1981 WORLD SUPERSTARS
South African Grand Prix driver Jody Sheckter surprised everyone and proved that
auto racers are athletes by winning the fifth World Superstars title. Sheckter's
win was keyed by his early victories over basketball's Rick Barry. Sheckter trailed
Barry 4-1 in the tennis final, but won five straight games to win 6-4. He also trailed
Barry until the last yards of the 50 yard swimming before surging past the Warrior
great to take second behind Russ Francis. Francis also won the weight lifting with
a lift of 270 pounds to beat hurdler Renaldo Nehemiah. Declan Burns, the Irish champion,
established a new record of 55 chin ups in the gym test and also set a record gym
test total of 162 points. Sheckter again finished second in the gym test, helping
his caused by applying motor oil to his shoes to help in the squat thrust portion
of the competition.
European champion and British rugby player Andy Ripley set a record of 34.97 in the
rowing beating Jim Taylor's two year old record by nearly two seconds, Ripley also
won the half mile run. Ann Meyers, who won the Women's Superstars, became the first
woman to compete against men in Superstars competition. Meyers finished fifth out
of eight competitiors in the swimming and third out of all eleven competitors in
the soccer test.
March 29, 1981
Key Biscayne, Florida
Announcers: Frank Gifford, Reggie Jackson, Jackie Stewart.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
TEN |
GYM |
SWIM |
WL |
ROW |
SCCR |
100 |
BIKE |
1/2 |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. Jody Sheckter, SAF, Auto Racing |
10 |
7 |
7 |
- |
7 |
0 |
- |
4 |
- |
0 |
35 |
$35,500 |
| 2. Declan Burns, IRL, Kayaking |
- |
10 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
31 |
$24,300 |
| 3. Russ Francis, USA, Football |
1 |
- |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
27 |
$15,600 |
| 3. Andy Ripley, GBR, Rugby |
2 |
- |
10 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
27 |
$15,600 |
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| 5. Keith Fielding, GBR, Rugby |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
$10,500 |
| 6. Edwin Moses, USA, 400 Hurdles |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
2 |
10 |
1 |
- |
7 |
22 |
$8,600 |
| 7. Gaetan Boucher, CAN, Speed Skating |
- |
4 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
$6,300 |
| 8. Renaldo Nehemiah, USA, 110 Hurdles |
2 |
0 |
- |
7 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
10 |
19 |
$5,700 |
| 9. Peter Mueller, USA, Speed Skating |
- |
1 |
- |
1.5 |
4 |
0 |
- |
7 |
2 |
0 |
15 1/2 |
$4,650 |
| 10. Rick Barry, USA, Basketball |
7 |
0 |
4 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
12 1/2 |
$3,750 |
| 11. Ann Meyers, USA, Basketball |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
0 |
4 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
5 |
$1,500 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
SWIMMING - Heat 1 (50 yards)
| 1. Russ Francis |
25.16 |
| 2. Jody Sheckter |
N/A |
| 3. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
| 4. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
SWIMMING - Heat 2 (50 yards)
| 1. Rick Barry |
25.88 |
| 2. Ann Meyers |
N/A |
| 3. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
| 4. Declan Burns |
N/A |
TENNIS
| 1. Jody Sheckter |
10 |
| 2. Rick Barry |
7 |
| 3. Keith Fielding |
4 |
| 4. Renaldo Nehemiah |
2 |
| 5. Russ Francis |
1 |
| Edwin Moses |
0 |
| Ann Meyers |
0 |
| Sheckter def. Barry |
6-4 |
GYM TEST
| 1. Declan Burns |
55 r |
107 |
162 r |
| 2. Jody Sheckter |
88 |
N/A |
|
| 3. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
||
| 4. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
||
| 5. Peter Mueller |
N/A |
||
| Renaldo Nehemiah |
N/A |
||
| Rick Barry |
N/A |
||
| Ann Meyers |
N/A |
SWIMMING- Final (50 yards)
| 1. Russ Francis |
24.09 |
| 2. Jody Sheckter |
N/A |
| 3. Rick Barry |
N/A |
| 4. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
| 5. Ann Meyers |
N/A |
WEIGHT LIFTING
| 1. Russ Francis |
270 |
| 2. Renaldo Nehemiah |
260 |
| 3. Declan Burns |
220 |
| 4. Rick Barry |
200 |
| 4. Peter Mueller |
200 |
ROWING (100 yards)
| 1. Andy Ripley |
34.97 r |
N/A |
| 2. Josy Sheckter |
N/A |
N/A |
| 3. Peter Mueller |
N/A |
N/A |
| 4. Declan Burns |
N/A |
|
| 5. Keith Fielding |
N/A |
|
| Renaldo Nehemiah |
N/A |
|
| Ann Meyers |
N/A |
|
| Rick Barry |
dnf |
|
| Russ Francis |
dnf |
100 YARD DASH-heat 1
| 1. Edwin Moses |
10.13 |
| 2. Keith Fielding |
N/A |
| 3. Rick Barry |
N/A |
| 4. Ann Meyers |
N/A |
100 YARD DASH-heat 2
| 1. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
| 2. Russ Francis |
10.7e |
| 3. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
SOCCER TEST
| 1. Keith Fielding |
3 |
39.56 |
| 2. Declan Burns |
2 |
39.74 |
| 3. Ann Meyers |
2 |
41e |
| 4. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
|
| 5. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
|
| Jody Sheckter |
N/A |
|
| Russ Francis |
N/A |
|
| Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
|
| Renaldo Nehemiah |
N/A |
|
| Peter Mueller |
N/A |
|
| Rick Barry |
N/A |
100 YARD DASH-final
| 1. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
| 2. Keith Fielding |
N/A |
| 3. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
| 4. Russ Francis |
N/A |
| 5. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
BIKE RACE-final (Mile)
| 1. Gaetan Boucher |
2:57.61 |
| 2. Peter Mueller |
N/A |
| 3. Jody Sheckter |
N/A |
| 4. Keith Fielding |
N/A |
| 5. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Andy Ripley |
N/A |
| 2. Declan Burns |
N/A |
| 3. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
| 4. Peter Mueller |
N/A |
| 5. Keith Fielding |
N/A |
| 6. Ann Meyers |
N/A |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Renaldo Nehemiah |
24.38 |
N/A |
|
| 2. Edwin Moses |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| 3. Russ Francis |
N/A |
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| 4. Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
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| 5. Declan Burns |
N/A |
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| Keith Fielding |
31.46 |
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| Andy Ripley |
N/A |
HB | |
| Peter Mueller |
N/A |
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| Jody Sheckter |
N/A |
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| Gaetan Boucher |
N/A |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf = did not finish