1979 IAAF World Cup

None July 2025 The 2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on August 24–26, 1979, at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Overall results Men Pos. Team Result 1 United States 119 2 Europe 112 3 East Germany 108 4 Soviet Union 102 5 America 98 6 Africa 84 7 Oceania 58 8 Asia 36 Women Pos. Team Result 1 East Germany 106 2 Soviet Union 98 3 Europe 88 4 United States 76 5 America 68 6 Oceania 47 7 Africa 30 8 Asia 26 Medal summary 1979 IAAF World Cup results Men 100 metres James Sanford USA United States 10.17 Silvio Leonard CUB Americas10.26 Marian Woronin POL Europe10.28 200 metresSilvio Leonard CUB Americas 20.34 Leszek Dunecki POL Europe20.50 Peter Okodogbe NGR Africa20.69 400 metresHassan El Kachief SUD Africa 45.39 Nikolay Chernetskiy URS Soviet Union46.06 Tony Darden USA United States46.12800 metresJames Maina Boi KEN Africa 1:47.69 James Robinson USA United States1:47.85Willi Wülbeck FRG Europe1:47.881500 metresThomas Wessinghage FRG Europe 3:46.00Vladimir Ponomaryov URS Soviet Union3:46.13Jürgen Straub GDR East Germany3:46.305000 metresMiruts Yifter ETH 1975 Africa 13:35.9 Valeriy Abramov URS Soviet Union13:37.6 Markus Ryffel SUI Europe13:38.610,000 metresMiruts Yifter ETH 1975 Africa 27:53.07 Craig Virgin USA United States27:59.55 Aleksandras Antipovas URS Soviet Union28:25.17110 metre hurdlesRenaldo Nehemiah USA United States 13.39 Thomas Munkelt GDR East Germany13.42 Alejandro Casañas CUB Americas13.44 400 metre hurdlesEdwin Moses USA United States 47.53Harald Schmid FRG Europe48.71 Vasyl Arkhypenko URS Soviet Union48.973000 metre steeplechaseKip Rono KEN Africa 8:25.97 Ralf Pönitzsch GDR East Germany8:29.28Mariano Scartezzini ITA Europe8:29.444×100 metre relay AmericasOsvaldo LaraNelson dos SantosSilvio LeonardAltevir de Araújo38.70 United StatesMike RobersonHarvey GlanceMel LattanySteve Riddick38.77 EuropeJerzy BrunnerLeszek DuneckiZenon LicznerskiMarian Woronin38.85 4×400 metre relay United StatesHerman FrazierBill GreenWillie SmithTony Darden3:00.70 EuropeRyszard PodlasFranz-Peter HofmeisterHarry SchultingHarald Schmid3:00.80 AfricaBilly KonchellahDele UdoJames AtutiHassan El Kachief3:01.22 High jumpFranklin Jacobs USA United States 2.27Jacek Wszoła POL Europe2.27Aleksandr Grigoryev URS Soviet Union2.24 Pole vaultMike Tully USA United States 5.45 Patrick Abada FRA Europe5.45Konstantin Volkov URS Soviet Union5.30 Long jumpLarry Myricks USA United States 8.52 Lutz Dombrowski GDR East Germany8.27David Giralt CUB Americas8.22 Triple jumpJoão Carlos de Oliveira BRA Americas 17.02Gennadiy Valyukevich URS Soviet Union16.94Ian Campbell AUS Oceania16.76 Shot putUdo Beyer GDR East Germany 20.45Reijo Ståhlberg FIN Europe20.05Aleksandr Baryshnikov URS Soviet Union20.00 Discus throwWolfgang Schmidt GDR East Germany 66.02 Mac Wilkins USA United States64.92 Luis Delís CUB Americas63.50 Hammer throwSergey Litvinov URS Soviet Union 78.70 Karl-Hans Riehm FRG Europe75.88 Roland Steuk GDR East Germany74.82 Javelin throw Wolfgang Hanisch GDR East Germany 86.48 Mike O'Rourke NZL Oceania85.80 Antonio González CUB Americas83.44 Women 100 metresEvelyn Ashford USA United States 11.06Marlies Göhr GDR East Germany11.17 Annegret Richter FRG Europe11.36 200 metresEvelyn Ashford USA United States 21.83Marita Koch GDR East Germany22.02 Lyudmila Kondratyeva URS Soviet Union22.66400 metresMarita Koch GDR Europe 48.97Mariya Kulchunova URS Soviet Union50.60Irena Szewińska POL Europe51.15800 metresNikolina Shtereva BUL 1971 Europe 2:00.52Nadezhda Mushta URS Soviet Union2:01.09Anita Weiß GDR East Germany2:01.331500 metresChristiane Wartenberg GDR East Germany 4:06.881Giana Romanova URS Soviet Union4:08.73Francie Larrieu USA United States4:09.163000 metresSvetlana Ulmasova URS Soviet Union 8:36.34Grete Waitz NOR Europe8:38.59 Francie Larrieu USA United States8:53.02 100 metre hurdlesGrażyna Rabsztyn POL Europe 12.67Tatyana Anisimova URS Soviet Union12.75Kerstin Claus GDR East Germany13.03400 metre hurdlesBärbel Klepp GDR East Germany 55.83Marina Makeyeva URS Soviet Union56.02Debbie Esser USA United States56.754×100 metre relay EuropeLinda HaglundChantal RégaAnnegret RichterHeather Hunte42.19 East GermanyChristina BrehmerRomy SchneiderIngrid AuerswaldMarlies Göhr42.32 Soviet UnionVera AnisimovaOlga KorotkovaMarina SidorovaLyudmila Kondratyeva42.524×400 metre relay East GermanyGabriele KotteChristina BrehmerBrigitte KöhnMarita Koch3:20.37 Soviet UnionIrina BagryantsevaTatyana ProrochenkoNina ZyuskovaMariya Kulchunova3:23.04 United StatesSharon DabneyRosalyn BryantPatricia JacksonSherri Howard3:27.36 High jump Debbie Brill CANAmericas 1.96Sara Simeoni ITA Europe 1.94Nina Serbina URSSoviet Union 1.90 Long jumpAnita Stukane URS Soviet Union 6.64 Brigitte Wujak GDR East Germany6.55Kathy McMillan USA United States6.31 Shot putIlona Slupianek GDR East Germany 20.98Helena Fibingerová TCH Europe19.74Svetlana Krachevskaya URS Soviet Union19.70 Discus throwEvelin Jahl GDR East Germany 65.18 Svetlana Melnikova URS Soviet Union65.14María Cristina Betancourt CUB Americas62.84 Javelin throw Ruth Fuchs GDR East Germany 66.10 Éva Ráduly-Zörgő ROU 1965 Europe65.82María Caridad Colón CUB Americas63.50 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. 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