1985 IAAF World Cup

{{Short description|Athletic competition}}

The 4th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on October 4–6, 1985, at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia.

Overall results

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=Men=

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! Pos.

! Team

! Result

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! 1

| align="left" | {{USA}}

| 123

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! 2

| align="left" | {{URS}}

| 115

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! 3

| align="left" | {{GDR}}

| 114

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! 4

| align="left" | Europe

| 97,5

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! 5

| align="left" | Africa

| 81

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! 6

| align="left" | Americas

| 80

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! 7

| align="left" | Oceania

| 65

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! 8

| align="left" | Asia

| 39,5

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=Women=

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! Team

! Result

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! 1

| align="left" | {{GDR}}

| 121

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! 2

| align="left" | {{URS}}

| 105,5

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! 3

| align="left" | Europe

| 86

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! 4

| align="left" | Americas

| 62,5

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! 5

| align="left" | {{USA}}

| 61

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! 6

| align="left" | Oceania

| 52

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! 7

| align="left" | Asia

| 42

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! 8

| align="left" | Africa

| 41

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Medal summary

{{details|1985 IAAF World Cup results}}

=Men=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres

|{{flagathlete|Ben Johnson|CAN}}
Americas

10.00

|{{flagathlete|Chidi Imoh|NGR}}
Africa

10.11

|{{flagathlete|Frank Emmelmann|GDR}}
East Germany

10.17
200 metres

|{{flagathlete|Robson da Silva|BRA}}
Americas

20.44

|{{flagathlete|Frank Emmelmann|GDR}}
East Germany

20.51

|{{flagathlete|Darren Clark|AUS}}
Oceania

20.78
400 metres

|{{flagathlete|Mike Franks|USA}}
United States

44.47

|{{flagathlete|Thomas Schönlebe|GDR}}
East Germany

44.72

|{{flagathlete|Innocent Egbunike|NGR}}
Africa

44.99
800 metres

|{{flagathlete|Sammy Koskei|KEN}}
Africa

1:45.14

|{{flagathlete|Viktor Kalinkin|URS}}
Soviet Union

1:45.72

|{{flagathlete|Agberto Guimarães|BRA}}
Americas

1:45.80
1500 metres

|{{flagathlete|Omer Khalifa|SUD}}
Africa

3:41.16

|{{flagathlete|Olaf Beyer|GDR}}
East German

3:41.26

|{{flagathlete|Igor Lotaryov|URS}}
Soviet Union

3:41.92
5000 metres

|{{flagathlete|Doug Padilla|USA}}
United States

14:04.11

|{{flagathlete|Stefano Mei|ITA}}
Europe

14:05.99

|{{flagathlete|Wodajo Bulti|ETH|1975}}
Africa

14:07.17
10,000 metres

|{{flagathlete|Wodajo Bulti|ETH|1975}}
Africa

29:22.96

|{{flagathlete|Pat Porter|USA}}
United States

29:23.02

|{{flagathlete|Werner Schildhauer|GDR}}
East Germany

29:25.63
110 metre hurdles

|{{flagathlete|Tonie Campbell|USA}}
United States

13.35

|{{flagathlete|Sergey Usov|URS}}
Soviet Union

13.62

|{{flagathlete|Jörg Naumann|GDR}}
East Germany

13.76
400 metre hurdles

|{{flagathlete|Andre Phillips|USA}}
United States

48.42

|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Vasilyev|URS}}
Soviet Union

48.61

|{{flagathlete|Harald Schmid|FRG}}
Europe

48.83
3000 metre steeplechase

|{{flagathlete|Julius Kariuki|KEN}}
Africa

8:39.51

|{{flagathlete|Henry Marsh|USA}}
United States

8:39.55

|{{flagathlete|Graeme Fell|CAN}}
Americas

8:40.30
4×100 metre relay

|valign=top| United States
Harvey Glance
Kirk Baptiste
Calvin Smith
Dwayne Evans

38.10

|valign=top| Americas
Desai Williams
Robson da Silva
Leandro Peñalver
Ben Johnson

38.31

|valign=top| Soviet Union
Nikolay Yushmanov
Aleksandr Semyonov
Aleksandr Yevgenyev
Vladimir Muravyov

38.35
4×400 metre relay

|valign=top| United States
Walter McCoy
Andre Phillips
Ray Armstead
Mike Franks

3:00.71

|valign=top| East Germany
Frank Möller
Mathias Schersing
Guido Lieske
Thomas Schönlebe

