IAAF Continental Cup

The IAAF Continental Cup (formerly known as the IAAF World Cup, but also known as the Athletics World Cup) is an international athletics competition which comprises track and field events. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual countries. The event takes place every four years.

The founder of the World Cup was the Italian IAAF former President Primo Nebiolo.^[1]

History

The previous format (known as the IAAF World Cup) included separate men's and women's competitions. Eight teams would take part in each event - five continental and three national. If the stadium had a ninth lane, the host nation could also enter a team. The winning men's and women's teams (and runners-up) from the preceding European Team Championships qualified as national teams for the World Cup, together with the United States. The continental teams comprised Africa, Asia, Oceania, the rest of America (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association and Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo), and the rest of Europe.

Beginning with the 2010 event in Split, Croatia, the format was changed and the competition renamed the IAAF Continental Cup. The number of regional teams was reduced to four: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe and the Americas, each represented by two athletes or one relay team in every event. National teams were eliminated from the competition. In addition, the separate men's and women's competitions were merged; the continental teams now compete for a single mixed championship.^[2]

After a decision at the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, long-distance events were removed from the programme. The 4 × 400 metres relay event was also modified to a mixed gender event.^[3]

Results

IAAF World Cup

Year	Venue		Cup winners	Second place	Third place
1977	Düsseldorf	Men	East Germany	United States	West Germany
		Women	Europe	East Germany	Soviet Union
1979	Montreal	Men	United States	Europe	East Germany
		Women	East Germany	Soviet Union	Europe
1981	Rome	Men	Europe	East Germany	United States
		Women	East Germany	Europe	Soviet Union
1985	Canberra	Men	United States	Soviet Union	East Germany
		Women	East Germany	Soviet Union	Europe
1989	Barcelona	Men	United States	Europe	Great Britain and Northern Ireland
		Women	East Germany	Soviet Union	America
1992	Havana	Men	Africa	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Europe
		Women	Unified Team	Europe	America
1994	London	Men	Africa	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	America
		Women	Europe	America	Germany
1998	Johannesburg	Men	Africa	Europe	Germany
		Women	United States	Europe	Africa
2002	Madrid	Men	Africa	Europe	United States
		Women	Russia	Europe	America
2006	Athens[4]	Men	Europe	United States	Africa
		Women	Russia	Europe	America

IAAF Continental Cup

Year	Venue		Cup winners	Second place	Third place	Fourth place
2010	Split, Croatia	Overall	Americas	Europe	Africa	Asia/Pacific
		Points	422.5[5]	417	293	290.5
		Men	Europe	Americas	Africa	Asia/Pacific
		Women	Americas	Europe	Africa	Asia/Pacific
2014	Marrakech, Morocco	Overall	Europe	Americas	Africa	Asia/Pacific
		Points
		Men	Europe	Americas	Africa	Asia/Pacific
		Women	Europe	Americas	Africa	Asia/Pacific
2018	Ostrava

