1981 IAAF World Cup

Template:Short description The 3rd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 4–6, 1981, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

Overall results

Men Pos. Team Result 1 Europe 147 2 130 3 127 4 118 5 Americas 95 6 93 7 Africa 66 8 Oceania 61 9 Asia 59

Women Pos. Team Result 1 120,5 2 Europe 110 3 98 4 89 5 Americas 72 6 68,5 7 Oceania 58 8 Asia 32 9 Africa 26

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Template:Flagathlete Europe	10.20	Template:Flagathlete Africa	10.21	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	10.31
200 metres	Template:Flagathlete United States	20.21	Template:Flagathlete Europe	20.53	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	20.57
400 metres	Template:Flagathlete United States	44.88	Template:Flagathlete Italy	45.26	Template:Flagathlete Americas	45.27
800 metres	Template:Flagathlete Europe	1:46.16	Template:Flagathlete United States	1:47.31	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	1:47.49
1500 metres	Template:Flagathlete Europe	3:34.95	Template:Flagathlete Oceania	3:35.49	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	3:35.58
5000 metres	Template:Flagathlete Europe	14:08.39	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	14:08.54	Template:Flagathlete Italy	14:09.06
10,000 metres	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	27:38.43	Template:Flagathlete Africa	27:39.44	Template:Flagathlete United States	27:40.69
110 metre hurdles	Template:Flagathlete United States	13.32	Template:Flagathlete Americas	13.36	Template:Flagathlete Europe	13.66
400 metre hurdles	Template:Flagathlete United States	47.37	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	49.16	Template:Flagathlete Europe	49.69
3000 metre steeplechase	Template:Flagathlete Europe	8:19.89	Template:Flagathlete Italy	8:19.93	Template:Flagathlete Asia	8:23.64
4×100 metre relay	Europe Krzysztof Zwoliński Zenon Licznerski Leszek Dunecki Marian Woronin	38.73	East Germany Frank Hollender Detlef Kübeck Bernhard Hoff Frank Emmelmann	38.79	United States Mel Lattany Anthony Ketchum Stanley Floyd Steve Williams	38.85
4×400 metre relay	United States Walter McCoy Cliff Wiley Willie Smith Tony Darden	2:59.12	Europe Eric Josjö Fons Brijdenbach Koen Gijsbers Hartmut Weber	3:01.47	Americas Héctor Daley Colin Bradford Mike Paul Bert Cameron	3:02.01
High jump	Template:Flagathlete United States	2.28	Template:Flagathlete Europe	2.26	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	2.24
Pole vault	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	5.70	Template:Flagathlete Europe	5.55	Template:Flagathlete United States	5.50
Long jump	Template:Flagathlete United States	8.15	Template:Flagathlete Oceania	8.11	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	7.95
Triple jump	Template:Flagathlete Americas	17.37	Template:Flagathlete Asia	17.34	Template:Flagathlete United States	17.04
Shot put	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	21.40	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	20.34	Template:Flagathlete United States	19.90
Discus throw	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	66.38	Template:Flagathlete Americas	66.26	Template:Flagathlete Europe	64.38
Hammer throw	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	77.42	Template:Flagathlete Europe	75.60	Template:Flagathlete Italy	71.92
Javelin throw	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	89.74	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	89.38	Template:Flagathlete Europe	83.26

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Template:Flagathlete United States	11.02	Template:Flagathlete Europe	11.10	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	11.13
200 metres	Template:Flagathlete United States	22.18	Template:Flagathlete Europe	22.31	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	22.41
400 metres	Template:Flagathlete Europe	48.61	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	49.27	Template:Flagathlete Americas	51.48
800 metres	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	1:57.48	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	1:58.31	Template:Flagathlete Europe	1:58.32
1500 metres	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	4:03.33	Template:Flagathlete Italy	4:03.75	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	4:04.67
3000 metres	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	8:54.89	Template:Flagathlete Europe	8:55.80	Template:Flagathlete Italy	8:57.10
100 metre hurdles	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	12.85	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	12.91	Template:Flagathlete Europe	12.97
400 metre hurdles	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	54.82	Template:Flagathlete Europe	56.20	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	56.37
4×100 metre relay	East Germany Kirsten Siemon Bärbel Wöckel Gesine Walther Marlies Göhr	42.22	United States Alice Brown Jeanette Bolden Florence Griffith Evelyn Ashford	42.82	Soviet Union Olga Zolotaryova Olga Nasonova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Natalya Bochina	43.01
4×400 metre relay	East Germany Dagmar Rübsam Martina Steuk Bärbel Wöckel Marita Koch	3:20.62	Europe Michelle Scutt Verona Elder Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Jarmila Kratochvílová	3:23.03	Americas Charmaine Crooks Jackie Pusey Marita Payne June Griffith	3:26.42
High jump	Template:Flagathlete Europe	1.96	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	1.96	Template:Flagathlete United States	1.92
Long jump	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	6.80	Template:Flagathlete United States	6.61	Template:Flagathlete Europe	6.59
Shot put	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	20.60	Template:Flagathlete Europe	19.92	Template:Flagathlete Americas	19.21
Discus throw	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	66.70	Template:Flagathlete Europe	66.30	Template:Flagathlete Soviet Union	63.96
Javelin throw	Template:Flagathlete Europe	70.08	Template:Flagathlete East Germany	66.60	Template:Flagathlete United States	63.04

External links

• World Cup Results
• Full Results by IAAF