World Marathon Rankings for 1979
Men 2:09:28a (1) Bill Rodgers (MA/USA) 23 Dec 1947 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:10:13a (2) Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 15 Jul 1956 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:10:20 (1) Tony Sandoval (NM/USA) 19 May 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:10:20 (1) Jeff Wells (TX/USA) 25 May 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:10:35 (1) Toshihiko Seko- 2 15 Jul 1956 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:10:37 (2) Shigeru So (JPN) 09 Jan 1953 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:10:40 (3) Takeshi So (JPN) 09 Jan 1953 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:10:51 (4) Bernard Ford (ENG) 03 Aug 1952 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:10:54 (3) John Lodwick (OR/USA) 16 Mar 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:11:13 (4) Dick Quax (NZL) 01 Jan 1948 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 10 2:11:35 (1) Kebede Balcha (ETH) 07 Sep 1951 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:11:40 (5) Chang-Sop Cho (PRK) 18 Jul 1955 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:11:41 (2) David Chettle (AUS) 14 Sep 1951 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:11:50 (1) Kirk Pfeffer (CO/USA) 30 Jul 1956 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:11:52 (5) Herm Atkins (WA/USA) 30 Mar 1948 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:11:55 (6) William Scott (AUS) 08 Feb 1952 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:11:55 (7) Christopher Wardlaw (AUS) 03 Mar 1950 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:08 (8) Kunimitsu Ito (JPN) 06 Jan 1955 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:19 (1) John Halberstadt (CO/RSA) 02 Oct 1949 09 Sep 1979 Durban RSA 2:12:27a (1) Gabashane Rakabaele (LES) 03 Sep 1948 20 Oct 1979 Port Elizabeth RSA 20 2:12:31a (3) Robert Hodge (MA/USA) 03 Aug 1955 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:12:33 (9) Kevin B Ryan (NZL) 22 Jul 1949 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:47 (10) Yutaka Taketomi (JPN) 16 Feb 1954 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:57a (4) Tom Fleming (NJ/USA) 23 Jul 1951 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:13:06 (1) Gregory Hannon (NIR) 14 Nov 1953 13 May 1979 Coventry ENG 2:13:10a (2) John Halberstadt- 2 02 Oct 1949 20 Oct 1979 Port Elizabeth RSA 2:13:15a (5) Garry Bjorklund (MN/USA) 22 Apr 1951 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:13:15a (3) Bernard Rose (RSA) 02 Jul 1953 20 Oct 1979 Port Elizabeth RSA 2:13:19.6 (1) Leonid Moseyev (RUS) 21 Oct 1952 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:19.8 (2) Shigeru So- 2 09 Jan 1953 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 30 2:13:20 (3) Aleksey Zubov (RUS) 12 Oct 1952 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:21 (4) Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (KGZ) 17 Sep 1951 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:21 (1) Kevin Shaw (RSA) 06 Oct 1952 15 Sep 1979 Stellenbosch RSA 2:13:23 (1) Rob deCastella (AUS) 27 Feb 1957 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:13:24 (5) Anatoliy Akkuzin (RUS) 06 Apr 1953 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:26 (1) Shigeru So- 3 09 Jan 1953 15 Apr 1979 Otsu JPN 2:13:26 (6) Vladimir Kotov (BLR) 21 Feb 1958 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:29.1 (1) Hideki Kita (JPN) 28 Sep 1952 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:13:29.4 (2) Yutaka Taketomi- 2 16 Feb 1954 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:13:34 (1) Chun-Son Go (PRK) 02 Jun 1952 25 Mar 1979 Essonne FRA 40 2:13:42 (7) Tadesse Tsetargatchev (ETH) 15 Oct 1949 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:47 (6) Benji Durden (CO/USA) 28 Aug 1951 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:13:52 (3) Christopher Wardlaw- 2 03 Mar 1950 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:13:53 (8) Kunimitsu Ito- 2 06 Jan 1955 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:53 (9) Zbigniew Pierzynka (POL) 21 Oct 1951 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:13:58a (6) Kevin B Ryan- 2 22 Jul 1949 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:13:59 (7) David Segura (NM/USA) 13 Sep 1958 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:14:05a (7) Robert Doyle (MA/USA) 05 Mar 1949 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:05 (11) Satymkul Dzhumanazarov- 2 17 Sep 1951 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:14:08 (8) Paul Ballinger (NZL) 25 Mar 1953 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 50 2:14:12 (12) Hiroshi Yuge (JPN) 21 Dec 1956 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:14:13 (2) Hatsuo Okubo (JPN) 26 Feb 1950 15 Apr 1979 Otsu JPN 2:14:13a (8) Randy Thomas (MA/USA) 28 Jul 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:15 (2) Bernard Ford- 2 03 Aug 1952 13 May 1979 Coventry ENG 2:14:16.0 (3) Susumu Sato (JPN) 14 Jun 1949 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:14:22 (3) Susumu Sato- 2 14 Jun 1949 15 Apr 1979 Otsu JPN 2:14:23 (9) Dan Cloeter (NE/USA) 16 May 1952 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:14:24a (1) John Hunsaker (CO/USA) 06 Dec 1956 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:14:28a (9) Herm Atkins- 2 30 Mar 1948 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:30 (4) Takeshi So- 2 09 Jan 1953 15 Apr 1979 Otsu JPN 60 2:14:30 (1) Kyle Heffner (TX/USA) 12 Sep 1954 01 Dec 1979 Dallas TX USA 2:14:37a (10) Richard Mahoney (MA/USA) 19 Mar 1950 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:40 (1) Craig Virgin (IL/USA) 02 Aug 1955 14 Jan 1979 San Diego CA USA 2:14:41 (1) Bernard Rose- 2 02 Jul 1953 10 Mar 1979 Cape Town RSA 2:14:43.5 (1) Michelangelo Arena (ITA) 02 Sep 1953 06 May 1979 Mirandola ITA 2:14:43.7a (1) Richard Wilde (ENG) 13 Oct 1945 23 Jun 1979 Duluth MN USA 2:14:44 (1) Rob deCastella- 2 27 Feb 1957 23 Jun 1979 Point Cook AUS 2:14:45 (2) Mitsuo Suzuki (JPN) 14 Nov 1948 