# Track speed skating at the 1981 World Games

The track speed skating events of World Games I were held on July 29–31, 1981, in Parking Lot J of Marriott’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. The course was a 400-meter triangle-shaped track. Italian athletes won 11 of the 18 track speed skating medals.

## Medalists

Sources:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men ||||
| 5000m | Tom Peterson (USA) | Giuseppe Cruciani (ITA) | Hermes Fossi (ITA) |
| 10,000m | Tom Peterson (USA) | Hermes Fossi (ITA) | Moreno Bagnolini (ITA) |
| 20,000m | Scott Constantine (NZL) | Giuseppe Cruciani (ITA) | Moreno Bagnolini (ITA) |
| Women ||||
| 5000m | Monica Lucchese (ITA) | Paola Sometti (ITA) | Annie Lambrechts (BEL) |
| 10,000m | Paola Cristofori (ITA) | Darlene Kessenger (USA) | Annie Lambrechts (BEL) |
| 15,000m | Annie Lambrechts (BEL) | Paola Christofori (ITA) | Monica Lucchese (ITA) |

## Details
### Men
#### 5000 m

* Tom Peterson, USA, 10:29.58.
* Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 10:29.73.
* Hermes Fossi, Italy, 10:30.42.
* Dimitri Van Cauwemberge, Belgium, 10:31.11.
* Chuck Jackson, USA, 10:31.20.
* Danny Van De Perre, Belgium, 10:31.22.
* Robb Dunn, USA, 10:32.10.
* Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 10:32.24.
* Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 10:32.37.
* Dean Huffman, USA, 10:33.31.
* Alvaro Arrendondo, Colombia, 10:34.06.
* Humberto Triana, Colombia, 10:34.34.
* Serge Plante, Canada, 10:38.04.
* Roland De Roo, Belgium, 10:41.69.
* Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 10:51.69.
* Doug Blair, Canada, 10:56.24.

#### 10,000 m

* Tom Peterson, USA, 20:19.19
* Hermes Fossi, Italy, 20:19.35
* Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 20:19.41
* Danny Van de Perre, Belgium, 20:19.41
* Chuck Jackson, USA, 20:19.67
* Robb Dunn, USA, 20:19.81
* Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 20:19.87
* Humberto Triana, Colombia, 20:20.01
* Dean Huffman, USA 20:20.09
* Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 20:20.64
* Alvaro Arrendondo, Colombia, 20:20.70
* Dimitri Van Cauwenberghe, Belgium, 20:20.75
* Serge Plante, Canada, 20:20.97
* Roland De Rod, Belgium, 20:21.00
* Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 20:27.09
* Doug Blair, Canada, 20:49.68

#### 20,000 m

* Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 40:03.43.
* Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 40:38.02.
* Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 40:38.06.
* Danny Van De Perre, Belgium, 40:38.08.
* Tom Peterson, USA, disqualified from 3rd, no time credited
* Hermes Fossi, Italy, 40:39.02.
* Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 40:39.04.
* (tie) Robb Dunn, USA; Dimitri Van Cauwenberghe, Belgium; Serge Plante, Canada, 40:39.08.
* Chuck Jackson, USA, 40:40.04.
* Humberto Triana, Colombia, 40:40.06.
* Doug Blair, Canada, 40:42.08.

### Women
#### 5000 m

* Monica Lucchese, Italy, 10:18.90.
* Paola Sometti, Italy, 10:19.01.
* Annie Lambrechts, Belgium, 10:19.53.
* Mary Barriere, USA, 10:19.80.
* Paola Christofori, Italy, 10:20.49.
* Sue Dooley, USA, 10:24.79.
* Fiona Wass, New Zealand, 10:25.53.
* Darlene Kessinger, USA, 10:31.03.
* Christine DeClerk, Belgium, 10:34.59.

#### 10,000 m

* Paola Cristofori, Italy, 21:45.13
* Darlene Kessinger, USA, 21:45.25
* Anne Lambrechts, Belgium, 21:45.84
* Mary Barriere, USA, 21:46.14
* Paola Sometti, Italy, 21:46.17
* Monica Lucchese, Italy, 212:46.45
* Luigia Foini, Italy, 21:46.60
* Fiona Wass, New Zealand, 21:47.36
* Sue Dooley, USA, 21:47.68
* Christine DeClerck, Belgium, 21:48.00
* Marie Van Damme, Belgium, DNF

#### 15,000 m

* Annie Lambrechte, Belgium, 33:45.04. (time as published in source)
* Paola Christofori, Italy, 33:45.03.
* Monica Lucchese, Italy, 33:45.03.
* Darlene Kessinger, USA, 33:45.04.
* Paola Sometti, Italy, 33:46.02.
No times –
* Mary Barriere, USA
* Fiona Wass, New Zealand.
* Luigia Fioni, Italy.
* Sue Dooley, USA
* Christine de Clerck, Belgium.
* Marie-Claire Van Damme, Belgium.