The 1st IAAF World Cup in Athletics

IAAF World Cup in Athletics

The IAAF Continental Cup is an international athletics competition which comprises track and field events. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual nations...

was an international track and field

Track and field

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 sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations

International Association of Athletics Federations

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, held on September 2–4, 1977, at the Rheinstadion

Rheinstadion

The Rheinstadion was a multi-purpose stadium, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium was built, near the Rhine, in 1926 and held 55,900 people, at the end of its life....

 in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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, West Germany

West Germany

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Men

Pos.	Team	Result
1	East Germany	127
2	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	120
3	West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	112
4	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...	111
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...	92
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...	78
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...	48
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...	44

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Women

Pos.	Team	Result
1	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...	109
2	East Germany	93
3	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....	90
4	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	60
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...	56
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...	46
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...	32
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...	30

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Men

100 metres	United States	10.13	East Germany	10.15	America	10.19
200 metres	United States	20.17	Europe	20.17	America	20.30
400 metres	America	45.36	East Germany	45.50	United States	45.57
800 metres	America	1:44.04	Africa	1:44.14	West Germany	1:45.47
1500 metres	Europe	3:34.45	West Germany	3:35.98	East Germany	3:37.50
5000 metres	Africa	13:13.82	United States	13:15.06	Oceania	13:17.42
10,000 metres	Africa	28:32.31	East Germany	28:34.00	Europe	28:35.00
110 metre hurdles	East Germany	13.41	America	13.50	United States	13.51
400 metre hurdles	United States	47.58	East Germany	48.83	West Germany	48.85
3000 metre steeplechase	West Germany	8:21.60	Africa	8:22.50	United States	8:25.20
4×100 metre relay	United States Bill Collins Bill Collins (athlete) William "Bill" Collins was an above average sprinter, originally running for Mount Vernon High School in Westchester County, New York, where he won four state titles and later at Texas Christian University where he achieved "All-American" status... Steve Riddick Cliff Wiley Cliff Wiley Cliff Wiley 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 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas... Steve Williams Steve Williams (athlete) Steve Williams is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States.He won the 100 metres at the 1977 IAAF Athletics World Cup in Dusseldorf whilst representing the USA...	38.03 WR	East Germany Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... Eugen Ray Eugen Ray Eugen Ray was a former East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres.... Detlef Kübeck Detlef Kübeck Detlef Kübeck is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thomas Munkelt, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann. He also competed in the 200 metres, but did not reach the final... Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter...	38.57	America Rui da Silva 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... Don Quarrie Don Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie C.D is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s.... 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...	38.56
4×400 metre relay	West Germany Lothar Krieg Lothar Krieg Lothar Krieg 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 Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Harald Schmid and Bernd... 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... 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... Bernd Herrmann Bernd Herrmann Bernd Herrmann was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Lothar Krieg and Harald...	3:01.34	Europe Josip Alebić Josip Alebić Josip Alebić is a former Croatian athlete. He competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay events in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Francis Demarthon David Jenkins David Jenkins (athlete) David Wilkinson Jenkins , is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley... 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...	3:02.47	America Delmo da Silva Fred Sowerby Fred Sowerby Frederick Oliver Newgent "Fred" Sowerby, Sr. is an Track and Field athlete from Antigua and Barbuda, known primarily for running the 400 metres. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated by finishing seventh in the quarterfinals while running more than two seconds slower than his personal... Brian Saunders Brian Saunders Brian Saunders is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey.-External links:... Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles....	3:02.66
High jump	East Germany	2.30	United States	2.27	Europe	2.24
Pole vault	United States	5.60	Europe	5.55	East Germany	5.30
Long jump	United States	8.19	West Germany	7.96	Africa	7.89
Triple jump	America	16.68	Europe	16.61	East Germany	16.43
Shot put	East Germany	21.74	Europe	20.46	West Germany	19.97
Discus throw	East Germany	67.14	United States	66.64	West Germany	62.64
Hammer throw	West Germany	75.64	East Germany	75.40	Oceania	73.92
Javelin throw	West Germany	87.46	East Germany	84.28	Europe	80.82

Women

100 metres	East Germany	11.16	Europe	11.26	America	11.34
200 metres	Europe	22.72	East Germany	23.02	Soviet Union	23.26
400 metres	Europe	49.52	East Germany	49.76	Soviet Union	51.29
800 metres	Europe	1:59.20	East Germany	1:59.47	Soviet Union	1:59.72
1500 metres	Soviet Union	4:12.74	United States	4:13.00	East Germany	4:13.10
3000 metres	Europe	8:43.50	Soviet Union	8:46.30	United States	8:46.60
100 metre hurdles	Europe	12.70	East Germany	12.86	Soviet Union	12.87
4×100 metre relay	Europe Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates 100 metres bronze medalist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 metre... Andrea Lynch Annegret Richter Annegret Richter Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion.... Sonia Lannaman Sonia Lannaman Sonia May Lannaman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed in her first Olympics in 1972 where she set a British junior record of 11.45 sec. In 1973 she became European junior champion winning gold in the 100 metres followed by a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay...	42.51	East Germany Monika Hamann Monika Hamann Monika Hamann, née Meyer is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. She represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg.... 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 Brestrich Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marlies Oelsner 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...	42.65	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... Lyudmila Maslakova Marina Sidorova Lyudmila Storozhkova	42.91
4×400 metre relay	East Germany Bettina Popp Barbara Krug Barbara Krug Barbara Krug is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1978 European Championships she won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt, Christina Lathan and Marita Koch... Christina Brehmer Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...	3:24.04	Europe Rita Bottiglieri Rita Bottiglieri Rita Bottiglieri is a retired pentathlete from Italy. She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:*... Donna Hartley Donna Hartley Donna Hartley-Wass, born Donna-Marie Louise Murray and formerly known as Donna Hartley is a British athlete.She was born in Southampton, England in 1955. She was a south of England sprint champion, and won the AAA's 200 metres in 1972 then the 400 metres in 75. In 1977 she was U.K. 400 metres... Dagmar Furhmann Irena Szewińska Irena Szewinska Irena Szewińska is a retired Polish Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events....	3:25.80	Soviet Union Lyudmila Aksyonova Natalya Sokolova Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Prorochenko trained at VSS Kolos in Zaporozhye... Marina Sidorova	3:27.00
High jump	East Germany	1.98	Europe	1.92	America	1.89
Long jump	Oceania	6.54	Europe	6.48	Soviet Union	6.48
Shot put	Europe	20.63 1	Soviet Union	20.39	United States	15.50
Discus throw	Soviet Union	68.10	Europe	63.38	East Germany	63.12
Javelin throw	East Germany	62.36	Soviet Union	62.02	Europe	60.30

¹ Ilona Schoknecht of East Germany originally won the shot put with 20.93m, but she was disqualified after it was found that she had failed a doping test at the European Cup.

External links

• World Cup Results
• Full Results by IAAF