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{{Short description|International athletics tournament}}
{{Distinguish|Athletics World Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name         = IAAF Continental Cup
| logo         = 
| logo_caption =
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| status       = defunct
| genre        = [[Track and field]]
| date         = varying
| frequency    = biennial
| venue        = 
| location     = 
| country      = varying
| years_active = 1977–2018
| first        = {{Start date|1977|df=y}}
| last         = [[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018]]
| prev         = 
| next         = 
| organised    = [[World Athletics]]
| website      = {{URL|https://www.worldathletics.org/|worldathletics.org}}
| footnotes    = 
}}
The '''IAAF Continental Cup'''  was an international [[track and field]] competition organized by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF).

The event was proposed by IAAF former President [[Primo Nebiolo]] and was first held in 1977 as the '''IAAF World Cup'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mini/centenary/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63195|title=Past Presidents of the IAAF|publisher=iaaf.org|access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref> The event was initially held every two years, but following the establishment of the [[World Athletics Championships]] it moved to a quadrennial basis. The 1989 edition was held the same year as the [[World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]], then moved to the even-year between the Summer Olympics, ensuring the sport of athletics had a global competition in all years.

The original format included separate men's and women's competitions consisting of 21 events each, with team points being awarded for the finishing position of each athlete. Eight teams, five continental and three national, entered an athlete in each event: if the stadium had a ninth lane, the host nation would also be permitted to enter.

The eight entrants included the [[USA Track & Field|United States]], the top two nations in the preceding [[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]] and continental teams comprising [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]], [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]], [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]], the rest of the [[Americas]] ([[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association]] and [[CONSUDATLE|Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo]]), and the rest of [[European Athletic Association|Europe]].

From 2010, the event was rebranded to the IAAF Continental Cup, with the national teams being removed, and team scoring incorporated both the sexes. Two athletes per individual event were entered by four regional teams: [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]], [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]], [[Europe]] and the [[Americas]]), though the regions had only one team each for the relay events.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=48375.html IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco - 21 November]. [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-11.</ref>

After a decision at the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], long-distance events were removed from the programme, and the [[4 × 400 metres relay]] event was modified to a mixed-gender event.<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=616ad3fb-d1a8-48d8-952b-4c64fc80834c.pdf&urlSlug=competitions-update-200816 Competitions Update]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.</ref>

A nation-based competition, the [[Athletics World Cup]], was staged in 2018 by an independent promoter. The IAAF competition was briefly rebranded as the '''World Athletics Continental Cup''' in 2019, but the event was scrapped in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/Competitions/world-athletics-continental-cup|title=World Athletics Continental Cup|publisher=worldathletics.org|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended|title=Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years|publisher=insidethegames.biz|date=12 March 2020|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended |title=Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years |date=12 March 2020 |work=inside the games |access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>

== Results ==
=== IAAF World Cup ===
{| style="font-size:90%;" class="wikitable"
 ! Edition
 ! Year
 ! Venue
 ! Division
 ! Cup winners
 ! Second place
 ! Third place
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 1st
 | rowspan=2 | [[1977 IAAF World Cup|1977]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Düsseldorf]]
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]] 
 | {{Flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[West Germany]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] 
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 2nd
 | rowspan=2 | [[1979 IAAF World Cup|1979]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Montreal]]
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 3rd
 | rowspan=2 | [[1981 IAAF World Cup|1981]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Rome]]
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 4th
 | rowspan=2 | [[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Canberra]]
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union]]
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}}[[Soviet Union]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 5th
 | rowspan=2 | [[1989 IAAF World Cup|1989]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Barcelona]]
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[UK Athletics|Great Britain]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|East Germany}} [[East Germany]]
 | {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}}[[United States|America]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 6th
 | rowspan=2 | [[1992 IAAF World Cup|1992]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Havana]]
 | Men
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[UK Athletics|Great Britain]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|CIS}} [[Unified Team at the Olympics|Unified Team]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|America]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 7th
 | rowspan=2 | [[1994 IAAF World Cup|1994]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[London]]
 | Men
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[UK Athletics|Great Britain]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|America]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|America]]
 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 8th
 | rowspan=2 | [[1998 IAAF World Cup|1998]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Johannesburg]]
 | Men
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 9th
 | rowspan=2 | [[2002 IAAF World Cup|2002]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Madrid]]
 | Men
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|Russia}} [[All-Russia Athletic Federation|Russia]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|America]]
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | 10th
 | rowspan=2 | [[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006]]
 | rowspan=2 | [[Athens]]<ref>{{cite web|title="10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2006 Athens Olympic Stadium" photos|url=http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/10th_IAAF_World_Cup_in_Athletics_2006_Athens_Olympic_Stadium.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630220234/http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/10th_IAAF_World_Cup_in_Athletics_2006_Athens_Olympic_Stadium.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
 | Men
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Track & Field|United States]]
 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
 |-
 | Women
 | {{flagicon|Russia}} [[All-Russia Athletic Federation|Russia]]
 | {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|America]]
 |-
 |}

