1979 IAAF World Cup – Results explained

These are the full results of the 1979 IAAF World Cup which was held between 24 and 26 August 1979 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada.

Results

100 m

Men

24 August
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 10.17 8
2 Silvio Leonard (CUB) Americas 10.26 7
3 Marian Woronin (POL) Europe 10.28 6
4 East Germany 10.33 5
5 Ernest Obeng (GHA) Africa 10.36 4
6 Richard James (AUS) Oceania 10.49 3
7 Suchart Chairsuvaparb (THA) Asia 10.51 2
8 Soviet Union 11.47 1
 

Women

25 August
Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 11.06 8
2 East Germany 11.17 7
3 Annegret Richter (FRG) Europe 10.28 6
4 Soviet Union 11.47 5
5 Angella Taylor (CAN) Americas 11.50 4
6 Helen Edwards (AUS) Oceania 11.67 3
7 Oguzoeme Nsenu (NGR) Africa 11.78 2
8 Emiko Konishi (JPN) Asia 12.31 1

200 m

Men

25 August
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Silvio Leonard (CUB) Americas 20.34 8
2 Leszek Dunecki (POL) Europe 20.50 7
3 Peter Okodogbe (NGR) Africa 20.69 6
4 East Germany 20.73 5
5 United States 20.75 4
6 Soviet Union 20.96 3
7 Yasuhiro Harada (JPN) Asia 21.14 2
8 Barry Besanko (AUS) Oceania 21.19 1
 

Women

24 August
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 21.83 8
2 East Germany 22.02 7
3 Soviet Union 22.66 6
4 Annegret Richter (FRG) Europe 22.78 5
5 Angella Taylor (CAN) Americas 22.83 4
6 Hannah Afriyie (GHA) Africa 23.61 3
7 Kim Robertson (NZL) Oceania 23.78 2
8 Sumiko Kaihara (JPN) Asia 24.60 1

400 m

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Hassan El Kashief (SUD) Africa 45.39 8
2 Soviet Union 46.06 7
3 United States 46.12 6
4 Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG) Europe 46.36 5
5 East Germany 46.40 4
6 Colin Bradford (JAM) Americas 46.88 3
7 Jim O'Sullivan (AUS) Oceania 48.20 2
8 Shoichi Handa (JPN) Asia 48.58 1
 

Women

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 East Germany 48.97 8
2 Soviet Union 50.60 7
3 Irena Szewińska (POL) Europe 51.15 6
4 Marita Payne (CAN) Americas 53.01 5
5 Terri-Anne Wangman (AUS) Oceania 53.44 4
6 Ruth Waithera (KEN) Africa 53.60 3
7 United States 54.37 2
8 Rita Sen (IND) Asia 57.76 1

800 m

Men

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 James Maina Boi (KEN) Africa 1:47.69 8
2 United States 1:47.85 7
3 Willi Wülbeck (FRG) Europe 1:47.88 6
4 East Germany 1:47.90 5
5 Agberto Guimarães (BRA) Americas 1:48.8 4
6 Soviet Union 1:49.4 3
7 John Higham (AUS) Oceania 1:50.2 2
8 Faleh Naji (IRQ) Asia 1:55.4 1
 

Women

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Nikolina Shtereva (BUL) Europe 2:00.52 8
2 Soviet Union 2:01.09 7
3 East Germany 2:01.33 6
4 Anne Mackie-Morelli (CAN) Americas 2:02.01 5
5 Charlene Rendina (AUS) Oceania 2:02.62 4
6 Mary Chemweno (KEN) Africa 2:04.49 3
7 United States 2:06.06 2
8 Geeta Zutshi (IND) Asia 2:10.31 1

1500 m

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) Europe 3:46.00 8
2 Soviet Union 3:46.13 7
3 East Germany 3:46.30 6
4 United States 3:46.78 5
5 Mike Boit (KEN) Africa 3:46.85 4
6 Steve Foley (AUS) Oceania 3:47.8 3
7 Paul Craig (CAN) Americas 3:48.1 2
8 Rattan Singh (IND) Asia 3:52.4 1
 

Women

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Totka Petrova (BUL) Europe 4:06.47 8 DQ[1]
1 East Germany 4:06.88 8
2 Soviet Union 4:08.73 7
3 United States 4:09.16 6
4 Sakina Boutamine (ALG) Africa 4:12.13 5
5 Alison Wright (NZL) Oceania 4:13.48 4
6 Brit McRoberts (CAN) Americas 4:15.33 3
7 Kumiko Kobayashi (JPN) Asia 4:47.61 2

