# USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series

USA–USSR Dual Track Meet Series was a track and field meeting between United States and Soviet Union. It was held 19 times during the Cold War era from 1958 to 1985. The meeting was arranged alternatively in both countries, exception being the last event in 1985 which was held in Tokyo, Japan. Seven indoor meetings were also competed in the 1970s. Although the meetings were foremost athletic competitions, they served as propaganda and foreign diplomacy tools as well.
The most classic meeting is considered the 1962 competition in Stanford, California, with an attendance of more than 150,000 on a two-day event, the largest ever on a non-Olympic track and field competition. Even the Soviet workouts attracted crowds of 5,000. Two world records were set in Stanford, Valeriy Brumel on high jump and Hal Connolly on hammer throw. Though the Stanford meeting was held just two months before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the athletes exhibited mutual friendship, with both Russian and American athletes congratulating Brumel on his feat and both nations' athletes completing a lap of honour at the end of competition.

## Editions

| Year | Date | Location | Venue | Winner | Total | Men | Women |
| 1958 | 27–28 July | Moscow | Lenin Stadium | Soviet Union | 172 – 170 | 126 – 109 | 63 – 44 |
| 1959 | 18–19 July | Philadelphia | Franklin Field | Soviet Union | 175 – 167 | 127 – 108 | 67 – 40 |
| 1961 | 15–16 July | Moscow | Lenin Stadium | Soviet Union | 179 – 160 | 124 – 111 | 68 – 36 |
| 1962 | 21–22 July | Stanford | Stanford Stadium | Soviet Union | 173 – 169 | 128 – 107 | 66 – 41 |
| 1963 | 20–21 July | Moscow | Lenin Stadium | Soviet Union | 189 – 147 | 119 – 114 | 75 – 28 |
| 1964 | 25–26 July | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Coliseum | United States | 187 – 156 | 139 – 97 | 59 – 48 |
| 1965 | 31 July–1 August | Kiev | Central Stadium | Soviet Union | 181.5 – 155.5 | 118 – 112 | 63.5 – 43.5 |
| 1969 | 18–19 July | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Coliseum | United States | 195 – 178 | 125 – 111 | 70 – 67 |
| 1970 | 23–24 July | Leningrad | Lenin Stadium | Soviet Union | 200 – 173 | 122 – 114 | 78 – 59 |
| 1971 | 2–3 July | Berkeley | Edwards Stadium | Soviet Union United States | 186 – 186 | 126 – 110 | 76 – 60 |
| 1973 | 23–24 July | Minsk | Republic Stadium | Soviet Union | 216 – 163 | 121 – 112 | 95 – 51 |
| 1974 | 5–6 July | Durham | Wallace Wade Stadium | Soviet Union | 192 – 184 | 117 – 102 | 90 – 67 |
| 1975 | 4–5 July | Kiev | Central Stadium | Soviet Union | 225 – 138 | 129 – 89 | 96 – 49 |
| 1976 | 6–7 August | College Park | Byrd Stadium | Soviet Union | 211 – 157 | 115 – 107 | 104 – 42 |
| 1977 | 1–2 July | Sochi | Central Stadium | Soviet Union | 207 – 171 | 118 – 105 | 89 – 66 |
| 1978 | 7–8 July | Berkeley | Edwards Stadium | United States | 190 – 177 | 119 – 102 | 75 – 71 |
| 1981 | 11–12 July | Leningrad | Lenin Stadium | Soviet Union | 204 – 178 | 118 – 105 | 99 – 60 |
| 1982 | 2–3 July | Indianapolis | Indiana University | Soviet Union | 207 – 167 | 118 – 100 | 89 – 67 |
| 1985 | 21–22 September | Tokyo | National Olympic Stadium | Soviet Union | 221 – 164 | 114 – 104 | 117 – 50 |

### Indoor meetings

| Year | Date | Location | Venue | Winner | Total | Men | Women |
| 1972 | 17 March | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | United States | 131 – 112 | 79 – 69 | 54 – 43 |
| 1973 | 16 March | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | Soviet Union | 146 – 141 | 84 – 76 | 65 – 62 |
| 1974 | 2 March | Moscow | Brothers Znamensky Olympic Centre | Soviet Union | 163 – 126 | 89 – 72 | 74 – 65 |
| 1975 | 3 March | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | United States | 171 – 106 | 98 – 62 | 73 – 44 |
| 1976 | 6 March | Leningrad | Zimniy Stadion | Soviet Union | 171 – 117 | 96 – 64 | 75 – 53 |
| 1977 | 3–4 March | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | United States | 159 – 120 | 90 – 69 | 69 – 51 |
| 1979 | 3 March | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | United States | 121 – 118 | 75 – 66 | 52 – 46 |

## World records

| Year | Athlete | Nation | Sex | Event | Record |
| 1958 | Oleg Ryakhovskiy | Soviet Union | Men | Triple jump | 16.59 m |
| 1958 | Rafer Johnson | United States | Men | Decathlon | 8302 pts |
| 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 |
| 1962 | Valeriy Brumel | Soviet Union | Men | High jump | 2.26 m |
| 1962 | Hal Connolly | United States | Men | Hammer throw | 70.67 m |
| 1963 | Valeriy Brumel | Soviet Union | Men | High jump | 2.28 m |
| 1964 | Fred Hansen | United States | Men | Pole vault | 5.28 m |
| 1964 | Dallas Long | United States | Men | Shot put | 20.67 m |
| 1965 | Wyomia Tyus | United States | Women | 100 m | 11.1 |
| 1974 | Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | Women | 3000 m | 8:52.74 |
| 1976 | Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | Women | 3000 m | 8:27.12 |

## Multiple winners

| Athlete | Nation | Wins | Years | Event | Sex |
| Volodymyr Holubnychy | Soviet Union | 6 | 1959, 1962, 1964, 1969–1970, 1976 | 20 km race walk | Men |
| Viktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | 6 | 1969, 1971, 1973-1976 | Triple jump | Men |
| Taisia Chenchik | Soviet Union | 6 | 1958–1959, 1962–1963, 1965 | High jump | Women |
| Tamara Press | Soviet Union | 6 | 1959, 1961-1965 | Shot put and discus throw | Women |
| Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | 6 | 1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1976 | Shot put | Women |
| Faina Melnik | Soviet Union | 6 | 1971, 1973–1974, 1976-1978 | Discus throw | Women |
| Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | 5 | 1969–1970, 1973, 1974, 1976 | 1500 m and 3000 m | Women |
| Valeriy Brumel | Soviet Union | 5 | 1961-1965 | High jump | Men |
| Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 5 | 1962–1965, 1969 | Javelin throw | Men |
| Ralph Boston | United States | 4 | 1961–1963, 1965 | Long jump | Men |
| Tatyana Shchelkanova | Soviet Union | 4 | 1961–1963, 1965 | Long jump | Women |
| Irina Press | Soviet Union | 4 | 1961–1963, 1965 | 80 m hurdles | Women |
| Elvīra Ozoliņa | Soviet Union | 4 | 1961–1963, 1973 | Javelin throw | Women |