1981 IAAF World Cup – Results explained

These are the full results of the 1981 IAAF World Cup which was held between 4 and 6 September 1981 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

Results

100 m

Men

4 September
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Allan Wells (GBR) Europe 10.20 9
2 Ernest Obeng (GHA) Africa 10.21 8
3 East Germany 10.31 7
4 Soviet Union 10.41 6
5 Colin Bradford (JAM) Americas 10.44 5
6 Italy 10.51 4
7 Gerrard Keating (AUS) Oceania 10.70 3
8 Suchart Chairsuvaparb (THA) Asia 10.73 2
9 United States 10.96 1
 

Women

5 September
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 11.02 9
2 Kathy Smallwood (GBR) Europe 11.10 8
3 East Germany 11.13 7
4 Angela Taylor (CAN) Americas 11.18 6
5 Soviet Union 11.38 5
6 Italy 11.53 4
7 Helen Edwards (AUS) Oceania 11.58 3
8 Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) Africa 11.92 2
9 Yukiko Osako (JPN) Asia 12.14 1

200 m

Men

6 September
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 20.21 9
2 Allan Wells (GBR) Europe 20.53 8
3 East Germany 20.57 7
4 Don Quarrie (JAM) Americas 20.66 6
5 Italy 21.11 5
6 Soviet Union 21.13 4
7 Degnan Kablan (CIV) Africa 21.20 3
8 Toshio Toyota (JPN) Asia 21.39 2
9 Peter Van Miltenburg (AUS) Oceania 21.88 1
 

Women

4 September
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 22.18 9
2 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Europe 22.31 8
3 East Germany 22.41 7
4 Angela Taylor (CAN) Americas 22.67 6
5 Soviet Union 23.05 5
6 Italy 23.22 4
7 Helen Edwards (AUS) Oceania 23.68 3
8 Hannah Afriyie (GHA) Africa 24.63 2
9 Emiko Konishi (JPN) Asia 24.82 1

400 m

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 44.88 9
2 Italy 45.26 8
3 Bert Cameron (JAM) Americas 45.27 7
4 Hartmut Weber (FRG) Europe 45.52 6
5 Soviet Union 45.78 5
6 East Germany 45.86 4
7 Hassan El Kashief (SUD) Africa 45.96 3
8 Gary Minihan (AUS) Oceania 46.85 2
9 Takevuki Isobe (JPN) Asia 47.71 1
 

Women

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Europe 48.61 9
2 East Germany 49.27 8
3 Jackie Pusey (JAM) Americas 51.48 7
4 United States 51.76 6
5 Italy 52.50 5
6 Soviet Union 53.21 4
7 Leanne Evans (AUS) Oceania 53.44 3
8 Ruth Atuti (KEN) Africa 55.58 2
9 Junko Yoshida (JPN) Asia 56.00 1

800 m

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Sebastian Coe (GBR) Europe 1:46.16 9
2 United States 1:47.31 8
3 East Germany 1:47.49 7
4 Mike Hillardt (AUS) Oceania 1:47.59 6
5 Omer Khalifa (SUD) Africa 1:47.63 5
6 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) Americas 1:47.77 4
7 Italy 1:47.79 3
8 Soviet Union 1:48.15 2
9 Abraham Rajan (IND) Asia 1:53.21 1
 

Women

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 1:57.48 9
2 East Germany 1:58.31 8
3 Jolanta Januchta (POL) Europe 1:58.32 7
4 Italy 1:59.43 6
5 Terri-Anne Cater (AUS) Oceania 2:00.56 5
6 United States 2:01.79 4
7 Brit McRoberts (CAN) Americas 2:02.19 3
8 Mary Chemweno (KEN) Africa 2:05.73 2
9 Geeta Zutshi (IND) Asia 2:09.56 1

