IAAF Continental Cup

{{Short description|International athletics tournament}}

{{Distinguish|Athletics World Cup}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox recurring event

| name = IAAF Continental Cup

| logo =

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| status = defunct

| genre = Track and field

| date = varying

| frequency = biennial

| venue =

| location =

| country = varying

| years_active = 1977–2018

| first = {{Start date|1977|df=y}}

| last = 2018

| prev =

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| organised = World Athletics

| website = {{URL|https://www.worldathletics.org/|worldathletics.org}}

| footnotes =

}}

The IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field competition organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The event was proposed by IAAF former President Primo Nebiolo and was first held in 1977 as the IAAF World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mini/centenary/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63195|title=Past Presidents of the IAAF|publisher=iaaf.org|access-date=29 October 2012}} The event was initially held every two years, but following the establishment of the World Athletics Championships it moved to a quadrennial basis. The 1989 edition was held the same year as the World Indoor Championships, then moved to the even-year between the Summer Olympics, ensuring the sport of athletics had a global competition in all years.

The original format included separate men's and women's competitions consisting of 21 events each, with team points being awarded for the finishing position of each athlete. Eight teams, five continental and three national, entered an athlete in each event: if the stadium had a ninth lane, the host nation would also be permitted to enter.

The eight entrants included the United States, the top two nations in the preceding European Cup and continental teams comprising Africa, Asia, Oceania, the rest of the Americas (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association and Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo), and the rest of Europe.

From 2010, the event was rebranded to the IAAF Continental Cup, with the national teams being removed, and team scoring incorporated both the sexes. Two athletes per individual event were entered by four regional teams: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe and the Americas), though the regions had only one team each for the relay events.[http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=48375.html IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco - 21 November]. IAAF (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-11.

After a decision at the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, long-distance events were removed from the programme, and the 4 × 400 metres relay event was modified to a mixed-gender event.[https://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=616ad3fb-d1a8-48d8-952b-4c64fc80834c.pdf&urlSlug=competitions-update-200816 Competitions Update]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.

A nation-based competition, the Athletics World Cup, was staged in 2018 by an independent promoter. The IAAF competition was briefly rebranded as the World Athletics Continental Cup in 2019, but the event was scrapped in March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/Competitions/world-athletics-continental-cup|title=World Athletics Continental Cup|publisher=worldathletics.org|access-date=20 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended|title=Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years|publisher=insidethegames.biz|date=12 March 2020|access-date=20 May 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended |title=Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years |date=12 March 2020 |work=inside the games |access-date=12 April 2020}}

Results

= IAAF World Cup =

style="font-size:90%;" class="wikitable"

! Edition

! Year

! Venue

! Division

! Cup winners

! Second place

! Third place

rowspan=2 | 1st

| rowspan=2 | 1977

| rowspan=2 | Düsseldorf

| Men

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany

Women

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

rowspan=2 | 2nd

| rowspan=2 | 1979

| rowspan=2 | Montreal

| Men

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

Women

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

rowspan=2 | 3rd

| rowspan=2 | 1981

| rowspan=2 | Rome

| Men

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

Women

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

rowspan=2 | 4th

| rowspan=2 | 1985

| rowspan=2 | Canberra

| Men

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

Women

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}}Soviet Union

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

rowspan=2 | 5th

| rowspan=2 | 1989

| rowspan=2 | Barcelona

| Men

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|UK}} Great Britain

Women

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

| {{flagicon|USA}}America

rowspan=2 | 6th

| rowspan=2 | 1992

| rowspan=2 | Havana

| Men

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

| {{flagicon|UK}} Great Britain

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

Women

| {{flagicon|CIS}} Unified Team

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} America

rowspan=2 | 7th

| rowspan=2 | 1994

| rowspan=2 | London

| Men

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

| {{flagicon|UK}} Great Britain

| {{flagicon|USA}} America

Women

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} America

| {{flagicon|GER}} Germany

rowspan=2 | 8th

| rowspan=2 | 1998

| rowspan=2 | Johannesburg

| Men

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|GER}} Germany

Women

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

rowspan=2 | 9th

| rowspan=2 | 2002

| rowspan=2 | Madrid

| Men

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

Women

| {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} America

rowspan=2 | 10th

| rowspan=2 | 2006

| rowspan=2 | Athens{{cite web|title="10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2006 Athens Olympic Stadium" photos|url=http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/10th_IAAF_World_Cup_in_Athletics_2006_Athens_Olympic_Stadium.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630220234/http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/10th_IAAF_World_Cup_in_Athletics_2006_Athens_Olympic_Stadium.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 June 2013}}

| Men

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970–2002); Flag of the African Union (2004–2010).svg}} Africa

Women

| {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{flagicon|USA}} America

= IAAF Continental Cup =

style="font-size:90%;" class="wikitable"

!Year

!Venue

!