=== IAAF Continental Cup ===
{| style="font-size:90%;" class="wikitable"
!Year
!Venue
!
!Cup winners
!Second place
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
| rowspan=4 | '''[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010]]'''
| rowspan=4 | [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Croatia]]
|Overall
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
|Points
|424.5<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/team-americas-2010-iaaf-continental-cup-marra|title = Americas awarded the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech&#124; News}}</ref>
|410
|295
|292.5
|-
| Men
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
| Women
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
| rowspan=4 | '''[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|2014]]'''
| rowspan=4 | [[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]]
|Overall
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
|Points
|447.5
|390
|339
|257.5
|-
| Men
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|Europe}} [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
|-
| rowspan=2 |'''[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018]]'''
| rowspan=2 |[[Ostrava]], [[Czech Republic]]
| Overall
| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} [[Americas]]
| {{flagicon|Europe}}  [[European Athletic Association|Europe]]
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]]/[[Oceania Athletics Association|Pacific]]
| {{Flagicon|African Union}} [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]]
|-
|Points
|262
|233
|188
|142
|-
|}

== Cup records ==
'''Key to tables''':
{{legend2|pink|''not ratified or later rescinded by IAAF''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

=== Men ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width: 95%;"
!Event
!Record
!Name
!Nationality
!Team
!Date
!Games
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[100 metres|100 m]]
|9.87 {{wind|-0.2}}
|[[Obadele Thompson]]
|{{BAR}}
|Americas
|11 September 1998
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|1998 Johannesburg]]
|
|-
|[[200 metres|200 m]]
|19.87 {{wind|+0.1}}
|[[Wallace Spearmon]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|17 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|44.22
|[[Jeremy Wariner]]
|{{USA}}
|Americas
|4 September 2010
| rowspan=2|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=400 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124730/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[800 metres|800 m]]
|1:43.37
|[[David Rudisha]]
|{{KEN}}
|Africa
|5 September 2010
|<ref>{{cite web|title=800 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124903/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[1500 metres|1500 m]]
|3:31.20
|[[Bernard Lagat]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|20 September 2002
|[[2002 IAAF World Cup|2002 Madrid]]
|
|-
|[[3000 metres|3000 m]]
|7:32.19
|[[Craig Mottram]]
|{{AUS}}
|Oceania
|17 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
|[[5000 metres|5000 m]]
|13:13.82
|[[Miruts Yifter]]
|{{flag|Ethiopia|1975}}
|Africa
|3 July 1977
|[[1977 IAAF World Cup|1977 Düsseldorf]]
|
|-
|[[10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|27:38.43
|[[Werner Schildhauer]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|4 September 1981
|[[1981 IAAF World Cup|1981 Rome]]
|
|-
|[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]
|8:09.67
|[[Richard Mateelong]]
|{{KEN}}
|Africa
|5 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Steeplechase Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124659/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]
|12.96 {{wind|+0.4}}
|[[Allen Johnson]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|17 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|[[400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
| rowspan=2|47.37
|[[Edwin Moses]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|4 September 1981
|[[1981 IAAF World Cup|1981 Rome]]
|
|-
|[[Abderrahman Samba]]
|{{QAT}}
|Asia-Pacific
|8 September 2018
|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018 Ostrava]] 
|<ref>{{cite web|title=400 Metres Hurdles Men Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-400H-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1244470890|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[High jump]]
|2.40 m
|[[Javier Sotomayor]]
|{{CUB}}
|Americas
|11 September 1994
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|1994 London]]
|
|-
|[[Pole vault]]
|5.95 m
|[[Steve Hooker]]
|{{AUS}}
|Oceania
|5 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Pole Vault Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124744/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[Long jump]]
|8.52 m {{wind|0.0}}
|[[Larry Myricks]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|26 September 1979
|[[1979 IAAF World Cup|1979 Montreal]]
|
|-
|[[Triple jump]]
|17.61 m {{wind|+0.6}}
|[[Yoelbi Quesada]]
|{{CUB}}
|Americas
|10 September 1994
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|1994 London]]
|
|-
|[[Shot put]]
|22.00 m
|[[Ulf Timmermann]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|5 October 1985
|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985 Canberra]]
|
|-
|[[Discus throw]]
|71.25 m
|[[Róbert Fazekas]]
|{{HUN}}
|Europe
|21 September 2002
|[[2002 IAAF World Cup|2002 Madrid]]
|
|-
|[[Hammer throw]]
|82.68 m
|[[Tibor Gécsek]]
|{{HUN}}
|Europe
|12 September 1998
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|1998 Johannesburg]]
|
|-
|[[Javelin throw]]
|89.26 m
|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]
|{{NOR}}
|Europe
|5 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125101/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|37.59
|[[Kaaron Conwright]] <br /> [[Wallace Spearmon]] <br /> [[Tyson Gay]] <br /> [[Jason Smoots]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|16 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|2:59.00
|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Nery|Brenes}}|CRC}} <br /> {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bershawn|Jackson}}|USA}} <br /> {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Greg|Nixon}}|USA}} <br /> {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ricardo|Chambers}}|JAM}}
|Various
|Americas
|5 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=4x400 Metres Relay Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124848/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|}

