1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
| 1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 8th |
| Date | September 24–25 |
| Host city |
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom 
|
| Nations participating | 12 + 3 guest |
| Athletes participating | 96 + 23 guest |
| Races | 2 + 1 invitation |
The 1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on September 24–25, 1977. For the first time, a new competition name IAAF Race Walking World Cup was introduced replacing the former Lugano Trophy. As in 1975, there was a women's 5 km race held as invitation event.
Complete results were published.
†: Invitation event.
†: Invitation event.
The participation of 119 athletes (96 men/23 women) from countries is reported.
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and México proceeded directly to the final.
Vänersborg, Sweden, August 27
Lessines, Belgium, August 27/28
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