1939 International University Games
The 1939 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested. An alternative version was held in Vienna, Austria.
Athletics medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres |  Clyde Jeffrey (USA) |
10.5 |  René Valmy (FRA) |
10.7 |  Kenneth Jenkins (ENG) |
Unknown |
| 200 Metres | Clyde Jeffrey (USA) |
21.5 | Kenneth Jenkins (ENG) |
22.0 | Joe Batiste (USA) |
22.0 |
| 400 Metres |  Wacław Gąssowski (POL) |
49.3 |  J.A.M. Robertson (SCO) |
49.6 | Zygmunt Zabierzowski (POL) |
50.1 |
| 800 Metres | Charlie Beetham (USA) |
1:53.3 | Jacques Lévèque (FRA) |
1:53.8 | Jean Pfanner (FRA) |
1:54.3 |
| 1500 Metres | Blaine Rideout (USA) |
04:01.1 |  Ralfs Balodis (LAT) |
4:03.5[1] |  Walter Lutz (SUI) |
04:09.0 |
| 5000 Metres | Morrison "Jack" Carstairs (SCO) |
15:20.2 | Ralph Schwarzkopf (USA) |
15:20.2 | Roger Leredde (FRA) |
16:11.2 |
| 110 Metres Hurdles | Joe Batiste (USA) |
14.6 | Jean-François Brisson (FRA) |
15.2 | Stanisław Sulikowski (POL) |
15.8 |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | Roy Cochran (USA) |
52.8 | Alec Palmer (ENG) |
56.4 | W. Mitchell (SCO) |
56.5 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | United States Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Joe Batiste Bill Watson |
41.9 | France Jean Fusil René Valmy Albert Bocourt Marc Aubert |
42.1 | Latvia Valdis Pormanis Arnolds Feldhūns Georgs Ālers Arnolds Bērziņš |
43.7 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | United States Blaine Rideout Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Charles Beetham |
3:14.5 | France Jean Pfanner Paul Peyre Jacques Lévèque Paul Faure |
3:16.3 | Scotland |
3:28.5 |
| 1600 Metres Medley Relay | United States Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Charles Beetham Blaine Rideout |
3:27.8 | Poland Wacław Gąssowski Stefan Sulikowski Jan Tęsiorowski Zygmunt Zabierzowski[2] |
3:32.9 | France Albert Bocourt Marc Aubert Paul Peyre Henri Durand |
50 m bh2 |
| High Jump | Les Steers (USA) |
1.90 | Joe Batiste (USA) |
1.80 |  S.A. Edwards (British Ceylon)[3] |
1.75 |
| Pole Vault | George Varoff (USA) |
4.11 |  Luís Taliberti (BRA) |
3.80 |  Pekka Hopea (FIN) |
3.50 |
| Long Jump | William Watson (USA) |
7.11 |  François Mersch (LUX) |
7.05 | Jean Beaudry (FRA) |
6.86 |
| Triple Jump | Jouko Norén (FIN) |
14.11 | Paul Faucher (FRA) |
13.70 | Jean Nichil (FRA) |
13.68 |
| Shot | William Watson (USA) |
15.78 | Witold Gerutto (POL) |
14.68 |  Rolf Saxholm (NOR) |
14.62 |
| Discus | William Watson (USA) |
45.85 | Helge Sivertsen (NOR) |
45.08 | Witold Gerutto (POL) |
43.92 |
| Javelin | Hugo Vainio (FIN) |
67.87 | Les Steers (USA) |
62.20 | Rolf Faes (SUI) |
59.52 |
| Pentathlon | Rolf Faes (SUI) |
3456[4] | Arnolds Bērziņš (LAT) |
3216[4] | Les Steers (USA) |
2998[4] |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 Metres | Jeanine Toulouse (FRA) |
10.4 | Paulette Morisson (FRA) |
Unknown | Dejean (FRA)[5] |
Unknown |
| 200 Metres | Marjorie Gray (SCO) |
26.8 | Marguerite André (FRA) |
28.1 | Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA) |
28.2 |
| 80 Metres Hurdles | Jeanne Heitz (FRA) |
13.1 | Elizabeth Duke (ENG) |
13.2e | Olive McMillan (SCO) |
Unknown |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | France Jeanine Toulouse Paulette Morisson Dejean Marguerite André |
51.7 | Scotland Olive McMillan Rosamund Sellar Nancy Watt Marjorie Gray |
52.4 | England Elizabeth Duke Helene Mayer Inez Sweeting Dorothy Saunders |
Unknown |
| High Jump | Elizabeth Duke (ENG) |
1.49 | Marjorie Gray (SCO) |
1.46 | Helene Mayer (ENG)[6] |
1.42 |
| Long Jump | Rosamund Sellar (SCO) |
5.09 | Nancy Watt (SCO) |
4.92 | Miche (FRA)[7] |
4.91 |
| Shot | Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA) |
9.19 | Elizabeth Duke (ENG) |
8.93 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Discus | Inez Sweeting (ENG) |
29.32[8] | Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA) |
28.09[8] | Dorothy Saunders (ENG) |
23.90[8] |
| Javelin | Dorothy Saunders (ENG) |
22.34 | Inez Sweeting (ENG) |
20.45[8] | Unknown | Unknown |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Scotland (SCO) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 23 | 25 | 23 | 71 | |
Participating nations
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References
[edit]- World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics
- ^ The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
- ^ Kurzyński H., Pietkiewicz S., Rynkowski M., Od Adamczaka do Zasłony. Leksykon lekkoatletów polskich okresu międzywojennego. Mężczyźni, Warszawa 2004, pp. 58, 210, 221, 241
- ^ S.A. Edwards represented Ceylon but was from England
- ^ a b c The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Dejean
- ^ Helene Mayer represented England but was from Germany
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Miche
- ^ a b c d The distance for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
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