1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet
| 1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–28 July 1958 |
| Host city | Moscow, USSR |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
1959 → | |
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 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[edit]
Teams[edit]
 Soviet Union |
 United States
| |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 109 | 126 |
| Women | 63 | 44 |
| Total | 172 | 170 |
Men[edit]
| Discipline | Winner | Result | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ira Murchison | 10.2 | United States |
| 200 metres | Ed Collymore | 21.3 | United States |
| 400 metres | Glenn Davis | 45.6 | United States |
| 800 metres | Tom Courtney | 1:48.8 | United States |
| 1500 metres | Jim Grelle | 3:46.7 | United States |
| 5000 metres | Hubert Pärnakivi | 14:28.4 | USSR |
| 10,000 metres | Yevgeny Zhukov | 29:59.8 | USSR |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ancel Robinson | 13.9 | United States |
| 400 metres hurdles | Glenn Davis | 50.4 | United States |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Semyon Rzhishchin | 8:42.0 | USSR |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 39.6 | United States | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:07.8 | United States | |
| 20 kilometres walk | Leonid Spirin | 1:33:43.2 | USSR |
| High jump | Yuri Stepanov | 2.12 | USSR |
| Pole vault | Vladimir Bulatov | 4.50 | USSR |
| Long jump | Ernie Shelby | 7.94 | United States |
| Triple jump | Oleg Ryakhovskiy | 16.59 WR | USSR |
| Shot put | Parry O'Brien | 19.14 | United States |
| Discus throw | Rink Babka | 57.00 | United States |
| Hammer throw | Hal Connolly | 67.48 | United States |
| Javelin throw | Vladimir Kuznetsov | 74.67 | USSR |
Women[edit]
| Discipline | Winner | Result | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Barbara Jones | 11.6 | United States |
| 200 metres | Lucinda Williams | 24.4 | United States |
| 800 metres | Yelizaveta Yermolayeva | 2:11.8 | USSR |
| 80 metres hurdles | Galina Bystrova | 11.8 | USSR |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 44.8 | United States | |
| High jump | Taisia Chenchik | 1.65 | USSR |
| Long jump | Aida Chuyko | 5.95 | USSR |
| Shot put | Earlene Brown | 16.54 | United States |
| Discus throw | Nina Ponomaryeva | 51.84 | USSR |
| Javelin throw | Birutė Zalogaitytė | 50.16 | USSR |
References[edit]
- 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 16 July 2019.
- The Cold War Track Series 1958–1965. Racing Past. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- 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. — ISBN 978-5-904885-80-9.