5000/3000 m

Men

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Miruts Yifter (ETH) Africa 13:35.9 8
2 Soviet Union 13:37.6 7
3 Markus Ryffel (SUI) Europe 13:38.6 6
4 East Germany 13:39.8 5
5 Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) Americas 13:40.6 4
6 United States 13:42.0 3
7 David Fitsimmons (AUS) Oceania 13:45.1 2
8 Gopal Singh Saini (IND) Asia 14:26.8 1
 

Women

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 8:36.34 8
2 Grete Waitz (NOR) Europe 8:38.59 7
3 United States 8:53.02 6
4 East Germany 9:13.27 5
5 Barbara Moore (NZL) Oceania 9:19.65 4
6 Shauna Miller (CAN) Americas 9:20.28 3
7 Sakina Boutamine (ALG) Africa 9:30.73 2
8 Tashiko Kumagai (JPN) Asia 9:52.95 1

10,000 m

Men

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Miruts Yifter (ETH) Africa 27:53.07 8
2 United States 27:59.55 7
3 Soviet Union 28:25.17 6
4 Gerard Barratt (AUS) Oceania 28:29.76 5
5 Peter Butler (CAN) Americas 28:40.83 4
6 East Germany 29:15.52 3
7 John Treacy (IRL) Europe 29:25.30 2
8 Edward Vincent (IND) Asia 29:26.50 1

110/100 m hurdles

Men

26 August
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 13.39 8
2 East Germany 13.42 7
3 Alejandro Casañas (CUB) Americas 13.44 6
4 Soviet Union 13.74 5
5 Jan Pusty (POL) Europe 13.88 4
6 Godwin Obasogie (NGR) Africa 14.18 3
7 Michael Wilson (AUS) Oceania 14.59 2
Yoshifumi Fujimori (JPN) Asia DNF 0
 

Women

25 August
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) Europe 12.67 8
2 Soviet Union 12.75 7
3 East Germany 13.03 6
4 United States 13.23 5
5 Sharon Lane (CAN) Americas 13.63 4
6 Penny Gillies (AUS) Oceania 13.88 3
7 Judy Bell-Gam (NGR) Africa 13.93 2
8 Emi Akimoto (JPN) Asia 14.28 1

400 m hurdles

Men

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 47.53 8
2 Harald Schmid (FRG) Europe 48.71 7
3 Soviet Union 48.97 6
4 East Germany 49.66 5
5 Peter Grant (AUS) Oceania 50.20 4
6 António Ferreira (BRA) Americas 50.54 3
7 Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) Africa 50.55 2
Hassan Kadhum (IRQ) Asia DNS 1
 

Women

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 East Germany 55.83 8
2 Soviet Union 56.02 7
3 United States 56.75 6
4 Christine Warden (GBR) Europe 57.20 5
5 Lynette Young (AUS) Oceania 58.80 4
6 Francine Gendron (CAN) Americas 60.91 3
7 Yumiko Aoi (JPN) Asia 61.02 2
8 Fatima El Faquir (MAR) Africa 67.42 1

3000 m steeplechase

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Kip Rono (KEN) Africa 8:25.97 8
2 East Germany 8:29.28 7
3 Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) Europe 8:29.44 6
4 United States 8:30.09 5
5 Masanari Shintaku (JPN) Asia 8:40.00 4
6 Soviet Union 8:46.23 3
7 Philippe Lahuerte (CAN) Americas 8:54.68 2
8 Howard Healey (AUS) Oceania 9:15.06 1

4 × 100 m relay

Men

25 August

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 Americas Osvaldo Lara (CUB), Nelson dos Santos (BRA), Silvio Leonard (CUB), Altevir de Araújo (BRA) 38.70 8
2 United States Mike Roberson, Harvey Glance, Mel Lattany, Steve Riddick 38.77 7
3 Europe Jerzy Brunner (POL), Leszek Dunecki (POL), Zenon Licznerski (POL), Marian Woronin (POL) 38.85 6
4 East Germany Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, Detlef Kübeck, Olaf Prenzler, Alexander Thieme 38.86 5
5 Africa Ernest Obeng (GHA), Edward Ofili (NGR), Théophile Nkounkou (CGO), Peter Okodogbe (NGR) 39.02 4
6 Soviet Union Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, Andrey Shlyapnikov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Vladimir Ignatenko 39.52 3
7 Oceania James Kelly (AUS), Richard James (AUS), Barry Besanko (AUS), Colin O'Sullivan (AUS) 39.85 2
8 Asia Suchart Chairsuvaparb (THA), Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA), Akira Harada (JPN), Shunzo Shito (JPN) 40.09 1
 