1500 m

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Steve Ovett (GBR) Europe 3:34.95 9
2 John Walker (NZL) Oceania 3:35.49 8
3 East Germany 3:35.58 7
4 Mike Boit (KEN) Africa 3:35.73 6
5 United States 3:36.56 5
6 Soviet Union 3:38.05 4
7 Italy 3:39.41 3
8 John Craig (CAN) Americas 3:39.86 2
9 Takahashi Ishii (JPN) Asia 3:40.93 1
 

Women

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 4:03.33 9
2 Italy 4:03.75 8
3 East Germany 4:04.67 7
4 Anna Bukis (POL) Europe 4:06.72 6
5 United States 4:08.98 5
6 Brit McRoberts (CAN) Americas 4:09.66 4
7 Mary Chemweno (KEN) Africa 4:10.49 3
8 Dianne Rodger (NZL) Oceania 4:19.98 2
9 Zhang Xiuyun (CHN) Asia 4:26.97 1

5000/3000 m

Men

6 September

 

Women

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 East Germany 8:54.89 9
2 Maricica Puică (ROM) Europe 8:55.80 8
3 Italy 8:57.10 7
4 Soviet Union 9:02.95 6
5 United States 9:13.10 5
6 Justina Chepchirchir (KEN) Africa 9:18.80 4
7 Barbara Moore (NZL) Oceania 9:18.83 3
8 Akemi Masuda (JPN) Asia 9:58.07 2
9 Angelita Lind (PUR) Americas 10:20.92 1

10,000 m

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 East Germany 27:38.43 9 NR
2 Mohamed Kedir (ETH) Africa 27:39.44 8
3 United States 27:40.69 7
4 Italy 27:42.70 6
5 Martti Vainio (FIN) Europe 27:48.62 5
6 Soviet Union 27:54.18 4
7 Kunimitsu Itō (JPN) Asia 28:35.95 3
8 Steve Austin (AUS) Oceania 28:51.70 2
9 Peter Butler (CAN) Americas 29:47.05 1

110/100 m hurdles

Men

6 September
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 13.32 9
2 Alejandro Casañas (CUB) Americas 13.36 8
3 Július Ivan (TCH) Europe 13.66 7
4 East Germany 13.72 6
5 Soviet Union 13.76 5
6 Italy 13.90 4
7 Tim Soper (NZL) Oceania 14.31 3
8 Yoshifumi Fujimori (JPN) Asia 14.31 2
9 Charles Kokoyo (KEN) Africa 14.63 1
 

Women

5 September
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 12.85 9
2 East Germany 12.91 8
3 Lucyna Langer (POL) Europe 12.97 7
4 United States 13.09 6
5 Penny Gillies (AUS) Oceania 13.59 5
6 Italy 13.68 4
7 Grisel Machado (CUB) Americas 13.76 3
8 Emi Akimoto (JPN) Asia 13.97 2
9 Cécile Ngambi (CMR) Africa 14.16 1

400 m hurdles

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 United States 47.37 9
2 East Germany 49.16 8
3 Harry Schulting (NED) Europe 49.69 7
4 Soviet Union 49.85 6
5 António Ferreira (BRA) Americas 50.45 5
6 Garry Brown (AUS) Oceania 50.59 4
7 Italy 50.69 3
8 Takashi Nagao (JPN) Asia 51.95 2
9 Jackson Melly (KEN) Africa 52.90 1
 

Women

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 East Germany 54.82 9
2 Genowefa Błaszak (POL) Europe 56.20 8
3 Soviet Union 56.37 7
4 Lynette Foreman (AUS) Oceania 57.51 6
5 Italy 58.11 5
6 Mercedes Mesa (CUB) Americas 59.53 4
7 United States 59.95 3
8 Yumiko Aoi (JPN) Asia 1:01.72 2
9 Célestine N'Drin (CIV) Africa 1:04.68 1

