The USSR 1973 personal team championship in athletics was held from July 10 to 14 in Moscow at the Central Lenin Stadium . Over five days, 36 sets of medals were played.
| USSR Athletics Championship 1973 | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Moscow |
| Medals | 37 |
| Opening | July 10, 1973 |
| Closing | July 14, 1973 |
| date | |
| Stadium | Central stadium named after V.I. Lenin |
The main event of the championship took place in the sector for discus throwing. Faina Melnik set a new world record - 67.58 m. The previous achievement, which belonged to her (67.44 m, May 25, 1973), was improved by 14 centimeters. This world record was the seventh in the career of the 1972 Olympic champion.
Alexander Kornelyuk became the third sprinter in the history of the country, having run a distance of 100 meters for 10.0 in manual timing. Earlier, Vladislav Sapeya (twice in 1968) and Valery Borzov (four times in 1969-1972) achieved a similar achievement.
Two-time Olympic champion in 1972, Borzov in this championship was limited to a victory at a distance of 200 meters and third place in the relay 4 Γ 100 meters.
In the pole vault, Yuri Isakov improved his own USSR record by 5 centimeters. A new reference point for the Soviet poles was the height of 5.41 m.
Elvira Ozolina , nine years later, regained her all-Union achievement in javelin throwing - 63.12 m. From 1960 to 1964, she four times updated the world record, which then broke at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Elena Gorchakova (62.40 m).
The silver medalist of the 1972 Olympic Games Evgeny Arzhanov won the finals in the 800-meter race for a clear advantage. The result of 1.45.5 turned out to be the best in the history of the USSR championships and in just 0.2 seconds lost to the national record of the same Arzhanov. The closest pursuer lost to him for more than one and a half seconds.
For the first time in the history of the Soviet Union, two people in one race for 10,000 meters ran a distance faster than 28 minutes. Distinguished Nikolai Sviridov (27.58.6), who became the champion of the country, and Pavel Andreev (27.59.8), who took second place. Close to the conquest of this milestone was the bronze medalist Vadim Mochalov - 01.28.0. Before the record of Rashid Sharafetdinov (27.56.4), the leader did not have a little more than 2 seconds.
The Olympic champion and world record holder Nadezhda Chizhova suffered an unexpected defeat in the female shot put. She yielded to her best result more than one and a half meters and skipped ahead to Svetlana Dolzhenko from Chisinau.
Janis Lusys for the sixth time in a row and for the 11th time in the last 12 years became the champion of the country in javelin throwing.
During 1973, USSR championships were held in various cities in various athletics disciplines:
- March 4 - USSR Cross-country Championship ( Yevpatoriya )
- July 4-6 - USSR Championships in marathon , all-around and 50 km walking ( Moscow )
Content
Team Championship
| A place | Team |
|---|---|
| RSFSR | |
| Ukrainian SSR | |
| Moscow |
Winners
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m | Alexander Kornelyuk Moscow Azerbaijan SSR Baku | 10.0 | Vladimir Otstanov Azerbaijan SSR Baku | 10.3 | Yuri Silov Latvian SSR Riga | 10.3 |
