1985 IAAF World Cup – Results explained

These are the full results of the 1985 IAAF World Cup which was held on 4–6 October 1985 at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia.

Results

100 m

Men

4 October
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Ben Johnson (CAN)	Americas	10.00	8
2	Chidi Imoh (NGR)	Africa	10.11	7
3		East Germany	10.17	6
4		United States	10.17	5
5	Gerrard Keating (AUS)	Oceania	10.22	4
6		Soviet Union	10.26	3
7	Marian Woronin (POL)	Europe	10.45	2
8	Zheng Cheng (CHN)	Asia	10.48	1

Women

5 October
Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	11.10	8
2	Grace Jackson (JAM)	Americas	11.30	6.5
2		Soviet Union	11.30	6.5
4	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	Europe	11.50	5
5	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	Africa	11.55	4
6	Jenny Flaherty (AUS)	Oceania	11.79	3
7		United States	11.86	2
8	Lee Young-sook (KOR)	Asia	11.92	1

200 m

Men

6 October
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Women

4 October
Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	21.90	8
2	Grace Jackson (JAM)	Americas	22.61	7
3		Soviet Union	22.66	6
4	Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)	Europe	23.05	5
5		United States	23.15	4
6	Maree Chapman (AUS)	Oceania	23.71	3
7	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	Africa	24.02	2
8	Vandana Rao (IND)	Asia	24.38	1

400 m

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	44.47	8
2		East Germany	44.72	7
3	Innocent Egbunike (NGR)	Africa	44.99	6
4	Darren Clark (AUS)	Oceania	45.12	5
5		Soviet Union	45.73	4
6	Hector Daley (PAN)	Americas	46.04	3
7	Aldo Canti (FRA)	Europe	46.21	2
8	Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA)	Asia	47.18	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
1		East Germany	47.60	8	WR
2		Soviet Union	48.27	7
3		United States	50.43	6
4	Ana Quirot (CUB)	Americas	50.86	5
5	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	Europe	50.95	4
6	Debbie Flintoff (AUS)	Oceania	51.57	3
7	Pilavullakandi Usha (IND)	Asia	51.61	2
8	Kehinde Vaughan (NGR)	Africa	53.16	1

800 m

Men

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Sammy Koskei (KEN)	Africa	1:45.14	8
2		Soviet Union	1:45.72	7
3	Agberto Guimarães (BRA)	Americas	1:45.80	6
4		East Germany	1:45.83	5
5	Rob Druppers (NED)	Europe	1:46.27	4
6		United States	1:47.46	3
7	Peter Pearless (NZL)	Oceania	1:54.15	2
	Batumalai Rajakumar (MAS)	Asia	DNF	0

Women

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	2:01.57	8
2	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	Europe	2:01.99	7
3		Soviet Union	2:02.17	6
4	Ana Quirot (CUB)	Americas	2:03.57	5
5		United States	2:03.81	4
6	Salina Chirchir (KEN)	Africa	2:04.16	3
7	Wendy Old (AUS)	Oceania	2:05.36	2
8	Shiny Abraham (IND)	Asia	2:06.39	1

1500 m

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Omer Khalifa (SUD)	Africa	3:41.16	8
2		East Germany	3:41.26	7
3		Soviet Union	3:41.92	6
4	José Manuel Abascal (ESP)	Europe	3:42.16	5
5	Mike Hillardt (AUS)	Oceania	3:42.65	4
6		United States	3:46.54	3
7	David Campbell (CAN)	Americas	3:47.93	2
8	Bagicha Singh (IND)	Asia	3:54.88	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	4:10.86	8
2		Soviet Union	4:11.21	7
3	Doina Melinte (ROM)	Europe	4:19.66	6
4	Yang Liuxia (CHN)	Asia	4:20.73	5
5	Ulla Marquette (CAN)	Americas	4:21.25	4
6	Mary Chemweno (KEN)	Africa	4:24.97	3
7	Anne McKenzie (NZL)	Oceania	4:27.33	2