3000 m steeplechase

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Time Points Notes
1 Bogusław Mamiński (POL) Europe 8:19.89 9
2 Italy 8:19.93 8
3 Masanari Shintaku (JPN) Asia 8:23.64 7
4 East Germany 8:24.13 6
5 Gregory Duhaime (CAN) Americas 8:25.12 5
6 Soviet Union 8:28.78 4
7 Eshetu Tura (ETH) Africa 8:35.23 3
8 Peter Larkins (AUS) Oceania 8:39.63 2
United States DQ 0 [1]

4 × 100 m relay

Men

5 September

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 Europe Krzysztof Zwoliński (POL), Zenon Licznerski (POL), Leszek Dunecki (POL), Marian Woronin (POL) 38.73 9
2 East Germany Frank Hollender, Detlef Kübeck, Bernhard Hoff, Frank Emmelmann 38.79 8
3 United States Mel Lattany, Anthony Ketchum, Stanley Floyd, Steve Williams 38.85 7
4 Soviet Union Yuriy Naumenko, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Vladimir Muravyov 39.04 6
5 Americas Desai Williams (CAN), Colin Bradford (JAM), Don Quarrie (JAM), Ben Johnson (CAN) 39.13 5
6 Italy Pierfrancesco Pavoni, Giovanni Bongiorni, Diego Nodari, Carlo Simionato 39.67 4
7 Asia Toshio Toyota (JPN), Hideyuki Arikawa (JPN), Hideki Ikeda (JPN), Hirohito Yamazaki (JPN) 40.07 3
8 Oceania Gerrard Keating (AUS), Shane Downey (NZL), James Kelly (AUS), Peter Van Miltenberg (AUS) 40.85 2
Africa Amadou Meité (CIV), Théophile Nkounkou (CGO), Degnan Kablan (CIV), Ernest Obeng (GHA) DQ 0
 

Women

6 September

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 East Germany Kirsten Siemon, Bärbel Wöckel, Gesine Walther, Marlies Göhr 42.22 9
2 United States Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Florence Griffith, Evelyn Ashford 42.82 8
3 Soviet Union Olga Zolotaryova, Olga Nasonova, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Natalya Bochina 43.01 7
4 Americas Leleith Hodges (JAM), Jackie Pusey (JAM), Angela Bailey (CAN), Angela Taylor (CAN) 43.06 6
5 Oceania Wendy Brown (NZL), Kerrie Waite (AUS), Penny Gillies (AUS), Helen Edwards (AUS) 44.99 5
6 Italy Antonella Capriotti, Carla Mercurio, Patrizia Lombardo, Marisa Masullo 45.01 4
7 Africa Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR), Cécile Ngambi (CMR), Alice Adala (KEN), Hannah Afriyie (GHA) 46.15 3
8 Asia Tomi Osako (JPN), Yukiko Osako (JPN), Emiko Konishi (JPN), Emi Akimoto (JPN) 46.45 2
Europe Wendy Hoyte (GBR), Kathy Smallwood (GBR), Beverley Callender (GBR), Shirley Thomas (GBR) DNF 0 [2]

4 × 400 m relay

Men

6 September

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 United States Walter McCoy, Cliff Wiley, Willie Smith, Tony Darden 2:59.12 9 WL
2 Europe Eric Josjö (SWE), Fons Brijdenbach (BEL), Koen Gijsbers (NED), Hartmut Weber (FRG) 3:01.47 8
3 Americas Héctor Daley (PAN), Colin Bradford (JAM), Mike Paul (TRI), Bert Cameron (JAM) 3:02.01 7
4 Soviet Union Pavel Roshchin, Viktor Burakov, Vitaliy Fyodotov, Viktor Markin 3:02.93 6
5 Italy Stefano Malinverni, Roberto Tozzi, Alfonso Di Guida, Mauro Zuliani 3:03.23 5
6 East Germany Frank Schaffer, Carsten Petters, Volker Beck, Andreas Knebel 3:03.63 4
7 Africa Brahim Ammour (ALG), Degnan Kablan (CIV), Sammy Koskei (KEN), James Atuti (KEN) 3:05.55 3
8 Oceania Gary Minihan (AUS), John Fleming (AUS), Peter Van Miltenberg (AUS), Michael Willis (AUS) 3:07.11 2
9 Asia Eiji Natori (JPN), Takayuki Isobe (JPN), Shigenobu Omori (JPN), Takashi Nagao (JPN) 3:09.93 1
 

