1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

The 1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet was an international track and field competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The fourth in a series of meetings between the nations, it was held on July 21–22 at the Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California, United States, and finished with the Soviet Union closely defeating the United States 173 to 169. A total of 32 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women. The meet marked a high point in public interest in the competition, with an attendance of more than 150,000 over the two-day event – the largest ever on a non-Olympic track and field competition. Even the Soviet workouts attracted crowds of 5000.[1]

1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet
DatesJuly 21–22, 1962
Host cityStanford, United States
VenueStanford Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events32
Participation2 nations
1961
1963

Two world records were broken at the competition: Russian athlete Valeriy Brumel set a record of 2.26 m (7 ft 4+34 in) in the men's high jump and Hal Connolly broke the men's hammer throw record with a mark of 70.67 m (231 ft 10+14 in).

World records

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Year Athlete Nation Sex Event Record
1962 Valeriy Brumel   Soviet Union Men High jump 2.26 m
1962 Hal Connolly   United States Men Hammer throw 70.67 m

Results

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Team score

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Team Men Women Total
  Soviet Union 107 66 173
  United States 128 41 169
Event Result Athlete Nation
100 m 10.2 Bob Hayes   United States (USA)
200 m 20.8 Paul Drayton   United States (USA)
400 m 46.4 Ulis Williams   United States (USA)
800 m 1:46.4 Jerry Siebert   United States (USA)
1500 m 3:39.9 Jim Beatty   United States (USA)
5000 m 13:55.6 Pyotr Bolotnikov   Soviet Union (URS)
10,000 m 29:17.7 Pyotr Bolotnikov   Soviet Union (URS)
4 × 100 m relay 39.6   United States (USA)
4 × 400 m relay 3:03.8   United States (USA)
110 m hurdles 13.4 Jerry Tarr   United States (USA)
400 m hurdles 50.3 Willie Atterberry   United States (USA)
3000 m s'chase 8:42.3 Nikolay Sokolov   Soviet Union (URS)
20 km walk 1:37:51.3 Volodymyr Holubnychy   Soviet Union (URS)
High jump 2.26 m Valeriy Brumel   Soviet Union (URS)
Pole vault 4.90 m Ron Morris   United States (USA)
Long jump 8.15 m Ralph Boston   United States (USA)
Triple jump 16.60 m Vladimir Goryaev   Soviet Union (URS)
Shot put 19.53 m Dallas Long   United States (USA)
Discus throw 60.93 m Al Oerter   United States (USA)
Hammer throw 70.67 m Hal Connolly   United States (USA)
Javelin throw 82.09 m Jānis Lūsis   Soviet Union (URS)
Decathlon 7830 pts Vasili Kuznetsov   Soviet Union (URS)

Women

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Event Result Athlete Nation
100 m 11.5 Wilma Rudolph   United States (USA)
200 m 23.7 Vivian Brown   United States (USA)
800 m 2:08.6 Lyudmila Lysenko   Soviet Union (URS)
4 × 100 m relay 44.6   United States (USA)
80 m hurdles 10.7 Irina Press   Soviet Union (URS)
High jump 1.70 m Taisia Chenchik   Soviet Union (URS)
Long jump 6.39 m Tatyana Shchelkanova   Soviet Union (URS)
Shot put 17.38 m Tamara Press   Soviet Union (URS)
Discus throw 57.74 m Tamara Press   Soviet Union (URS)
Javelin throw 55.59 m Elvīra Ozoliņa   Soviet Union (URS)

References

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  1. ^ "Track and field's greatest dual meet is turning 50". Palo Alto Online. July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2014.