IAAF Continental Cup Championships records

Men's records

Event	Record	Name	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	9.87 (-0.2 m/s)	Obadele Thompson	Barbados	11 September 1998	1998 Johannesburg
200 m	19.87 (+0.1 m/s)	Wallace Spearmon	United States	17 September 2006	2006 Athens
400 m	44.22	Jeremy Wariner	United States	4 September 2010	2010 Split	[6]
800 m	1:43.37	David Rudisha	Kenya	5 September 2010		[7]
1500 m	3:31.20	Bernard Lagat	United States	20 September 2002	2002 Madrid
3000 m	7:32.19	Craig Mottram	Australia	17 September 2006	2006 Athens
5000 m	13:13.82	Miruts Yifter	Ethiopia	3 July 1977	1977 Düsseldorf
10000 m	27:38.43 *	Werner Schildhauer	East Germany	4 September 1981	1981 Rome
3000 m steeplechase	8:09.67	Richard Mateelong	Kenya	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[8]
110 m hurdles	12.96 (+0.4 m/s)	Allen Johnson	United States	17 September 2006	2006 Athens
400 m hurdles	47.37	Edwin Moses	United States	4 September 1981	1981 Rome
High jump	2.40 m	Javier Sotomayor	Cuba	11 September 1994	1994 London
Pole vault	5.95 m	Steven Hooker	Australia	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[9]
Long jump	8.52 m (0.0 m/s)	Larry Myricks	United States	26 September 1979	1979 Montreal
Triple jump	17.61 m (+0.6 m/s)	Yoelbi Quesada	Cuba	10 September 1994	1994 London
Shot put	22.00 m	Ulf Timmermann	East Germany	5 October 1985	1985 Canberra
Discus throw	71.25 m	Róbert Fazekas	Hungary	21 September 2002	2002 Madrid
Hammer throw	82.68 m	Tibor Gécsek	Hungary	12 September 1998	1998 Johannesburg
Javelin throw	89.26 m	Andreas Thorkildsen	Norway	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[10]
4 × 100 m relay	37.59	Kaaron Conwright Wallace Spearmon Tyson Gay Jason Smoots	United States	16 September 2006	2006 Athens
4 × 400 m relay	2:59.00	Brenes, NeryNery Brenes (CRC)  Jackson, BershawnBershawn Jackson (USA)  Nixon, GregGreg Nixon (USA)  Chambers, RicardoRicardo Chambers (JAM)	Various (Americas)	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[11]

Women's records

Event	Record	Name	Nationality	Date	Games	Ref
100 m	10.65 (+1.1 m/s)	Marion Jones	United States	12 September 1998	1998 Johannesburg
200 m	21.62 (-0.6 m/s)	Marion Jones	United States	11 September 1998
400 m	47.60	Marita Koch	East Germany	6 October 1985	1985 Canberra
800 m	1:54.44	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Cuba	9 September 1989	1989 Barcelona
1500 m	4:00.84	Maryam Yusuf Jamal	Bahrain	17 September 2006	2006 Athens
3000 m	8:33.78	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	16 September 2006
5000 m	14:39.11	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	17 September 2006
10000 m	30:52.51 *	Elana Meyer	South Africa	10 September 1994	1994 London
100 m hurdles	12.47 (+0.7 m/s)	Dawn Harper Nelson	United States	14 September 2014	2014 Marrakech	[12]
400 m hurdles	52.96	Nezha Bidouane	Morocco	11 September 1998	1998 Johannesburg
3000 m steeplechase	9:25.46	Yuliya Zarudneva	Russia	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[13]
High jump	2.05 m	Blanka Vlašić	Croatia	5 September 2010	2010 Split	[14]
Pole vault	4.70 m	Svetlana Feofanova	Russia	4 September 2010		[15]
Long jump	7.27 m (+0.7 m/s)	Heike Drechsler	East Germany	6 October 1985	1985 Canberra
Triple jump	15.25 m (+1.7 m/s)	Olga Rypakova	Kazakhstan	4 September 2010	2010 Split	[16]
Shot put	20.98 m	Ilona Briesenick	East Germany	24 August 1979	1979 Montreal
Discus throw	71.54 m	Ilke Wyludda	East Germany	10 September 1989	1989 Barcelona
Hammer throw	75.29 m	Kamila Skolimowska	Poland	17 September 2006	2006 Athens
Javelin throw	68.14 m	Maria Abakumova	Russia	4 September 2010	2010 Split	[17]
4 × 100 m relay	41.37	Silke Gladisch Sabine Rieger Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr	East Germany	6 October 1985	1985 Canberra
4 × 400 m relay	3:19.50	Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Dagmar Neubauer Marita Koch	East Germany	4 October 1985

* = last IAAF Continental Cup competition in 1994

References

1. "Past Presidents of the IAAF". iaaf.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
2. IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco - 21 November. IAAF (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-11.
3. Competitions Update. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
4. ""10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2006 Athens Olympic Stadium" photos".
5. http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/team-americas-2010-iaaf-continental-cup-marra
6. "400 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
7. "800 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
8. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
9. "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
10. "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
11. "4x400 Metres Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
12. "100m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
13. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
14. "High Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
15. "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
16. "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
17. "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-05.

External links

• IAAF World Cup and Continental Cup Statistic Handbook
• Mark Butler's top ten moments: Men, Women