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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Pos. Team Result
1   United States 123
2   Soviet Union 115
3   East Germany 114
4 Europe 97,5
5 Africa 81
6 Americas 80
7 Oceania 65
8 Asia 39,5
 

Women

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Pos. Team Result
1   East Germany 121
2   Soviet Union 105,5
3 Europe 86
4 Americas 62,5
5   United States 61
6 Oceania 52
7 Asia 42
8 Africa 41

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Ben Johnson (CAN)
Americas
10.00   Chidi Imoh (NGR)
Africa
10.11   Frank Emmelmann (GDR)
East Germany
10.17
200 metres   Robson da Silva (BRA)
Americas
20.44   Frank Emmelmann (GDR)
East Germany
20.51   Darren Clark (AUS)
Oceania
20.78
400 metres   Mike Franks (USA)
United States
44.47   Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)
East Germany
44.72   Innocent Egbunike (NGR)
Africa
44.99
800 metres   Sammy Koskei (KEN)
Africa
1:45.14   Viktor Kalinkin (URS)
Soviet Union
1:45.72   Agberto Guimarães (BRA)
Americas
1:45.80
1500 metres   Omer Khalifa (SUD)
Africa
3:41.16   Olaf Beyer (GDR)
East German
3:41.26   Igor Lotaryov (URS)
Soviet Union
3:41.92
5000 metres   Doug Padilla (USA)
United States
14:04.11   Stefano Mei (ITA)
Europe
14:05.99   Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
Africa
14:07.17
10,000 metres   Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
Africa
29:22.96   Pat Porter (USA)
United States
29:23.02   Werner Schildhauer (GDR)
East Germany
29:25.63
110 metre hurdles   Tonie Campbell (USA)
United States
13.35   Sergey Usov (URS)
Soviet Union
13.62   Jörg Naumann (GDR)
East Germany
13.76
400 metre hurdles   Andre Phillips (USA)
United States
48.42   Aleksandr Vasilyev (URS)
Soviet Union
48.61   Harald Schmid (FRG)
Europe
48.83
3000 metre steeplechase   Julius Kariuki (KEN)
Africa
8:39.51   Henry Marsh (USA)
United States
8:39.55   Graeme Fell (CAN)
Americas
8:40.30
4×100 metre relay United States
Harvey Glance
Kirk Baptiste
Calvin Smith
Dwayne Evans
38.10 Americas
Desai Williams
Robson da Silva
Leandro Peñalver
Ben Johnson
38.31 Soviet Union
Nikolay Yushmanov
Aleksandr Semyonov
Aleksandr Yevgenyev
Vladimir Muravyov
38.35
4×400 metre relay United States
Walter McCoy
Andre Phillips
Ray Armstead
Mike Franks
3:00.71 East Germany
Frank Möller
Mathias Schersing
Guido Lieske
Thomas Schönlebe
3:00.82 Oceania
Bruce Frayne
Gary Minihan
Alan Ozolins
Darren Clark
3:01.35
High jump   Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)
Europe
2.31   Jim Howard (USA)
United States
2.28   Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
Americas
2.28
Pole vault   Sergey Bubka (URS)
Soviet Union
5.85   Philippe Collet (FRA)
Europe
5.50   Tim Bright (USA)
United States
5.40
Long jump   Mike Conley (USA)
United States
8.20   Robert Emmiyan (URS)
Soviet Union
8.09   László Szalma (HUN)
Europe
7.95
Triple jump   Willie Banks (USA)
United States
17.58   Oleg Protsenko (URS)
Soviet Union
17.47   Khristo Markov (BUL)
Europe
17.13
Shot put   Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
East Germany
22.00   Sergey Smirnov (URS)
Soviet Union
21.72   Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
Europe
21.14
Discus throw   Georgiy Kolnootchenko (URS)
Soviet Union
69.08   Jürgen Schult (GDR)
East Germany
68.30   Luis Delís (CUB)
Americas
67.60
Hammer throw   Jüri Tamm (URS)
Soviet Union
82.12   Günther Rodehau (GDR)
East Germany
78.44   Jud Logan (USA)
United States
76.88
Javelin throw   Uwe Hohn (GDR)
East Germany
96.96   Heino Puuste (URS)
Soviet Union
87.40   Tom Petranoff (USA)
United States
87.34

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Marlies Göhr (GDR)
East Germany
11.10   Grace Jackson (JAM)
Americas
  Marina Zhirova (URS)
Soviet Union
11.30
200 metres   Marita Koch (GDR)
East Germany
21.90   Grace Jackson (JAM)
Americas
22.61   Marina Zhirova (URS)
Soviet Union
22.66
400 metres   Marita Koch (GDR)
East Germany
47.60
WR
  Olga Vladykina (URS)
Soviet Union
48.27   Lillie Leatherwood (USA)
United States
50.43
800 metres   Christine Wachtel (GDR)
East Germany
2:01.57   Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)
Europe
2:01.99   Nadiya Olizarenko (URS)
Soviet Union
2:02.17
1500 metres   Hildegard Körner (GDR)
East Germany
4:10.86   Ravilya Agletdinova (URS)
Soviet Union
4:11.21   Doina Melinte (ROU)
Europe
4:19.66
3000 metres   Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
East Germany
9:14.65   Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS)
Soviet Union
9:15.65   Cindy Bremser (USA)
United States
9:21.15
10,000 metres   Aurora Cunha (POR)
Europe
32:07.50   Mary Knisely (USA)
United States
32:19.93   Olga Bondarenko (URS)
Soviet Union
32:27.70
100 metre hurdles   Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR)
East Germany
12.72   Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
Europe
12.72   Svetlana Gusarova (URS)
Soviet Union
13.01
400 metre hurdles   Sabine Busch (GDR)
East Germany
54.44   Judi Brown-King (USA)
United States
55.10   Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
Oceania
55.34
4×100 metre relay East Germany
Silke Gladisch
Sabine Rieger
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
41.37
WR
Soviet Union
Antonina Nastoburko
Natalya Bochina
Marina Zhirova
Elvira Barbashina
42.54 Europe
Iwona Pakuła
Ginka Zagorcheva
Ewa Pisiewicz
Ewa Kasprzyk
43.38
4×400 metre relay East Germany
Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Dagmar Neubauer
Marita Koch
3:19.49 Soviet Union
Tatyana Alekseyeva
Irina Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Vladykina
3:20.60 Europe
Rositsa Stamenova
Erica Rossi
Alena Bulirová
Jarmila Kratochvílová
3:28.47
High jump   Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
Europe
2.00   Tamara Bykova (URS)
Soviet Union
1.97   Susanne Helm (GDR)
East Germany
1.97
Long jump   Heike Drechsler (GDR)
East Germany
7.27   Galina Chistyakova (URS)
Soviet Union
7.00   Carol Lewis (USA)
United States
6.88
Shot put   Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
Soviet Union
20.69   Heike Hartwig (GDR)
East Germany
19.98   Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
Europe
19.17
Discus throw   Martina Opitz (GDR)
East Germany
69.78   Galina Savinkova (URS)
Soviet Union
67.30   Maritza Martén (CUB)
Americas
66.54
Javelin throw   Olga Gavrilova (URS)
Soviet Union
66.80   Petra Felke (GDR)
East Germany
66.22   Fatima Whitbread (GBR)
Europe
65.12
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