5000/3000 m

Men

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	14:04.11	8
2	Stefano Mei (ITA)	Europe	14:05.99	7
3	Wodajo Bulti (ETH)	Africa	14:07.17	6
4		East Germany	14:07.60	5
5		Soviet Union	14:10.35	4
6	Dean Crowe (NZL)	Oceania	14:11.32	3
7	Mauricio González (MEX)	Americas	14:11.78	2
8	Kozu Akutsu (JPN)	Asia	14:12.72	1

Women

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	9:14.65	8
2		Soviet Union	9:15.65	7
3		United States	9:21.15	6
4	Sharon Dalton (AUS)	Oceania	9:27.34	5
5	Li Xiuxia (CHN)	Asia	9:31.80	4
6	Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN)	Africa	9:33.41	3
7	Geri Fitch (CAN)	Americas	9:46.68	2
8	Monika Schäfer (FRG)	Europe	10:03.47	1

10,000 m

Men

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Wodajo Bulti (ETH)	Africa	29:22.96	8
2		United States	29:23.02	7
3		East Germany	29:25.63	6
4	Martín Pitayo (MEX)	Americas	29:35.85	5
5	Vincent Rousseau (BEL)	Europe	29:53.23	4
6	Rex Wilson (NZL)	Oceania	30:06.23	3
7		Soviet Union	30:09.94	2
8	Zhang Guowei (CHN)	Asia	30:26.58	1

Women

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Aurora Cunha (POR)	Europe	32:07.50	8
2		United States	32:19.93	7
3		Soviet Union	32:27.70	6
4		East Germany	32:45.58	5
5	Hassania Darami (MAR)	Africa	33:46.69	4
6	Mónica Regonesi (CHI)	Americas	34:04.42	3
	Yuko Gordon (HKG)	Asia	DNF	0
	Lisa Martin (AUS)	Oceania	DNF	0

110/100 m hurdles

Men

6 October
Wind: +3.1 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	13.35	8
2		Soviet Union	13.62	7
3		East Germany	13.76	6
4	Don Wright (AUS)	Oceania	13.79	5
5	Yu Zhicheng (CHN)	Asia	13.83	3.5
5	György Bakos (HUN)	Europe	13.83	3.5
7	René Djédjémel (CIV)	Africa	14.20	2
8	Jesús Aguilasocho (MEX)	Americas	14.64	1

Women

5 October
Wind: -1.8 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	12.72	8
2	Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)	Europe	12.72	7
3		Soviet Union	13.01	6
4	Liu Huajin (HUN)	Asia	13.20	5
5	Glynis Nunn (AUS)	Oceania	13.25	4
6	Maria Usifo (NGR)	Africa	13.34	3
7		United States	13.49	2
8	Cecilia Branch (CAN)	Americas	13.75	1

400 m hurdles

Men

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	48.42	8
2		Soviet Union	48.61	7
3	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Europe	48.83	6
4	Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)	Africa	48.98	5
5		East Germany	50.22	4
6	Ahmed Hamada (BHR)	Asia	50.63	3
7	Pedro Chiamulera (BRA)	Americas	51.44	2
8	Wayne Paul (NZL)	Oceania	52.15	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	54.44	8
2		United States	55.10	7
3	Debbie Flintoff (AUS)	Oceania	55.34	6
4	Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)	Africa	56.05	5
5	P.T. Usha (IND)	Asia	56.35	4
6		Soviet Union	56.90	3
7	Genowefa Błaszak (POL)	Europe	57.50	2
8	Gwen Wall (CAN)	Americas	58.13	1

3000 m steeplechase

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Julius Kariuki (KEN)	Africa	8:39.51	8
2		United States	8:39.55	7
3	Graeme Fell (CAN)	Americas	8:40.30	6
4		Soviet Union	8:41.46	5
5		East Germany	8:42.92	4
6	Joseph Mahmoud (FRA)	Europe	8:50.86	3
7	Peter Renner (NZL)	Oceania	8:54.96	2
8	Shigeyuki Aikyo (JPN)	Asia	8:55.35	1

