# 1982 in marathon running

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1982 in the Marathon for both men and women. Australia's Robert de Castella broke the men's world record on December 6, 1981, at the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:08:18.

## Men
### Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field :
| World Record | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:08:18 | December 6, 1981 | Fukuoka, Japan |

### 1982 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Time | Athlete | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 2:08:52 | Alberto Salazar (USA) | 1 | Boston, United States | 19-04-1982 |
| 2 | 2:08:54 | Dick Beardsley (USA) | 2 | Boston, United States | 19-04-1982 |
| 3 | 2:09:18 | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 1 | Brisbane, Australia | 08-10-1982 |
| 4 | 2:09:24 | Hugh Jones (ENG) | 1 | London, United Kingdom | 09-05-1982 |
| 5 | 2:09:30 | Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2 | Brisbane, Australia | 08-10-1982 |
| 6 | 2:09:33 | Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) | 2 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 7 | 2:10:15 | Paul Ballinger (NZL) | 1 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 8 | 2:10:33 | Vadim Sidorov (URS) | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 9 | 2:11:00 | Greg Meyer (USA) | 1 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 10 | 2:11:08 | Bill Rodgers (USA) | 1 | Melbourne, Australia | 17-10-1982 |
| 11 | 2:11:09 | Hideki Kita (JPN) | 2 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 12 | 2:11:12 | Benji Durden (USA) | 1 | Houston, United States | 24-01-1982 |
| 13 | 2:11:12 | Bruno Lafranchi (SUI) | 3 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 14 | 2:11:21 | Rod Dixon (NZL) | 1 | Auckland, New Zealand | 30-05-1982 |
| 15 | 2:11:22 | Stefano Brunetti (ITA) | 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 16 | 2:11:25 | Giuseppe Gerbi (ITA) | 1 | Ferrara, Italy | 02-05-1982 |
| 17 | 2:11:27 | Massimo Magnani (ITA) | 2 | Ferrara, Italy | 02-05-1982 |
| 18 | 2:11:40 | Steve Kenyon (ENG) | 1 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 13-06-1982 |
| 18 | 2:11:40 | Joseph Nzau (KEN) | 2 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 20 | 2:11:44 | Gabashane Rakabaele (LES) | 1 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 01-05-1982 |
| 21 | 2:11:45 | Kunimitsu Ito (JPN) | 4 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 22 | 2:11:46 | John Halberstadt (RSA) | 3 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 23 | 2:11:50 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 1 | St Paul, United States | 03-10-1982 |
| 24 | 2:11:53 | Robert Hodge (USA) | 5 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 25 | 2:11:54 | Dan Schlesinger (USA) | 3 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 26 | 2:12:02 | John Lodwick (USA) | 3 | Boston, United States | 19-04-1982 |
| 27 | 2:12:06 | Mike Gratton (ENG) | 3 | Brisbane, Australia | 08-10-1982 |
| 28 | 2:12:09 | Valeriy Solovyev (URS) | 6 | Fukuoka, Japan | 05-12-1982 |
| 29 | 2:12:11 | Takao Nakamura (JPN) | 4 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 30 | 2:12:15 | Jouni Kortelainen (FIN) | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 31 | 2:12:15 | Cor Vriend (NED) | 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 08-05-1982 |
| 32 | 2:12:16.8 | David Brian Long (ENG) | 1 | Miami, United States | 16-01-1982 |
| 33 | 2:12:21 | Øyvind Dahl (NOR) | 2 | London, United Kingdom | 09-05-1982 |
| 34 | 2:12:22 | Bernard Rose (RSA) | 2 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 01-05-1982 |
| 35 | 2:12:25 | David Edge (CAN) | 4 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 36 | 2:12:26 | José Reveyn (BEL) | 2 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 08-05-1982 |
| 37 | 2:12:32 | Tommy Persson (SWE) | 2 | Miami, United States | 16-01-1982 |
| 38 | 2:12:33 | Svend-Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 6 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 39 | 2:12:33 | Randy Thomas (USA) | 5 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 40 | 2:12:36 | Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) | 7 | Tokyo, Japan | 31-01-1982 |
| 41 | 2:12:40 | Kevin Ryan (NZL) | 2 | Auckland, New Zealand | 30-05-1982 |
| 42 | 2:12:41 | Hailu Ebba (ETH) | 2 | Eugene, United States | 12-09-1982 |
| 43 | 2:12:42 | Giampaolo Messina (ITA) | 6 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 44 | 2:12:44 | Ryszard Marczak (POL) | 4 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 45 | 2:12:47 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE) | 5 | Boston, United States | 19-04-1982 |
| 46 | 2:12:47 | Ed Mendoza (USA) | 7 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 47 | 2:12:48 | David Murphy (ENG) | 5 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 48 | 2:12:49 | David Cannon (ENG) | 2 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 13-06-1982 |
| 49 | 2:12:50 | Grenville Wood (AUS) | 2 | Melbourne, Australia | 17-10-1982 |
| 50 | 2:12:54 | Delfim Moreira (POR) | 1 | Frankfurt, West Germany | 23-05-1982 |

## Women
### Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field :
| World Record | Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) | 2:34:47.5 | September 10, 1977 | Berlin, West Germany |

