1989 IAAF World Cup – Results explained

These are the full results of the 1989 IAAF World Cup which was held on 8–10 September 1989 at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain.

Results

100 m

Men

8 September
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		Great Britain	10.10	9
2		United States	10.15	8
3	Daniel Sangouma (FRA)	Europe	10.17	7
4	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	Africa	10.20	6
5	Tim Jackson (AUS)	Oceania	10.38	5
6		East Germany	10.41	4
7		Spain	10.48	3
8	Mardi Lestari (INA)	Asia	10.48	2
9	Joel Isasi (CUB)	America	10.52	1

Women

9 September
Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	11.18	9
2	Mary Onyali (NGR)	Africa	11.23	8
3		East Germany	11.24	7
4	Laurence Bily (FRA)	Europe	11.31	6
5	Liliana Allen (CUB)	Americas	11.34	5
6		Spain	11.36	4
7		Soviet Union	11.49	3
8	Susanne Broadrick (AUS)	Oceania	11.96	2
9	Wang Huei-Chen (TPE)	Asia	11.97	1

200 m

Men

10 September
Wind: +1.9 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Robson da Silva (BRA)	Americas	20.00	9
2		United States	20.36	8
3	Olapade Adeniken (NGR)	Africa	20.38	7
4	Stefano Tilli (ITA)	Europe	20.41	6
5		Great Britain	20.67	5
6		East Germany	20.74	4
7	Tim Jackson (AUS)	Oceania	20.93	3
8		Spain	20.98	2
9	Jang Jae-keun (KOR)	Asia	21.25	1

Women

8 September
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	22.46	9
2	Mary Onyali (NGR)	Africa	22.82	8
3	Grace Jackson (JAM)	Americas	22.87	7
4		United States	23.08	6
5		Soviet Union	23.12	5
6	Laurence Bily (FRA)	Europe	23.20	4
7	Susanne Broadrick (AUS)	Oceania	24.05	3
8	Zhang Xiaoqiong (CHN)	Asia	24.25	2
9		Spain	24.44	1

400 m

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Roberto Hernández (CUB)	Americas	44.58	9
2		East Germany	44.86	8
3	Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV)	Africa	44.97	7
4	Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA)	Asia	45.26	6
5		United States	45.30	5
6		Spain	45.61	4
7	Edgar Itt (FRG)	Europe	45.26	3
8	Mark Garner (AUS)	Oceania	46.08	2
9		Great Britain	46.68	1

Women

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Americas	50.60	9
2		East Germany	50.67	8
3	Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)	Africa	51.67	7
4		United States	52.16	6
5		Soviet Union	52.48	5
6		Spain	53.63	4
7	Shiny Abraham (IND)	Asia	53.80	3
8	Kathy Sambell (AUS)	Oceania	53.92	2
DQ	Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	Europe	~~50.30~~	0

800 m

Men

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		Great Britain	1:44.95	9
2		East Germany	1:45.04	8
3	Nixon Kiprotich (KEN)	Africa	1:45.08	7
4		United States	1:46.47	6
5	Simon Doyle (AUS)	Oceania	1:46.67	5
6	Karin Toledo Luis (MEX)	America	1:47.21	4
7	Ari Suhonen (FIN)	Europe	1:47.45	3
8		Spain	1:47.94	2
9	Isidro del Prado (PHI)	Asia	1:53.83	1

Women

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points	Notes
1	Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	Americas	1:54.44	9	NR
2		East Germany	1:55.70	8
3	Doina Melinte (ROM)	Europe	1:56.55	7
4		Soviet Union	1:57.27	6
5		Spain	1:58.49	5
6	Sun Sumei (CHN)	Asia	1:58.56	4	PB
7	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	Africa	2:00.21	3	PB
8	Kerrie Baumgartner (AUS)	Oceania	2:01.58	2	PB
9		United States	2:01.94	1