4 × 100 m relay

Men

5 October

Women

6 October

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points	Notes
1	East Germany	Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr	41.37	8	WR
2	Soviet Union	Antonina Nastoburko, Natalya Bochina, Marina Zhirova, Elvira Barbashina	42.54	7
3	Europe	Iwona Pakuła (POL), Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL), Ewa Pisiewicz (POL), Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)	43.38	6
4	Americas	Angela Phipps (CAN), Grace Jackson (JAM), Esmie Lawrence (CAN), Molly Killingbeck (CAN)	43.39	5
5	United States	Pam Page, Susan Shurr, Ella Smith, Pam Marshall	44.03	4
6	Africa	Grace Armah (GHA), Doris Wiredu (GHA), Cynthia Quartey (GHA), Martha Appiah (GHA)	44.76	3
7	Asia	Zhang Jianmei (CHN), Pan Weixin (CHN), Tian Yumei (CHN), Liu Huajin (CHN)	45.16	2
	Oceania	Kerry Johnson (AUS), Maree Chapman (AUS), Jenny Flaherty (AUS), Andrea Wade (NZL)	DQ	0

4 × 400 m relay

Men

6 October

Women

4 October

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points
1	East Germany	Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Neubauer, Marita Koch	3:19.49	8
2	Soviet Union	Tatyana Alekseyeva, Irina Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Vladykina	3:20.60	7
3	Europe	Rositsa Stamenova (BUL), Erica Rossi (ITA), Alena Bulirová (TCH), Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	3:28.47	6
4	Americas	Norfalia Carabalí (COL), Jocelyn Joseph (ATG), Molly Killingbeck (CAN), Ana Quirot (CUB)	3:29.34	5
5	United States	Susan Shurr, Judi Brown King, Roberta Belle, Lillie Leatherwood	3:30.99	4
6	Oceania	Sharon Stewart (AUS), Andrea Wade (NZL), Maree Chapman (AUS), Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS)	3:35.93	3
7	Africa	Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR), Airat Bakare (NGR), Kehinde Vaughan (NGR), Doris Wiredu (GHA)	3:36.86	2
8	Asia	Vandana Rao (IND), Emma Tahapary (IND), Shiny Abraham (IND), P.T. Usha (IND)	3:37.59	1

High jump

Men

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)	Europe	2.31	8
2		United States	2.28	7
3	Javier Sotomayor (CUB)	Americas	2.28	6
4		Soviet Union	2.25	5
5		East Germany	2.20	4
6	Shuji Ujino (JPN)	Asia	2.15	3
7	Moussa Sagna Fall (SEN)	Senegal	2.10	2
8	John Atkinson (AUS)	Oceania	2.10	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)	Europe	2.00	8
2		Soviet Union	1.97	7
3		East Germany	1.97	6
4	Silvia Costa (CUB)	Americas	1.97	5
5	Christine Stanton (AUS)	Oceania	1.88	4
6	Yang Wenqin (CHN)	Asia	1.85	3
7		United States	1.80	2
8	Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)	Africa	1.70	1

Pole vault

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		Soviet Union	5.85	8
2	Philippe Collet (FRA)	Europe	5.60	7
3		United States	5.40	6
4	Ji Zebiao (CHN)	Asia	5.20	5
5		East Germany	5.20	4
6	Neil Honey (AUS)	Oceania	4.70	3
7	Choukri Abahnini (TUN)	Africa	4.50	2
	Ruben Camino (CUB)	Americas	NM	0

Long jump

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		United States	8.20	8
2		Soviet Union	8.09	7
3	László Szalma (HUN)	Europe	8.09	6
4	Gary Honey (AUS)	Oceania	7.98	5
5	Liu Yuhuang (CHN)	Asia	7.98	4
6	Ubaldo Duany (CUB)	Americas	7.87	3
7		East Germany	7.76	2
8	Paul Emordi (NGR)	Africa	7.63	1

Women

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	7.27	8
2		Soviet Union	7.00	7
3		United States	6.88	6
4	Robyn Lorraway (AUS)	Oceania	6.80	5
5	Sabine Braun (FRG)	Europe	6.62	4
6	Shonel Ferguson (BAH)	Americas	6.53w	3
7	Huang Donghuo (CHN)	Asia	6.29	2
8	Marianne Mendoza (SEN)	Africa	5.40	1

