1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

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1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet
DatesJuly 15–16, 1961
Host cityMoscow, United States
VenueLenin Stadium
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LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events32
Participation2 nations
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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, 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[]

Date Athlete Nation Sex Event Record
1961-07-15 Hayes Jones
Frank Budd

Paul Drayton		  United States Men 4 × 100 m relay 39.1
1961 Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union Men High jump 2.24 m
1961 Ralph Boston  United States Men Long jump 8.28 m
1961 Willye White
Ernestine Pollards
Vivian Brown
Wilma Rudolph		  United States Women 4 × 100 m relay 44.3
1961 Tatyana Shchelkanova  Soviet Union Women Long jump 6.48 m
1961 Tamara Press  Soviet Union Women Discus throw 57.43 m

Results[]

Team score[]

Team Men Women Total
 Soviet Union 111 68 179
 United States 124 39 163

Men[]

Event Result Athlete Nation
100 m 10.3 Frank Budd  United States (USA)
200 m 20.8 Frank Budd  United States (USA)
400 m 46.7 Ulis Williams  United States (USA)
800 m 1:46.8 Jerry Siebert  United States (USA)
1500 m 3:43.8 Jim Beatty  United States (USA)
5000 m 13:58.4 Pyotr Bolotnikov  Soviet Union (URS)
10,000 m 31:40.6 Yury Zakharov  Soviet Union (URS)
4 × 100 m relay 39.1  United States (USA)
4 × 400 m relay 3:08.8  United States (USA)
110 m hurdles 13.8 Hayes Jones  United States (USA)
400 m hurdles 50.5 Clifton Cushman  United States (USA)
3000 m steeplechase 8:35.4 Nikolay Sokolov  Soviet Union (URS)
20 km walk 1:38:11.2 Gennadiy Solodov  Soviet Union (URS)
High jump 2.24 m Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union (URS)
Pole vault 4.69 m John Uelses  United States (USA)
Long jump 8.28 m Ralph Boston  United States (USA)
Triple jump 16.68 m Vitold Kreyer  Soviet Union (URS)
Shot put 18.48 m Gary Gubner  United States (USA)
Discus throw 58.46 m Jay Silvester  United States (USA)
Hammer throw 66.34 m Vasily Rudenkov  Soviet Union (URS)
Javelin throw 83.12 m Viktor Tsybulenko  Soviet Union (URS)
Decathlon 7615 pts Yuriy Kutenko  Soviet Union (URS)

Women[]

Event Result Athlete Nation
100 m 11.3 Wilma Rudolph  United States (USA)
200 m 23.4 Maria Itkina  Soviet Union (URS)
800 m 2:05.4 Lyudmila Lysenko  Soviet Union (URS)
4 × 100 m relay 44.3 Willye White
Ernestine Pollards
Vivian Brown
Wilma Rudolph		  United States (USA)
80 m hurdles 10.6 Irina Press  Soviet Union (URS)
High jump 1.70 m Taisia Chenchik  Soviet Union (URS)
Long jump 6.48 m Tatyana Shchelkanova  Soviet Union (URS)
Shot put 17.25 m Tamara Press  Soviet Union (URS)
Discus throw 57.43 m Tamara Press  Soviet Union (URS)
Javelin throw 54.79 m Elvīra Ozoliņa  Soviet Union (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.
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  • Матчи СССР — США // Лёгкая атлетика. Энциклопедия / Авторы-составители В. Б. Зеличёнок, В. Н. Спичков, В. Л. Штейнбах. — М.: «Человек», 2012. — Т. 1. — С. 623. — ISBN 978-5-904885-80-9.
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