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Spartakiad USSR

first edition, Moscow
1956
editions held
10
medal nations
28
latest · Kiev
1991

History

Spartakiad was a Soviet type Olympiad during USSR era. Inaugurated in 1956 before Melbourne Games, finalized in Kiev 1991, the year Soviet Union collapsed. 

Spartakiad traditionally held in Moscow's monumental Lenin Stadium - except last two editions, and always contested by best athletes from all Soviet Republics. Every Soviet republic competed in the games with their own teams while mainland Russia generally represented by three seperate teams: Moscow, Leningrad and "rest of Russia". Foreign athletes allowed to compete in Spartakiad first time in 1979, including United Stated send to Moscow a team, including young Carl Lewis. 

Spartakiad also served as USSR National Championships in the year held, but only 1986 season Soviet athletes contested for national titles in different event. 

MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES
6-2-0 Galina Popova
6-0-0 Valeriy Borzov
6-0-0 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
5-0-0 Mariya Pinigina

THREE-PEAT TITLES
 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan in LJ (1959, 1963, 1967, 1971)
Valeriy Voykin in SP (1971, 1975, 1979)
Vasiliy Kuznetsov in Decathlon (1956, 1959, 1963)

Editions

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  1. 1991 Kiev 46 events
  2. 1986 Tashkent 42 events
  3. 1983 Moscow 39 events
  4. 1979 Moscow 42 events
  5. 1975 Moscow 39 events
  6. 1971 Moscow 42 events
  7. 1967 Moscow 42 events
  8. 1963 Moscow 40 events
  9. 1959 Moscow 40 events
  10. 1956 Moscow 36 events

All-time medal table

28 nations
#NationTotal
1 Russia RUS218205206629
2 Ukraine UKR637078211
3 Belarus BLR33333298
4 Soviet Union URS13131339
5 Latvia LAT12151138
6 Kazakhstan KAZ10111132
7 Georgia GEO97622
8 Uzbekistan UZB85720
9 Lithuania LTU78823
10 United States of America USA76114
11 Estonia EST68721
12 Germany DR (1949-89) GDR46313

Most golds

  1. 1 Galina Popova 100m, 200m, Long jump +1 · 1956–63 Gold 6 Silver 2 Bronze 0
  2. 2 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Long jump, relays · 1959–71 Gold 6 Silver 0 Bronze 0
  3. 3 Valeriy Borzov 100m, 200m, relays · 1971–75 Gold 6 Silver 0 Bronze 0
  4. 4 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 100m, 200m, relays · 1971–75 Gold 5 Silver 1 Bronze 0
  5. 5 Olga Bryzgina 400m, relays · 1983–91 Gold 5 Silver 0 Bronze 1
  6. 6 Ardalion Ignatyev 200m, 400m, relays · 1956–59 Gold 5 Silver 0 Bronze 0
  7. 7 Mariya Pinigina 400m, relays · 1979–83 Gold 5 Silver 0 Bronze 0
  8. 8 Mariya Itkina 100m, 200m, 400m +1 · 1956–63 Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze 2
  9. 9 Edvin Ozolin 100m, 200m, 200m hurdles +1 · 1959–67 Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 3
  10. 10 Lyudmila Samotyosova 200m, 400m, relays · 1963–67 Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 0
Programme · all time

46 events contested since 1956

From 36 events in Moscow to 46 in Kiev.

Men 25

Women 21

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