3:00.82

|valign=top| Oceania
Bruce Frayne
Gary Minihan
Alan Ozolins
Darren Clark

3:01.35
High jump

|{{flagathlete|Patrik Sjöberg|SWE}}
Europe

2.31

|{{flagathlete|Jim Howard|USA}}
United States

2.28

|{{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}}
Americas

2.28
Pole vault

|{{flagathlete|Sergey Bubka|URS}}
Soviet Union

5.85

|{{flagathlete|Philippe Collet|FRA}}
Europe

5.50

|{{flagathlete|Tim Bright|USA}}
United States

5.40
Long jump

|{{flagathlete|Mike Conley|USA}}
United States

8.20

|{{flagathlete|Robert Emmiyan|URS}}
Soviet Union

8.09

|{{flagathlete|László Szalma|HUN|1957}}
Europe

7.95
Triple jump

|{{flagathlete|Willie Banks|USA}}
United States

17.58

|{{flagathlete|Oleg Protsenko|URS}}
Soviet Union

17.47

|{{flagathlete|Khristo Markov|BUL|1971}}
Europe

17.13
Shot put

|{{flagathlete|Ulf Timmermann|GDR}}
East Germany

22.00

|{{flagathlete|Sergey Smirnov|URS}}
Soviet Union

21.72

|{{flagathlete|Alessandro Andrei|ITA}}
Europe

21.14
Discus throw

|{{flagathlete|Georgiy Kolnootchenko|URS}}
Soviet Union

69.08

|{{flagathlete|Jürgen Schult|GDR}}
East Germany

68.30

|{{flagathlete|Luis Delís|CUB}}
Americas

67.60
Hammer throw

|{{flagathlete|Jüri Tamm|URS}}
Soviet Union

82.12

|{{flagathlete|Günther Rodehau|GDR}}
East Germany

78.44

|{{flagathlete|Jud Logan|USA}}
United States

76.88
Javelin throw

|{{flagathlete|Uwe Hohn|GDR}}
East Germany

96.96

|{{flagathlete|Heino Puuste|URS}}
Soviet Union

87.40

|{{flagathlete|Tom Petranoff|USA}}
United States

87.34

=Women=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres

|{{flagathlete|Marlies Göhr|GDR}}
East Germany

11.10

|{{flagathlete|Grace Jackson|JAM}}
Americas
{{flagathlete|Marina Zhirova|URS}}
Soviet Union

11.30|
200 metres

|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}}
East Germany

21.90

|{{flagathlete|Grace Jackson|JAM}}
Americas

22.61

|{{flagathlete|Marina Zhirova|URS}}
Soviet Union

22.66
400 metres

|{{flagathlete|Marita Koch|GDR}}
East Germany

47.60
WR

|{{flagathlete|Olga Vladykina|URS}}
Soviet Union

48.27

|{{flagathlete|Lillie Leatherwood|USA}}
United States

50.43
800 metres

|{{flagathlete|Christine Wachtel|GDR}}
East Germany

2:01.57

|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvílová|TCH}}
Europe

2:01.99

|{{flagathlete|Nadiya Olizarenko|URS}}
Soviet Union

2:02.17
1500 metres

|{{flagathlete|Hildegard Körner|GDR}}
East Germany

4:10.86

|{{flagathlete|Ravilya Agletdinova|URS}}
Soviet Union

4:11.21

|{{flagathlete|Doina Melinte|ROU|1965}}
Europe

4:19.66
3000 metres

|{{flagathlete|Ulrike Bruns|GDR}}
East Germany

9:14.65

|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Pozdnyakova|URS}}
Soviet Union

9:15.65

|{{flagathlete|Cindy Bremser|USA}}
United States

9:21.15
10,000 metres

|{{flagathlete|Aurora Cunha|POR}}
Europe

32:07.50

|{{flagathlete|Mary Knisely|USA}}
United States

32:19.93

|{{flagathlete|Olga Bondarenko|URS}}
Soviet Union

32:27.70
100 metre hurdles

|{{flagathlete|Cornelia Oschkenat|GDR}}
East Germany

12.72

|{{flagathlete|Ginka Zagorcheva|BUL|1971}}
Europe

12.72

|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Gusarova|URS}}
Soviet Union

13.01
400 metre hurdles

|{{flagathlete|Sabine Busch|GDR}}
East Germany

54.44

|{{flagathlete|Judi Brown-King|USA}}
United States

55.10

|{{flagathlete|Debbie Flintoff|AUS}}
Oceania

55.34
4×100 metre relay

|valign=top| East Germany
Silke Gladisch
Sabine Rieger
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr

41.37
WR

|valign=top| Soviet Union
Antonina Nastoburko
Natalya Bochina
Marina Zhirova
Elvira Barbashina

42.54

|valign=top| Europe
Iwona Pakuła
Ginka Zagorcheva
Ewa Pisiewicz
Ewa Kasprzyk

43.38
4×400 metre relay

|valign=top| East Germany
Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Dagmar Neubauer
Marita Koch

3:19.49

|valign=top| Soviet Union
Tatyana Alekseyeva
Irina Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Vladykina

3:20.60

|valign=top| Europe
Rositsa Stamenova
Erica Rossi
Alena Bulirová
Jarmila Kratochvílová

3:28.47
High jump

|{{flagathlete|Stefka Kostadinova|BUL|1971}}
Europe

2.00

|{{flagathlete|Tamara Bykova|URS}}
Soviet Union

1.97

|{{flagathlete|Susanne Helm|GDR}}
East Germany

1.97
Long jump

|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GDR}}
East Germany

7.27

|{{flagathlete|Galina Chistyakova|URS}}
Soviet Union

7.00

|{{flagathlete|Carol Lewis|USA}}
United States

6.88
Shot put

|{{flagathlete|Natalya Lisovskaya|URS}}
Soviet Union

20.69

|{{flagathlete|Heike Hartwig|GDR}}
East Germany

19.98

|{{flagathlete|Helena Fibingerová|TCH}}
Europe

19.17
Discus throw

|{{flagathlete|Martina Opitz|GDR}}
East Germany

69.78

|{{flagathlete|Galina Savinkova|URS}}
Soviet Union

67.30

|{{flagathlete|Maritza Martén|CUB}}
Americas

66.54
Javelin throw

|{{flagathlete|Olga Gavrilova|URS}}
Soviet Union

66.80

|{{flagathlete|Petra Felke|GDR}}
East Germany

66.22

|{{flagathlete|Fatima Whitbread|GBR}}
Europe

65.12