1500 m

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Abdi Bile (SOM)	Africa	3:35.56	9
2		Great Britain	3:35.79	8
3		East Germany	3:35.87	7
4	Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)	Europe	3:36.65	6
5	Dean Paulin (AUS)	Oceania	3:38.84	5
6		Spain	3:40.34	4
7		United States	3:40.88	3
8	Edgar de Oliveira (BRA)	Americas	3:41.59	2
9	Shigeki Nakayama (JPN)	Asia	3:43.23	1

Women

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Paula Ivan (ROM)	Europe	4:18.60	9
2		Soviet Union	4:19.44	8
3		East Germany	4:20.30	7
4		Spain	4:21.17	6
5	Fatima Aouam (MAR)	Africa	4:21.19	5
6	Feng Yanbo (CHN)	Asia	4:23.54	4
7	Rita de Jesús (BRA)	Asia	4:25.55	3
8	Elizabeth Rose (AUS)	Oceania	4:26.49	2
9		United States	4:30.78	1

5000/3000 m

Men

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	Africa	13:23.14	9
2	John Doherty (IRL)	Europe	13:25.39	8
3		Spain	13:25.94	7
4		Great Britain	13:26.89	6
5	Wang Helin (CHN)	Asia	13:45.58	5
6		East Germany	13:46.84	4
7	Andrew Lloyd (AUS)	Oceania	13:54.92	3
8		United States	14:05.14	2
9	Ignacio Fragoso (MEX)	Americas	14:22.88	1

Women

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Yvonne Murray (GBR)	Europe	8:44.32	9
2		Soviet Union	8:49.42	8
3		United States	8:54.33	7
4		East Germany	8:54.50	6
5	Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN)	Africa	8:55.35	5
6		Spain	9:08.17	4
7	Wang Yongmei (CHN)	Asia	9:08.65	3
8	Silvana Pereira (BRA)	Americas	9:14.22	2
9	Maree McDonagh (AUS)	Oceania	9:25.34	1

10,000 m

Men

8 September

Women

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	31:33.92	9
2	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	Europe	31:42.01	8
3		Soviet Union	32:15.53	7
4		United States	32:23.09	6
5	Jane Ngotho (KEN)	Africa	32:49.81	5
6	Carmem de Oliveira (BRA)	Americas	33:05.99	4
7	Marguerite Buist (NZL)	Oceania	33:47.83	3
8		Spain	34:14.10	2

110/100 m hurdles

Men

10 September
Wind: +2.6 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	12.87	9
2		Great Britain	12.95	8
3	Emilio Valle (CUB)	Americas	13.21	7
4		East Germany	13.50	6
5		Spain	13.83	5
6	Toshihiko Iwasaki (JPN)	Asia	14.00	4
7	Ikechukwu Mbadugha (NGR)	Africa	14.05	3
8	John Caliguri (AUS)	Oceania	14.18	2
	Tomasz Nagórka (POL)	Europe	DNS	0

Women

9 September
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		East Germany	12.60	9
2		Soviet Union	12.80	8
3		United States	12.86	7
4	Odalys Adams (CUB)	Americas	12.86	6
5	Claudia Zackiewicz (FRG)	Europe	12.96	5
6	Liu Huajin (CHN)	Asia	13.43	4
7		Spain	13.76	3
8	Yasmina Azzizi (ALG)	Africa	13.99	2
9	Helen Pirovano (NZL)	Oceania	14.91	1

400 m hurdles

Men

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	48.74	9
2	Henry Amike (NGR)	Africa	49.24	8
3		Great Britain	49.42	7
4	Jozef Kucej (TCH)	Europe	49.73	6
5		Spain	50.09	5
6	John Graham (CAN)	Americas	50.20	4
7	Leigh Miller (AUS)	Oceania	50.36	3
8		East Germany	51.47	2
	Jasem Al-Dowaila (KUW)	Asia	DNS	0

Women

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		United States	53.84	9
2		Soviet Union	54.68	8
3	Sally Gunnell (GBR)	Europe	55.25	7
4		East Germany	55.56	6
5	Chen Dongmei (CHN)	Asia	57.40	5
6		Spain	58.56	4
7	Liliana Chalá (ECU)	Americas	59.00	3
8	Helen Graham (AUS)	Oceania	1:01.11	2
9	Marie Womplou (CIV)	Africa	1:02.03	1