=== Women ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width: 95%;"
!Event
!Record
!Name
!Nationality
!Date
!Games
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[100 metres|100 m]]
|10.65 {{wind|+1.1}}
|[[Marion Jones]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|12 September 1998
| rowspan=2|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|1998 Johannesburg]]
|
|-
|[[200 metres|200 m]]
|21.62 {{wind|-0.6}}
|[[Marion Jones]]
|{{USA}}
|United States
|11 September 1998
|
|-
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|47.60
|[[Marita Koch]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|6 October 1985
|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985 Canberra]]
|
|-
|[[800 metres|800 m]]
|1:54.44
|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]
|{{CUB}}
|Americas
|9 September 1989
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup|1989 Barcelona]]
|
|-
|[[1500 metres|1500 m]]
|4:00.84
|[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]
|{{BHR}}
|Asia
|17 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
|[[3000 metres|3000 m]]
|8:27.50
|[[Sifan Hassan]]
|{{NED}}
|Europe
|8 September 2018
|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018 Ostrava]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-3000-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-508024295|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[5000 metres|5000 m]]
|14:39.11
|[[Meseret Defar]]
|{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}
|Africa
|17 September 2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]
|
|-
|[[10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|30:52.51
|[[Elana Meyer]]
|{{RSA}}
|Africa
|10 September 1994
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|1994 London]]
|
|-
|[[100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]
|12.47 {{wind|+0.7}}
|[[Dawn Harper-Nelson]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Americas
|14 September 2014
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|2014 Marrakech]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=100m Hurdles Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/iaaf-continental-cup-2014-4953/results/women/100-metres-hurdles/final/result#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=14 September 2014|access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|52.96
|[[Nezha Bidouane]]
|{{MAR}}
|Africa
|11 September 1998
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|1998 Johannesburg]]
|
|-
|[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]
|9:07.92
|[[Beatrice Chepkoech]]
|{{KEN}}
|Africa
|9 September 2018
|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018 Ostrava]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Steeplechase Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-3KSC-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1322778|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=9 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[High jump]]
|2.05 m
|[[Blanka Vlašić]]
|{{CRO}}
|Europe
|5 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124715/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Pole vault]]
| rowspan=3|4.85 m
|[[Anzhelika Sidorova]]
|{{RUS}}
|Europe
| rowspan=3|8 September 2018
| rowspan=3|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018 Ostrava]]
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|title=Pole vault Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-PV-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-332644062|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Katerina Stefanidi]]
|{{GRE}}
|Europe
|-
|[[Sandi Morris]]
|{{USA}}
|Americas
|-
|[[Long jump]]
|7.27 m {{wind|+0.7}}
|[[Heike Drechsler]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|6 October 1985
|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985 Canberra]]
|
