1979 IAAF World Cup
The 2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on August 24–26, 1979, at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Overall results
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Women
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Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  United States | 10.17 |  Americas | 10.26 |  Europe | 10.28 |
| 200 metres | Americas | 20.34 | Europe | 20.50 |  Africa | 20.69 |
| 400 metres |  Africa | 45.39 |  Soviet Union | 46.06 | United States | 46.12 |
| 800 metres |  Africa | 1:47.69 | United States | 1:47.85 |  Europe | 1:47.88 |
| 1500 metres | Europe | 3:46.00 | Soviet Union | 3:46.13 |  East Germany | 3:46.30 |
| 5000 metres | .svg.png){kind=small} Africa | 13:35.9 | Soviet Union | 13:37.6 |  Europe | 13:38.6 |
| 10,000 metres | Africa | 27:53.07 | United States | 27:59.55 | Soviet Union | 28:25.17 |
| 110 metre hurdles | United State | 13.39 | East Germany | 13.42 | Americas | 13.44 |
| 400 metre hurdles | United States | 47.53 | Europe | 48.71 | Soviet Union | 48.97 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Africa | 8:25.97 | East Germany | 8:29.28 |  Europe | 8:29.44 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Americas Osvaldo Lara Nelson dos Santos Silvio Leonard Altevir de Araújo | 38.70 | United States Mike Roberson Harvey Glance Mel Lattany Steve Riddick | 38.77 | Europe Jerzy Brunner Leszek Dunecki Zenon Licznerski Marian Woronin | 38.85 |
| 4×400 metre relay | United States Herman Frazier Bill Green Willie Smith Tony Darden | 3:00.70 | Europe Ryszard Podlas Franz-Peter Hofmeister Harry Schulting Harald Schmid | 3:00.80 | Africa Billy Konchellah Dele Udo James Atuti Hassan El Kachief | 3:01.22 |
| High jump | United States | 2.27 | Europe | 2.27 | Soviet Union | 2.24 |
| Pole vault | United States | 5.45 |  Europe | 5.45 | Soviet Union | 5.30 |
| Long jump | United States | 8.52 | East Germany | 8.27 | Americas | 8.22 |
| Triple jump |  Americas | 17.02 | Soviet Union' | 16.94 | .svg.png){kind=small} Oceania | 16.76 |
| Shot put | East Germany | 20.45 |  Europe | 20.05 | Soviet Union | 20.00 |
| Discus throw | East Germany | 66.02 | United States | 64.92 | Americas | 63.50 |
| Hammer throw | Soviet Union | 78.70 | Europe | 75.88 | East Germany | 74.82 |
| Javelin throw | East Germany | 86.48 |  Oceania | 85.80 | Americas | 83.44 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | United States | 11.06 | East Germany | 11.17 | Europe | 11.36 |
| 200 metres | United States | 21.83 | East Germany | 22.02 | Soviet Union | 22.66 |
| 400 metres | Europe | 48.97 | Soviet Union | 50.60 | Europe | 51.15 |
| 800 metres | .svg.png){kind=small} Europe | 2:00.52 | Soviet Union | 2:01.09 | East Germany | 2:01.33 |
| 1500 metres | East Germany | 4:06.881 | Soviet Union | 4:08.73 | United States | 4:09.16 |
| 3000 metres | Soviet Union | 8:36.34 |  Europe | 8:38.59 | United States | 8:53.02 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Europe | 12.67 | Soviet Union | 12.75 | East Germany | 13.03 |
| 400 metre hurdles | East Germany | 55.83 | Soviet Union | 56.02 | United States | 56.75 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Europe Linda Haglund Chantal Réga Annegret Richter Heather Hunte | 42.19 | East Germany Christina Brehmer Romy Schneider Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | 42.32 | Soviet Union Vera Anisimova Olga Korotkova Marina Sidorova Lyudmila Kondratyeva | 42.52 |
| 4×400 metre relay | East Germany Gabriele Kotte Christina Brehmer Brigitte Köhn Marita Koch | 3:20.37 | Soviet Union Irina Bagryantseva Tatyana Prorochenko Nina Zyuskova Mariya Kulchunova | 3:23.04 | United States Sharon Dabney Rosalyn Bryant Patricia Jackson Sherri Howard | 3:27.36 |
| High jump | .svg.png){kind=small} Americas | 1.96 | Europe | 1.94 | Soviet Union | 1.90 |
| Long jump | Soviet Union | 6.64 | East Germany | 6.55 | United States | 6.31 |
| Shot put | East Germany | 20.98 |  Europe | 19.74 | Soviet Union | 19.70 |
| Discus throw | East Germany | 65.18 | Soviet Union | 65.14 | Americas | 62.84 |
| Javelin throw | East Germany | 66.10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Europe | 65.82 | Americas | 63.50 |
1 Totka Petrova of Europe originally won the 1500m with 4:06.47, but she was disqualified after it was found that she had failed a doping test at the Balkan Games.
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