Women

26 August

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 Europe Linda Haglund (SWE), Chantal Réga (FRA), Annegret Richter (FRG), Heather Hunte (GBR) 42.19 8
2 East Germany Christina Brehmer, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr 42.32 7
3 Soviet Union Vera Anisimova, Olga Korotkova, Marina Sidorova, Lyudmila Kondratyeva 42.32 6
4 United States Evelyn Ashford, Karen Hawkins, Dollie Fleetwood, Valerie Boyer 43.53 5
5 Americas Lilieth Hodges (JAM), Rosie Allwood (JAM), Silvia Chivás (CUB), Angella Taylor (CAN) 43.99 4
6 Oceania Helen Edwards (AUS), Debbie Wells (AUS), Janeen Faithfull (AUS), Kim Robertson (NZL) 44.62 3
7 Africa Nzaeli Kyomo (TAN), Grace Bakari (GHA), Hannah Afriyie (GHA), Oguzoeme Nsenu (NGR) 44.83 2
8 Asia Yumiko Aoi (JPN), Usanee Lopinkarn (THA), Mo Hyung-hee (KOR), Ying Yaping (CHN) 46.19 1

4 × 400 m relay

Men

26 August

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 United States Herman Frazier, Bill Green, Willie Smith, Tony Darden 3:00.70 8
2 Europe Ryszard Podlas (POL), Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG), Harry Schulting (NED), Harald Schmid (FRG) 3:00.80 7
3 Africa Billy Konchellah (KEN), Dele Udo (NGR), James Atuti (KEN), Hassan El Kachief (SUD) 3:01.22 6
4 Soviet Union Viktor Burakov, Vasiliy Arkhipyenko, Remigijus Valiulis, Nikolay Chernetskiy 3:02.24 5
5 Americas Ian Stapleton (JAM), Colin Bradford (JAM), Brian Saunders (JAM), Clyde Edwards (BAR) 3:02.39 4
6 East Germany Frank Richter, Udo Bauer, Frank Schaffer, Manfred Konow 3:05.27 3
7 Oceania Peter Grant (AUS), Jim O'Sullivan (AUS), John Higham (AUS), Peter Pearless (NZL) 3:06.19 2
8 Asia Fahim Al-Sada (IRQ), Uday Krishna Pradhu (IND), Ramashwany Gnanasekaran (IND), Shoichi Handa (JPN) 3:12.49 1
 

Women

24 August

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 East Germany Gabriele Kotte, Christina Brehmer, Brigitte Köhn, Marita Koch 3:20.37 8
2 Soviet Union Irina Bagryantseva, Tatyana Prorochenko, Nina Zyuskova, Mariya Kulchunova 3:23.04 7
3 United States Sharon Dabney, Rosalyn Bryant, Patricia Jackson, Sherri Howard 3:27.36 6
4 Europe Karoline Käfer (AUT), Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH), Elke Decker (FRG), Irena Szewińska (POL) 3:27.39 5
5 Americas Aurelia Pentón (CUB), Jackie Pusey (JAM), Marita Payne (CAN), June Griffith (GUY) 3:28.50 4
6 Oceania Marian O'Shaughnessy (AUS), Terri-Anne Wangman (AUS), Lynnette Young (AUS), Kim Robertson (NZL) 3:35.60 3
7 Africa Grace Bakari (GHA), Marième Boye (SEN), Mary Chemweno (KEN), Ruth Waithera (KEN) 3:36.24 2
8 Asia Rita Sen (IND), Yumiko Aoi (JPN), Saik Oik Cum (MAS), Chen Juying (CHN) 3:48.75 1

High jump

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 United States 2.27 8
2 Jacek Wszoła (POL) Europe 2.27 7
3 Soviet Union 2.24 6
4 East Germany 2.24 5
5 Milton Ottey (CAN) Americas 2.10 4
6 Othmane Belfaa (ALG) Africa 2.10 3
7 Kazunori Koshikawa (JPN) Asia 2.05 2
8 Michael Dick (AUS) Oceania 2.00 1
 

Women

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Debbie Brill (CAN) Americas 1.96 8
2 Sara Simeoni (ITA) Europe 1.94 7
3 Soviet Union 1.90 6
4 East Germany 1.87 5
5 United States 1.87 4
6 Catherine Soanes (AUS) Oceania 1.78 3
7 Zheng Dazhen (CHN) Asia 1.75 2
8 Kawther Akrémi (TUN) Africa 1.65 1

