Sport in The Soviet Union (USSR)

Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to the former country The Soviet Union (USSR). The Union of Soviet Republics collapsed in the early 1990s, and are now considered as independent nations. For mmore information on each individual region, see: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

The USSR volleyball team marching in 1952

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Popular sports of The Soviet Union

• Football (Soccer), Gymnastics

The Soviet Union Sporting Success

• At six of its nine appearances at the Summer Olympic Games between 1952 and 1988, the Soviet team (USSR) ranked first in the total number of gold medals won, it was second on the other three occasions.

Great athletes from The Soviet Union

• In 1964, Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won six medals for the third time in a row; becoming the Olympic athlete with the most medals (18) (it has now been surpassed)

The Soviet Union Sports trivia

• Aleksandr Ditiatin of the Soviet Union earned a record 8 Gold medals in gymnastics at the 1980 games.

The Soviet Union at major events

• The Soviet Union at the Summer Olympics
• The Soviet Union at the FIFA World Cup
• The Soviet Union at the European Football Championships (The Euros)

Past sporting events hosted in The Soviet Union

• 1984 Friendship Games in the Soviet Union and 8 other socialist states
• 1989 Men's World Boxing Championships in Moscow

Annual sporting events that were held in The Soviet Union

Sporting Facilities of The Soviet Union