Triple jump

Men

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		United States	17.58	8
2		Soviet Union	17.47	7
3	Khristo Markov (BUL)	Europe	17.13	6
4		East Germany	17.07	5
5	Paul Emordi (NGR)	Africa	16.89	4
6	Lázaro Balcindes (CUB)	Americas	16.74w	3
7	Tian Hongxin (CHN)	Asia	16.49	2
8	Peter Beames (AUS)	Oceania	16.12	1

Shot put

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	22.00	8
2		Soviet Union	21.72	7
3	Alessandro Andrei (ITA)	Europe	21.14	6
4		United States	20.51	5
5	Gert Weil (CHI)	Americas	19.50	4
6	Mohammed Achouche (EGY)	Africa	18.41	3
7	Balwinder Singh (IND)	Asia	17.11	2
8	Wayne Barber (AUS)	Oceania	16.15	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		Soviet Union	20.69	8
2		East Germany	19.98	7
3	Helena Fibingerová (TCH)	Europe	19.17	6
4	Gael Martin (AUS)	Oceania	18.04	5
5	Cong Yuzhen (CHN)	Asia	17.83	4
6		United States	17.31	3
7	Rosa Fernández (CUB)	Americas	16.65	2
8	Souad Maloussi (MAR)	Africa	15.80	1

Discus throw

Men

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
1		Soviet Union	69.08	8	CR
2		East Germany	68.30	7
3	Luis Delís (CUB)	Americas	67.60	6
4	Imrich Bugár (TCH)	Europe	62.96	5
5		United States	62.82	4
6	Paul Nandapi (AUS)	Oceania	58.84	3
7	Ahmed Kamel Shata (EGY)	Africa	35.74	2
	Li Weinan (CHN)	Asia	DNS	0

Women

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	69.78	8
2		Soviet Union	67.30	7
3	Maritza Martén (CUB)	Americas	66.54	6
4	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	Europe	61.90	5
5	Li Xiaohui (CHN)	Asia	57.74	4
6		United States	56.52	3
7	Sue Reinwald (AUS)	Oceania	53.92	2
8	Zoubida Laayouni (MAR)	Africa	49.68	1

Hammer throw

Men

5 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		Soviet Union	82.12	8
2		East Germany	78.44	7
3		United States	76.68	6
4	František Vrbka (TCH)	Europe	71.62	5
5	Hakim Toumi (ALG)	Africa	69.84	4
6	Hans-Martin Lotz (AUS)	Oceania	67.30	3
7	Francisco Soria (CUB)	Americas	62.38	2
8	Raghubir Singh Bal (IND)	Asia	60.92	1

Javelin throw

Men

6 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	96.96	8
2		Soviet Union	87.40	7
3		United States	87.34	6
4	David Ottley (GBR)	Europe	87.00	5
5	John Stapylton-Smith (NZL)	Oceania	76.94	4
6	Michael Mahovlich (CAN)	Americas	76.14	3
7	Pubu Ciren (CHN)	Asia	75.46	2
8	Ahmed Mahour Bacha (ALG)	Africa	72.72	1

Women

4 October

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		Soviet Union	66.80	8
2		East Germany	66.22	7
3	Fatima Whitbread (GBR)	Europe	65.12	6
4	Sue Howland (AUS)	Oceania	63.58	5
5	Agnès Tchuinté (CMR)	Africa	57.86	4
6	Zhu Hongyang (CHN)	Asia	55.90	3
7	María Caridad Colón (CUB)	Americas	54.00	2
8		United States	53.78	1

References

Competition results

Full results
Full Results by IAAF (archived)

Notes and References

Note: Kirk Baptiste had originally won the race from lane one in the time of 20.38, but was later disqualified for taking a couple of steps outside his lane at the beginning of the straight.
The African team was disqualified as their anchor leg runner dropped the baton in the last metres of the race while fighting with the US team for the first place