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
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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.
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.