3000 m steeplechase

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1	Julius Kariuki (KEN)	Africa	8:20.84	9
2	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)	Europe	8:21.75	8
3		East Germany	8:23.21	7
4		United States	8:24.52	6
5		Great Britain	8:28.34	5
6	Adauto Domingues (BRA)	Americas	8:28.65	4
7		Spain	8:28.91	3
8	Hiroyuki Itabashi (JPN)	Asia	8:38.69	2
9	Michael Inwood (AUS)	Oceania	8:46.51	1

4 × 100 m relay

Men

9 September

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points
1	United States	Andre Cason, Tony Dees, Daron Council, Slip Watkins	38.29	9
2	Great Britain	Clarence Callender, John Regis, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie	38.34	8
3	Europe	Max Morinière (FRA), Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA), Gilles Quénéhervé (FRA), Daniel Sangouma (FRA)	38.47	7
4	Africa	Amadou Mbaye (SEN), Chidi Imoh (NGR), Olapade Adeniken (NGR), Davidson Ezinwa (NGR)	38.81	6
5	East Germany	Sven Matthes, Steffen Bringmann, Torsten Heimrath, Steffen Görmer	39.02	5
6	Americas	Sérgio Menezes (BRA), Félix Stevens (CUB), Joel Isasi (CUB), Andrés Simón (CUB)	39.07	4
7	Oceania	Shane Naylor (AUS), David Dworjanyn (AUS), Steve McBain (AUS), Tim Jackson (AUS)	39.20	3
8	Asia	Koji Kurihara (JPN), Susumu Takano (JPN), Kenji Yamauchi (JPN), Takahiro Kasahara (JPN)	39.32	2
9	Spain	Florencio Gascón, Miguel Ángel García, Valentín Rocandio, José Javier Arqués	39.69	1

Women

10 September

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points
1	East Germany	Kerstin Behrendt, Sabine Günther, Silke Möller, Cornelia Oschkenat	42.21	9
2	Soviet Union	Natalya Kovtun, Galina Malchugina, Tatyana Papilina, Natalya Voronova	42.76	8
3	United States	Sheila Echols, Esther Jones, Dawn Sowell, Wendy Vereen	42.83	7
4	Americas	Odalys Adams (CUB), Pauline Davis (BAH), Grace Jackson (JAM), Liliana Allen (CUB)	43.58	6
5	Spain	Sandra Myers, Yolanda Díaz, Cristina Castro, Ana Barrenechea	44.62	5
6	Asia	Zhang Caihua (CHN), Liu Shaomei (CHN), Zhang Xiaoqiong (CHN), Ge Weidong (CHN)	44.91	4
	Africa	Tina Iheagwam (NGR), Mary Onyali (NGR), Beatrice Utondu (NGR), Rufina Uba (NGR)	DNF	0
	Oceania	Susanne Broadrick (AUS), Helen Pirovano (NZL), Melinda Gainsford (AUS), Kathy Sambell (AUS)	DQ	0
	Europe	Françoise Leroux (FRA), Laurence Bily (FRA), Odiah Sidibé (FRA), Patricia Girard (FRA)	DQ	0

4 × 400 m relay

Men

10 September

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points
1	Americas	Lázaro Martínez (CUB), Sérgio Menezes (BRA), Howard Burnett (JAM), Roberto Hernández (CUB)	3:00.65	9
2	United States	Clarence Daniel, Oliver Bridges, Raymond Pierre, Antonio Pettigrew	3:00.99	8
3	Africa	Simon Kipkemboi (KEN), Lucas Sang (KEN), David Kitur (KEN), Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV)	3:01.88	7
4	Great Britain	Derek Redmond, Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown	3:02.64	6
5	East Germany	Volker Thiel, Karsten Just, Jens Carlowitz, Thomas Schönlebe	3:02.73	5
6	Europe	Norbert Dobeleit (FRG), Vladimir Krylov (URS), Edgar Itt (FRG), Roberto Ribaud (ITA)	3:02.95	4
7	Oceania	Leigh Miller (AUS), Mark Rosenberg (AUS), Steve Perry (AUS), Mark Garner (AUS)	3:04.88	3
8	Spain	Manuel Moreno, Cayetano Cornet, Moisés Fernández, José Luis Palacios	3:05.26	2
9	Asia	Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA), Zhao Cunlin (CHN), Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT), Isidro del Prado (PHI)	3:05.63	1