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:14:45.6 (1) Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) 21 Mar 1947 19 May 1979 Amsterdam NED 2:14:47 (10) Michael Layman (CA/USA) 30 May 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 70 2:14:48a (11) Jerome Drayton (CAN) 10 Jan 1945 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:48 (1) Ulf-Hakan Spik (FIN) 18 Aug 1951 09 Sep 1979 Östhammar SWE 2:14:49a (12) Dean Matthews (FL/USA) 19 Apr 1955 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:49 (1) Vladimir Katayev (RUS) 02 Jan 1947 23 May 1979 Kaliningrad RUS 2:14:49.9 (1) Mike Clark (AR/USA) 22 Jan 1956 29 Dec 1979 Atlanta GA USA 2:14:50a (13) Don Greig (NZL) 23 Oct 1956 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:51 (2) Fred Torneden (KS/USA) 02 Jul 1959 01 Dec 1979 Dallas TX USA 2:14:52.1 (1) Jürgen Eberding (GER) 03 Dec 1955 28 Apr 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:14:56 (1) Dominique Coux (FRA) 06 Jan 1950 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 2:14:56 (4) Kevin B Ryan- 3 22 Jul 1949 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 80 2:14:57a (14) Christopher Stewart (ENG) 04 Sep 1946 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:14:59 (2) Fernand Kolbeck (FRA) 11 Oct 1944 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 2:15:01 (10) Takeshi So- 3 09 Jan 1953 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:15:01 (13) Kevin McCarey (CA/USA) 27 Jun 1954 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:15:04 (11) Bernard Rose- 3 02 Jul 1953 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:15:07 (12) Kevin McCarey- 2 27 Jun 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:15:08 (5) Kunimitsu Ito- 3 06 Jan 1955 15 Apr 1979 Otsu JPN 2:15:11a (2) Ted Castaneda (CO/USA) 26 Dec 1951 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:15:12 (1) Jouni Kortelainen (FIN) 09 Jun 1957 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:15:13 (5) Ferenc Szekeres- 2 21 Mar 1947 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 90 2:15:14 (13) Don Greig- 2 23 Oct 1956 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:15:14.5 (2) Jukka Toivola (FIN) 07 Sep 1949 28 Apr 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:15:17 (3) Susumu Sato- 3 14 Jun 1949 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:15:19 (2) Yutaka Taketomi- 3 16 Feb 1954 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:15:21 (1) Giampaolo Messina (ITA) 10 Sep 1957 22 Sep 1979 Milton Keynes ENG 2:15:22 (1) Marco Marchei (ITA) 02 Aug 1954 09 Jun 1979 Brussels BEL 2:15:23.0 (3) Helfried Tannert (GER) 05 Jun 1955 28 Apr 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:15:24a (15) Tony Sandoval- 2 19 May 1954 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:15:24 (6) Ian Thompson (ENG) 16 Oct 1949 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:15:29a (16) Duncan Macdonald (HI/USA) 15 Jan 1949 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 100 2:15:29 (2) Matti Karjalainen (FIN) 30 Nov 1950 09 Sep 1979 Östhammar SWE 2:15:30 (2) Sergey Botcharyov (RUS) 10 Jul 1953 23 May 1979 Kaliningrad RUS 2:15:33 (4) Katsuhiro Tachikawa (JPN) 01 Dec 1956 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:15:33 (14) Mark Anderson (CO/USA) 03 Nov 1958 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:15:35 (3) Vladimir Bugrov (BLR) 08 Aug 1945 23 May 1979 Kaliningrad RUS 2:15:38 (7) Brian Maxwell (CA/CAN) 14 Mar 1953 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:15:41 (2) Stanislav Tomanek (CZE) 29 Mar 1954 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:15:42a (1) Gordon Minty (MI/USA) 23 Mar 1948 14 Oct 1979 Detroit MI USA 2:15:43 (11) Vasiliy Kleshnigov (RUS) 1956 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:15:43 (1) Susumu Sato- 4 14 Jun 1949 23 Dec 1979 Hofu JPN 110 2:15:44 (3) Helfried Tannert- 2 05 Jun 1955 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:15:45 (1) Charles McMullen (CA/USA) 23 Jun 1951 28 Jan 1979 Orange CA USA 2:15:45 (1) John Halberstadt- 3 02 Oct 1949 25 Feb 1979 Pietermaritzburg RSA 2:15:45a (17) Jeffrey Norman (ENG) 06 Feb 1945 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:15:45 (2) Hendrik Schoofs (BEL) 06 Oct 1950 09 Jun 1979 Brussels BEL 2:15:45 (2) James Dingwall (SCO) 30 May 1949 22 Sep 1979 Milton Keynes ENG 2:15:45 (4) Ludwig Haefele (GER) 14 Jun 1950 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:15:47.3 (4) Janos Szekeres (HUN) 11 Mar 1952 28 Apr 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:15:49 (4) Vladimir Agalakov (RUS) 23 Oct 1947 23 May 1979 Kaliningrad RUS 2:15:50 (1) Waldemar Cierpinski (GER) 03 Aug 1950 01 Sep 1979 Chemnitz GER 120 2:15:52 (5) Harufumi Mouri (JPN) 05 Aug 1954 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:15:56 (1) William Scott- 2 08 Feb 1952 06 May 1979 Vancouver CAN 2:15:56 (2) Yasuo Yoshizumi (JPN) 03 Sep 1956 23 Dec 1979 Hofu JPN 2:15:57 (12) Yuriy Laptyev (KAZ) 05 Dec 1948 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:16:01 (2) David J Clark (SCO) 07 Oct 1943 25 Mar 1979 Essonne FRA 2:16:01a (18) Esa Tikkanen (FIN) 01 Aug 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:01a (4) Craig Hepburn (RSA) 14 Jan 1955 20 Oct 1979 Port Elizabeth RSA 2:16:01.6 (5) Hans-Joachim Truppel (GER) 24 Mar 1951 28 Apr 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:16:04 (1) Ian Ray (ENG) 28 Aug 1957 27 Oct 1979 Harlow ENG 2:16:06 (13) Robele Wolde (ETH) 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 130 2:16:06a (3) Mike Buhmann (IL/USA) 31 Mar 1957 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:16:07 (1) Jozef Stefanowski (POL) 25 Feb 1953 22 Jul 1979 Otwock POL 2:16:09.8 (1) Zbigniew Pierzynka- 2 21 Oct 1951 27 May 1979 Dêbno POL 2:16:10 (3) Colin Kirkham (ENG) 30 Oct 1944 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:16:10a (4) Kim Burke (PA/USA) 13 Sep 1955 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:16:11a (19) Nobuaki Takao (JPN) 13 Jun 1948 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:11.8 (2) Ryszard Marczak (POL) 25 Nov 1945 27 May 1979 