1962 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet

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 in the men's high jump and Hal Connolly broke the men's hammer throw record with a mark of .

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 200 m 20.8 Paul Drayton 400 m 46.4 Ulis Williams 800 m 1:46.4 Jerry Siebert 1500 m 3:39.9 Jim Beatty 5000 m 13:55.6 Pyotr Bolotnikov 10,000 m 29:17.7 Pyotr Bolotnikov 4 × 100 m relay 39.6 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.8 110 m hurdles 13.4 Jerry Tarr 400 m hurdles 50.3 Willie Atterberry 3000 m s'chase 8:42.3 Nikolay Sokolov 20 km walk 1:37:51.3 Volodymyr Holubnychy High jump 2.26 m Valeriy Brumel Pole vault 4.90 m Ron Morris Long jump 8.15 m Ralph Boston Triple jump 16.60 m Vladimir Goryaev Shot put 19.53 m Dallas Long Discus throw 60.93 m Al Oerter Hammer throw 70.67 m Hal Connolly Javelin throw 82.09 m Jānis Lūsis Decathlon 7830 pts Vasili Kuznetsov

Women Event Result Athlete Nation100 m 11.5 Wilma Rudolph 200 m 23.7 Vivian Brown 800 m 2:08.6 Lyudmila Lysenko 4 × 100 m relay 44.6 80 m hurdles 10.7 Irina Press High jump 1.70 m Taisia Chenchik Long jump 6.39 m Tatyana Shchelkanova Shot put 17.38 m Tamara Press Discus throw 57.74 m Tamara Press Javelin throw 55.59 m Elvīra Ozoliņa

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