 Miami, United States 12-01-1980 21 2:41:01 London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 22 2:41:14.9 Dallas, United States 06-12-1980 23 2:41:22 Berchem, Belgium 12-09-1980 24 2:41:44 London, United Kingdom 03-08-1980 25 2:41:47 Montataire, France 12-10-1980
References digilander.libero
External links 1980 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS