IAAF GOLDEN EVENTS

The IAAF Golden Events were a series of twelve athletics events organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation between 1978 to 1982. The events were part of independent track and field meetings, with the purpose being to raise the profile of the sport outside of Olympic competition. This was prior to the World Championships being established in 1983.

Scottish athletes taking part in the events were:

Allan Wells - 1st Golden Sprint 1981, 2nd Golden Sprint 1979

Graham Williamson - 3rd Golden Mile 1978, 7th Golden Mile 1979

John Robson - 5th Golden Mile 1979, 7th Golden Mile 1981

The results of the events were:

1. IAAF Dubai Golden Mile - Tokyo, Japan, 25 September 1978

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Steve Ovett	England	3:55.5
2	Francis Gonzalez	France	3:57.3
3	Graham Williamson	Scotland	3:59.2
4	Steve Scott	USA	4:01.1
5	Takashi Ishii	Japan	4:01.5
6	Thomas Wessinghage	FR Germany	4:02.8
7	Jerald Jones	USA	4:03.1
8	Rod Dixon	New Zealand	4:04.0
This was part of an 8-Nation international match with Graham Williamson representing GBR.

2. IAAF Dubai Golden Javelin - Budapest, Hungary, 10 July 1979

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Arto Harkonen	Finland	90.18
2	Antero Puranen	Finland	89.40
3	Ferenc Paragi	Hungary	85.38
4	Miklos Nemeth	Hungary	84.02
5	Andras Temesi	Hungary	83.96
6	Bob Roggy	USA	80.28
7	Zdenec Adamec	Czechoslovakia	79.34
8	Bjorn Grimnes	Norway	79.20

3. IAAF Dubai Golden Mile - Oslo, Norway, 17 July 1979

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Sebastian Coe	England	3:48.95 WR
2	Steve Scott	USA	3:51.11
3	Craig Masback	USA	3:52.02
4	Eamonn Coghlan	Ireland	3:52.45
5	John Robson	Scotland	3:52.74
6	John Walker	New Zealand	3:52.85
7	Graham Williamson	Scotland	3:53.15
8	Thomas Wessinghage	Germany	3:53.22
Part of Oslo's Bislett Games meeting.

4. IAAF Dubai Golden Sprints - Zurich, Switzerland, 15 August 1979

Place	Athlete	Country	100m	200m	Time
1	James Sanford	USA	10.15	20.39	30.54
2	Allan Wells	Scotland	10.22	20.42	30.64
3	James Gilkes	Guyana	10.34	20.33	30.67
4	Steve Riddick	USA	10.25	20.57	30.82
5	Leszek Dunecki	Poland	10.37	20.79	31.16
6	Marian Woronin	Poland	10.38	20.84	31.22
7	Harvey Glance	USA	10.27	21.10	31.37
8	Ernest Obeng	Ghana	10.30	21.12	31.42
Part of Zurich's Weltklasse meeting. "Golden Sprint" decided on aggregate of 100m & 200m times.

5. IAAF Golden 10000m - Brussels, Belgium, 4 September 1979

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Mike McLeod	England	27:39.76
2	Brendan Foster	England	27:41.23
3	Leon Schots	Belgium	27:41.34
4	Aleksandr Fedotkin	USSR	27:41.89
5	David Black	England	27:46.51
6	Bernie Ford	England	27:47.56
7	Aleksandras Antipovas	USSR	27:48.18
8	Bill Scott	Australia	27:48.51
Part of the Ivo van Damme Memorial meeting.

6. IAAF Golden Pole Vault - Nice, France, 17 August 1980

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Serge Ferreira	France	5.70
2	Pierre Houvion	France	5.60
3	Mariusz Klimczyk	Poland	5.60
4	Jean-Michel Bellot	France	5.55
5	Konstantin Volkov	USSR	5.50
6	Billy Olson	USA	5.45
7	Thierry Vigneron	France	5.35
8	Tomas Hintnaus	USA	5.25

7. IAAF Gillette Golden Mile - Crystal Palace, London, 25 August 1980

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Steve Ovett	England	3:52.84
2	Steve Scott	USA	3:52.92
3	John Walker	New Zealand	3:53.19
4	Thomas Wessinghage	FR Germany	3:53.20
5	Pierre Deleze	Switzerland	3:53.55
6	Wilson Waigwa	Kenya	3:54.71
7	Filbert Bayi	Tanzania	3:55.36
8	Steve Cram	England	3:55.72
Part of the British Meat Games meeting.

8. IAAF Citizen Golden 5000m - Gateshead, 7 June 1981

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Barry Smith	England	13:21.14
2	Tolossa Kotu	Ethiopia	13:23.95
3	Bill McChesney	USA	13:24.66
4	Nick Rose	England	13:25.73
5	Julian Goater	England	13:25.81
6	Geoff Smith	England	13:27.43
7	Piero Selvaggio	Italy	13:32.09
8	Craig Virgin	USA	13:32.60
Part of the Citizen International Match.

9. IAAF Citizen Golden 10000m - Prague, Czechoslovakia, 19 June 1981

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Mike McLeod	England	27:59.42
2	Geoff Smith	England	27:59.48
3	Nick Rose	England	27:59.68
4	Alex Hagelsteens	Belgium	27:59.98
5	Julian Goater	England	28:00.20
6	Steve Jones	Wales	28:00.58
7	Suleiman Nyambui	Tanzania	28:01.29
8	Mohamed Kedir	Ethiopia	28:01.67
Part of the Rosicky Memorial meeting.

10. IAAF Citizen Golden Sprints - Berlin, Germany, 21 August 1981

Place	Athlete	Country	100m	200m	Time
1	Allan Wells	Scotland	10.15	20.15	30.30
2	Mel Lattany	USA	10.25	20.61	30.86
3	Jeff Phillips	USA	10.21	20.76	30.97
4	Stanley Floyd	USA	10.32	20.67	31.01
5	Marian Woronin	Poland	10.40	20.72	31.12
6	Herman Panzo	France	10.14	21.02	31.16
7	Erwin Skamrahl	FR Germany	10.62	20.61	31.23
8	Ernest Obeng	Ghana	10.31	21.17	31.48
"Golden Sprint" decided on aggregate of 100m & 200m times.

11. IAAF Citizen Golden Mile - Brussels, Belgium, 28 August 1981

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Sebastian Coe	England	3:47.33 WR
2	Mike Boit	Kenya	3:49.45
3	Steve Scott	USA	3:51.48
4	Sydney Maree	USA	3:51.81
5	Thomas Wessinghage	FR Germany	3:52.60
6	John Walker	New Zealand	3:52.97
7	John Robson	Scotland	3:53.13
8	Eamonn Coghlan	Ireland	3:53.30

12. IAAF Citizen Golden Marathon - Athens, Greece, 7 March 1982

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Rodolfo Gomez	Mexico	2:11:49
2	Vladimir Kotov	USSR	2:13:34
3	Greg Meyer	USA	2:14:07
4	Tommy Persson	Sweden	2:14:22
5	Oyvind Dahl	Norway	2:14:40
6	Inge Simonsen	Norway	2:15:04
7	Knut Kvalheim	Norway	2:15:12
8	Ralf Salzmann	FR Germany	2:15:14