Pole vault

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 United States 5.45 8
2 Patrick Abada (FRA) Europe 5.45 7
3 Soviet Union 5.30 6
4 Bruce Simpson (CAN) Americas 5.20 5
5 Itsuo Takanezawa (JPN) Asia 5.00 4
6 East Germany 5.00 3
7 Bob Huddle (AUS) Oceania 4.60 2
Kaddour Rahal (ALG) Africa NM 0

Long jump

Men

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 United States 8.52 8
2 East Germany 8.27 7
3 David Giralt (CUB) Americas 8.22 6
4 Soviet Union 7.88 5
5 Gary Honey (AUS) Oceania 7.72 4
6 Grzegorz Cybulski (POL) Europe 7.66 3
7 Suresh Babu (IND) Asia 7.41 2
8 Kayode Elegbede (NGR) Africa 7.36 1
 

Women

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 6.64 8
2 East Germany 6.55 7
3 United States 6.31 6
4 Eloína Hechavarría (CUB) Americas 6.25 5
5 Doina Anton (ROM) Europe 6.09 4
6 Sumie Awara (JPN) Asia 5.96 3
7 Lynette Jacenko (AUS) Oceania 5.91 2
8 Bella Bellgam (NGR) Africa 5.73 1

Triple jump

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) Americas 17.02 8
2 Soviet Union 16.94 7
3 Ian Campbell (AUS) Oceania 16.76 6
4 Zou Zhenxian (CHN) Asia 16.68 5
5 United States 16.66 4
6 East Germany 16.31 3
7 Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) Africa 16.31 2
8 Bernard Lamitié (FRA) Europe 15.86 1

Shot put

Men

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 20.45 8
2 Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) Europe 20.05 7
3 Soviet Union 20.00 6
4 United States 19.42 5
5 Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) Americas 19.40 4
6 Nagui Asaad (EGY) Africa 19.00 3
7 Mohamed Al-Zinkawi (KUW) Asia 17.25 2
8 Ray Rigby (AUS) Oceania 16.43 1
 

Women

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 20.98 8
2 Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Europe 19.74 7
3 Soviet Union 19.70 6
4 United States 18.86 5
5 María Elena Sarría (CUB) Americas 18.59 4
6 Shen Lijuan (CHN) Asia 17.25 3
7 Bev Francis (AUS) Oceania 15.16 2
8 Odette Mistoul (GAB) Africa 13.71 1

Discus throw

Men

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 66.02 8
2 United States 64.92 7
3 Luis Delís (CUB) Americas 63.50 6
4 Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) Europe 63.50 5
5 Soviet Union 59.34 4
6 Robin Tait (NZL) Oceania 54.60 3
7 Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN) Africa 52.82 2
8 Kiyotaka Kawasaki (JPN) Asia 52.54 1
 

Women

26 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 65.18 8
2 Soviet Union 65.14 7
3 María Cristina Betancourt (CUB) Americas 62.84 6
4 Svetla Bozhkova (BUL) Europe 60.84 5
5 Gael Mulhall (AUS) Oceania 56.50 4
6 Li Xiaohui (CHN) Asia 55.64 3
7 United States 50.06 2
8 Zoubida Laayouni (MAR) Africa 46.08 1

Hammer throw

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 78.70 8
2 Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) Europe 75.88 7
3 East Germany 74.82 6
4 Peter Farmer (AUS) Oceania 71.68 5
5 Armando Orozco (CUB) Americas 69.62 4
6 Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN) Asia 67.32 3
7 United States 65.20 2
8 Abdallah Boubekeur (ALG) Africa 51.66 1

Javelin throw

Men

25 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 86.48 8
2 Mike O'Rourke (NZL) Oceania 85.80 7
3 Antonio González (CUB) Americas 83.44 6
4 Michael Wessing (FRG) Europe 81.06 5
5 Soviet Union 80.76 4
6 Jacques Ayé Abehi (CIV) Africa 74.94 3
7 Shen Maomao (CHN) Asia 72.70 2
8 United States 71.06 1
 

Women

24 August

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 66.10 8
2 Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM) Europe 65.82 7
3 María Caridad Colón (CUB) Americas 63.50 6
4 United States 59.98 5
5 Soviet Union 57.00 4
6 Li Xiaohui (CHN) Asia 52.50 3
7 Pamela Matthews (AUS) Oceania 52.48 2
8 Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) Africa 49.64 1

References

Competition results

Notes and References

  1. Doping

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