1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

August 2023 1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet #E0ECF8 Stanford, United States July 21–22, 1962 Stanford Stadium 250px Senior Outdoor 2 32 1961 1963 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. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2012/07/19/track-and-fields-greatest-dual-meet-is-turning-50 Track and field's greatest dual meet is turning 50 Palo Alto Online 19 July 2012 1 September 2014 Two world records were broken at the competition: Russian athlete Valeriy Brumel set a record of 2.26 in the men's high jump and Hal Connolly broke the men's hammer throw record with a mark of 70.67. World records YearAthleteNationSexEventRecord 1962 Valeriy Brumel Men High jump 2.26 m 1962 Hal Connolly Men Hammer throw 70.67 m Results Team score TeamMenWomenTotal 107 66 173 128 41 169 Men Event Result Athlete Nation100 m 10.2 Bob Hayes USA200 m 20.8 Paul Drayton USA400 m 46.4 Ulis Williams USA800 m 1:46.4 Jerry Siebert USA1500 m 3:39.9 Jim Beatty USA5000 m 13:55.6 Pyotr Bolotnikov URS10,000 m 29:17.7 Pyotr Bolotnikov URS4 × 100 m relay 39.6 USA4 × 400 m relay 3:03.8 USA110 m hurdles 13.4 Jerry Tarr USA400 m hurdles 50.3 Willie Atterberry USA3000 m s'chase 8:42.3 Nikolay Sokolov URS20 km walk 1:37:51.3 Volodymyr Holubnychy URSHigh jump 2.26 m Valeriy Brumel URSPole vault 4.90 m Ron Morris USALong jump 8.15 m Ralph Boston USATriple jump 16.60 m Vladimir Goryaev URSShot put 19.53 m Dallas Long USADiscus throw 60.93 m Al Oerter USAHammer throw 70.67 m Hal Connolly USAJavelin throw 82.09 m Jānis Lūsis URSDecathlon 7830 pts Vasili Kuznetsov URS Women Event Result Athlete Nation100 m 11.5 Wilma Rudolph USA200 m 23.7 Vivian Brown USA800 m 2:08.6 Lyudmila Lysenko URS4 × 100 m relay 44.6 USA80 m hurdles 10.7 Irina Press URSHigh jump 1.70 m Taisia Chenchik URSLong jump 6.39 m Tatyana Shchelkanova URSShot put 17.38 m Tamara Press URSDiscus throw 57.74 m Tamara Press URSJavelin throw 55.59 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 track and field competitions hosted by the United States Category:Sports in Stanford, California Category:Sports competitions in Santa Clara County, California Category:International sports competitions in California USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field Category:July 1962 sports events in Europe