Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR explained

Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR
Formation:1956
Recurrence:4 years
Last:1991
Purpose:National qualifiers
Headquarters:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

The Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR (Russian: Спартакиада народов СССР, Spartakiada narodov SSSR[1]) were mass multi-event competitions in the Soviet Union in 1956–1991, descendants of the 1928 All-Union Spartakiad that took place in Moscow. The competitions were designed to be conducted between constituent union republics of the Soviet Union, however one republic Russian SFSR was always represented by three teams, Russian SFSR along with separate teams from Moscow and Leningrad. The Moscow team was the most successful performer at the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR.

Summer editions were always held in Moscow and winter editions held four times in Sverdlovsk, twice in Krasnoyarsk and once in Kiev. There were ten summer Spartakiads and seven winter Spartakiads.

Background

In 1952, the Soviet Union decided to join the Olympic movement, and international Spartakiads ceased. However, the term continued to exist for internal sports events in the Soviet Union of different levels, from local up to the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR. The latter event was held twice in four years: Winter Spartakiad and Summer Spartakiad.

The first Soviet Spartakiad was held in 1956. Until 1975, all summer finals were held in Moscow, later in some other cities throughout the Soviet Union (though most events were still held in Moscow). The winter finals were often held in Sverdlovsk.

List of Spartakiades of Peoples of USSR

Summer

EditionYearCityNationStart DateEnd Date
I 1956 Soviet Union August August
II 1959 Soviet Union August August
III 1963 Soviet Union August August
IV 1967 Soviet Union July August
V 1971 Soviet Union August August
VI 1975 Soviet Union March August
VII 1979 Soviet Union August August
VIII 1983 Soviet Union May August
IX 1986 Soviet Union June September
X 1991 Soviet Union March September

Winter

EditionYearCityNationStart DateEnd Date
I 1962 Soviet Union March March
II 1966 Soviet Union March March
III 1974 Soviet Union March March
IV 1978 Soviet Union March March
V 1982 Soviet Union 4 March 16 March
VI 1986 Soviet Union 24 February 11 March
VII 1990 Soviet Union March March

Sports

Summer

Sports1956195919631967197119751979198319861991Total
ArcheryXXXXXX6
Athletics XXXXXXXXXX10
BadmintonXX2
BasketballXXXXXXXXX9
BoxingXXXXXXXXXX10
ChessXXXXXXXX8
Cycling (track)XXXXXXXX8
Cycling (road)XXXXXXXXXX10
DivingXXXXXXXXXX10
EquestrianXXXXXXXXXX10
FencingXXXXXXXXXX10
Field hockeyXXX3
Football XXXX4
GorodkiXX2
Gymnastics (acrobatic)XX2
Gymnastics (artistic)XXXXXXXXXX10
Gymnastics (rhythmic)XXXX4
Gymnastics (trampolining)XX2
HandballXXXXX5
JudoXXXX4
Kayak and CanoeXXXXXXXXXX10
Kettlebell liftingX1
Modern pentathlonXXXXXXXXX9
Motorcycle sportX1
RowingXXXXXXXX8
SailingXXXXXX6
SamboXXXXXX6
ShootingXXXXXXXXX9
Skeet shootingXXXXXXXXX9
SwimmingXXXXXXXXXX10
Synchronized swimmingXXX3
Table tennisXXXXX5
TennisXXXXXXXXX9
Underwater sportsX1
Volleyball (men)XXXXXXXXXX10
Volleyball (women)XXXXXXXXX9
Water poloXXXXXXXXX9
Water skiingX1
WeightliftingXXXXXXXXXX10
Wrestling (freestyle)XXXXXXXXXX10
Wrestling (Greco-Roman)XXXXXXXXXX10

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ukrainian: Спартакіада народів СРСР
    Lithuanian: TSRS tautų spartakiada; Latvian: PSRS tautu spartakiāda

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