!Cup winners

!Second place

!Third place

!Fourth place

rowspan=4 | 2010

| rowspan=4 | Split, Croatia

|Overall

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

Points

|424.5{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/team-americas-2010-iaaf-continental-cup-marra|title = Americas awarded the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech| News}}

|410

|295

|292.5

Men

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

Women

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

rowspan=4 | 2014

| rowspan=4 | Marrakesh, Morocco

|Overall

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

Points

|447.5

|390

|339

|257.5

Men

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

Women

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

| Asia/Pacific

rowspan=2 |2018

| rowspan=2 |Ostrava, Czech Republic

| Overall

| {{Flagicon|Organization of American States}} Americas

| {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe

| Asia/Pacific

| {{Flagicon|African Union}} Africa

Points

|262

|233

|188

|142

Cup records

Key to tables:

{{legend2|pink|not ratified or later rescinded by IAAF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

= Men =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width: 95%;"

!Event

!Record

!Name

!Nationality

!Team

!Date

!Games

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

100 m

|9.87 {{wind

0.2}}

|Obadele Thompson

|{{BAR}}

|Americas

|11 September 1998

|1998 Johannesburg

|

200 m

|19.87 {{wind|+0.1}}

|Wallace Spearmon

|{{USA}}

|United States

|17 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

400 m

|44.22

|Jeremy Wariner

|{{USA}}

|Americas

|4 September 2010

| rowspan=2|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=400 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124730/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

800 m

|1:43.37

|David Rudisha

|{{KEN}}

|Africa

|5 September 2010

|{{cite web|title=800 Metres Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124903/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

1500 m

|3:31.20

|Bernard Lagat

|{{USA}}

|United States

|20 September 2002

|2002 Madrid

|

3000 m

|7:32.19

|Craig Mottram

|{{AUS}}

|Oceania

|17 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

5000 m

|13:13.82

|Miruts Yifter

|{{flag|Ethiopia|1975}}

|Africa

|3 July 1977

|1977 Düsseldorf

|

10,000 m

|27:38.43

|Werner Schildhauer

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|4 September 1981

|1981 Rome

|

3000 m steeplechase

|8:09.67

|Richard Mateelong

|{{KEN}}

|Africa

|5 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Steeplechase Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124659/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

110 m hurdles

|12.96 {{wind|+0.4}}

|Allen Johnson

|{{USA}}

|United States

|17 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

rowspan=2|400 m hurdles

| rowspan=2|47.37

|Edwin Moses

|{{USA}}

|United States

|4 September 1981

|1981 Rome

|

Abderrahman Samba

|{{QAT}}

|Asia-Pacific

|8 September 2018

|2018 Ostrava

|{{cite web|title=400 Metres Hurdles Men Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-400H-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1244470890|publisher=IAAF|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}

High jump

|2.40 m

|Javier Sotomayor

|{{CUB}}

|Americas

|11 September 1994

|1994 London

|

Pole vault

|5.95 m

|Steve Hooker

|{{AUS}}

|Oceania

|5 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=Pole Vault Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124744/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

Long jump

|8.52 m {{wind|0.0}}

|Larry Myricks

|{{USA}}

|United States

|26 September 1979

|1979 Montreal

|

Triple jump

|17.61 m {{wind|+0.6}}

|Yoelbi Quesada

|{{CUB}}

|Americas

|10 September 1994

|1994 London

|

Shot put

|22.00 m

|Ulf Timmermann

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|5 October 1985

|1985 Canberra

|

Discus throw

|71.25 m

|Róbert Fazekas

|{{HUN}}

|Europe

|21 September 2002

|2002 Madrid

|

Hammer throw

|82.68 m

|Tibor Gécsek

|{{HUN}}

|Europe

|12 September 1998

|1998 Johannesburg

|

Javelin throw

|89.26 m

|Andreas Thorkildsen

|{{NOR}}

|Europe

|5 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125101/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

4 × 100 m relay

|37.59

|Kaaron Conwright
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Jason Smoots

|{{USA}}

|United States

|16 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

4 × 400 m relay

|2:59.00

|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Nery|Brenes}}|CRC}}
{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bershawn|Jackson}}|USA}}
{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Greg|Nixon}}|USA}}
{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ricardo|Chambers}}|JAM}}

|Various

|Americas

|5 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=4x400 Metres Relay Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124848/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

= Women =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width: 95%;"

