1977 IAAF World Cup – Results explained

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.

Team results summary

Men's

Rank	Team	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Points	Notes
		4	7	3	2	3	–	1	–	127
	United States	6	3	3	3	1	2	1	–	120
		4	2	4	2	4	4	–	–	112
		1	5	3	9	1	–	–	–	111
	Americas	3	1	4	–	5	2	3	2	92
		2	2	1	2	4	2	3	2	78
		–	–	2	2	–	4	5	4	48
		–	–	–	–	2	6	6	6	44
Totals		20	20	20	20	20	20	19	14	732

Women's

Rank	Team	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Points	Notes
		7	5	1	1	–	–	–	–	109
		4	5	2	2	–	–	–	–	93
	Soviet Union	2	3	7	1	1	–	–	–	90
	United States	–	1	2	4	4	1	1	–	60
	Americas	–	–	2	4	4	2	–	2	56
		1	–	–	1	3	4	3	2	46
		–	–	–	–	–	6	6	2	32
		–	–	–	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

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		United States	10.13	9
		East Germany	10.15	7
		Americas	10.19	6
		Europe	10.37	5
		West Germany	10.57	4
		Asia	10.67	3
		Africa	10.70	2
		Oceania	10.71	1

Men's 200 metres

4 September 1977
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		United States	20.17	9
		Europe	20.17	7
		Americas	20.30	6
		East Germany	20.57	5
		West Germany	20.98	4
		Asia	21.24	3
		Africa	21.26	2
		Oceania	21.75	1

Men's 400 metres

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Americas	45.36	9
		East Germany	45.50	7
		United States	45.57	6
		Europe	45.60	5
		West Germany	45.78	4
		Asia	47.75	3
		Africa	DNS	–
		Oceania	DNS	–

Men's 800 metres

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Americas	1:44.04	9
		Africa	1:44.14	7
		West Germany	1:45.47	6
		United States	1:45.52	5
		Europe	1:45.53	4
		Oceania	1:46.15	3
		East Germany	1:46.59	2
		Asia	1:47.28	1

Men's 1500 metres

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	3:34.45	9
		West Germany	3:35.98	7
		East Germany	3:37.5	6
		Africa	3:37.8	5
		Asia	3:38.2	4
		Americas	3:39.2	3
		United States	3:44.0	2
		Oceania	DNF	–

Men's 5000 metres

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Africa	13:13.82	9
		United States	13:15.06	7
		Oceania	13:17.42	6
		Europe	13:20.35	5
		East Germany	13:24.98	4
		West Germany	13:31.7	3
		Asia	13:40.4	2
		Americas	14:13.3	1

Men's 10,000 metres

2 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Africa	28:32.3	9
		East Germany	28:34.0	7
		Europe	28:35.0	6
		West Germany	28:38.7	5
		Americas	28:45.5	4
		United States	28:52.5	3
		Asia	28:56.3	2
		Oceania	DNF	–

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		West Germany	8:21.60	9
		Africa	8:22.5	7
		United States	8:25.2	6
		Oceania	8:25.5	5
		East Germany	8:26.4	4
		Asia	8:48.7	3
		Americas	8:58.7	2
		Europe	DNF	–

Men's 110 metres hurdles

4 September 1977
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		East Germany	13.41	9
		Americas	13.50	7
		United States	13.51	6
		Europe	13.66	5
		Africa	13.95	4
		West Germany	14.09	3
		Oceania	14.23	2
		Asia	14.37	1

Men's 400 metres hurdles

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		United States	47.58	9
		East Germany	48.83	7
		West Germany	48.85	6
		Europe	49.73	5
		Africa	50.48	4
		Oceania	50.89	3
		Americas	50.95	2
		Asia	52.10	1

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

3 September 1977

Rank	Athletes	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		United States	38.03	9	WR
		East Germany	38.57	7
		Americas	38.66	6
		Europe	39.05	5
		West Germany	39.20	4
		Africa	39.74	3
		Oceania	40.08	2
		Asia	41.09	1

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

4 September 1977

Rank	Athletes	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		West Germany	3:01.24	9
		Europe	3:02.47	7
		Americas	3:02.77	6
		East Germany	3:03.91	5
		Africa	3:04.28	4
		Oceania	3:06.3	3
		Asia	3:10.9	2
		United States	DNF

Field

Men's high jump

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		East Germany	2.30	9
		United States	2.27	7
		Europe	2.24	6
		West Germany	2.21	5
		Africa	2.15	4
		Americas	2.15	3
		Oceania	2.10	2
		Asia	2.10	1

Men's pole vault

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		United States	5.60	9
		Europe	5.55	7
		East Germany	5.30	6
		Oceania	5.20	5
		Asia	5.10	4
		West Germany	5.10	3
		Americas	4.90	2
		Africa	NH

Men's long jump

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		United States	8.19	9
		West Germany	7.96	7
		Africa	7.89	6
		Europe	7.79	5
		East Germany	7.79	4
		Asia	7.68	3
		Oceania	7.18	2
		Americas	6.77	1

Men's triple jump

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		Americas	16.68	9
		Europe	16.61	7
		East Germany	16.43	6
		Africa	16.31	5
		United States	16.24	4
		West Germany	16.24	3
		Asia	15.89	2
		Oceania	14.70	1

