These are the results of the 1977 IAAF World Cup , an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations , held on 2–4 September 1977 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf , West Germany .
The World Cup was contested by 309 athletes from 54 countries, and the winning teams were East Germany (men) and Europe (women).
In each event eight athletes represented eight teams:
In men's events five teams represented continents (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania) and the remaining three were three national teams (East Germany, West Germany and the United States).
In women's events West Germany team was replaced by Soviet Union
In each event athletes won points for their team, with 9 points won by gold medal winners, 7 points for silver medalists, six for bronze, and so on all the way to a single point for eighth-place finishers.
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Team results summary
Men's
Rank
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Points
Notes
1
East Germany
4
7
3
2
3
–
1
–
127
2
United States
6
3
3
3
1
2
1
–
120
3
West Germany
4
2
4
2
4
4
–
–
112
4
Europe
1
5
3
9
1
–
–
–
111
5
Americas
3
1
4
–
5
2
3
2
92
6
Africa
2
2
1
2
4
2
3
2
78
7
Oceania
–
–
2
2
–
4
5
4
48
8
Asia
–
–
–
–
2
6
6
6
44
Totals
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
14
732
Women's
Rank
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Points
Notes
1
Europe
7
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
109
2
East Germany
4
5
2
2
–
–
–
–
93
3
Soviet Union
2
3
7
1
1
–
–
–
90
4
United States
–
1
2
4
4
1
1
–
60
5
Americas
–
–
2
4
4
2
–
2
56
6
Oceania
1
–
–
1
3
4
3
2
46
7
Africa
–
–
–
–
–
6
6
2
32
8
Asia
–
–
–
1
2
1
4
6
30
Totals
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
516
Men
Track
Men's 100 metres
2 September 1977 Wind: –0.3 m/s
Men's 200 metres
4 September 1977 Wind: +1.0 m/s
Men's 400 metres
4 September 1977
Men's 800 metres
2 September 1977
Men's 1500 metres
3 September 1977
Men's 5000 metres
4 September 1977
Men's 10,000 metres
2 September
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
3 September 1977
Men's 110 metres hurdles
4 September 1977 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Men's 400 metres hurdles
2 September 1977
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
3 September 1977
Rank
Athletes
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Bill Collins (USA) , Steve Riddick (USA) , Cliff Wiley (USA) , Steve Williams (USA)
United States
38.03
9
WR
Manfred Kokot (GDR) , Eugen Ray (GDR) , Detlef Kübeck (GDR) , Alexander Thieme (GDR)
East Germany
38.57
7
Rui da Silva (BRA) , Silvio Leonard (CUB) , Don Quarrie (JAM) , Osvaldo Lara (CUB)
Americas
38.66
6
4
Aleksandr Aksinin (URS) , Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS) , Yuriy Silov (URS) , Valeriy Borzov (URS)
Europe
39.05
5
5
Werner Bastians (FRG) , Bernd Sattler (FRG) , Dieter Steinmann (FRG) , Michael Gruse (FRG)
West Germany
39.20
4
6
Samson Oyeledon (NGR) , Théophile Nkounkou (CGO) , Amadou Meïté (CIV) , Momar N'Dao (SEN)
Africa
39.74
3
7
Paul Narracott (AUS) , Barry Besanko (AUS) , Gary Henley-Smith (NZL) , Colin McQueen (AUS)
Oceania
40.08
2
8
Anat Ratanapol (THA) , Suchart Chairsuvaparb (THA) , Ok Sein-Jin (KOR) , Farhan Al-Roumaihi (QAT)
Asia
41.09
1
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
4 September 1977
Rank
Athletes
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Lothar Krieg (FRG) , Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG) , Harald Schmid (FRG) , Bernd Herrmann (FRG)
West Germany
3:01.24
9
Josip Alebić (YUG) , Francis Demarthon (FRA) , David Jenkins (GBR) , Ryszard Podlas (POL)
Europe
3:02.47
7
Delmo da Silva (BRA) , Fred Sowerby (ANT) , Brian Saunders (CAN) , Alberto Juantorena (CUB)
Americas
3:02.77
6
4
Reinhard Kokot (GDR) , Olaf Beyer (GDR) , Gunter Arnold (GDR) , Volker Beck (GDR)
East Germany
3:03.91
5
5
Georges Kablan Degnan (CIV) , Samson Kebenei (KEN) , Dele Udo (NGR) , Felix Imadiyi (NGR)
Africa
3:04.28
4
6
John Higham (AUS) , Rick Mitchell (AUS) , Anthony Hodgins (AUS) , Steve Erkkila (NZL)
Oceania
3:06.30
3
7
Ku Boon-Chil (KOR) , Mohammed-Reza Entezari (IRI) , Wang Lung-Hu (TPE) , Uday Krishna Prabhu (IND)
Asia
3:10.90
2
Stanley Vinson (USA) , Thomas Andrews (USA) , Edwin Moses (USA) , Maxie Parks (USA)
United States
DNF
Field
Men's high jump
4 September 1977
Men's pole vault
3 September 1977
Men's long jump
2 September 1977
Men's triple jump
3 September 1977
Men's shot put
2 September 1977
