1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

The 1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet was an international track and field competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The first in a series of meetings between the nations, it was held in 27 and 28 July in Moscow, Russian SFSR and finished with Soviet Union beating the United States 172–170. The meet marked an unusual head-to-head for the nations during the Cold War.

Results

Teams Men 109 126 Women 63 44 Total 172 170

Men +DisciplineWinnerResultCountry100 metresIra Murchison10.2United States200 metresEd Collymore21.3United States400 metresGlenn Davis45.6United States800 metresTom Courtney1:48.8United States1500 metresJim Grelle3:46.7United States5000 metresHubert Pärnakivi14:28.4USSR10,000 metresYevgeny Zhukov29:59.8USSR110 metres hurdlesAncel Robinson13.9United States400 metres hurdlesGlenn Davis50.4United States3000 metres steeplechaseSemyon Rzhishchin8:42.0USSR4 x 100 metres relay39.6United States4 x 400 metres relay3:07.8United States20 kilometres walkLeonid Spirin1:33:43.2USSRHigh jumpYuri Stepanov2.12USSRPole vaultVladimir Bulatov4.50USSRLong jumpErnie Shelby7.94United StatesTriple jumpOleg Ryakhovskiy16.59 WRUSSRShot putParry O'Brien19.14United StatesDiscus throwRink Babka57.00United StatesHammer throwHal Connolly67.48United StatesJavelin throwVladimir Kuznetsov74.67USSR

Women +DisciplineWinnerResultCountry100 metresBarbara Jones11.6United States200 metresLucinda Williams24.4United States800 metresYelizaveta Yermolayeva2:11.8USSR80 metres hurdlesGalina Bystrova11.8USSR4 x 100 metres relay44.8United StatesHigh jumpTaisia Chenchik1.65USSRLong jumpAida Chuyko5.95USSRShot putEarlene Brown16.54United StatesDiscus throwNina Ponomaryeva51.84USSRJavelin throwBirutė Zalogaitytė50.16USSR

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