Road speed skating at the 1981 World Games
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The road speed skating events of World Games I were held on August 1, 1981, in the vicinity 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. This was the first time that the marathon and half-marathon road events were conducted in international competition. Both events were held on the city streets of Santa Clara. Tom Peterson of the United States set an American record in winning the marathon.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Marathon |  Tom Peterson (USA) |
 Ermes Fossi (ITA) |
 Danny Van De Perre (BEL) |
| Women | |||
| Half-marathon | Annie Lambrechts (BEL) |
Mary Barriere (USA) |
Sue Dooley (USA) |