Regional Regional championships · since 1958 
Moscow, Soviet Union 15–16 Jul 1961
1961 USA vs USSR Series
Moscow, Soviet Union 15–16 Jul 1961- events
- 32
- medals awarded
- 99
- nations on the podium
- 2
- world records
- 7
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
2 nations · 99 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States of America USA | 18 | 13 | 17 | 48 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union URS | 17 | 22 | 12 | 51 |
Records set
7 WR · 2 AR · 13 MR- WR Valeriy Brumel High jump · Men 2.24
- WR Ralph Boston Long jump · Men 8.28
- WR United States of America 4x100m · Men 39.1
- WR Wilma Rudolph 100m · Women 11.3
- WR Tatyana Shchelkanova Long jump · Women 6.48
- WR Tamara Press Discus throw · Women 57.43
- WR United States of America 4x100m · Women 44.3
- AR Soviet Union 4x100m · Men 39.4
- AR Soviet Union 4x100m · Women 44.5
- MR Jerry Siebert 800m · Men 1:46.9
- MR Jim Beatty 1500m · Men 3:43.8
- MR Pyotr Bolotnikov 5000m · Men 13:58.4
- MR Yuriy Zakharov 10,000m · Men 29:34.4
- MR Nikolay Sokolov 3000m steeplechase · Men 8:35.4
- MR John Uelses Pole vault · Men 4.69
- MR Vitold Kreyer Triple jump · Men 16.68
- MR Jay Silvester Discus throw · Men 58.46
- MR Viktor Tsybulenko Javelin throw · Men 83.12
- MR= Mariya Itkina 200m · Women 23.4
- MR Lyudmila Shevtsova 800m · Women 2:05.4
- MR Irina Press 80m hurdles · Women 10.6
- MR Tamara Press Shot put · Women 17.25