### 1982 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Time | Athlete | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 2:26:12 | Joan Samuelson (USA) | 1 | Eugene, United States | 12-09-1982 |
| 2 | 2:27:14 | Grete Waitz (NOR) | 1 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 3 | 2:28:33 | Julie Brown (USA) | 2 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 4 | 2:29:01.6 | Charlotte Teske (FRG) | 1 | Miami, United States | 16-01-1982 |
| 5 | 2:29:43 | Joyce Smith (ENG) | 1 | London, United Kingdom | 09-05-1982 |
| 6 | 2:32:55 | Rita Marchisio (ITA) | 1 | Osaka, Japan | 24-01-1982 |
| 7 | 2:32:56 | Regina Joyce (IRL) | 1 | Scottsdale, United States | 04-12-1982 |
| 8 | 2:33:01 | Laura Fogli (ITA) | 4 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 9 | 2:33:24 | Nancy Conz (USA) | 1 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 10 | 2:33:36 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 5 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 11 | 2:33:51 | Laurie Binder (USA) | 2 | Eugene, United States | 12-09-1982 |
| 12 | 2:34:14 | Carla Beurskens (NED) | 2 | Osaka, Japan | 24-01-1982 |
| 13 | 2:34:24 | Julie Isphording (USA) | 6 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 14 | 2:34:26 | Zoya Ivanova (URS) | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 14-11-1982 |
| 15 | 2:34:28 | Jan Yerkes (USA) | 1 | Philadelphia, United States | 28-11-1982 |
| 16 | 2:34:28.4 | Midde Hamrin (SWE) | 1 | The Woodlands, United States | 27-02-1982 |
| 17 | 2:34:35 | Alison Blake (ENG) | 1 | Bedford, United Kingdom | 14-10-1982 |
| 18 | 2:34:41 | Karen Dunn (USA) | 2 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 19 | 2:34:42 | Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) | 3 | Osaka, Japan | 24-01-1982 |
| 20 | 2:34:59 | Laura deWald (USA) | 4 | Osaka, Japan | 24-01-1982 |
| 21 | 2:34:59.3 | Nanae Sasaki (JPN) | 1 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 06-06-1982 |
| 22 | 2:35:18 | Ellen Hart Peña (USA) | 3 | Eugene, United States | 12-09-1982 |
| 23 | 2:35:37 | Nadezhda Gumerova (URS) | 8 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 24 | 2:36:04 | Rosa Mota (POR) | 1 | Athens, Greece | 12-09-1982 |
| 25 | 2:36:05.5 | Annick Loir (FRA) | 1 | Montréal, Canada | 30-05-1982 |
| 26 | 2:36:10 | Jacqueline Gareau (CAN) | 2 | Boston, United States | 19-04-1982 |
| 27 | 2:36:12 | Kathryn Binns (ENG) | 1 | Windsor, United Kingdom | 12-06-1982 |
| 28 | 2:36:13 | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 1 | San Francisco, United States | 06-06-1982 |
| 29 | 2:36:14 | Debbie Eide (USA) | 4 | Eugene, United States | 12-09-1982 |
| 30 | 2:36:34 | Akemi Masuda (JPN) | 1 | Chiba, Japan | 21-02-1982 |
| 31 | 2:36:38 | Heidi Hutterer (FRG) | 1 | Frankfurt, West Germany | 23-05-1982 |
| 32 | 2:36:50 | Glenys Quick (NZL) | 3 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 33 | 2:37:04 | Raisa Smekhnova (URS) | 2 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27-06-1982 |
| 34 | 2:37:08 | Christine Seeman (FRA) | 2 | Frankfurt, West Germany | 23-05-1982 |
| 35 | 2:37:14 | Lutsia Belyayeva (URS) | 1 | Uzhgorod, Soviet Union | 10-10-1982 |
| 36 | 2:37:16 | Eileen Claugus (USA) | 4 | Chicago, United States | 26-09-1982 |
| 37 | 2:37:28 | Annie van Stiphout (NED) | 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 08-05-1982 |
| 38 | 2:37:38 | Irina Bondarchuk (URS) | 4 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27-06-1982 |
| 39 | 2:37:52 | Tuija Toivonen (FIN) | 1 | Seinajoki, Finland | 23-05-1982 |
| 40 | 2:37:53 | Carol Gould (ENG) | 2 | Windsor, United Kingdom | 12-06-1982 |
| 41 | 2:37:57 | Susan King (USA) | 1 | Melbourne, Australia | 17-10-1982 |
| 42 | 2:38:03 | Karolina Szabó (HUN) | 1 | Papa, Hungary | 27-06-1982 |
| 43 | 2:38:08 | Raisa Sadreydinova (URS) | 6 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27-06-1982 |
| 44 | 2:38:08 | Nancy Ditz (USA) | 10 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 45 | 2:38:12 | Cynthia Hamilton (CAN) | 11 | New York City, United States | 24-10-1982 |
| 46 | 2:38:17 | Elena Tsukhlo (URS) | 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 14-11-1982 |
| 47 | 2:38:20 | Monika Lövenich (FRG) | 7 | Osaka, Japan | 24-01-1982 |
| 48 | 2:38:24 | Jane Buch (USA) | 1 | Huntsville, United States | 11-12-1982 |
| 49 | 2:38:29 | Antonia Ladanyi (HUN) | 1 | Budapest, Hungary | 31-10-1982 |
| 50 | 2:38:31.7 | Carey May (IRL) | 2 | San Francisco, United States | 06-06-1982 |