Marathon year rankings

Columns: Year | Time | Athlete | Date | Place
1980 | 2:30:27 | Joyce Smith ( GBR ) | 1980-11-16 | Tokyo , Japan | 1981 | 2:26:47 | Allison Roe ( NZL ) | 1981-04-20 | Boston , United States | 1982 | 2:26:12 | Joan Benoit ( USA ) | 1982-09-12 | Eugene , United States | 1983 | 2:22:43 | Joan Benoit ( USA ) | 1983-04-18 | Boston , United States | 1984 | 2:24:26 | Ingrid Kristiansen ( NOR ) | 1984-05-13 | London , UK | 1985 | 2:21:06 | Ingrid Kristiansen ( NOR ) | 1985-04-21 | London , UK | 1986 | 2:24:54 | Grete Waitz ( NOR ) | 1987-04-20 | London , UK

Example questions:
What continent is the person with the fastest marathon time from ? | As of 2010 , how many people lived in the place where the 1983 marathon race took place ? | What is the nationality of the earliest athlete to win the Marathon world rankings ? | What is the official name of the state in which the second marathon race took place ?

Answers:
Africa | 156,185 | British | Commonwealth of Massachusetts