At the 1986 Goodwill Games

1986 Goodwill Games

The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union...

, the athletics competition was held in July 1986 at the Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)

Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...

 in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. A total of 42 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 19 by female athletes. Keeping in line with the tone of the competition, the United States

United States

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 and Soviet Union were the major protagonists in the athletics events. The Soviet Union topped the medal table with 17 golds and 61 medals altogether while the United States was the runner-up with 15 golds and 33 medals overall. Three Eastern bloc

Eastern bloc

The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...

 countries (Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, East Germany and Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

) were the only other nations to win more than two medals.

In contrast to other major athletics competitions, the Goodwill Games operated an invitational policy, which meant that there were no qualifying stage of the events and the contests operated on a single or double final format. The inaugural athletics competition brought two new world records: Sergey Bubka cleared 6.01 m for a new pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

 record and Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...

 improved the women's heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

 record to 7148 points. In the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 races, Ben Johnson gained his first international victory over Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...

 while Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics...

 pipped Heike Drechsler

Heike Drechsler

Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump...

 to the gold in the women's race.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Sergey Bubka	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		6.01 m	WR
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...	Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		7148 pts	WR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		9.95		10.04		10.06
200 metres		20.12		20.45		20.49
400 metres		44.98		45.11		45.15
800 metres		1:46.52		1:46.89		1:47.05
1500 metres		3:39.86		3:40.18		3:40.31
5000 metres		13:46.65		13:47.11		13:47.17
10,000 metres		28:11.21		28:11.87		28:12.04
110 metres hurdles		13.25		13.28		13.31
400 metres hurdles		47.94		48.24		48.59
3000 metres steeplechase		8:23.06		8:23.92		8:25.73
4×100 metres relay	United States Lee McRae Lee McRae Lee McRae in Pembroke, North Carolina) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games... Floyd Heard Floyd Heard Floyd Wayne Heard is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 metres. He did so on 1986-07-07 at a meet in Moscow, Soviet Union, clocking 20.12... Harvey Glance Harvey Glance Harvey Edward Glance is a former American track athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	37.98	Soviet Union "A" Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolai Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyev Viktor Bryzgin Viktor Bryzgin Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Viktor Bryzhin trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. He made his debut in the international championships at the first World Championships, where he reached to the quarterfinal...	38.19	Soviet Union "B" Aleksandr Kutepov Roman Osipenko Dmitry Bartenev Sergei Klyonov	40.22
4×400 metres relay	Soviet Union Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Valentinovich Krylov is a former Soviet athlete. He was Soviet 100, 200 and 400 metres champion, and also Soviet indoor 200 metres in 1989.... Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Volodko Aleksandr Kurochkin	3:01.25	United States Walter McCoy Clarence Daniel Danny Everett Danny Everett Daniel Joseph Everett is a 400 metre runner from the United States. As a 21-year-old he participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual event and a gold medal with the United States 4x400 m relay... Darrell Robinson Darrell Robinson Darrell Robinson is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter dash. He set a US high school and world junior record of 44.69 seconds in the 400 m at the age of 18. He was in the world's top-five 400 m runners in 1985 and 1986...	3:01.47	Côte d'Ivoire	3:13.51
Marathon		2:14:42		2:15:24		2:16:22
20 km walk		1:23:29		1:23:36		1:23:53
High jump		2.34 m		2.32 m		2.32 m
Pole vault		6.01 m WR		5.80 m		5.75 m
Long jump		8.61 m		8.41 m		8.20 m
Triple jump		17.69 m		17.35 m		17.33 m
Shot put		21.79 m		21.09 m		20.62 m
Discus throw		67.12 m		64.24 m		64.02 m
Hammer throw		84.72 m		84.64 m		80.04 m
Javelin throw		83.46 m		83.12 m		81.44 m
Decathlon		8322 pts		8244 pts		8082 pts

Women

100 metres		10.91		10.91		11.12
200 metres		22.12		22.13		22.27
400 metres		49.96		50.29		50.47
800 metres		1:57.52		1:57.54		1:57.87
1500 metres		4:05.50		4:06.14		4:07.21
3000 metres		8:38.83		8:39.19		8:39.25
5000 metres		15:03.51		15:05.50		15:11.78
100 metres hurdles		12.40		12.62		12.72
400 metres hurdles		53.81		54.55		54.80
4×100 metres relay	United States Michelle Finn Michelle Finn Michelle Finn is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as... Diane Williams Diane Williams (athlete) Diane Williams is a retired World class sprinter who ran 100 m and 4x100 m relays. She was born 14 December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A... Randy Givens Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics...	42.12	Soviet Union Olga Zolotaryova Maya Azarashvili Irina Slyusar Elvira Barbashina	42.27	Only two finishing teams
4×400 metres relay	United States Chandra Cheeseborough Chandra Cheeseborough Chandra Danette Cheeseborough is an American track and field athlete. Cheeseborough broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200 m in an American record time of 22.77 seconds... Brenda Cliette Lillie Leatherwood Lillie Leatherwood Lillie Mae Leatherwood is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S... Diane Dixon Diane Dixon Diane Lynn Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks and Florence Griffith...	3:21.22	Soviet Union Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova is a former Soviet track and field athlete who was the first woman to run under 53 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles.-Career:... Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmyla Stanislavivna Dzhyhalova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres... Olga Vladykina	3:21.99	Only two starting teams
Marathon		2:33:55		2:34:09		2:34:40
10 km walk		45:08.13		45:56.50		46:00.27
High jump		2.03 m		2.01 m		1.96 m
Long jump		7.27 m		7.17 m		7.07 m
Shot put		21.37 m		20.33 m		19.89 m
Discus throw		69.54 m		69.04 m		68.46 m
Javelin throw		70.78 m		61.28 m		60.58 m
Heptathlon		7148 pts WR		6635 pts		6631 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Soviet Union	17	25	19	61
2	United States	15	8	10	33
3	Bulgaria	3	1	3	7
4	German Democratic Republic	2	4	2	8
5	Romania	1	1	3	5
6	Portugal	1	0	1	2
7=	Australia	1	0	0	1
7=	Canada	1	0	0	1
7=	Ethiopia	1	0	0	1
10=	People's Republic of China	0	1	0	1
10=	Poland	0	1	0	1
10=	Nigeria	0	1	0	1
13=	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	1	1
13=	Kenya	0	0	1	1
13=	Norway	0	0	1	1
Total		42	42	41	125

External links

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