Women

8 September

Rank	Team	Athletes	Time	Points
1	Americas	Charmaine Crooks (CAN), Pauline Davis (BAH), Grace Jackson (JAM), Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)	3:23.05	9
2	East Germany	Annett Hesselbarth, Katrin Schreiter, Christine Wachtel, Grit Breuer	3:23.97	8
3	Soviet Union	Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Yelena Golesheva, Marina Shmonina, Yelena Ruzina	3:26.15	7
4	United States	Celena Mondie, Rochelle Stevens, Jearl Miles, Terri Dendy	3:27.29	6
5	Africa	Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR), Aïssatou Tandian (SEN), Fatima Yusuf (NGR), Airat Bakare (NGR)	3:29.76	5
6	Oceania	Maree Holland (AUS), Kerrie Baumgartner (AUS), Kathy Sambell (AUS), Tania Van Heer (AUS)	3:33.72	4
7	Asia	Chen Dongmei (CHN), Shiny Abraham (IND), Sun Sumei (CHN), Josephine Mary Singarayar (MAS)	3:34.54	3
8	Spain	Mayte Zúñiga, Julia Merino, Gregoria Ferrer, Alicia Echenique	3:36.50	2
	Europe	Marie-José Pérec (FRA), Anita Protti (SUI), Judit Forgács (HUN), Linda Keough (GBR)	DQ	0

High jump

Men

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)	Europe	2.34	9
2		Great Britain	2.31	8
3	Javier Sotomayor (CUB)	Americas	2.25	7
4		East Germany	2.20	5.5
4	Liu Yunpeng (CHN)	Asia	2.20	5.5
6		United States	2.20	4
7		Spain	2.20	2.5
7	Ian Garrett (AUS)	Oceania	2.20	2.5
9	Othmane Belfaa (ALG)	Africa	2.20	1

Women

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Silvia Costa (CUB)	Americas	2.04	9
2		Soviet Union	1.97	8
3	Alina Astafei (ROM)	Europe	1.94	7
4		East Germany	1.94	6
5		United States	1.91	4.5
5	Jin Ling (CHN)	Asia	1.91	4.5
7	Lucienne N'Da (CIV)	Africa	1.80	3
8	Gai Kapernick (AUS)	Oceania	1.80	2
9		Spain	1.75	1

Pole vault

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Philippe Collet (FRA)	Europe	5.75	9
2		United States	5.70	8
3		East Germany	5.55	7
4		Spain	5.50	6
5	Simon Arkell (AUS)	Oceania	5.45	5
6	Liang Xueren (CHN)	Asia	5.40	4
7		Great Britain	5.40	3
8	Doug Wood (CAN)	Americas	5.20	2
9	Sami Si Mohamed (ALG)	Africa	4.60	1

Long jump

Men

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		United States	8.29	9
2	Yusuf Alli (NGR)	Africa	8.00	8
3		Great Britain	7.84	7
4	Emiel Mellaard (NED)	Europe	7.82	6
5		East Germany	7.82	5
6	Chen Zunrong (CHN)	Asia	7.63	4
7		Spain	7.06	3
8	Jaime Jefferson (CUB)	Americas	6.52	2
	Clint Harvey (AUS)	Oceania	NM	0

