The 2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics

IAAF World Cup in Athletics

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was an international track and field

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 sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations

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, held on August 24–26, 1979, at Olympic Stadium

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 in Montreal

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, Canada

Canada

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Men

Pos.	Team	Result
1	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	119
2	Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...	112
3	East Germany	108
4	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	102
5	America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	98
6	Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...	84
7	Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...	58
8	Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...	36

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Women

Pos.	Team	Result
1	East Germany	106
2	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	98
3	Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...	88
4	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	76
5	America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	68
6	Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...	47
7	Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...	30
8	Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...	26

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Men

100 metres	United States	10.17	Americas	10.26	Europe	10.28
200 metres	Americas	20.34	Europe	20.50	Africa	20.69
400 metres	Africa	45.39	Soviet Union	46.06	United States	46.12
800 metres	Africa	1:47.69	United States	1:47.85	Europe	1:47.88
1500 metres	Europe	3:46.00	Soviet Union	3:46.13	East Germany	3:46.30
5000 metres	Africa	13:35.9	Soviet Union	13:37.6	Europe	13:38.6
10,000 metres	Africa	27:53.07	United States	27:59.55	Soviet Union	28:25.17
110 metre hurdles	United State	13.39	East Germany	13.42	Americas	13.44
400 metre hurdles	United States	47.53	Europe	48.71	Soviet Union	48.97
3000 metre steeplechase	Africa	8:25.97	East Germany	8:29.28	Europe	8:29.44
4×100 metre relay	Americas Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100... Nelson dos Santos Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines... Altevir de Araújo Altevir de Araújo Altevir Silva Filho de Araújo is a retired sprinter from Brazil, he was a Brazilian champion, but he was best known for winning two gold medals at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia....	38.70	United States Mike Robertson Harvey Glance Harvey Glance Harvey Edward Glance is a former American track athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Mel Lattany Mel Lattany Melvin Lattany is a former American track athlete. He was one of the world's dominating sprinters in the early 1980s.A standout at the University of Georgia, he established a new Men's World Junior Record over 100 metres on July 30, 1978. He won a gold medal over 100 metres at the 1981 Summer... Steve Riddick	38.77	Europe Jerzy Brunner Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was polish champion on 6 occasions.He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4x100 metres.... Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was Polish 100/200 metre champion in 1976, 77.He was a member of the Polish sprint relay team that won Gold in the European championship.... Marian Woronin Marian Woronin Marian Jerzy Woronin is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres...	38.85
4×400 metre relay	United States Herman Frazier Herman Frazier Herman Ronald Frazier was a 1976 Olympic Gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He was also chef de mission of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team... Bill Green Willie Smith Tony Darden Tony Darden Tony Darden is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. Darden set his personal best in the 400 metres on 21 June 1981 in...	3:00.70	Europe Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics with his teammates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk... Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Lothar Krieg, Harald Schmid and Bernd... Harry Schulting Harald Schmid Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...	3:00.80	Africa Billy Konchellah Billy Konchellah Billy Komintai Konchellah is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991.-Career:... Dele Udo James Atuti Hassan El Kachief Hassan El Kachief -Achievements:-External links:...	3:01.22
High jump	United States	2.27	Europe	2.27	Soviet Union	2.24
Pole vault	United States	5.45	Europe	5.45	Soviet Union	5.30
Long jump	United States	8.52	East Germany	8.27	Americas	8.22
Triple jump	Americas	17.02	Soviet Union'	16.94	Oceania	16.76
Shot put	East Germany	20.45	Europe	20.05	Soviet Union	20.00
Discus throw	East Germany	66.02	United States	64.92	Americas	63.50
Hammer throw	Soviet Union	78.70	Europe	75.88	East Germany	74.82
Javelin throw	East Germany	86.48	Oceania	85.80	Americas	83.44

Women

100 metres	United States	11.06	East Germany	11.17	Europe	11.36
200 metres	United States	21.83	East Germany	22.02	Soviet Union	22.66
400 metres	Europe	48.97	Soviet Union	50.60	Europe	51.15
800 metres	Europe	2:00.52	Soviet Union	2:01.09	East Germany	2:01.33
1500 metres	East Germany	4:06.881	Soviet Union	4:08.73	United States	4:09.16
3000 metres	Soviet Union	8:36.34	Europe	8:38.59	United States	8:53.02
100 metre hurdles	Europe	12.67	Soviet Union	12.75	East Germany	13.03
400 metre hurdles	East Germany	55.83	Soviet Union	56.02	United States	56.75
4×100 metre relay	Europe Linda Haglund Linda Haglund Linda Haglund is a former Swedish Olympic sprinter, born June 15, 1956 in Enskede, Sweden.- Running career :Haglund became a member of Hanvikens SK, a track and field club located just south of Stockholm, at the age of 13. She showed great promise as a future sprinting star by recording, barefoot,... Chantal Réga Chantal Réga Chantal Réga is a retired track and field sprinter and hurdler from France, best known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. A two-time Olympian she won a total number of fifteen national titles during the 1970s and early 1980s.-References:... Annegret Richter Annegret Richter Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion.... Heather Hunte Heather Hunte Heather Oakes is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Hackney, London and joined the Haringey Athletics Club...	42.19	East Germany Christina Brehmer Romy Schneider Romy Müller Romy Müller is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years...	42.32	Soviet Union Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... Olga Korotkova Marina Sidorova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Andreyevna Kondratyeva is a Russian athlete, who competed for the USSR and is the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion....	42.52
4×400 metre relay	East Germany Gabriele Kotte Gabriele Löwe Gabriele Löwe, née Kotte is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow she finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Barbara Krug, Christina Brehmer and Marita Koch.She... Christina Brehmer Brigitte Köhn Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Köhn, née Rohde is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles.... Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...	3:20.37	Soviet Union Irina Bagryantseva Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Prorochenko trained at VSS Kolos in Zaporozhye... Nina Zyuskova Nina Zyuskova Nina Anatolyevna Zyuskova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow where she won the Gold medal with her team mates Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goistchik and Irina Nazarova in the women's 4x400 metres... Mariya Kulchunova Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev...	3:23.04	United States Sharon Dabney Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Bryant is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters.... Patricia Jackson Sherri Howard Sherri Howard Sherri Howard is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S...	3:27.36
High jump	Americas	1.96	Europe	1.94	Soviet Union	1.90
Long jump	Soviet Union	6.64	East Germany	6.55	United States	6.31
Shot put	East Germany	20.98	Europe	19.74	Soviet Union	19.70
Discus throw	East Germany	65.18	Soviet Union	65.14	Americas	62.84
Javelin throw	East Germany	66.10	Europe	65.82	Americas	63.50

¹ Totka Petrova of Europe originally won the 1500m with 4:06.47, but she was disqualified after it was found that she had failed a doping test at the Balkan Games.

External links

• World Cup Results
• Full Results by IAAF