Organisers IAAF Date September 29–30 Athletes participating 147 | Edition 9th Nations participating 18 | |
Host city Eschborn, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany | ||
The 1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany, on September 29–30, 1979. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup. The women's 5 km race was now officially introduced into the competition with the women's teams competing for the Eschborn Cup.
Contents
Complete results were published.
Participation
The participation of 147 athletes (107 men/40 women) from countries is reported.
Qualifying Rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, México, the German Democratic Republic, Italy, the Soviet Union, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand proceeded directly to the final.
References
1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA