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.

Official poster

Athletics medal summar

Men

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 United States
Roy Cochran
Clyde Jeffrey
Joe Batiste
Bill Watson
41.9 France France
Jean Fusil
René Valmy
Albert Bocourt
Marc Aubert
42.1 Latvia Latvia
Valdis Pormanis
Arnolds Feldhūns
Georgs Ālers
Arnolds Bērziņš
43.7
4 x 400 Metres Relay United States United States
Blaine Rideout
Roy Cochran
Clyde Jeffrey
Charles Beetham
3:14.5 France France
Jean Pfanner
Paul Peyre
Jacques Lévèque
Paul Faure
3:16.3 Scotland Scotland3:28.5
1600 Metres Medley Relay United States United States
Roy Cochran
Clyde Jeffrey
Charles Beetham
Blaine Rideout
3:27.8 Poland Poland
Wacław Gąssowski
Stefan Sulikowski
Jan Tęsiorowski
Zygmunt Zabierzowski[2]
3:32.9 France 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

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 France
Jeanine Toulouse
Paulette Morisson
Dejean
Marguerite André
51.7 Scotland Scotland
Olive McMillan
Rosamund Sellar
Nancy Watt
Marjorie Gray
52.4 England 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 UnknownUnknown
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] UnknownUnknown

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)113216
2 France (FRA)37717
3 Scotland (SCO)34310
4 England (ENG)24410
5 Finland (FIN)2013
6 Poland (POL)1236
7  Switzerland (SUI)1023
8 Latvia (LAT)0202
9 Norway (NOR)0112
10 Brazil (BRA)0101
 Luxembourg (LUX)0101
Totals (11 entries)23252371


Participating nations

References

  1. The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
  2. Kurzyński H., Pietkiewicz S., Rynkowski M., Od Adamczaka do Zasłony. Leksykon lekkoatletów polskich okresu międzywojennego. Mężczyźni, Warszawa 2004, pp. 58, 210, 221, 241
  3. S.A. Edwards represented Ceylon but was from England
  4. The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
  5. The source for these results gives no first name for Dejean
  6. Helene Mayer represented England but was from Germany
  7. The source for these results gives no first name for Miche
  8. The distance for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
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