# 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 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) |