1979 European Cup "A" Final Explained

These are the full results of the 1979 European Cup "A" Final in athletics which was held at the Stadion Maksimir on 4 and 5 August 1979 in Turin, Italy.^[1] ^[2]

Team standings

Men
Pos.	Nation	Points
1		125
2		114
3		110
4	Poland	90
5		82
6		79
7		70.5
8		49.5

Women
Pos.	Nation	Points
1		102
2		100
3	Bulgaria	76
4		62
5	Romania	58
		58
7	Poland	55
8		29

Men's results

100 metres

4 August
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Time	Points
1	5	10.15	8
2	8	10.16	7
3	7	10.19	6
4	2	10.39	5
5	1	10.44	4
6	3	10.45	3
7	4	10.46	2
8	6	10.70	1

200 metres

5 August
Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank	Lane	Time	Points
1	8	20.29	8
2	7	20.31	7
3	1	20.43	6
4	3	20.53	5
5	2	20.64	4
6	4	20.68	3
7	5	20.98	2
8	6	21.29	1

400 metres

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	45.31	8
2	45.70	7
3	46.11	6
4	46.15	5
5	46.33	4
6	46.54	3
7	46.66	2
8	47.42	1

800 metres

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	1:47.28	8
2	1:48.03	7
3	1:48.11	6
4	1:48.18	5
5	1:48.35	4
6	1:48.70	3
7	1:49.47	2
8	1:50.20	1

1500 metres

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	3:36.27	8
2	3:36.40	7
3	3:38.34	6
4	3:38.48	5
5	3:39.66	4
6	3:40.62	3
7	3:44.12	2
8	3:46.45	1

5000 metres

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	14:12.88	8
2	14:13.97	7
3	14:15.91	6
4	14:16.27	5
5	14:16.89	4
6	14:18.80	3
7	14:19.89	2
8	14:32.35	1

10,000 metres

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	28:22.86	8
2	28:40.32	7
3	28:42.09	6
4	28:57.68	5
5	29:23.78	4
6	29:41.53	3
7	30:20.99	2
8	30:51.45	1

110 metres hurdles

5 August
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Time	Points
1	6	13.47	8
2	8	13.56	7
3	4	13.74	6
4	3	13.91	5
5	1	13.94	4
6	7	13.94	3
7	2	13.98	2
8	5	14.15	1

400 metres hurdles

4 August

Rank	Lane	Time	Points
1	8	47.85	8
2	1	48.34	7
3	7	48.58	6
4	3	50.20	5
5	4	50.83	4
6	2	51.20	3
7	5	51.36	2
8	6	53.16	1

3000 metres steeplechase

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	8:22.74	8
2	8:23.75	7
3	8:25.87	6
4	8:30.66	5
5	8:34.15	4
6	8:35.64	3
7	8:46.95	2
8	8:55.89	1

4 × 100 metres relay

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	38.47	8
2	38.70	7
3	38.71	6
4	38.73	5
5	38.95	4
6	38.98	3
7	38.99	2
8	40.33	1

4 × 400 metres relay

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	3:01.91	8
2	3:02.16	7
3	3:02.35	6
4	3:03.04	5
5	3:04.89	4
6	3:05.63	3
7	3:05.72	2
8	3:06.01	1

High jump

4 August

Rank	Result	Points
1	2.32	8
2	2.30	7
3	2.24	6
4	2.24	5
5	2.20	4
6	2.14	3
7	2.14	2
8	2.08	1

Pole vault

5 August

Rank	Result	Points
1	5.60	8
2	5.60	7
3	5.55	6
4	5.50	5
5	5.30	4
6	5.30	3
7	5.20	2
8	4.80	1

Long jump

4 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	x	8.17	8.25	x	7.96	8.31	8.31	8
2	7.74	7.60	8.03	7.76	7.67	7.72	8.03	7
3	7.91	7.78	7.83	7.95	x	7.90	7.95	6
4	7.75	7.61	7.75	7.80	7.90	7.85	7.90	5
5	7.80	7.59	7.63	7.35	x	x	7.80	4
6	7.43	7.44	7.15	7.47	7.78	6.16	7.78	3
7	7.60	7.50	7.74	7.34	x	7.76	7.76	2
8	7.41	7.36	7.58	7.36	5.91	x	7.58	1

