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:

5000 m

 * 1) Tom Peterson, USA, 10:29.58.
 * 2) Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 10:29.73.
 * 3) Hermes Fossi, Italy, 10:30.42.
 * 4) Dimitri Van Cauwemberge, Belgium, 10:31.11.
 * 5) Chuck Jackson, USA, 10:31.20.
 * 6) Danny Van De Perre, Belgium, 10:31.22.
 * 7) Robb Dunn, USA, 10:32.10.
 * 8) Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 10:32.24.
 * 9) Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 10:32.37.
 * 10) Dean Huffman, USA, 10:33.31.
 * 11) Alvaro Arrendondo, Colombia, 10:34.06.
 * 12) Humberto Triana, Colombia, 10:34.34.
 * 13) Serge Plante, Canada, 10:38.04.
 * 14) Roland De Roo, Belgium, 10:41.69.
 * 15) Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 10:51.69.
 * 16) Doug Blair, Canada, 10:56.24.

10,000 m

 * 1) Tom Peterson, USA, 20:19.19
 * 2) Hermes Fossi, Italy, 20:19.35
 * 3) Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 20:19.41
 * 4) Danny Van de Perre, Belgium, 20:19.41
 * 5) Chuck Jackson, USA, 20:19.67
 * 6) Robb Dunn, USA, 20:19.81
 * 7) Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 20:19.87
 * 8) Humberto Triana, Colombia, 20:20.01
 * 9) Dean Huffman, USA 20:20.09
 * 10) Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 20:20.64
 * 11) Alvaro Arrendondo, Colombia, 20:20.70
 * 12) Dimitri Van Cauwenberghe, Belgium, 20:20.75
 * 13) Serge Plante, Canada, 20:20.97
 * 14) Roland De Rod, Belgium, 20:21.00
 * 15) Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 20:27.09
 * 16) Doug Blair, Canada, 20:49.68

20,000 m
1. Chuck Jackson, USA, 40:40.04.
 * 1) Scott Constantine, New Zealand, 40:03.43.
 * 2) Giuseppe Cruciani, Italy, 40:38.02.
 * 3) Moreno Bagnolini, Italy, 40:38.06.
 * 4) Danny Van De Perre, Belgium, 40:38.08.
 * 5) Tom Peterson, USA, disqualified from 3rd, no time credited
 * 6) Hermes Fossi, Italy, 40:39.02.
 * 7) Augustin Ramirez, Colombia, 40:39.04.
 * 8) (tie) Robb Dunn, USA; Dimitri Van Cauwenberghe, Belgium; Serge Plante, Canada, 40:39.08.

2. Humberto Triana, Colombia, 40:40.06.

3. Doug Blair, Canada, 40:42.08.

5000 m

 * 1) Monica Lucchese, Italy, 10:18.90.
 * 2) Paola Sometti, Italy, 10:19.01.
 * 3) Annie Lambrechts, Belgium, 10:19.53.
 * 4) Mary Barriere, USA, 10:19.80.
 * 5) Paola Christofori, Italy, 10:20.49.
 * 6) Sue Dooley, USA, 10:24.79.
 * 7) Fiona Wass, New Zealand, 10:25.53.
 * 8) Darlene Kessinger, USA, 10:31.03.
 * 9) Christine DeClerk, Belgium, 10:34.59.

10,000 m

 * 1) Paola Cristofori, Italy, 21:45.13
 * 2) Darlene Kessinger, USA, 21:45.25
 * 3) Anne Lambrechts, Belgium, 21:45.84
 * 4) Mary Barriere, USA, 21:46.14
 * 5) Paola Sometti, Italy, 21:46.17
 * 6) Monica Lucchese, Italy, 212:46.45
 * 7) Luigia Foini, Italy, 21:46.60
 * 8) Fiona Wass, New Zealand, 21:47.36
 * 9) Sue Dooley, USA, 21:47.68
 * 10) Christine DeClerck, Belgium, 21:48.00
 * 11) Marie Van Damme, Belgium, DNF

15,000 m

 * 1) Annie Lambrechte, Belgium, 33:45.04. (time as published in source)
 * 2) Paola Christofori, Italy, 33:45.03.
 * 3) Monica Lucchese, Italy, 33:45.03.
 * 4) Darlene Kessinger, USA, 33:45.04.
 * 5) Paola Sometti, Italy, 33:46.02.

No times –

1. Mary Barriere, USA

2. Fiona Wass, New Zealand.

3. Luigia Fioni, Italy.

4. Sue Dooley, USA

5. Christine de Clerck, Belgium.

6. Marie-Claire Van Damme, Belgium.