Women

4 September

Rank Team Athletes Time Points Notes
1 East Germany Dagmar Rübsam, Martina Steuk, Bärbel Wöckel, Marita Koch 3:20.62 9
2 Europe Michelle Scutt (GBR), Verona Elder (GBR), Joslyn Hoyte-Smith (GBR), Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 3:23.03 8
3 Americas Charmaine Crooks (CAN), Jackie Pusey (JAM), Marita Payne (CAN), June Griffith (GUY) 3:26.42 7
4 Soviet Union Nadyezhda Lyalina, Irina Baskakova, Tatyana Litvinova, Irina Nazarova 3:26.92 6
5 United States Delisa Walton, Lorna Forde, Arlise Emerson, Denean Howard 3:30.72 5
6 Italy Patrizia Lombardo, Morena Pistrino, Giuseppina Cirulli, Erica Rossi 3:36.50 4
7 Oceania Leanne Evans (AUS), Lynette Foreman (AUS), Gail Millar (AUS), Marian O'Shaughnessy (AUS) 3:37.27 3
8 Asia Lydia de Vega (PHI), Junko Yoshida (JPN), Gao Yanqing (CHN), Saik Oik Cum (MAS) 3:47.64 2
9 Africa Marième Boye (SEN), Célestine N'Drin (CIV), Regine Dramiga (UGA), Ruth Atuki (KEN) 3:49.13 1

High jump

Men

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 United States 2.28 9
2 Gerd Nagel (FRG) Europe 2.26 8
3 East Germany 2.24 7
4 Soviet Union 2.18 6
5 Milton Ottey (CAN) Americas 2.15 5
6 Italy 2.15 4
7 Amadou Dia Ba (SEN) Africa 2.15 3
8 David Hoyle (AUS) Oceania 2.10 2
9 Zhu Jianhua (CHN) Asia 2.10 1
 

Women

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) Europe 1.96 9
2 Soviet Union 1.96 8
3 United States 1.92 7
4 Christine Stanton (AUS) Oceania 1.86 6
5 Italy 1.86 4.5
5 East Germany 1.86 4.5
7 Hisayo Fukumitsu (JPN) Asia 1.83 3
8 Silvia Costa (CUB) Americas 1.83 2
9 Kawther Akrémi (TUN) Africa 1.60 1

Pole vault

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 5.70 9
2 Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) Europe 5.55 8
3 United States 5.50 7
4 Tomomi Takahashi (JPN) Asia 5.40 6
5 East Germany 5.30 5
6 Italy 5.20 4
7 Rubén Camino (CUB) Americas 5.20 3
8 Kieran McKee (NZL) Oceania 4.70 2
9 Mohammed Ben Saad (ALG) Africa 4.50 1

Long jump

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 United States 8.15 9
2 Gary Honey (AUS) Oceania 8.11 8 NR
3 Soviet Union 7.95 7
4 Liu Yuhuang (CHN) Asia 7.89 6
5 East Germany 7.71 5
6 Italy 7.67 4
7 László Szalma (HUN) Europe 7.65 3
8 Charlton Ehizuelen (NGR) Africa 7.47 2
9 Ubaldo Duany (CUB) Americas 5.37 1
 