Dêbno POL 2:16:12 (4) Yasunori Hamada (JPN) 25 Mar 1946 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:16:12 (15) Walter Blair Johnson (AZ/USA) 14 May 1952 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:13 (1) Dean Matthews- 2 19 Apr 1955 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 140 2:16:14 (14) Mihail Kousis (GRE) 10 Oct 1953 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:16:16 (2) Hans-Joachim Truppel- 2 24 Mar 1951 01 Sep 1979 Chemnitz GER 2:16:17 (5) Janos Szekeres- 2 11 Mar 1952 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:16:18 (3) Fernand Kolbeck- 2 11 Oct 1944 09 Jun 1979 Brussels BEL 2:16:18 (15) Rodolfo Gomez (MEX) 30 Oct 1950 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:16:19 (16) Mitsuo Suzuki- 2 14 Nov 1948 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:16:20 (14) Valeriy Solovyev (RUS) 01 Jan 1951 29 Jul 1979 Moscow RUS 2:16:21a (20) Frank Richardson (NC/USA) 26 Feb 1955 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:23 (2) Marco Marchei- 2 02 Aug 1954 06 May 1979 Mirandola ITA 2:16:23a (5) Mark Spilsbury (CO/USA) 16 Feb 1959 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 150 2:16:25 (3) Guy Connan (FRA) 10 Oct 1951 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 2:16:26 (4) Michel Lelut (FRA) 08 Dec 1951 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 2:16:30 (1) Bob Varsha (GA/USA) 21 Apr 1951 06 Jan 1979 Savanah GA USA 2:16:30 (16) John Dimick (VT/USA) 20 Sep 1949 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:31a (21) Günther Mielke (GER) 30 Nov 1942 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:31.4 (3) Aleksandr Baza (UKR) 1953 27 May 1979 Dêbno POL 2:16:32 (5) Aleksey Lyagushev (RUS) 06 Sep 1949 23 May 1979 Kaliningrad RUS 2:16:34 (17) Kevin Foley (OH/USA) 27 Oct 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:35a (22) Colin Kirkham- 2 30 Oct 1944 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:35 (2) Zbigniew Sawicki (POL) 16 Oct 1947 22 Jul 1979 Otwock POL 160 2:16:35 (3) Jitsuo Akieda (JPN) 06 Jun 1952 23 Dec 1979 Hofu JPN 2:16:36 (3) Gheorghe Motorca (ROM) 1955 22 Jul 1979 Otwock POL 2:16:40 (18) Don Kardong (WA/USA) 22 Dec 1948 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:41 (3) Giuseppe Moretti (ITA) 22 Feb 1950 06 May 1979 Mirandola ITA 2:16:41 (4) John David Caine (ENG) 23 Aug 1946 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:16:42a (23) Steven Palladino (CA/USA) 19 Jun 1956 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:42 (8) Don Howieson (CAN) 07 May 1954 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:16:44 (6) Josef Jansky (CZE) 24 Nov 1940 07 Oct 1979 Kosice SVK 2:16:45a (24) William Sieben (NJ/USA) 03 Jun 1952 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:45 (19) Mike Manley (OR/USA) 14 Feb 1942 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 170 2:16:47a (25) John Lodwick- 2 16 Mar 1954 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:47 (1) Dan Cloeter- 2 16 May 1952 13 May 1979 Lincoln NE USA 2:16:48 (5) Gerard Nijboer (NED) 18 Aug 1955 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:16:48 (20) Chuck Smead (CO/USA) 04 Aug 1951 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:49a (2) Garry Bjorklund- 2 22 Apr 1951 23 Jun 1979 Duluth MN USA 2:16:49 (6) Rob Stones (AUS) 12 Aug 1979 Perth AUS 2:16:49 (3) Kjell-Erik Stahl (SWE) 17 Feb 1946 09 Sep 1979 Östhammar SWE 2:16:50a (26) Dave Babiracki (CA/USA) 22 Jul 1957 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:51a (27) Richard Hooper (IRL) 26 Aug 1956 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:16:51 (4) Ryszard Calka (POL) 23 Oct 1947 22 Jul 1979 Otwock POL 180 2:16:52 (1) John Donald (RSA) 14 Feb 1956 24 Mar 1979 East London RSA 2:16:52 (21) Joe Kreutz (VT/USA) 16 Jul 1956 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:52.4 (5) Kenichi Yamamoto (JPN) 22 Apr 1951 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:16:52.8 (6) Mitsuo Suzuki- 3 14 Nov 1948 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:16:53 (3) Sung-Il Gweun (PRK) 25 Mar 1979 Essonne FRA 2:16:54 (5) Bernard Duquerroy (FRA) 1948 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 2:16:54 (22) William Britten (CAN) 16 Dec 1955 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:16:54 (1) David Cannon (ENG) 07 Aug 1950 07 Oct 1979 Toronto CAN 2:16:55 (1) Dave Babiracki- 2 22 Jul 1957 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:16:57 (6) Gerard Margerit (FRA) 18 Dec 1945 22 Apr 1979 Lievin FRA 190 2:16:57 (3) Barry Watson (ENG) 13 Feb 1944 22 Sep 1979 Milton Keynes ENG 2:16:57a (6) Antonio Ramirez (CA/USA) 13 Nov 1954 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:16:59 (6) Hatsuo Okubo- 2 26 Feb 1950 25 Aug 1979 Enschede NED 2:16:59 (17) Craig Virgin- 2 02 Aug 1955 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:17:01 (18) John Lodwick- 3 16 Mar 1954 02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka JPN 2:17:01.7 (1) Eleuterio Anton (ESP) 30 Mar 1950 22 Apr 1979 Avilés ESP 2:17:03 (4) Paul John Eales (ENG) 11 Apr 1953 25 Mar 1979 Essonne FRA 2:17:03a (28) Ronald Wayne (OR/USA) 16 Aug 1949 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:17:03 (23) Leonard Hill (OR/USA) 11 Aug 1952 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:17:03 (1) Craig Holm (NY/USA) 28 Sep 1954 02 Dec 1979 Asbury Park NJ USA 200
Short Course (reported as 899m short, probably more like 2 km)
2:06:53 (1) Mihail Kousis (GRE) 10 Oct 1953 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:07:15 (2) Marco Marchei (ITA) 02 Aug 1954 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:10:11 (3) Mehmet Terzi (TUR) 05 May 1955 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:11:18 (4) Numan Ukic (SLO) 14 Aug 1951 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:12:33 (5) Orlando Pizzolato (ITA) 30 Jul 1958 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:13:56 (6) Anastassios Psathas (GRE) 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:14:15 (7) Abel Perau (ESP) 30 Jan 1954 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:14:15 (8) Petar Budija (CRO) 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
