# 1981 IAAF World Cup

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  East Germany 130 3  United States 127 4  Soviet Union 118 5 Americas 95 6  Italy 93 7 Africa 66 8 Oceania 61 9 Asia 59 | Women Pos. Team Result 1  East Germany 120,5 2 Europe 110 3  Soviet Union 98 4  United States 89 5 Americas 72 6  Italy 68,5 7 Oceania 58 8 Asia 32 9 Africa 26 |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Allan Wells (GBR) Europe | 10.20 | Ernest Obeng (GHA) Africa | 10.21 | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) East Germany | 10.31 |
| 200 metres | Mel Lattany (USA) United States | 20.21 | Allan Wells (GBR) Europe | 20.53 | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) East Germany | 20.57 |
| 400 metres | Cliff Wiley (USA) United States | 44.88 | Mauro Zuliani (ITA) Italy | 45.26 | Bert Cameron (JAM) Americas | 45.27 |
| 800 metres | Sebastian Coe (GBR) Europe | 1:46.16 | James Robinson (USA) United States | 1:47.31 | Detlef Wagenknecht (GDR) East Germany | 1:47.49 |
| 1500 metres | Steve Ovett (GBR) Europe | 3:34.95 | John Walker (NZL) Oceania | 3:35.49 | Olaf Beyer (GDR) East Germany | 3:35.58 |
| 5000 metres | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Europe | 14:08.39 | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) East Germany | 14:08.54 | Vittorio Fontanella (ITA) Italy | 14:09.06 |
| 10,000 metres | Werner Schildhauer (GDR) East Germany | 27:38.43 | Mohamed Kedir (ETH) Africa | 27:39.44 | Alberto Salazar (USA) United States | 27:40.69 |
| 110 metre hurdles | Greg Foster (USA) United States | 13.32 | Alejandro Casañas (CUB) Americas | 13.36 | Július Ivan (TCH) Europe | 13.66 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Edwin Moses (USA) United States | 47.37 | Volker Beck (GDR) East Germany | 49.16 | Harry Schulting (NED) Europe | 49.69 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Bogusław Mamiński (POL) Europe | 8:19.89 | Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) Italy | 8:19.93 | Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 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 | Tyke Peacock (USA) United States | 2.28 | Gerd Nagel (FRG) Europe | 2.26 | Jörg Freimuth (GDR) East Germany | 2.24 |
| Pole vault | Konstantin Volkov (URS) Soviet Union | 5.70 | Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) Europe | 5.55 | Billy Olson (USA) United States | 5.50 |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis (USA) United States | 8.15 | Gary Honey (AUS) Oceania | 8.11 | Shamil Abbyasov (URS) Soviet Union | 7.95 |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) Americas | 17.37 | Zou Zhenxian (CHN) Asia | 17.34 | Willie Banks (USA) United States | 17.04 |
| Shot put | Udo Beyer (GDR) East Germany | 21.40 | Yevgeniy Mironov (URS) Soviet Union | 20.34 | Dave Laut (USA) United States | 19.90 |
| Discus throw | Armin Lemme (GDR) East Germany | 66.38 | Luis Delís (CUB) Americas | 66.26 | Imrich Bugár (TCH) Europe | 64.38 |
| Hammer throw | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) Soviet Union | 77.42 | Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) Europe | 75.60 | Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) Italy | 71.92 |
| Javelin throw | Dainis Kūla (URS) Soviet Union | 89.74 | Detlef Michel (GDR) East Germany | 89.38 | Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) Europe | 83.26 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Evelyn Ashford (USA) United States | 11.02 | Kathy Smallwood (GBR) Europe | 11.10 | Marlies Göhr (GDR) East Germany | 11.13 |
| 200 metres | Evelyn Ashford (USA) United States | 22.18 | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Europe | 22.31 | Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) East Germany | 22.41 |
| 400 metres | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) Europe | 48.61 | Marita Koch (GDR) East Germany | 49.27 | Jackie Pusey (JAM) Americas | 51.48 |
| 800 metres | Lyudmila Veselkova (URS) Soviet Union | 1:57.48 | Martina Steuk (GDR) East Germany | 1:58.31 | Jolanta Januchta (POL) Europe | 1:58.32 |
| 1500 metres | Tamara Sorokina (URS) Soviet Union | 4:03.33 | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) Italy | 4:03.75 | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) East Germany | 4:04.67 |
| 3000 metres | Angelika Zauber (GDR) East Germany | 8:54.89 | Maricica Puică (ROU) Europe | 8:55.80 | Silvana Cruciata (ITA) Italy | 8:57.10 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Tatyana Anisimova (URS) Soviet Union | 12.85 | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) East Germany | 12.91 | Lucyna Langer (POL) Europe | 12.97 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Ellen Neumann (GDR) East Germany | 54.82 | Genowefa Błaszak (POL) Europe | 56.20 | Anna Kastetskaya (URS) 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 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) Europe | 1.96 | Tamara Bykova (URS) Soviet Union | 1.96 | Pam Spencer (USA) United States | 1.92 |
| Long jump | Sigrid Ulbricht (GDR) East Germany | 6.80 | Jodi Anderson (USA) United States | 6.61 | Anna Włodarczyk (POL) Europe | 6.59 |
| Shot put | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) East Germany | 20.60 | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Europe | 19.92 | María Elena Sarría (CUB) Americas | 19.21 |
| Discus throw | Evelin Jahl (GDR) East Germany | 66.70 | Mariya Petkova (BUL) Europe | 66.30 | Galina Savinkova (URS) Soviet Union | 63.96 |
| Javelin throw | Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) Europe | 70.08 | Petra Felke (GDR) East Germany | 66.60 | Karin Smith (USA) United States | 63.04 |