Women

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 6.80 9
2 United States 6.61 8
3 Anna Włodarczyk (POL) Europe 6.59 7
4 Soviet Union 6.49 6
5 Shonel Ferguson (BAH) Americas 6.34 5
6 Linda Garden (AUS) Oceania 6.10 4
7 Italy 6.01 3
8 Wu Feng (CHN) Asia 5.76 2
9 Jeanette Yawson (GHA) Africa 5.70 1

Triple jump

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) Americas 17.37 9
2 Zou Zhenxian (CHN) Asia 17.34 8 AR
3 United States 17.04 7
4 Soviet Union 16.83 6
5 Béla Bakosi (HUN) Europe 16.70 5
6 Ken Lorraway (AUS) Oceania 16.70 4
7 East Germany 16.33 3
8 Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) Africa 16.14 2
9 Italy 15.38 1

Shot put

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 21.40 9
2 Soviet Union 20.34 8
3 United States 19.90 7
4 Ralf Reichenbach (FRG) Europe 19.18 6
5 Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) Americas 18.88 5
6 Nagui Asaad (EGY) Africa 18.76 4
7 Italy 18.37 3
8 Philip Nettle (AUS) Oceania 17.20 2
Mohamed Al-Zinkawi (KUW) Asia NM 0
 

Women

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 20.60 9
2 Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Europe 19.92 8
3 María Elena Sarría (CAN) Americas 19.21 7
4 Soviet Union 18.08 6
5 Italy 17.77 5
6 Shen Lijuan (CHN) Asia 17.09 4
7 United States 16.00 3
8 Christine Schulz (AUS) Oceania 14.38 2
9 Odette Mistoul (GAB) Africa 13.56 1

Discus throw

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 66.38 9
2 Luis Delís (CUB) Americas 66.26 8
3 Imrich Bugár (TCH) Europe 64.38 7
4 Soviet Union 62.82 6
5 Italy 58.14 5
6 Mohammed Naguib (EGY) Africa 57.94 4
7 Li Weinan (CHN) Asia 54.52 3
8 Robin Tait (NZL) Oceania 53.24 2
 

Women

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 East Germany 66.70 9
2 Mariya Petkova (BUL) Europe 66.30 8
3 Soviet Union 63.96 7
4 Carmen Romero (CUB) Americas 61.60 6
5 Li Xiaohui (CHN) Asia 55.70 5
6 United States 53.20 4
7 Italy 50.30 3
8 Andrina Rovis-Herman (AUS) Oceania 45.80 2
9 Zoubida Laayouni (MAR) Africa 45.24 1

Hammer throw

Men

5 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 77.42 9
2 Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) Europe 75.60 8
3 Italy 71.92 7
4 Scott Neilson (CAN) Americas 67.56 6
5 United States 66.72 5
6 Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN) Asia 66.64 4
7 East Germany 65.74 3
8 Hakim Toumi (ALG) Africa 59.80 2
9 Agostino Puopolo (AUS) Oceania 56.18 1

Javelin throw

Men

4 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Soviet Union 89.74 9
2 East Germany 89.38 8
3 Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) Europe 83.26 7
4 United States 82.24 6
5 Italy 80.96 5
6 Mike O'Rourke (NZL) Oceania 79.78 4
7 Shen Maomao (CHN) Asia 79.08 3
8 Justin Arop (UGA) Africa 77.76 2
9 Dionisio Quintana (CUB) Americas 77.28 1
 

Women

6 September

Rank Athlete Team Result Points Notes
1 Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) Europe 70.08 9
2 East Germany 66.60 8
3 United States 63.04 7
4 Petra Rivers (AUS) Oceania 61.54 6
5 Mayra Villa (CUB) Americas 59.00 5
6 Soviet Union 57.06 4
7 Tang Guoli (CHN) Asia 56.66 3
8 Italy 52.80 2
9 Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) Africa 52.56 1

References

Competition results

Notes and References

  1. Marsh had originally won with 8:19.63 but was disqualified for not clearing the final water jump.
  2. Dropped the baton at the last changeover

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1981 IAAF World Cup – Results".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.