1982 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1982 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1982 in athletics.
International Events
World records
Men
Women
EVENT
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ATHLETE
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MARK
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DATE
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VENUE
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400 metres
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Marita Koch (GDR)
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48.16
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September 8
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Athens, Greece
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Mile
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Mary Slaney (USA)
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4:18.08
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July 9
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Paris, France
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Maricica Puică (ROU)
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4:17.44
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September 16
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Rieti, Italy
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3,000 metres
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Svetlana Ulmasova (URS)
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8:26.78
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July 25
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Kiev, Soviet Union
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5,000 metres
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Anne Audain (NZL)
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15:13.22
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March 17
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Mary Slaney (USA)
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15:08.26
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June 5
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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10,000 metres
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Mary Slaney (USA)
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31:35.3
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July 16
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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4 × 400 m Relay
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East Germany (GDR) • Kirsten Emmelmann • Sabine Busch • Dagmar Neubauer • Marita Koch
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3:19.04
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September 11
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Athens, Greece
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Half Marathon
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Grete Waitz (NOR)
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1:09:57
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May 15
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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High Jump
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Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)
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2.02
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September 8
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Athens, Greece
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Long Jump
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Anisoara Cusmir (ROM)
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7.15
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August 1
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Bucharest, Romania
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Long Jump
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Valeria Ionescu (ROM)
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7.20
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August 1
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Bucharest, Romania
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Javelin Throw
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Tiina Lillak (FIN)
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72.40
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July 29
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Helsinki, Finland
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Javelin Throw
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Sofia Sakorafa (GRE)
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74.20
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September 26
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Khania, Greece
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Heptathlon
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Ramona Neubert (GDR)
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6845
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June 20
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Halle, East Germany
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RANK
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1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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1.
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Grete Waitz (NOR)
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1:09:57
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Births
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
- October 25 – Aarik Wilson, American long jumper and triple jumper
November
December
Deaths
- April 26 – Ville Ritola (86), Finnish Olympic gold medal runner (b. 1896)
- June 25 – Ed Hamm (76), American athlete (b. 1906)
- June 28 – Wiesław Maniak (41), Polish sprinter (b. 1938)
- August 4 – Henk van der Wal (95), Dutch track and field athlete (b. 1886)
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