|-
|[[Triple jump]]
|15.25 m {{wind|+1.7}}
|[[Olga Rypakova]]
|{{KAZ}}
|Asia
|4 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Triple Jump Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125116/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shot put]]
|20.98 m
|[[Ilona Slupianek]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|24 August 1979
|[[1979 IAAF World Cup|1979 Montreal]]
|
|-
|[[Discus throw]]
|71.54 m
|[[Ilke Wyludda]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|10 September 1989
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup|1989 Barcelona]]
|
|-
|[[Hammer throw]]
|75.46 m
|[[DeAnna Price]]
|{{USA}}
|Americas
|8 September 2018
|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|2018 Ostrava]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammer Throw Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-HT-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-555830772|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Javelin throw]]
|65.52 m
|[[Barbora Špotáková]]
|{{CZE}}
|Europe
|13 September 2014
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|2014 Marrakech]]
|
|-style="background:pink"
|<del>68.14 m </del>
|[[Mariya Abakumova]]
|{{RUS}}
|Europe
|4 September 2010
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124919/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref> 
|-
|[[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|41.37
|[[Silke Möller]] <br /> [[Sabine Günther]] <br /> [[Ingrid Auerswald]] <br /> [[Marlies Göhr]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|6 October 1985
| rowspan=2|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985 Canberra]]
|
|-
|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:19.50
|[[Kirsten Emmelmann]] <br /> [[Sabine Busch]] <br /> [[Dagmar Neubauer]] <br /> [[Marita Koch]]
|{{GDR}}
|East Germany
|4 October 1985
|
|-
|}

== Trophy ==

A silver trophy was presented to winners of the men's competition. The women's equivalent was later remodelled and used for the Continental Cup. The winners' names were engraved around the bottom and the winners would keep a hold of the trophy until the next edition.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://worldathletics.org/news/news/heritage-world-continental-cup-exhibition1 | title = The original IAAF World Cup – IAAF Heritage | publisher = World Athletics | date = 30 May 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}</ref>

As the IAAF World Cup, World Cup trophies were presented to the athletes of the winning team. It was the sole prize awarded by the [[IAAF]] for the team category.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended | title = Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years | publisher = Inside the Games | date = 12 March 2020 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}</ref>

As the IAAF Continental Cup, in 2018, a new trophy was unveiled for the winners of the combined team event (men and women). 
All individual athletes of the winning team were presented with awards for the first time.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.european-athletics.com/news/organisers-unveil-trophy-for-the-iaaf-continental-cup | title = Organisers unveil trophy for the IAAF Continental Cup | publisher = European Athletics | date = 17 August 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-cup World Athletics Continental Cup]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100106/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/79/40/20100809103225_httppostedfile_split2010_21818.pdf IAAF World Cup and Continental Cup Statistic Handbook]
* Mark Butler's top ten moments: [http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=56584.html Men], [http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=56583.html Women]

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