1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

August 2023 1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet #E0ECF8 Moscow, Soviet Union July 15–16, 1961 Lenin Stadium 250px Senior Outdoor 2 32 1959 1962 The 1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet was an international track and field competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The third in a series of meetings between the nations, it was held on July 15–16 in Lenin Stadium, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and finished with Soviet Union beating the United States 179 to 163. A total of 33 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women. A total of five world records were broken at the competition – the most of any meeting in the series. Home athletes Valeriy Brumel, Tatyana Shchelkanova and Tamara Press set records in field events, while Ralph Boston and the American women's 4 × 100 meters relay team set world standards for the visitors. World records DateAthleteNationSexEventRecord 1961-07-15 Hayes JonesFrank BuddCharles FrazierPaul Drayton Men 4 × 100 m relay 39.1 1961 Valeriy Brumel Men High jump 2.24 m 1961 Ralph Boston Men Long jump 8.28 m 1961 Willye WhiteErnestine PollardsVivian BrownWilma Rudolph Women 4 × 100 m relay 44.3 1961 Tatyana Shchelkanova Women Long jump 6.48 m 1961 Tamara Press Women Discus throw 57.43 m Results Team score TeamMenWomenTotal 111 68 179 124 39 163 Men Event Result Athlete Nation100 m 10.3 Frank Budd USA200 m 20.8 Frank Budd USA400 m 46.7 Ulis Williams USA800 m 1:46.8 Jerry Siebert USA1500 m 3:43.8 Jim Beatty USA5000 m 13:58.4 Pyotr Bolotnikov URS10,000 m 31:40.6 Yury Zakharov URS4 × 100 m relay 39.1 USA4 × 400 m relay 3:08.8 USA110 m hurdles 13.8 Hayes Jones USA400 m hurdles 50.5 Clifton Cushman USA3000 m steeplechase 8:35.4 Nikolay Sokolov URS20 km walk 1:38:11.2 Gennadiy Solodov URSHigh jump 2.24 m Valeriy Brumel URSPole vault 4.69 m John Uelses USALong jump 8.28 m Ralph Boston USATriple jump 16.68 m Vitold Kreyer URSShot put 18.48 m Gary Gubner USADiscus throw 58.46 m Jay Silvester USAHammer throw 66.34 m Vasily Rudenkov URSJavelin throw 83.12 m Viktor Tsybulenko URSDecathlon 7615 pts Yuriy Kutenko URS Women Event Result Athlete Nation100 m 11.3 Wilma Rudolph USA200 m 23.4 Maria Itkina URS800 m 2:05.4 Lyudmila Lysenko URS4 × 100 m relay 44.3 Willye WhiteErnestine PollardsVivian BrownWilma Rudolph USA80 m hurdles 10.6 Irina Press URSHigh jump 1.70 m Taisia Chenchik URSLong jump 6.48 m Tatyana Shchelkanova URSShot put 17.25 m Tamara Press URSDiscus throw 57.43 m Tamara Press URSJavelin throw 54.79 m Elvīra Ozoliņa URS 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 athletics competitions hosted by the Soviet Union Category:Sports competitions in Moscow USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field Category:July 1961 sports events in Europe