Men's discus throw
2 September 1977
Men's hammer throw
3 September 1977
Rank
Athlete
Team
Result
Points
Notes
Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG )
West Germany
75.64
9
Jochen Sachse (GDR )
East Germany
75.40
7
Peter Farmer (AUS )
Oceania
73.92
6
4
Yuriy Sedykh (URS )
Europe
72.20
5
5
Scott Neilson (CAN )
Americas
67.18
4
6
Emmitt Berry (USA )
United States
63.16
3
7
No Kyung-yul (KOR )
Asia
57.88
2
8
Youssef Ben Abid (TUN )
Africa
49.88
1
Men's javelin throw
4 September 1977
Women
Track
Women's 100 metres
3 September 1977 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Rank
Athlete
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Marlies Oelsner (GDR )
East Germany
11.16
9
Sonia Lannaman (GBR )
Europe
11.26
7
Silvia Chivás (CUB )
Americas
11.34
6
4
Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS )
Soviet Union
11.40
5
5
Evelyn Ashford (USA )
United States
11.48
4
6
Uti Ufon-Uko (NGR )
Africa
11.62
3
7
Denise Robertson (AUS )
Oceania
11.89
2
8
Lee Eun-Ja (KOR )
Asia
12.21
1
Women's 200 metres
2 September 1977 Wind: –0.7 m/s
Women's 400 metres
4 September 1977
Women's 800 metres
3 September 1977
Rank
Athlete
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Totka Petrova (BUL )
Europe
1:59.20
9
Christine Liebetrau (GDR )
East Germany
1:59.47
7
Svetlana Styrkina (URS )
Soviet Union
1:59.72
6
4
Anne Mackie-Morelli (CAN )
Americas
2:02.45
5
5
Sue Latter (USA )
United States
2:05.00
4
6
Rose Tata (KEN )
Africa
2:07.50
3
7
Phyllis Lazarakis (AUS )
Oceania
2:07.70
2
8
Pazit Fabian (ISR )
Asia
2:12.90
1
Women's 1500 metres
2 September 1977
Women's 3000 metres
4 September 1977
Rank
Athlete
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Grete Waitz (NOR )
Europe
8:43.5
9
Lyudmila Bragina (URS )
Soviet Union
8:46.3
7
Jan Merrill (USA )
United States
8:46.6
6
4
Ulrike Bruns (GDR )
East Germany
8:49.2
5
5
Angela Cook (AUS )
Oceania
9:14.6
4
6
Debbie Scott (CAN )
Americas
9:18.7
3
7
Elizabeth Cheptum (KEN )
Africa
9:22.1
2
8
Kandasamy Jayamani (SIN )
Asia
10:10.5
1
Women's 100 metres hurdles
3 September 1977 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
4 September 1977
Rank
Athletes
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Elvira Possekel (FRG) , Andrea Lynch (GBR) , Annegret Richter (FRG) , Sonia Lannaman (GBR)
Europe
42.51
9
Monika Hamann (GDR) , Romy Schneider (GDR) , Ingrid Brestrich (GDR) , Marlies Oelsner (GDR)
East Germany
42.65
7
Vera Anisimova (URS) , Lyudmila Maslakova (URS) , Marina Sidorova (URS) , Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS)
Soviet Union
42.91
6
4
Lilieth Hodges (JAM) , Silvia Chivás (CUB) , Patty Loverock (CAN) , Jacqueline Pusey (JAM)
Americas
42.95
5
5
Wendy Brown (NZL) , Raelene Boyle (AUS) , Barbara Wilson (AUS) , Debbie Wells (AUS)
Oceania
44.20
4
6
Eno Ekpo (NGR) , Nzaeli Kyomo (TAN) , Fatou Cissokho (SEN) , Utifon Ufon Oko (NGR)
Africa
46.67
3
7
Carolina Rieuwpassa (INA) , Marina Chin Leng Sim (MAS) , Emiko Konishi (JPN) , Lee Eun-ja (KOR)
Asia
47.40
2
Renaye Bowen (USA) , Pam Jiles (USA) , Rosalyn Bryant (USA) , Evelyn Ashford (USA)
United States
DNF
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
2 September 1977
Rank
Athletes
Team
Time
Points
Notes
Bettina Popp (GDR) , Barbara Krug (GDR) , Christina Brehmer (GDR) , Marita Koch (GDR)
East Germany
3:24.04
9
Rita Bottiglieri (ITA) , Donna Hartley (GBR) , Dagmar Fuhrmann (FRG) , Irena Szewińska (POL)
Europe
3:25.80
7
Lyudmila Aksyonova (URS) , Natalya Sokolova (URS) , Tatyana Prorochenko (URS) , Marina Sidorova (URS)
Soviet Union
3:27.00
6
4
Marian Fisher (AUS) , Verna Burnard (AUS) , Bethanie Nail (AUS) , Christine Dale (AUS)
Oceania
3:30.50
5
5
Joyce Yakubowich (CAN) , Jackie Pusey (JAM) , Helen Blake (JAM) , Aurelia Pentón (CUB)
Americas
3:31.00
4
6
Sharon Dabney (USA) , Pam Jiles (USA) , Kim Thomas (USA) , Rosalyn Bryant (USA)
United States
3:33.00
3
7
Ruth Kyalisima (UGA) , Marième Boye (SEN) , Tekla Chemabwai (KEN) , Ruth Waithera (KEN)
Africa
3:36.30
2
8
Lai Lee-Chiao (TPE) , Keiko Nagasawa (JPN) , Carolina Rieuwpassa (INA) , Than Than (MYA)
Asia
3:53.80
1
Field
Women's high jump
2 September 1977
Women's long jump
4 September 1977
Women's shot put
3 September 1977
Women's discus throw
4 September 1977
Women's javelin throw
2 September 1977
References
Sources
Butler, Mark, ed. (2006). 1st IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup IAAF Statistics Handbook Split 2010 . IAAF.
Full results at AthleticsDB.com
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