Soviet Union at the Olympics
- Soviet Union at the Olympics
[
NOC symbol of the USSR] The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Games on 18 occasions since then. At seven of its nine appearances at the Summer Olympic Games, the team ranked first in the total number of medals won, it was second by this count on the other two. Similarly, the team was ranked first in the medal count seven times and second twice in nine appearances at the Winter Olympic Games.
"The Olympic Committee of the USSR" was formed on April 21, 1951 and was recognized by the IOC on its 45th session (May 7, 1951). In the same year, when the Soviet representative Constantin Andrianov became an IOC member, the USSR officially joined the Olympic Movement.
The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki became first Olympic Games for Soviet athletes. On July 20, 1952, the first Olympic gold medal in the history of Soviet sport was won by Nina Romashkova in the women's discus throw. Romashkova's result in this event (51.42 m) was the new Olympic record at that time.
The 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo became the first Winter Olympic Games for Soviet athletes. There the first Winter Olympic gold medal in the history of Soviet sport was won by Lyubov Kozyreva in women's cross-country skiing 10 km event.
The USSR was the host nation for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. These Games were boycotted by the United States and many other countries, and subsequently, the USSR led a boycott of the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Although the USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991, "The Olympic Committee of the USSR" formally existed until March 12, 1992, when it disbanded.
In 1992, twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games, where they finished first in the medal rankings. The Unified Team also competed at the Albertville Winter Games earlier in the year (represented by seven of the twelve ex-Republics), and finished second in the medal ranking at those Games.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by winter sport
ee also
*USSR Olympic Team Flag Bearers
*
*Soviet Union at the Paralympics
Notes
References
*
*
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Soviet Union at the Paralympics — The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics competed for the first and only time at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988. The country also competed for the first and only time at the Winter Paralympic Games that same year. [… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1988 Summer competitors= flagbearer=Alexander Karelin sports= gold=55 silver=31 bronze=46 total=132 rank=1The Soviet Union (USSR) competed, for the last time before its dissolution, at the 1988 Summer Olympics… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Soviet Union games=1988 Summer competitors= sports= 2 flagbearer= officials= gold= 21 silver= 20 bronze= 15 total= 56 rank= The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made its Summer Paralympic début at the 1988 Summer… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Soviet Union games=1988 Summer competitors= 8 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= silver= bronze= 2 total= 2 rank= The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made its Winter Paralympic début at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1972 Summer competitors=373 (302 men, 71 women) [cite journal |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1974/ore84/ore84k.pdf |title=The USSR and Olympism |journal=Olympic Review … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1980 Summer competitors=514 sports=21 flagbearer=Nikolay Balboshin gold=80 silver=69 bronze=46 total=195 rank=1The Soviet Union (USSR) was the host nation of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.MedalistsThe USSR … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1988 Winter competitors=101 flagbearer=Andrei Bukin sports= gold=11 silver=9 bronze=9 total=29 rank=1The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. It would be the last Winter… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1976 Summer competitors= flagbearer=Nikolay Balboshin sports= gold=49 silver=41 bronze=35 total=125 rank=1The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.MedalistsThe USSR… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1952 Summer competitors= 295 (255 men, 40 women) [cite journal |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1974/ore84/ore84k.pdf |title=The USSR and Olympism |journal=Olympic… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Soviet Union games=1956 Summer competitors=283 (244 men, 39 women) [cite journal |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1974/ore84/ore84k.pdf |title=The USSR and Olympism |journal=Olympic Review … Wikipedia