Triple jump

5 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	16.77	x	16.94	x	16.47	16.73	16.94	8
2	16.78	x	16.69	16.34	16.35	16.92	16.92	7
3	16.67	x	16.21	x	16.91	16.89	16.91	6
4	16.65	16.76	x	16.64	14.68	x	16.76	5
5	x	16.10	16.67	x	x	?	16.67	4
6	x	16.60	14.42	x	14.89	15.97	16.60	3
7	16.43	16.34	16.45	x	16.53	x	16.53	2
8	16.40	x	x	x	13.40	15.60	16.40	1

Shot put

4 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	20.78	21.13	21.12	20.59	20.81	21.01	21.13	8
2	19.20	x	20.27	19.22	x	–	20.27	7
3	19.14	19.77	x	20.25	19.29	19.90	20.25	6
4	19.78	19.38	19.75	x	x	19.87	19.87	5
5	18.08	19.61	19.67	19.45	19.75	x	19.75	4
6	18.70	18.82	19.46	x	x	19.04	19.46	3
7	18.50	x	18.22	x	–	–	18.50	2
8	18.04	18.05	18.13	18.14	18.04	x	18.14	1

Discus throw

5 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes	Points
1	59.10	66.76	63.34	x	64.10	x	66.76		8
2	x	x	58.82	62.96	x	61.58	62.96		7
3	62.72	x	60.18	61.06	x	60.66	62.72		6
4	57.28	60.14	60.48	59.86	60.32	58.84	60.48		5
5	59.70	x	58.12	55.52	54.02	56.26	59.70		4
6	54.76	55.88	56.26	?	54.02	55.52	56.26	^[3]	3
7							55.42		2
8	52.74	49.08	50.68	x	x	50.02	52.74		1

Hammer throw

4 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	78.08	78.66	77.46	77.28	77.04	76.10	78.66	8
2	x	73.68	x	74.46	76.90	73.90	76.90	7
3	72.98	73.88	x	x	75.76	x	75.76	6
4	x	72.22	x	72.08	x	x	72.22	5
5	69.62	70.16	71.14	x	71.96	72.14	72.14	4
6	63.52	x	x	x	65.46	67.24	67.24	3
7	64.16	64.52	63.96	63.32	62.98	63.98	64.52	2
8	63.34	64.00	x	62.76	62.54	x	64.00	1

Javelin throw

5 August – Old model

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	81.82	88.68	86.86	x	77.42	84.64	88.68	8
2	80.16	x	x	75.62	87.38	x	87.38	7
3	73.90	82.26	80.36	79.14	76.94	74.86	82.26	6
4	78.60	76.08	80.40	74.88	x	77.46	80.40	5
5	75.32	x	x	x	76.20	79.40	79.40	4
6	x	76.48	76.84	77.34	79.30	x	79.30	3
7	x	76.80	x	x	70.70	x	76.80	2
8							66.62	1

Women's results

100 metres

4 August
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Time	Points
1	11.03	8
2	11.15	7
3	11.22	6
4	11.31	5
5	11.36	4
6	11.39	3
7	11.52	2
8	11.83	1

200 metres

5 August
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Time	Points
1	22.40	8
2	22.50	7
3	22.75	6
4	22.84	5
5	22.94	4
6	22.97	3
7	23.46	2
8	24.00	1

400 metres

4 August

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes	Points
1	8	48.60	WR	8
2	4	49.63		7
3	5	51.27		6
4	3	51.85		5
5	6	52.02		4
6	2	52.23		3
7	7	53.42		2
8	1	55.03		1

800 metres

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	1:56.29	8
2	1:57.57	7
3	1:57.92	6
4	1:58.81	5
5	1:58.97	4
6	1:59.05	3
7	2:00.72	2
8	2:08.03	1

1500 metres

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	4:03.13	8
2	4:03.38	7
3	4:03.74	6
4	4:04.31	5
5	4:04.68	4
6	4:05.15	3
7	4:06.03	2
8	4:11.11	1