Men's shot put

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		East Germany	21.74	9
		Europe	20.46	7
		West Germany	19.97	6
		United States	19.85	5
		Americas	18.30	4
		Africa	17.46	3
		Asia	17.43	2
		Oceania	15.92	1

Men's discus throw

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		East Germany	67.14	9
		United States	66.64	7
		West Germany	62.64	6
		Europe	61.36	5
		Americas	58.98	4
		Asia	53.24	3
		Oceania	52.90	2
		Africa	45.12	1

Men's hammer throw

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		West Germany	75.64	9
		East Germany	75.40	7
		Oceania	73.92	6
		Europe	72.20	5
		Americas	67.18	4
		United States	63.16	3
		Asia	57.88	2
		Africa	49.88	1

Men's javelin throw

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		West Germany	87.46	9
		East Germany	84.28	7
		Europe	80.82	6
		United States	77.26	5
		Americas	77.06	4
		Oceania	74.46	3
		Africa	70.48	2
		Asia	69.54	1

Women

Track

Women's 100 metres

3 September 1977
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		East Germany	11.16	9
		Europe	11.26	7
		Americas	11.34	6
		Soviet Union	11.40	5
		United States	11.48	4
		Africa	11.62	3
		Oceania	11.89	2
		Asia	12.21	1

Women's 200 metres

2 September 1977
Wind: –0.7 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	22.72	9
		East Germany	23.02	7
		Soviet Union	23.26	6
		United States	23.41	5
		Americas	23.45	4
		Oceania	23.82	3
		Africa	24.17	2
		Asia	25.22	1

Women's 400 metres

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	49.52	9
		East Germany	49.76	7
		Soviet Union	51.29	6
		United States	51.96	5
		Americas	52.33	4
		Oceania	52.57	3
		Africa	53.90	2
		Asia	55.88	1

Women's 800 metres

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	1:59.20	9
		East Germany	1:59.47	7
		Soviet Union	1:59.72	6
		Americas	2:02.45	5
		United States	2:05.0	4
		Africa	2:07.5	3
		Oceania	2:07.7	2
		Asia	2:12.9	1

Women's 1500 metres

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	4:12.74	9
		United States	4:13.0	7
		East Germany	4:13.1	6
		Europe	4:13.1	5
		Americas	4:14.6	4
		Africa	4:18.5	3
		Asia	4:24.8	2
		Oceania	4:31.5	1

Women's 3000 metres

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	8:43.5	9
		Soviet Union	8:46.3	7
		United States	8:46.6	6
		East Germany	8:49.2	5
		Oceania	9:14.6	4
		Americas	9:18.7	3
		Africa	9:22.1	2
		Asia	10:10.5	1

Women's 100 metres hurdles

3 September 1977
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	12.70	9
		East Germany	12.86	7
		Soviet Union	12.87	6
		Asia	13.26	5
		United States	13.54	4
		Americas	14.00	3
		Africa	14.02	2
		Oceania	14.75	1

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

4 September 1977

Rank	Athletes	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		Europe	42.51	9
		East Germany	42.65	7
		Soviet Union	42.91	6
		Americas	42.95	5
		Oceania	44.20	4
		Africa	46.67	3
		Asia	47.40	2
		United States	DNF

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

2 September 1977

Rank	Athletes	Team	Time	Points	Notes
		East Germany	3:24.04	9
		Europe	3:25.8	7
		Soviet Union	3:27.0	6
		Oceania	3:30.5	5
		Americas	3:31.0	4
		United States	3:33.0	3
		Africa	3:36.3	2
		Asia	3:53.8	1

Field

Women's high jump

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		East Germany	1.98	9
		Europe	1.92	7
		Americas	1.89	6
		United States	1.83	5
		Soviet Union	1.83	4
		Oceania	1.75	3
		Asia	1.75	2
		Africa	1.60	1

Women's long jump

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		Oceania	6.54	9
		Europe	6.48	7
		Soviet Union	6.48	6
		East Germany	6.42	5
		Asia	6.23	4
		Africa	6.15	3
		United States	6.13	2
		Americas	6.11	1

Women's shot put

3 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		Europe	20.63	9
		Soviet Union	20.39	7
		United States	15.50	6
		Americas	15.16	5
		Oceania	15.02	4
		Asia	14.60	3
		Africa	12.43	2
DSQ		East Germany	20.93	0

Women's discus throw

4 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		Soviet Union	68.10	9
		Europe	63.38	7
		East Germany	63.12	6
		Americas	54.52	5
		United States	53.16	4
		Oceania	50.66	3
		Asia	45.68	2
		Africa	44.58	1

Women's javelin throw

2 September 1977

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
		East Germany	62.36	9
		Soviet Union	62.02	7
		Europe	60.30	6
		United States	59.46	5
		Asia	55.42	4
		Africa	53.70	3
		Oceania	51.14	2
		Americas	46.52	1

Sources

• Book: Butler . Mark . 1st IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup IAAF Statistics Handbook Split 2010 . 2006 . IAAF .
• Full results at AthleticsDB.com