The 1981 European Cup was the 8th edition of the European Cup of athletics. It was the last edition to feature multiple stages of competition before being replaced by the promotion/relegation system since 1983.
The "A" Finals were held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The first two teams qualified for the 1981 IAAF World Cup.
"A" Final
Held in Zagreb on 15 and 16 August.2010 Italian almanach (p467)
Team standings
MenPos. Nation Points 1 128 2 124.5 3 106.5 4 97 5 75 6 74 7 71 8 41
Women Pos. Nation Points 1 108.5 2 97 3 74 74 5 72 6 53.5 7 41 8 20
Results summary Men's events 100 m(Wind: -0.9 m/s) Allan Wells10.17 Frank Emmelmann10.21 Hermann Panzo10.29200 m(Wind: +0.3 m/s) Frank Emmelmann20.33CR Allan Wells20.35 Patrick Barré20.60400 m Hartmut Weber45.32 Mauro Zuliani45.35 Andreas Knebel45.76800 m Sebastian Coe1:47.03 Willi Wülbeck1:47.72 Olaf Beyer1:47.731500 m Olaf Beyer3:43.52 Nikolay Kirov3:43.68 Steve Cram3:43.725000 m Dave Moorcroft13:43.18 Valeriy Abramov13:43.69 Hansjörg Kunze13:43.7210,000 m Werner Schildhauer28:45.89 Julian Goater28:55.04 Karl Fleschen28:57.743000 m steeplechase Mariano Scartezzini8:13.32CR Bogusław Mamiński8:17.23 Patriz Ilg8:21.13110 m hurdles(Wind: -0.6 m/s) Mark Holtom13.79 Andreas Schlisske13.85 Romuald Giegiel13.88400 m hurdles Volker Beck48.94 Harald Schmid49.12 Dmitriy Shkarupin49.714 × 100 m Krzysztof ZwolińskiZenon LicznerskiLeszek DuneckiMarian Woronin38.66 Andrey ShlyapnikovNikolay SidorovAleksandr AksininVladimir Muravyov38.80 Philippe Le JoncourBernard PetiboisAntoine RichardHermann Panzo38.834 × 400 m Stefano MalinverniAlfonso Di GuidaRoberto RibaudMauro Zuliani3:01.42 Pavel RoshchinVitaliy FedotovViktor BurakovViktor Markin3:01.69 Roy DickensHarry CookSteve ScoutDavid Jenkins3:02.93High jump Valeriy Sereda2.30 Gerd Nagel2.28 Massimo Di Giorgio2.26Pole vault Jean-Michel BellotKonstantin Volkov5.40 Keith Stock5.30Long jump Uwe Lange7.98 Shamil Abbyasov7.93 Joachim Busse7.82wTriple jump Jaak Uudmäe16.97 Aston Moore16.86 Miloš Srejović16.54Shot put Udo Beyer21.41 Yevgeniy Mironov20.33 Ralf Reichenbach19.70Discus throw Armin Lemme64.06 Dmitriy Kovtsun59.60 Alwin Wagner59.16Hammer throw Yuriy Sedykh77.68 Karl-Hans Riehm75.86 Roland Steuk73.34Javelin throw Detlef Michel90.86CR Dainis Kûla88.40 Michał Wacławik88.26
Women's events 100 m(Wind: -1.0 m/s) Marlies Göhr11.17 Kathy Smallwood11.27 Olga Zolotaryova11.36200 m(Wind: -1.6 m/s) Bärbel Wöckel22.19 Kathy Smallwood22.65 Natalya Bochina23.08400 m Marita Koch49.43 Gaby Bussmann50.83 Irina Nazarova51.31800 m Martina Steuk1:57.16 Lyudmila Veselkova1:57.25 Jolanta Januchta1:58.501500 m Tamara Sorokina4:01.37CR Ulrike Bruns4:02.21 Anna Bukis4:04.383000 m Angelika Zauber8:49.61CR Yelena Sipatova8:49.99 Paula Fudge8:54.59100 m hurdles(Wind: -2.4 m/s) Tatyana Anisimova12.91 Kerstin Knabe13.08 Lucyna Langer13.20400 m hurdles Ellen Neumann54.90 Ana Kasteckaja56.34 Genowefa Błaszak57.214 × 100 m Annelies WalterBärbel WöckelGesine WaltherMarlies Göhr42.53 Wendy HoyteKathy SmallwoodBeverley GoddardShirley Thomas43.03 Olga ZolotaryovaOlga NasonovaLyudmila KondratyevaNatalya Bochina43.264 × 400 m Dagmar RübsamMartina SteukBärbel WöckelMarita Koch3:19.83 Nadezhda LyalinaTatyana LitvinovaIrina BaskakovaIrina Nazarova3:24.85 Linda ForsythMichelle ScuttVerona ElderJoslyn Hoyte-Smith3:27.27High jump Ulrike Meyfarth1.94 Lyudmila Zhecheva1.92 Yelena Popkova1.86Long jump Sigrid Ulbricht6.86 Anna Włodarczyk6.66 Tatyana Kolpakova6.59Shot put Ilona Slupianek21.12 Verzhinia Veselinova20.77 Galina Isayeva18.15Discus throw Mariya Petkova69.08 Galina Savinkova68.46 Evelin Jahl67.32Javelin throw Antoaneta Todorova71.88WR, CR Tessa Sanderson65.94 Ingrid Thyssen63.86
"B" Final The winners qualified for the "A" final.
Men Held on 1 and 2 August in Athens, Greece Pos. Nation Points 1 85 2 78.5 3 73.5 4 70 5 62 6 48
Women Held on 2 August in Pescara, Italy Pos. Nation Points 1 64.5 2 60 3 57 4 55 5 46 6 32.5
Semifinals Men All semifinals were held on 4 and 5 July. First two teams qualified for the "A" final (plus Yugoslavia as the host). Places 3–4 (plus Greece as the host) qualified for the "B" final.
Semifinal 1 Held in Lille, France Pos. Nation Points 1 143 2 125 3 109 4 95.5 5 80.5 6 63 7 57 8 44
Semifinal 2 Held in Helsinki, Finland Pos. Nation Points 1 134 2 128 3 115 4 88 5 83 6 75 7 64 8 20
Semifinal 3 Held in Warsaw, Poland Pos. Nation Points 1 128 2 127 3 126 4 102 5 84 6 64 7 51 8 40
Women All semifinals were held on 5 July. First two teams qualified for the "A" final (plus Yugoslavia as the host). Places 3–4 qualified for the "B" final.
Semifinal 1 Held in Bodø, Norway Pos. Nation Points 1 107 2 86 3 80 4 77 5 60 6 55.5 7 49.5 8 27
Semifinal 2 Held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom Pos. Nation Points 1 111 2 83 3 82.5 4 66.5 5 66.5 6 51 7 41 8 38.5
Semifinal 3 Held in Frankfurt, West Germany Pos. Nation Points 1 112 2 97 3 81 4 79 5 66 6 43 7 38 8 24
Preliminaries First three teams advanced to the semifinals.
Held on 20 and 21 June in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg MenPos. Nation Points 1 71 2 69 3 64 4 58 5 37
Held on 20 June in Barcelona, Spain WomenPos. Nation Points 1 44 2 44 3 34 4 28
References
External links European Cup results (Men) from GBR Athletics European Cup results (Women) from GBR Athletics