2:14:50 (9) Veli Balli (TUR) 10 Dec 1949 28 Sep 1979 Split CRO
Short Course (less than 40 km) 2:09:58 (1) Moola Singh (IND) 24 Nov 1979 Amabala IND Short Course (probably short) 2:10:00 (1) Marcus Smet (BEL) 05 Feb 1951 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL 2:13:36 (2) Jose Reveyn (BEL) 14 Sep 1947 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL 2:14:14 (3) Jean-Marie Ancion (BEL) 03 Mar 1952 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL 2:15:15 (4) Colin Taylor (ENG) 15 Oct 1949 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL 2:15:49 (5) Hugo vanDuyse (BEL) 02 Feb 1953 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL 2:16:14 (6) David Allen (ENG) 28 May 1953 15 Sep 1979 Berchem BEL Short Course (about 41.6 km) 2:11:34 (1) Kazimierz Pawlik (POL) 15 Jan 1948 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:11:34 (2) Jozef Stefanowski (POL) 25 Feb 1953 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:12:24 (3) Ryszard Ligarski (POL) 03 Aug 1949 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:13:00 (4) Andrzej Sajkowski (POL) 21 May 1952 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:14:22 (5) Andrzej Jarosiewicz (POL) 03 Feb 1948 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:15:41 (6) Jozef Mitka (POL) 08 Feb 1955 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:15:44 (7) Wladyslaw Donczyk (POL) 22 Sep 1952 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:16:10 (8) Henryk Paskal (POL) 17 Sep 1948 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL 2:16:43 (9) Ryszard Krukar (POL) 03 Feb 1954 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL Short Course (measurements on subsequent course were 150 m short, this course probably short as well) 2:11:42 (1) Bill Rodgers (MA/USA) 23 Dec 1947 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:13:08.4 (2) Kirk Pfeffer (CA/USA) 30 Jul 1956 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:13:29.1 (3) Stephen Kenyon (ENG) 16 Sep 1951 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:13:42.2 (4) Ian Thompson (ENG) 16 Oct 1949 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:13:49 (5) Benji Durden (GA/USA) 28 Aug 1951 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:13:59 (6) Jukka Toivola (FIN) 07 Sep 1949 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:16:14.8 (7) Frank Shorter (CO/USA) 31 Oct 1947 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:16:28 (8) Ron Tabb (CA/USA) 07 Aug 1954 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:16:38 (9) Jon Peter Anderson (OR/USA) 12 Oct 1949 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:16:41 (10) Oyvind Dahl (NOR) 12 May 1951 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:16:56.6 (11) Gerard Nijboer (NED) 18 Aug 1955 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA Excessive Wind Aid (pt/pt course with strong tail winds reported) 2:11:53a (1) John Dimick (VT/USA) 20 Sep 1949 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:15:29a (2) John Gregorio (CO/USA) 09 Jan 1951 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:15:46a (3) Ronald Hill (ENG) 25 Sep 1938 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA Short Course (about 41.8 km) 2:13:50 (1) Tommy Persson (SWE) 23 Dec 1954 17 Nov 1979 Goteborg SWE Excessive Drop (pt/pt course with 9.5 m/m drop) 2:14:52a (1) Willie Farrell (RSA) 08 Jun 1950 03 Mar 1979 East London RSA 2:16:51a (2) Craig Hepburn (RSA) 14 Jan 1955 03 Mar 1979 East London RSA Short Course (about 41.4 km) 2:15:28 (1) Thomas Antczak (WI/USA) 06 Jan 1951 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA 2:16:21 (2) Scott Eden (GA/USA) 20 Aug 1953 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA Short Course (reported as short) 2:15:32 (1) Jørn Lauenborg (DEN) 14 Sep 1944 30 Sep 1979 Drammen NOR 2:17:02 (2) Jan Fjaerestad (NOR) 28 Feb 1954 30 Sep 1979 Drammen NOR
Women 2:35:16a (1) Joan Samuelson (ME/USA) 16 May 1957 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:35:41 (1) Joan Samuelson- 2 16 May 1957 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:36:13a (1) Gayle Olinekova (CAN) 03 Mar 1953 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:36:27 (1) Joyce Smith (ENG) 26 Oct 1937 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:37:36.5a (1) Lorraine Moller (CO/NZL) 01 Jun 1955 23 Jun 1979 Duluth MN USA 2:37:48 (1) Joyce Smith- 2 26 Oct 1937 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:38:23a (2) Patti Catalano (VT/USA) 06 Apr 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:38:51a (3) Sue Krenn (CA/USA) 20 Feb 1950 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:39:28 (2) Gillian Horovitz (MA/ENG) 07 Jun 1955 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:39:37 (1) Sissel Grottenberg (NOR) 17 Aug 1956 08 Sep 1979 Gjovik NOR 10 2:39:43 (2) Kim Merritt (WI/USA) 22 May 1955 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:39:49a (4) Elizabeth Richards (AUS) 23 Feb 1944 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:40:06.3 (1) Patti Catalano- 2 06 Apr 1953 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 2:40:28 (1) Patti Catalano- 3 06 Apr 1953 04 Nov 1979 Providence RI USA 2:40:37 (3) Carol Gould (ENG) 10 Jul 1944 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:40:56 (1) Jacqueline Gareau (CO/CAN) 10 Mar 1953 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:41:03 (1) Gillian Horovitz- 2 07 Jun 1955 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:41:13.9 (1) Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) 27 Jan 1960 23 Sep 1979 Holte DEN 2:41:37 (1) Joyce Smith- 3 26 Oct 1937 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:41:56.3 (1) Christa Vahlensieck (GER) 27 May 1949 27 May 1979 Dêbno POL 20 2:42:04 (4) Elizabeth Richards- 2 23 Feb 1944 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:42:08 (1) Sue Kinsey (CA/USA) 05 Oct 1953 03 Feb 1979 Bakersfield CA USA 2:42:44 (5) Beth Guerin (PA/USA) 04 Nov 1959 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:43:03a (5) Sue Petersen (CA/USA) 06 Sep 1944 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:43:05 (3) Sissel Grottenberg- 2 17 Aug 1956 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:43:08 (2) Gillian Horovitz- 3 07 Jun 1955 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:43:33 (1) Marty Cooksey (MO/USA) 18 Jul 1954 26 May 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:43:34 (4) Elizabeth Richards- 3 23 Feb 1944 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:43:38 (3) Cindy Dalrymple (VA/USA) 05 Mar 1942 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:43:39a (2) Kathleen Samet (NM/USA) 10 Dec 1948 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 30 2:43:43 (4) Laurie Binder (CA/USA) 10 Aug 1947 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:43:50.4a (2) Janice Arenz (MN/USA) 24 May 1950 23 Jun 1979 Duluth MN USA 2:43:51 (5) Jane Robinson (WA/USA) 13 Apr 1947 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:44:04 (6) Gayle Olinekova- 2 03 Mar 1953 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:44:29a (6) Kim Merritt- 2 22 May 1955 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:44:29a (1) Karen Blackford (MI/USA) 28 Jul 1950 14 Oct 1979 Detroit MI USA 2:44:30 (3) Carol Gould- 2 10 Jul 1944 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:44:33 (6) Dana Slater (NY/USA) 04 Aug 1959 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:44:53 (1) Gail McKean (CAN) 12 Jul 1957 06 May 1979 Vancouver CAN 2:44:56 (2) Gail Kingma (WA/USA) 16 Dec 1960 06 May 1979 Vancouver CAN 40 2:45:13 (3) Cynthia Haney (CAN) 10 Dec 1957 06 May 1979 Vancouver CAN 2:45:20 (2) Wendy Walker (USA) 02 Jun 1960 03 Feb 1979 Bakersfield CA USA 2:45:21 (7) Gillian File (NZL) 28 Jul 1955 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:45:31a (7) Cindy Dalrymple- 2 05 Mar 1942 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:45:36 (8) Heide Brenner (GER) 06 Mar 1956 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:45:43 (1) Gail Kingma- 2 16 Dec 1960 17 Jun 1979 Winnipeg CAN 2:45:45.4 (1) Beverley Shingles (NZL) 25 Jul 1940 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:45:46a (8) Karen Cosgrove (OH/USA) 24 Jan 1956 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:45:48 (1) Laurie Binder- 2 10 Aug 1947 14 Jan 1979 San Diego CA USA 2:45:52 (2) Sue Krenn- 2 20 Feb 1950 14 Jan 1979 San Diego CA USA 50 2:45:53 (1) Donna Burge (TX/USA) 06 Mar 1953 15 Dec 1979 Baton Rouge LA USA 2:45:57 (1) Amy Johns (MO/USA) 02 Jan 1961 25 Feb 1979 Saint Louis MO USA 2:46:13 (7) Debbie Eide (OR/USA) 31 Jan 1956 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:46:17 (9) Vreni Forster (SUI) 21 Jan 1956 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:46:20 (3) Deborah Lewis (CA/USA) 31 Mar 1954 14 Jan 1979 San Diego CA USA 2:46:22 (1) Amy Johns- 2 02 Jan 1961 15 Dec 1979 Tampa FL USA 2:46:30 (2) Ellen Rochefort (CAN) 22 Nov 1954 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:46:38 (10) Karen Cosgrove- 2 24 Jan 1956 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:46:42 (1) Julie Shea (NC/USA) 03 May 1959 28 Jan 1979 Hamilton BER 2:46:47 (2) Patricia Story (CA/USA) 06 Mar 1949 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 60 2:46:50 (8) Marilyn Belwood (USA) 10 Jul 1953 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:47:06 (1) Heide Brenner- 2 06 Mar 1956 04 Aug 1979 Stockholm SWE 2:47:06 (11) Magda Ilands (BEL) 16 Jan 1950 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:47:19 (5) Lauri McBride (NY/USA) 17 Oct 1952 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:47:21 (9) Elizabeth Berry (PA/USA) 11 Nov 1956 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:47:24a (3) Teresa Hom (USA) 12 Nov 1952 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:47:31 (1) Liane Winter (GER) 24 Jun 1942 02 Aug 1979 Hannover GER 2:47:31 (1) Antoinette Bernhard (TX/USA) 21 Oct 1946 01 Dec 1979 Dallas TX USA 2:47:33 (12) Lori Jorgensen (NY/USA) 20 Feb 1959 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:47:37a (9) Gayle Olinekova- 3 03 Mar 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 70 2:47:37a (10) Lauri McBride- 2 17 Oct 1952 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:47:38 (13) Janice Arenz- 2 24 May 1950 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:47:39 (2) Lauri McBride- 3 17 Oct 1952 17 Jun 1979 Winnipeg CAN 2:47:43 (3) Sue Petersen- 2 06 Sep 1944 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:47:49a (1) Mary Bange (WI/USA) 27 Oct 1952 11 Aug 1979 Hurley WI USA 2:47:49 (10) Sue Petersen- 3 06 Sep 1944 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:47:50 (1) Jane Wipf (UT/USA) 10 Apr 1958 06 May 1979 Weott CA USA 2:47:56 (1) Mary Bange- 2 27 Oct 1952 21 Oct 1979 Minneapolis MN USA 2:47:57 (4) Kathryn Binns (ENG) 13 Jan 1958 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:47:58 (1) Jacqueline Gareau- 2 10 Mar 1953 13 May 1979 Ottawa CAN 80 2:47:58 (1) Susan Munday (CA/USA) 1958 02 Dec 1979 Oakland CA USA 2:47:59 (4) Gillian File- 2 28 Jul 1955 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:48:00a (11) Deborah Lewis- 2 31 Mar 1954 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:48:18 (14) Sue Krenn- 3 20 Feb 1950 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:48:20 (1) Sue Petersen- 4 06 Sep 1944 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:48:21 (6) Jane Robinson- 2 13 Apr 1947 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:48:26a (4) Mary Bange- 3 27 Oct 1952 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:48:27a (12) Susan Hughes (MA/USA) 19 Feb 1951 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:48:36a (13) Laurie Binder- 3 10 Aug 1947 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:48:43 (1) Karen Cosgrove- 3 24 Jan 1956 20 Oct 1979 Covington KY USA 90 2:48:44a (14) Judy Leydig (CA/USA) 01 Apr 1951 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:48:44 (2) Gail Kingma- 3 16 Dec 1960 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 2:48:47 (1) Jane Welzel (CO/USA) 24 Apr 1955 08 Dec 1979 State College PA USA 2:48:52 (1) Kiyoko Obata (JPN) 01 Jan 1957 04 Feb 1979 Beppu JPN 2:48:52 (7) Minoru Muramoto (JPN) 04 Feb 1941 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:49:00 (3) Elizabeth Richards- 4 23 Feb 1944 17 Jun 1979 Winnipeg CAN 2:49:02 (15) Suzan Morris (ENG) 30 Apr 1956 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:49:15 (16) Odile Leveque (FRA) 21 Feb 1958 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:49:28 (2) Sue Krenn- 4 20 Feb 1950 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:49:33 (8) Odile Leveque- 2 21 Feb 1958 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 100 2:49:37 (3) Elaine Campo (CA/USA) 13 Dec 1950 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:49:39 (9) Liane Winter- 2 24 Jun 1942 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:49:39 (10) Annemarie Hilkenbach (GER) 27 Mar 1950 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:49:45 (1) Joëlle Audibert (FRA) 31 Jul 1951 28 Oct 1979 Neuf-Brisach FRA 2:49:46 (1) Carol Young (USA) 08 Jul 1979 San Francisco CA USA 2:49:47 (1) Patricia Donagmey (CAN) 07 Oct 1979 Toronto CAN 2:49:49 (2) Sue Petersen- 5 06 Sep 1944 26 May 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:49:50 (3) Gillian Horovitz- 4 07 Jun 1955 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 2:49:56a (15) Marilyn Bevans (MD/USA) 04 Oct 1959 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:49:59 (5) Deborah Butterfield (USA) 28 Mar 1952 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 110 2:50:03 (2) Kathy Whitcomb (KS/USA) 1955 01 Dec 1979 Dallas TX USA 2:50:04 (1) Beverley Shingles- 2 25 Jul 1940 21 Apr 1979 Rotorua NZL 2:50:06 (1) Sue Petersen- 6 06 Sep 1944 09 Jun 1979 Santa Ana CA USA 2:50:14a (16) Deborah Butterfield- 2 28 Mar 1952 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:50:26a (17) Beth Guerin- 2 04 Nov 1959 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:50:26 (1) Liane Winter- 3 24 Jun 1942 29 Apr 1979 Wolfsburg GER 2:50:32 (1) Gail Kingma- 4 16 Dec 1960 24 Feb 1979 Seaside OR USA 2:50:32 (6) Sue Krenn- 5 20 Feb 1950 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:50:35a (2) Janice Arenz- 3 24 May 1950 11 Aug 1979 Hurley WI USA 2:50:36 (11) Patricia Story- 2 06 Mar 1949 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 120 2:50:48 (4) Marilyn Belwood- 2 10 Jul 1953 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 2:50:49 (17) Gail Kingma- 5 16 Dec 1960 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:50:53 (1) Eunice Carlson (USA) 08 Sep 1979 Marquette MI/USA 2:50:54 (2) Joan Samuelson- 3 16 May 1957 28 Jan 1979 Hamilton BER 2:50:58 (1) Leslie Watson (SCO) 04 Feb 1948 27 Oct 1979 Harlow ENG 2:50:59 (2) Joann McKinty-Heale (CAN) 13 May 1979 Ottawa ON CAN 2:51:03a (18) Patricia Robinson (MA/USA) 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:51:03 (18) Lauri McBride- 4 17 Oct 1952 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:51:13 (1) Odile Leveque- 3 21 Feb 1958 01 May 1979 Nuremberg GER 2:51:14 (1) Doris Schlosser (GER) 29 Sep 1944 10 Mar 1979 Kandel GER 130 2:51:14 (1) Vreni Forster- 2 21 Jan 1956 24 Jun 1979 Paris FRA 2:51:21 (1) Sue Petersen- 7 06 Sep 1944 18 Nov 1979 Pasadena CA USA 2:51:28 (12) Susan Henderson (OR/USA) 16 Oct 1946 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:51:29 (1) Judy Leydig- 2 01 Apr 1951 11 Feb 1979 San Mateo CA USA 2:51:36 (1) Lauri McBride- 5 17 Oct 1952 17 Mar 1979 Virginia Beach VA USA 2:51:37 (7) Susan Henderson- 2 16 Oct 1946 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:51:39 (1) Amy Johns- 3 02 Jan 1961 30 Jun 1979 Madison WI USA 2:51:45 (2) Erma Tranter (USA) 28 Jul 1943 14 Oct 1979 Detroit MI USA 2:51:45 (1) Lena Hollman (NC/SWE) 16 May 1951 11 Nov 1979 Philadelphia PA USA 2:51:47 (1) Chantal Langlacé (FRA) 06 Jan 1955 21 Apr 1979 Creil FRA 140 2:51:47 (1) Kathleen Samet- 2 10 Dec 1948 21 Oct 1979 Albuquerque NM USA 2:51:52 (11) Vanessa Vajdos (TX/USA) 28 Aug 1951 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:51:55 (1) Wendy Robertson (CAN) 24 Nov 1979 Seattle WA USA 2:51:56 (12) Valborg Ostberg (NOR) 14 May 1931 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:51:57 (13) Ichiko Hokazono (JPN) 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:52:00a (5) Maria Gonzalez (USA) 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:52:01 (19) Susan Hill (AUS) 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:52:10 (1) Kathleen Koudela (CA/USA) 1961 28 Jan 1979 Saratoga CA USA 2:52:12a (19) Shirley Silsby (MA/USA) 30 Sep 1957 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:51:17 (1) Annemarie Hilkenbach- 2 27 Mar 1950 19 May 1979 Dulmen GER 150 2:52:18 (1) Virginia Kraft (USA) 13 Oct 1979 Niagara Falls ON CAN 2:52:22 (14) Christine Lavalee (CAN) 22 Jan 1957 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:52:25 (20) Gail McKean- 2 12 Jul 1957 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:52:25 (1) Jean Chodnicki (NJ/USA) 23 Jun 1959 02 Dec 1979 Asbury Park NJ USA 2:52:33a (20) Carolyn Bravakis (MD/USA) 01 Apr 1944 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:53:05 (1) Sally Edwards (CA/USA) 30 Sep 1979 Sacramento CA USA 2:52:56 (1) Lynae Larson (SD/USA) 1953 13 May 1979 Lincoln NE USA 2:53:06 (1) Chantal Langlacé- 2 06 Jan 1955 25 Mar 1979 Essonne FRA 2:53:20 (1) Tina Gandy (MN/USA) 23 Jun 1953 04 Nov 1979 Iowa City IA USA 2:53:27a (21) Sharon Barbano (NY/USA) 30 Jun 1953 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 160 2:53:32 (1) Leslie Watson- 2 04 Feb 1948 14 Oct 1979 Glasgow SCO 2:53:35 (15) Susan Hill- 2 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:53:41a (22) Kathy Gibbons (USA) 1954 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:53:43 (21) Kiki Sweigart (CT/USA) 27 Jun 1951 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:53:43 (4) Cynthia Haney- 2 10 Dec 1957 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:53:56 (22) Sue Petersen- 8 06 Sep 1944 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:53:58 (23) Joyce Swannack-Gibbs (CA/USA) 01 Jun 1941 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:54:04 (1) Agnes Sipka (HUN) 14 Aug 1954 09 Sep 1979 Budapest HUN 2:54:09 (16) Michiko Gorman (CA/USA) 09 Aug 1935 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:54:10 (2) Michiko Gorman- 2 09 Aug 1935 02 Aug 1979 Hannover GER 170 2:54:22 (23) Monika Lövenich (GER) 03 Nov 1955 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:54:24 (17) Kiyoko Obata- 2 01 Jan 1957 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:54:27 (1) Sue Petersen- 9 06 Sep 1944 28 Jan 1979 Orange CA USA 2:54:28 (3) Sissel Grottenberg- 3 17 Aug 1956 26 Aug 1979 Montreal CAN 2:54:30 (1) Sue Petersen- 10 06 Sep 1944 26 Aug 1979 San Francisco CA USA 2:54:35 (2) Christina Johansson (SWE) 24 Jun 1950 04 Aug 1979 Stockholm SWE 2:54:35 (1) Marilyn Bevans- 2 04 Oct 1959 02 Dec 1979 Baltimore MD USA 2:54:37 (5) Caroline Rodgers (ENG) 14 Jun 1949 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:54:43 (2) Kathleen Horton (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1948 02 Dec 1979 Asbury Park NJ USA 2:54:47 (8) Joni Pagala (USA) 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 180 2:54:49 (24) Liane Winter- 4 24 Jun 1942 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:54:50 (6) Margaret Lockley (ENG) 15 May 1947 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:54:50 (25) Joan Ullyot (CA/USA) 01 Jul 1940 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:54:52 (2) Elaine Campo- 2 13 Dec 1950 28 Jan 1979 Orange CA USA 2:54:55a (24) Kathy Heckman (MD/USA) 27 Jun 1955 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:54:58 (5) Cindy Dalrymple- 3 05 Mar 1942 09 Dec 1979 Honolulu HI USA 2:55:02a (1) Alison Blake (ENG) 09 Jun 1948 01 Apr 1979 Redruth ENG 2:55:08 (1) Gayle Olinekova- 4 03 Mar 1953 13 Jan 1979 Miami FL USA 2:55:10 (5) Judy Leydig-3 01 Apr 1951 08 Dec 1979 Las Vegas NV USA 2:55:14 (2) Susan Lupica (MA/USA) 23 Jul 1953 04 Nov 1979 Iowa City IA USA 190 2:55:16 (7) Jean Lochhead (WAL) 24 Dec 1946 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:55:17 (1) Leslie Watson- 3 04 Feb 1948 18 Aug 1979 Newport WAL 2:55:22 (3) Janet Ledder (USA) 28 Jan 1979 Orange CA USA 2:55:23 (26) Vanessa Vajdos (TX/USA) 28 Aug 1951 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:55:24a (25) Kiki Sweigart- 2 27 Jun 1951 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:55:26 (2) Sue Petersen- 11 06 Sep 1944 08 Jul 1979 San Francisco CA USA 2:55:31 (1) Linda Currie (CAN) 27 May 1979 Calgary AB CAN 2:55:33 (1) Sue Petersen- 12 06 Sep 1944 11 Feb 1979 Newbury Park CA USA 2:55:36a (6) Ellen Turkel (NY/USA) 1954 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:55:37 (1) Teresa Bell (AUS) 08 Jul 1979 Sydney AUS 200 2:55:42 (18) Gerlinde Puttman (GER) 29 Nov 1950 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:56:01 (2) Sue Vinella (CA/USA) 04 Nov 1952 02 Dec 1979 Oakland CA USA 2:56:08 (13) Mary Kelly-Hensley (CT/USA) 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:56:10 (2) Irene Rudolf (CA/USA) 26 Jan 1942 06 May 1979 Weott CA USA 2:56:14 (27) Sandra Kiddy (CA/USA) 27 Nov 1936 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:56:21 (28) Jane Robinson- 2 13 Apr 1947 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:56:23 (29) Deborah Butterfield- 3 28 Mar 1952 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:56:29 (1) Liane Winter- 4 24 Jun 1942 01 Sep 1979 Hamburg GER 2:56:29 (1) Sandra Waggoner (OH/USA) 08 Sep 1979 Erie PA USA 2:56:30 (8) Denise Parsons (GBR) 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 210 2:56:33 (14) Carolyn Billington (GBR) 15 Jan 1945 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:56:36 (1) Judy Bouma (USA) 28 Oct 1979 Portland OR USA 2:56:36 (30) Christina Johansson- 2 24 Jun 1950 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:56:26a (7) Sue Gladney (CO/USA) 1947 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:56:37 (1) Jane Buch (OH/USA) 24 Jul 1948 15 Dec 1979 Huntsville AL USA 2:56:42 (2) Joyce Swannack-Gibbs-2 01 Jun 1941 28 Jan 1979 Saratoga CA USA 2:56:43 (31) Annemarie Hilkenbach- 3 27 Mar 1950 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:56:44 (4) Linda Donkelaar (AZ/USA) 23 Oct 1950 14 Jan 1979 San Diego CA USA 2:56:44 (9) Irene Rudolf-2 26 Jan 1942 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:56:55 (32) Michiko Gorman- 3 09 Aug 1935 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 220 2:56:58 (2) Susan Hill- 2 08 Jul 1979 Sydney AUS 2:57:04 (1) Leslie Watson- 4 04 Feb 1948 02 Dec 1979 Barnsley ENG 2:57:11a (8) Millicent Anderson (AZ/USA) 17 Dec 1962 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:57:13 (3) Karen Scannell (CA/USA) 23 Aug 1938 02 Dec 1979 Oakland CA USA 2:57:15a (29) Marja Bakker (NED) 20 Apr 1947 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA (died 14 Oct 2006) 2:57:17 (2) Caroll Myers (PA/USA) 1957 02 Dec 1979 Baltimore MD USA 2:57:20 (33) Rosemary Bell (AUS) 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:57:21 (2) Anette Hansen (DEN) 20 May 1957 23 Sep 1979 Holte DEN 2:57:23 (10) Joyce Swannack-Gibbs-3 01 Jun 1941 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:57:23 (1) Josette Sommier (FRA) 03 Jun 1979 Cierry FRA 230 2:57:35a (1) Linda Donkelaar-2 23 Oct 1950 24 Jul 1979 Salt Lake City UT USA 2:57:37 (15) Judy Groombridge (WA/USA) 06 Nov 1939 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:57:37 (1) Leslie Watson- 5 04 Feb 1948 22 Sep 1979 Milton Keynes ENG 2:57:39 (34) Eleonora deMendonca (BRA) 13 Nov 1948 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:57:41a (1) Linda Donkelaar- 3 23 Oct 1950 17 Feb 1979 Tucson AZ USA 2:57:44 (2) Erika Schumacher (SUI) 10 Dec 1957 28 Oct 1979 Neuf Brisach FRA 2:57:46 (19) Shinobu Kurosaki (JPN) 18 Nov 1979 Tokyo JPN 2:57:51 (35) Lyn Billington- 2 15 Jan 1945 22 Sep 1979 Waldniel GER 2:57:52 (4) Wendy Robertson- 2 06 May 1979 Vancouver CAN 2:57:57 (2) Sue Vinella- 2 04 Nov 1952 11 Feb 1979 San Mateo CA USA 240 2:57:57 (1) Iris Black (OH/USA) 28 Oct 1979 Xenia OH USA 2:57:58 (2?) Christel Heine (GER) 21 Jul 1948 19 May 1979 Dulmen GER 2:57:59 (5) Francine Solomon (USA) 1953 28 Jan 1979 Orange CA USA 2:58:00 (1) Christel