!Event

!Record

!Name

!Nationality

!Date

!Games

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

100 m

|10.65 {{wind|+1.1}}

|Marion Jones

|{{USA}}

|United States

|12 September 1998

| rowspan=2|1998 Johannesburg

|

200 m

|21.62 {{wind

0.6}}

|Marion Jones

|{{USA}}

|United States

|11 September 1998

|

400 m

|47.60

|Marita Koch

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|6 October 1985

|1985 Canberra

|

800 m

|1:54.44

|Ana Fidelia Quirot

|{{CUB}}

|Americas

|9 September 1989

|1989 Barcelona

|

1500 m

|4:00.84

|Maryam Yusuf Jamal

|{{BHR}}

|Asia

|17 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

3000 m

|8:27.50

|Sifan Hassan

|{{NED}}

|Europe

|8 September 2018

|2018 Ostrava

|{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-3000-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-508024295|publisher=IAAF|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}

5000 m

|14:39.11

|Meseret Defar

|{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

|Africa

|17 September 2006

|2006 Athens

|

10,000 m

|30:52.51

|Elana Meyer

|{{RSA}}

|Africa

|10 September 1994

|1994 London

|

100 m hurdles

|12.47 {{wind|+0.7}}

|Dawn Harper-Nelson

|{{flag|United States}}

|Americas

|14 September 2014

|2014 Marrakech

|{{cite web|title=100m Hurdles Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/iaaf-continental-cup-2014-4953/results/women/100-metres-hurdles/final/result#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=14 September 2014|access-date=14 September 2014}}

400 m hurdles

|52.96

|Nezha Bidouane

|{{MAR}}

|Africa

|11 September 1998

|1998 Johannesburg

|

3000 m steeplechase

|9:07.92

|Beatrice Chepkoech

|{{KEN}}

|Africa

|9 September 2018

|2018 Ostrava

|{{cite web|title=3000 Metres Steeplechase Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-3KSC-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1322778|publisher=IAAF|date=9 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}

High jump

|2.05 m

|Blanka Vlašić

|{{CRO}}

|Europe

|5 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-05|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124715/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

rowspan=3|Pole vault

| rowspan=3|4.85 m

|Anzhelika Sidorova

|{{RUS}}

|Europe

| rowspan=3|8 September 2018

| rowspan=3|2018 Ostrava

| rowspan=3|{{cite web|title=Pole vault Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-PV-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-332644062|publisher=IAAF|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}

Katerina Stefanidi

|{{GRE}}

|Europe

Sandi Morris

|{{USA}}

|Americas

Long jump

|7.27 m {{wind|+0.7}}

|Heike Drechsler

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|6 October 1985

|1985 Canberra

|

Triple jump

|15.25 m {{wind|+1.7}}

|Olga Rypakova

|{{KAZ}}

|Asia

|4 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=Triple Jump Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125116/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

Shot put

|20.98 m

|Ilona Slupianek

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|24 August 1979

|1979 Montreal

|

Discus throw

|71.54 m

|Ilke Wyludda

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|10 September 1989

|1989 Barcelona

|

Hammer throw

|75.46 m

|DeAnna Price

|{{USA}}

|Americas

|8 September 2018

|2018 Ostrava

|{{cite web|title=Hammer Throw Women Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6020/AT-HT-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-555830772|publisher=IAAF|date=8 September 2018|access-date=9 September 2018}}

rowspan=2|Javelin throw

|65.52 m

|Barbora Špotáková

|{{CZE}}

|Europe

|13 September 2014

|2014 Marrakech

|

style="background:pink"

|68.14 m

|Mariya Abakumova

|{{RUS}}

|Europe

|4 September 2010

|2010 Split

|{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-04|access-date=2010-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511124919/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-11}}

4 × 100 m relay

|41.37

|Silke Möller
Sabine Günther
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|6 October 1985

| rowspan=2|1985 Canberra

|

4 × 400 m relay

|3:19.50

|Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Dagmar Neubauer
Marita Koch

|{{GDR}}

|East Germany

|4 October 1985

|

Trophy

A silver trophy was presented to winners of the men's competition. The women's equivalent was later remodelled and used for the Continental Cup. The winners' names were engraved around the bottom and the winners would keep a hold of the trophy until the next edition.{{ cite web | url = https://worldathletics.org/news/news/heritage-world-continental-cup-exhibition1 | title = The original IAAF World Cup – IAAF Heritage | publisher = World Athletics | date = 30 May 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}

As the IAAF World Cup, World Cup trophies were presented to the athletes of the winning team. It was the sole prize awarded by the IAAF for the team category.{{ cite web | url = https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091852/world-athletics-continental-cup-ended | title = Continental Cup scrapped by World Athletics after 43 years | publisher = Inside the Games | date = 12 March 2020 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}

As the IAAF Continental Cup, in 2018, a new trophy was unveiled for the winners of the combined team event (men and women).

All individual athletes of the winning team were presented with awards for the first time.{{ cite web | url = https://www.european-athletics.com/news/organisers-unveil-trophy-for-the-iaaf-continental-cup | title = Organisers unveil trophy for the IAAF Continental Cup | publisher = European Athletics | date = 17 August 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2022 }}

References

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