| 200 m | Valery Borzov Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 20.6 | Alexander Zhidkikh Belorussian SSR Minsk | 20.8 | Sergey Korovin Belorussian SSR Vitebsk | 21.0 |
| 400 m | Victor Nikanorov RSFSR Cherepovets | 47.1 | Simon Kocher RSFSR Essentuki | 47.2 | Valery Yudin Moscow | 47.3 |
| 800 m | Evgeny Arzhanov Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 1.45.5 | George Chernyshev Moscow | 1.47,2 | Vladimir Ponomarev RSFSR Rostov-on-Don | 1.47.3 |
| 1,500 m | Nikolay Andreev RSFSR Irkutsk | 3.42.0 | Stanislav Meshcherskikh RSFSR Sverdlovsk | 3.42,2 | Boris Kuznetsov RSFSR Sverdlovsk | 3.42,2 |
| 5000 m | Yuri Aleksashin Moscow | 13.38.4 | Victor Losev RSFSR Voronezh | 13.40.4 | Vladimir Merkushin Belorussian SSR Minsk | 13.40.8 |
| 10 000 m | Nikolay Sviridov RSFSR Voronezh | 27.58.6 | Pavel Andreev Ukrainian SSR Lviv | 27.59.8 | Vadim Mochalov Kyrgyz SSR Frunze | 01/28/2010 |
| 3000 m obstacle course | Romualdas Bitte Lithuanian SSR Vilnius | 8.30.2 | Ilmar Ruus Estonian SSR Tallinn | 8.31,4 | Leonid Saveliev Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 8.31.6 |
| 110 m with barriers | Anatoly Moshiashvili Georgian SSR Tbilisi | 13.8 | Victor Myasnikov Belorussian SSR Minsk | 13.9 | Valentin Balakhnichev Moscow | 14.0 |
| 200 m with barriers | Vyacheslav Kulebyakin Leningrad | 23,2 | Alexander Polyushkin Uzbek SSR Tashkent | 23.3 | Oleg Bulatkin Belorussian SSR Minsk | 23.5 |
| 400 m with barriers | Dmitry Stukalov Leningrad | 49.7 | Eugene Gavrilenko Belarusian SSR Gomel | 50,2 | Victor Savchenko Ukrainian SSR Lysychansk | 50,2 |
| High jump | Sergey Budalov RSFSR Moscow Region | 2.15 m | Vladimir Zhuravlev Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 2.12 m | not handed | |
| Vladimir Abramov Moscow | ||||||
| Victor Bolshov Moldavian SSR Chisinau | ||||||
| Pole vault | Yuri Isakov RSFSR Sverdlovsk | 5.41 m | Janis Lauris Latvian SSR Riga | 5.25 m | Vladimir Trofimenko Leningrad | 5.25 m |
| Long jump | Valery Podluzhny Ukrainian SSR Donetsk | 7.81 m | Victor Zubkov RSFSR Moscow Region | 7.70 m | Vladimir Skibenko RSFSR Rostov-on-Don | 7.51 m |
| Triple jump | Victor Saneev Georgian SSR Tbilisi | 16.86 m | Mikhail Bariban RSFSR Krasnodar | 16.55 m | Gennady Bessonov RSFSR Moscow Region | 16.50 m |
| Shot put | Alexander Baryshnikov Leningrad | 19.77 m | Rimantas Plunge Lithuanian SSR Kaunas | 19.73 m | Eugenius Skapas Lithuanian SSR Vilnius | 19.07 m |
| Discus throw | Victor Zhurba Ukrainian SSR Voroshilovgrad | 59.62 m | Victor Penzikov RSFSR Stavropol | 58.98 m | Igor Spasovkhodsky Moscow | 58.16 m |
| Hammer throwing | Anatoly Bondarchuk Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 75.20 m | Alexey Spiridonov Leningrad | 74.08 m | Valentin Dmitrenko Ukrainian SSR Zaporozhye | 74.00 m |
| Javelin-throwing | Janis Lusis Latvian SSR Riga | 83.06 m | Alexander Makarov RSFSR Moscow Region | 81.52 m | Vilnis Feldmanis Latvian SSR Riga | 81.38 m |
| 20 km walk | Vladimir Rezaev Moscow | 1: 26.50,4 | Vladimir Shaloshik Belorussian SSR Brest | 1: 27.25.2 | Yuris Grishulis Latvian SSR Bauska | 1: 27.30.2 |
