CREATE TABLE table_203_865 (id DECIMAL, "place" DECIMAL, "athlete" TEXT, "nation" TEXT, "best mark" TEXT, "throw 1" DECIMAL, "throw 2" DECIMAL, "throw 3" DECIMAL, "throw 4" DECIMAL, "throw 5" DECIMAL, "throw 6" DECIMAL)

how many athletes were from the soviet union in this competition ?
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM table_203_865 WHERE "nation" = 'soviet union'
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM "table_203_865" WHERE "nation" = 'soviet union'