USSR at the Summer Olympics

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (IOC country code:URS) participated in the Summer Olympics nine times (1952-1988 except 1984). At seven of its nine appearances, the team placed first in the total number of medals won, it was second by this count on the other two. They returned as the Unified Team in 1992 Barcelona Olympics after the breakup of the Soviet Union (in 1991) and found itself again at the top of the medal tally. With these performances many consider the USSR as the undisputed Olympic powerhouse at the time of its existence.

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 the 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 Throwing event. Romashkova's result in this event (51.42 m) was the new Olympic record at that time.

The USSR was the host of the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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, the former Soviet Republics competed together for the last time under the name Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag at Barcelona.

Contents

1 Medal tables

1.1 Medals by Year
1.2 Medals by Sport

2 See also

Medal tables

Medals by Year

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1952 Helsinki	22	30	19	71
1956 Melbourne	37	29	32	98
1960 Rome	43	29	31	103
1964 Tokyo	30	31	35	96
1968 Mexico City	29	32	30	91
1972 Munich	50	27	22	99
1976 Montreal	49	41	35	125
1980 Moscow (host)	80	69	46	195
1984 Los Angeles	did not compete
1988 Seoul	55	31	46	132
Total	395	319	296	1010

Medals by Sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Gymnastics	73	67	44	184
Athletics	65	55	75	195
Wrestling	62	31	23	116
Weightlifting	39	21	2	62
Canoeing	29	13	9	51
Fencing	18	15	16	49
Shooting	17	15	17	49
Boxing	14	19	18	51
Swimming	13	21	26	60
Rowing	12	20	10	42
Cycling	11	4	8	23
Volleyball	7	4	1	12
Equestrian	6	5	4	15
Judo	5	5	13	23
Modern Pentathlon	4	5	5	14
Sailing	4	5	3	12
Basketball	4	4	4	12
Handball	4	1	1	6
Diving	3	4	6	13
Water polo	2	2	3	7
Football (soccer)	2	0	3	5
Archery	1	3	3	7
Hockey	0	0	2	2
Total	395	319	296	1010

Historic teams at the Summer Olympic Games

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USSR at the Summer Olympics

Medal tables

Medals by Year

Medals by Sport

See also