Women

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		Soviet Union	7.10	9
2	Marieta Ilcu (ROM)	Europe	6.71	8
3	Nicole Boegman (AUS)	Oceania	6.64	7
4		East Germany	6.54	6
5	Xiong Qiying (CHN)	Asia	6.51	5
6		United States	6.30	4
7	Eloína Echevarría (CUB)	Americas	6.22	3
8	Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)	Africa	6.14	2
9		Spain	6.00	1

Triple jump

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		United States	17.49	9
2	Vladimir Inozemtsev (URS)	Europe	17.31	8
3		Great Britain	17.28	7
4		East Germany	16.85	6
5	Chen Yanping (CHN)	Asia	16.52	5
6	Eugene Koranteng (GHA)	Africa	16.46w	4
7	Jorge Reyna (CUB)	Americas	16.19	3
8	Matt Sweeney (CUB)	Oceania	15.72	2
9		Spain	15.64w	1

Shot put

Men

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	21.68	9
2	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Europe	21.40	8
3		United States	21.10	7
4	Gert Weil (CHI)	Americas	19.25	6
5		Great Britain	18.49	5
6	John Minns (AUS)	Americas	18.38	4
7	Ma Yongfeng (CHN)	Asia	18.20	3
8	Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY)	Africa	17.40	2
9		Spain	16.14	1

Women

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Asia	20.73	9
2		East Germany	20.62	8
3	Claudia Losch (FRG)	Europe	20.10	7
4		Soviet Union	19.76	6
5	Belsis Laza (CUB)	Americas	19.02	5
6		United States	18.77	4
7		Spain	15.61	3
8	Astra Vitols (AUS)	Oceania	14.67	2
9	Hanane Khaled (EGY)	Africa	13.26	1

Discus throw

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	67.12	9
2	Luis Delís (CUB)	Americas	66.72	8
3	Rolf Danneberg (FRG)	Europe	65.30	7
4		United States	61.40	6
5	Paul Nandapi (AUS)	Oceania	58.32	5
6		Spain	57.46	4
7		Great Britain	56.52	3
8	Hu Tao (CHN)	Asia	54.72	2
9	Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY)	Africa	52.26	1

Women

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	71.54	9
2	Hou Xuemei (CHN)	Asia	66.04	8
3	Maritza Martén (CUB)	Americas	65.40	7
4	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	Europe	61.96	6
5		Soviet Union	61.46	5
6	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS)	Oceania	57.92	4
7		United States	52.90	3
8		Spain	48.54	2
9	Zoubida Laayouni (MAR)	AFrica	48.34	1

Hammer throw

Men

9 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1	Heinz Weis (FRG)	Europe	77.68	9
2		United States	76.38	8
3		East Germany	76.28	7
4	Bi Zhong (CHN)	Asia	70.50	6
5	Eladio Hernández (CUB)	America	68.86	5
6	Phillip Spivey (AUS)	Oceania	68.40	4
7		Great Britain	67.68	3
8	Hakim Toumi (ALG)	Africa	67.62	2
9		Spain	62.50	1

Javelin throw

Men

10 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points	Notes
1		Great Britain	85.90	9	CWR
2	Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN)	Asia	82.56	8
3		East Germany	80.30	7
4		United States	78.28	6
5	Ramón González (CUB)	Americas	78.02	5
6	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	Europe	73.54	4
7	John Stapylton-Smith (NZL)	Oceania	71.06	3
8	Pius Bazighe (NGR)	Africa	65.66	2
9		Spain	64.24	1

Women

8 September

Rank	Athlete	Team	Result	Points
1		East Germany	70.32	9
2	Zhang Li (CHN)	Asia	61.50	8
3	Laverne Eve (BAH)	Americas	60.32	7
4	Brigitte Graune (FRG)	Europe	59.76	6
5		Soviet Union	57.52	5
6		United States	55.38	4
7	Kaye Nordstrom (NZL)	Oceania	53.26	3
8	Chinweoke Chikwelu (NGR)	Africa	49.08	2
9		Spain	46.48	1

Notes

AOriginal winner Perec was disqualified for a lane infringement.BViolation on second exchange.

References

Competition results

Full results
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