| Relay 4 Γ 100 m | Moscow Alexander Kornelyuk Boris Izmestiev Alexander Lebedev Alexey Chebykin | 39.6 | Belorussian SSR Vasily Zezetko Alexander Demidovich Sergey Korovin Alexander Zhidkikh | 39.6 | Ukrainian SSR Vladimir Atamas Victor Zorkin Valery Borzov Vyacheslav Avseev | 40.1 |
| Relay 4 Γ 400 m | RSFSR Leonid Korolev Valery Yurchenko Vladimir Parkhomovich Simon Kocher | 3.06.4 | Moscow Vladimir Tsyganov Valery Yudin Vladimir Pogrebnyak Alexander Bratchikov | 3.06.9 | Ukrainian SSR Eugene Baral Nikolay Yavtushenko Valery Moshkovsky Victor Savchenko | 3.07,2 |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Moscow | 11,4 | Galina Mitrokhina Moscow | 11,4 | Lyudmila Maslakova Moscow | 11.5 |
| 200 m | Marina Sidorova Leningrad | 23,4 | Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Moscow | 23.6 | Lyudmila Maslakova Moscow | 24.3 |
| 400 m | Nadezhda Kolesnikova Moscow | 51.8 | Natalya Kulichkova Moscow | 52.7 | Ingrida Barkane Latvian SSR Riga | 53.3 |
| 800 m | Niyole Sabayte Lithuanian SSR Vilnius | 2.02.3 | Sarmite Stula Latvian SSR Riga | 2.02.5 | Svetlana Styrkina Moscow | 2.02.6 |
| 1,500 m | Lyudmila Bragin RSFSR Krasnodar | 4.14.0 | Tamara Pangelova Ukrainian SSR Kiev | 4.14.8 | Tatyana Kazankina Leningrad | 4.16.5 |
| 3000 m | Lyudmila Bragin RSFSR Krasnodar | 8.57.4 | Maya Istomina RSFSR Moscow Region | 9.13.2 | Galina Sizintseva Leningrad | 9.17.8 |
| 100 m with barriers | Lyubov Kononova Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata | 13.8 | Natalya Lebedeva Moscow | 13.9 | Evgenia Frolova Kyrgyz SSR Frunze | 14.1 |
| 200 m with barriers | Rosa Babich Uzbek SSR Tashkent | 26.7 | Lyubov Kononova Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata | 26.9 | Tatyana Baskakova Moscow | 26.9 |
| High jump | Antonina Lazareva RSFSR Moscow Region | 1.78 m | Galina Filatova RSFSR Yaroslavl | 1.78 m | Valentina Chulkova Uzbek SSR Tashkent | 1.75 m |
| Svetlana Gontkovskaya Ukrainian SSR Kiev | ||||||
| Long jump | Kapitolina Lotova RSFSR Gorky | 6.44 m | Lyudmila Pogrebnyak RSFSR Stavropol | 6.35 m | Margarita Trainit Lithuanian SSR Kaunas | 6.34 m |
| Shot put | Svetlana Dolzhenko Moldavian SSR Chisinau | 19.48 m | Nadezhda Chizhova Leningrad | 19.41 m | Antonina Ivanova Moscow | 18.64 m |
| Discus throw | Faina Melnik Armenian SSR Yerevan | 67.58 m | Nadezhda Sergeeva Leningrad | 60.58 m | Lyudmila Muravyova Moscow | 58.04 m |
| Javelin-throwing | Elvira Ozolina Latvian SSR Riga | 63.12 m | Tatyana Zhigalova Latvian SSR Riga | 57.84 m | Svetlana Koroleva RSFSR Moscow Region | 57.30 m |
| Relay 4 Γ 100 m | Moscow Tatyana Chernikova Lyudmila Maslakova Galina Mitrokhina Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | 44.7 | RSFSR Natalya Karnaukhova Tatyana Kaminsky Svetlana Belova Raisa Stepanova | 45.5 | Leningrad Natalya Lopatina Marina Sidorova L. Pimenova Nina Gavrilova | 46.0 |
| Relay 4 Γ 400 m | Moscow Natalya Ivanova Lyubov Shibenkova Natalya Kulichkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova | 3.32.5 | Latvian SSR Anna Sinichkina Astrid Schmerlin Sarmite Stula Ingrida Barkane | 3.33.8 | RSFSR Larisa Moiseychikova Larisa Zvyagintseva Nadezhda Mushta Lyubov Zhmakina | 3.38.8 |
USSR Cross-country Championship
The 1973 USSR Cross-Country Championship was held on March 4 in the resort city of Yevpatoriya , Ukrainian SSR .
