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International athletics championship event
1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet
DatesJuly 21–22, 1962
Host cityStanford, United States
VenueStanford Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events32
Participation2 nations
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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.

Two world records were broken at the competition: Russian athlete Valeriy Brumel set a record of 2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 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+1⁄4 in).

World records

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

Team score

Team Men Women Total
 Soviet Union 107 66 173
 United States 128 41 169

Men

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

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

  1. "Track and field's greatest dual meet is turning 50". Palo Alto Online. July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series
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