Heine- 2 21 Jul 1948 27 Oct 1979 Essen GER 2:58:03 (9) Lyn Billington- 3 15 Jan 1945 17 Jun 1979 Sandbach ENG 2:58:14 (1) Joanna Martin (USA) 04 Nov 1979 Washington DC USA 2:58:14a (9) Bette Poppers (CO/USA) 17 Dec 1942 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:58:19 (1) Sue Petersen- 13 06 Sep 1944 10 Mar 1979 Los Alamitos CA USA 2:58:19 (1) Annemarie Goldstein (USA) 23 Dec 1958 16 Sep 1979 Mérignac FRA 2:58:25 (4) Sue Johnston (CA/USA) 1941 20 Dec 1979 Oakland CA USA 250 2:58:29 (1) Beth Guerin- 3 04 Nov 1959 04 Mar 1979 Bethlehem PA USA 2:58:29 (2) Kristen Bankes (PA/USA) 30 Dec 1956 04 Mar 1979 Bethlehem PA USA 2:58:30 (1) Andrea Ray (KS/USA) 17 Sep 1950 28 Oct 1979 Kansas City MO USA 2:58:31 (1) Juli Mastain (CA/USA) 03 Mar 1979 Chico CA USA 2:58:32 (3) Janis Klecker (MN/USA) 18 Jul 1960 21 Oct 1979 Minneapolis MN USA 2:58:38 (1) Ichiko Hokazono- 2 25 Mar 1979 Nishiwaki JPN 2:58:43 (11) Judy Groombridge-2 06 Nov 1939 03 Nov 1979 Los Angeles CA USA 2:58:47 (1) Sandra Kiddy-2 27 Nov 1936 07 Apr 1979 Huntington Beach CA USA 2:58:47.5 (1) Vreni Forster- 3 21 Jan 1956 12 May 1979 Cortaillod SUI 2:58:50 (16) Patricia Thomas (WA) 1940 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 260 2:59:01 (3) Sandra Kiddy-3 27 Nov 1936 08 Jul 1979 San Francisco CA USA 2:59:06 (1) Lynae Larson-2 1953 10 Mar 1979 Salina KS USA 2:59:07a (10) Dorothy Lash (AZ/USA) 09 Feb 1943 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:59:16 (1) Ellen Turkel-2 1954 07 Oct 1979 San Diego CA USA 2:59:16a (11) Kathy Martin (CA/USA) 1950 01 Dec 1979 Scottsdale AZ USA 2:59:19 (4) Martha Sartain (TX/USA) 1957 01 Dec 1979 Dallas TX USA 2:59:19 (3) Katherine Beckman (MD/USA) 1955 02 Dec 1979 Baltimore MD USA 2:59:20 (1) Elena Dugono (ITA) 25 Mar 1979 Sommariva Bosco ITA 2:59:22 (3) Laura deWald (MI/USA) 27 Jul 1957 04 Nov 1979 Washington DC USA 2:59:23 (1) Sharon Barbano-2 30 Jun 1953 19 May 1979 Jyvaskyla FIN 270 2:59:32 (1) Vlasta Rulcova (CZE) 03 Jun 1944 04 Nov 1979 Prague CZE 2:59:34 (1) Sinikka Toropainen (FIN) 04 Mar 1941 21 Jul 1979 Pietarsaari FIN 2:59:42.2 (2) Marijke Moser (SUI) 13 Nov 1946 12 May 1979 Calolziocorte ITA 2:59:46 (17) Gayle Proudfoot (OR) 1946 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA 2:59:47 (39) Sue Brusher (CA/USA) 04 Nov 1952 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA 2:59:57 (3) Deborah Butterfield- 3 28 Mar 1952 28 Jan 1979 Hamilton BER 2:59:59 (2) Karen Scannell-2 23 Aug 1938 30 Sep 1979 Sacramento CA USA
Short Course (measurements on subsequent course were 150 m short, this course probably short as well) 2:27:32.6 (1) Grete Waitz (NOR) 01 Oct 1953 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:38:32.2 (2) Gillian Horovitz (MA/ENG) 07 Jun 1955 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:39:05.7 (3) Jacqueline Gareau (CO/CAN) 10 Mar 1953 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:40:18.1 (4) Patti Catalano (MA/USA) 06 Apr 1953 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:42:19 (5) Carol Gould (ENG) 10 Jul 1944 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:43:13.5 (6) Vreni Forster (SUI) 21 Jan 1956 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:47:37 (7) Sue Petersen (CA/USA) 06 Sep 1944 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:47:48 (8) Sissel Grottenberg (NOR) 17 Aug 1956 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:48:11 (9) Doreen Ennis (NY/USA) 19 Oct 1956 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:49:05 (10) Vivian Soderholm (CA/USA) 26 Sep 1956 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:50:23 (11) Laurie Binder (CA/USA) 10 Aug 1947 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:50:48 (12) Glynis Penny (ENG) 28 Jan 1951 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:51:51 (13) Carol Young (USA) 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:54:32 (14) Sinikka Torpainen (FIN) 02 Mar 1941 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:54:35 (15) Judy Leydig (CA/USA) 01 Apr 1951 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:54:58 (16) Maria Pia d'Orlando (ITA) 02 Nov 1934 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA 2:55:26 (17) Magda Ilands(BEL) 16 Jan 1950 21 Oct 1979 New York NY USA Excessive Wind Aid (pt/pt course with strong tail winds reported) 2:38:12a (1) Gayle Olinekova (CAN) 03 Mar 1953 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:46:56a (2) Susan Parks (IN/USA) 29 Mar 1956 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:48:40a (3) Karen MacKeachie (USA) 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:50:01a (4) Vanessa Vajdos (TX/USA) 28 Aug 1951 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:50:02a (5) Erma Tranter (USA) 28 Jul 1943 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA 2:54:53a (6) Patricia Sher (FL/USA) 1947 18 Feb 1979 Metaire LA USA Short Course (probably short) 2:39:48a (1) Gail Kingma (WA/USA) 16 Dec 1960 29 Jul 1979 Seattle WA USA Short Course (reported as short) 2:44:46 (1) Sissel Grottenberg (NOR) 17 Aug 1956 30 Sep 1979 Drammen NOR 2:53:46 (2) Rose-Marie Östberg (SWE) 15 Aug 1946 30 Sep 1979 Drammen NOR Short Course (about 41.4 km) 2:46:17 (1) Sue Petersen (CA/USA) 06 Sep 1944 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA 2:54:15 (2) Donna Burge (TX/USA) 06 Mar 1953 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA 2:56:56 (3) Marie Albert (CA/USA) 02 Dec 1958 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA 2:57:06 (4) Judy Ikenberry (CA/USA) 03 Sep 1942 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA 2:57:54 (5) Vanessa Vajdos (TX/USA) 28 Aug 1951 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX USA Short Course (about 41.6 km) 2:51:38 (1) Renata Walendziak (POL) 18 Jan 1950 30 Sep 1979 Warsaw POL Short Course (reported as short) 2:54:20 (1) Sue Petersen (CA/USA) 06 Sep 1944 16 Jun 1979 Palos Verdes CA USA
Last Updated on 25 Jun 2015
Contributors: Andy Milroy, Shigenobu Ota, Roger Gynn, Heinz Klatt, Yves Seigneuric, Enzo Rivis, Annemarie Jutel, Birger Fält, Maurice Wilson, Malcolm Heyworth, Walter Kunze, Jack Leydig, Steve Finkelstein