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1977 IAAF World Cup

International track and field sporting event


International track and field sporting event

The 1st IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held from 2 to 4 September 1977, at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany.

Overall results

Pos.TeamResult12345678
East Germany127
United States120
West Germany112
Europe111
America92
Africa78
Oceania48
Asia44

Women

Pos.TeamResult12345678
Europe109
East Germany93
Soviet Union90
United States60
America56
Oceania46
Africa32
Asia30

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Medal summary

Men

Javelin throwMichael Wessing
West Germany87.46Wolfgang Hanisch
East Germany84.28Miklós Németh
Europe80.82

Women

Javelin throwRuth Fuchs
East Germany62.36Nadezhda Yakubovich
Soviet Union62.02Tessa Sanderson
Europe60.30

1 Ilona Schoknecht of East Germany originally won the shot put with 20.93m, but she was disqualified after it was found that she had failed a doping test at the European Cup.

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