1959 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

August 2023 1959 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet #E0ECF8 Philadelphia, United States July 18–19, 1959 Senior Outdoor 1958 1961 The 1959 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet was an international track and field competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The second in a series of meetings between the nations, it was held on July 18–19 in Philadelphia, United States, and finished with Soviet Union beating the United States 175 to 167. The meet marked an unusual head-to-head for the nations during the Cold War. The men's 10,000 meters drew attention as the American competitor Bob Soth collapsed in the heat mid-race – an event which was filmed and presented in the Soviet documentary Sport, Sport, Sport (ru Спорт, спорт, спорт).Bob Soth. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-08-04.ПЕРЕЙТИ К НОМЕРУ ru. PNP. Retrieved 2019-08-04. Results Teams Class Men 108 121 Women 67 40 Total 175 167 Men +EventWinnerResultNation100 mRay Norton10.3 200 mRay Norton20.7400 mEddie Southern46.2800 mTom Murphy1:48.5 1500 mDyrol Burleson3:49.4 5000 mAleksandr Artynyuk14:17.8 10,000 mAleksey Desyatchikov31:40.6 110 m hurdlesHayes Jones13.6 400 m hurdlesJosh Culbreath50.5 3000 m steeplechaseSemyon Rzhishchin7:51.64 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relay3:07.020 kilometres walkVolodymyr Holubnychy1:38:20.2 High jumpRobert Shavlakadze2.06 mPole vaultDon Bragg4.64 mLong jumpGreg Bell8.10 mTriple jumpKonstantin Tsigankov15.95 mShot putParry O'Brien19.27 mDiscus throwAl Oerter57.53 mHammer throwVasily Rudenkov66.76 mJavelin throwAl Cantello79.99 m Women +EventWinnerResultNation100 metresBarbara Jones11.7 200 metresLucinda Williams23.4 800 metresLyudmila Lysenko2:11.3 80 metres hurdlesGalina Bystrova11.04 × 100 m relay44.8High jumpTaisia Chenchik1.778 mLong jumpVera Krepkina6.17 mShot putTamara Press16.94 mDiscus throwNina Ponomaryova55.21 mJavelin throwBirutė Zalogaitytė55.37 m References Turrini, Joseph M. "It Was Communism Versus the Free World": The USA-USSR Dual Track Meet Series and the Development of Track and Field in the United States, 1958-1985. Journal of Sport History, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall 2001), pp. 427–471. Retrieved 2019-07-16. The Cold War Track Series 1958-1965. Racing Past. Retrieved 2019-07-16. Лёгкая атлетика. Справочник / Составитель Р. В. Орлов. — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — С. 155—178, 385. Матчи СССР — США // Лёгкая атлетика. Энциклопедия / Авторы-составители В. Б. Зеличёнок, В. Н. Спичков, В. Л. Штейнбах. — М.: «Человек», 2012. — Т. 1. — С. 623. — 978-5-904885-80-9. Category:USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series Category:International track and field competitions hosted by the United States Category:Sports competitions in Philadelphia USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field Category:July 1959 sports events in Europe