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Cross 8 km | Victor Komissarov RSFSR Ivanovo | 23.36.2 | Yuri Aleksashin Moscow | 23.36.8 | Alexander Morozov RSFSR Moscow Region | 23.38,2 |
| Cross 12 km | Rashid Sharafetdinov Leningrad | 36.00.0 | Nikolay Sviridov RSFSR Voronezh | 36.00.8 | Anatoly Badrankov Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata | 36.01.2 |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Cross 2 km | Maya Istomina RSFSR Moscow Region | 6.16.6 | Lyubov Demchenko Belorussian SSR Minsk | 6.21.6 | Valentina Vyaltseva RSFSR Stavropol | 6.25.6 |
| Cross 3 km | Svetlana Vaskova RSFSR Ufa | 9.44.8 | Maria Chernysheva Moscow | 9.54.0 | Lydia Zhmurova RSFSR Moscow Region | 9.57.0 |
50 km USSR Championships in Marathon, All-Around and Walking
The USSR champions in the marathon, all-around and 50 km race were decided on July 4-6 in Moscow at the Central Lenin Stadium . 22-year-old Viktor Krause from Alma-Ata, who fled the second marathon in his life, won the USSR championship with three-time medalist Yuri Velikorodnykh . Athletes showed the same result 2: 17.14.6, and the winner was determined only by photo finish [1] .
In walking for 50 km, Otto Barch became the champion of the country for the first time, interrupting the series of Benjamin Soldatenko from four victories in a row.
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Marathon | Victor Krause Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata | 2: 17.14.6 | Yuri Velikorodnykh RSFSR Perm | 2: 17.14.6 | Alexander Matveev Leningrad | 2: 17.37.0 |
| Decathlon * | Vladimir Shcherbatykh RSFSR Kirov | 7927 points (7801) | Alexander Blinyaev Belorussian SSR Minsk | 7895 points (7759) | Boris Ivanov RSFSR Moscow Region | 7812 points (7691) |
| 50 km walk | Otto Barch Kyrgyz SSR Frunze | 4: 05.53.8 | Sergey Bondarenko Leningrad | 4: 07.15.0 | Veniamin Soldatenko Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata | 4: 08.23.0 |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Pentathlon * | Nadezhda Tkachenko Ukrainian SSR Donetsk | 4653 points (4613) | Tatyana Vorokhobko Leningrad | 4462 points (4394) | Vera Tkachenko Kazakh SSR Karaganda | 4320 points (4219) |
* To determine the winner in the all-around competitions, the old points system was used. Recalculation using modern tables for translating results into points is given in parentheses.
Notes
- β Yuri Lifintsev . The history of the βforbiddenβ gold medal , Kazakhstan truth (July 6, 2018). Archived August 14, 2018. Date of treatment August 14, 2018.
See also
- USSR Indoor Track and Field Championships 1973
- 1973 European Athletics Cup
Literature
- Athletics. Reference / Compiled by R. V. Orlov . - M .: "Physical Culture and Sports", 1983. - 392 p.
- Panorama of the sports year 1973 / Compiled by A. N. Korolkov. - M .: Physical education and sport , 1974. - S. 99-103.
Links
- Martin Rix Soviet Championships . GBRAthletics.com. - List of USSR athletics champions (1960-1992). Date of treatment August 13, 2018. Archived May 26, 2018.