3000 metres

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	8:52.00	8
2	8:52.66	7
3	8:52.89	6
4	8:57.59	5
5	8:59.90	4
6	9:01.36	3
7	9:18.86	2
8	9:23.31	1

100 metres hurdles

5 August
Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Time	Points
1	6	12.77	8
2	7	12.85	7
3	4	13.17	6
4	1	13.36	5
5	8	13.50	4
6	5	13.57	3
7	3	13.95	2
8	2	14.88	1

400 metres hurdles

4 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	54.82	8
2	55.10	7
3	56.74	6
4	57.24	5
5	57.45	4
6	58.12	3
7	59.60	2
8	59.69	1

4 × 100 metres relay

4 August

Rank	Time	Note	Points
1	42.09	WR	8
2	42.49		7
3	43.18		6
4	43.32		5
5	43.58		4
6	43.73		3
7	45.09		2
8	45.34		1

4 × 400 metres relay

5 August

Rank	Time	Points
1	3:19.7	8
2	3:20.4	7
3	3:27.9	6
4	3:28.3	5
5	3:30.7	4
6	3:31.2	3
7	3:32.9	2
8	3:42.9	1

High jump

5 August

Rank	Result	Points
1	1.99	8
2	1.94	7
3	1.92	6
4	1.92	5
5	1.84	4
6	1.84	3
7	1.84	2
8	1.82	1

Long jump

5 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	6.75	x	6.89	–	x	–	6.89	8
2	6.50	6.26	6.60	6.59	x	6.20	6.60	7
3	6.20	6.44	x	6.47	6.22	6.36	6.47	6
4	x	6.25	x	x	x	6.46	6.46	5
5	x	6.25	x	6.42	x	x	6.45	4
6	6.28	6.23	6.42	x	x	6.41	6.42	3
7	6.16	6.08	6.36	x	6.42	x	6.42	2
8	5.99	x	6.00	x	6.17	5.91	6.17	1

Shot put

5 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	20.40	20.74	20.62	20.45	20.93	20.89	20.93	8
2	19.10	19.75	19.09	19.49	19.63	19.34	19.75	7
3	19.56	x	19.13	19.32	x	19.63	19.63	6
4	18.39	x	18.55	18.94	19.08	18.48	19.08	5
5	17.05	17.56	15.74	17.37	17.72	17.79	17.79	4
6	15.91	15.94	15.79	17.15	16.72	17.12	17.16	3
7	16.08	15.94	15.80	16.24	15.77	15.75	16.24	2
8	16.09	16.05	16.09	15.58	16.07	15.69	16.09	1

Discus throw

4 August

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	x	63.84	63.92	65.18	68.92	67.08	68.92	8
2	63.70	x	65.78	66.06	63.48	64.44	66.06	7
3	62.66	x	x	x	62.18	62.82	62.82	6
4	59.34	61.62	60.46	60.04	59.98	56.24	61.62	5
5	x	53.16	58.62	57.30	57.40	x	58.62	4
6	56.78	x	54.48	54.44	x	x	56.78	3
7	56.30	54.74	54.18	51.70	51.50	52.14	56.30	2
8	50.88	48.88	47.46	x	x	48.46	50.88	1

Javelin throw

4 August – Old model

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Points
1	65.54	x	x	64.84	66.28	x	66.28	8
2	65.46	x	x	65.06	60.20	59.86	65.46	7
3	62.38	56.74	x	53.60	x	x	62.38	6
4	61.32	56.74	61.30	62.08	x	61.50	62.08	5
5	61.32	56.74	61.30	62.08	x	61.50	62.08	4
6	59.16	57.02	x	55.94	59.24	x	59.24	3
7	57.96	57.58	56.10	53.62	58.80	x	58.80	2
8	x	x	53.98	52.84	x	52.58	53.98	1

1979 European Cup "A" Final Explained

Team standings

Men's results

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1500 metres

5000 metres

10,000 metres

110 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

3000 metres steeplechase

4 × 100 metres relay

4 × 400 metres relay

High jump

Pole vault

Long jump

Triple jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Women's results

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1500 metres

3000 metres

100 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

4 × 100 metres relay

4 × 400 metres relay

High jump

Long jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Javelin throw

Notes and References