Long race men 1981:
The Ethiopians miscounted the laps and sprinted early, Virgin keep his cool and composure, making his move perfectly(as he did in '80) and held off Kedir for his second straight victory. The U.S. again gets second place as a team, this time having to defeat a new group of distance runners from a country that has go on to finish 1st or 2nd since then(if my memory serves me well).
Individual
Medal Athlete Time
Gold Craig Virgin (USA) 35:05 min
Silver Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 35:07 min
Bronze Fernando Mamede (POR) 35:09 min
[edit] Team
Medal Athlete Mark
Gold Ethiopia
Mohamed Kedir (2nd)
Girma Berhanu (7th)
Dereje Nedi (13th)
Kebede Balcha (14th)
Miruts Yifter (15th)
Eshetu Tura (30th) 81 pts
Silver United States
Craig Virgin (1st)
Thom Hunt (8th)
Mark Nenow (17th)
Bill Donakowski (18th)
Bruce Bickford (19th)
George Malley (51st) 114 pts
Bronze Kenya
Jackson Ruto (22nd)
Peter Koech (24th)
Alfred Nyasani (25th)
Sammy Mogene (36th)
Wilson Musonik (56th)
Some Muge (57th) 220 pts