1939 International University Games

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This article is about the games organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants. For the rival games sponsored by Nazi Germany, see 1939 International University Games (Vienna).
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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 summar[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres   (USA) 10.5  René Valmy (FRA) 10.7   (ENG) Unknown
200 Metres   (USA) 21.5   (ENG) 22.0   (USA) 22.0
400 Metres   (POL) 49.3  J.A.M. Robertson (SCO) 49.6   (POL) 50.1
800 Metres  Charlie Beetham (USA) 1:53.3   (FRA) 1:53.8   (FRA) 1:54.3
1500 Metres   (USA) 04:01.1   (LAT) 4:03.5[1]   (SUI) 04:09.0
5000 Metres  Morrison "Jack" Carstairs (SCO) 15:20.2   (USA) 15:20.2   (FRA) 16:11.2
110 Metres Hurdles   (USA) 14.6   (FRA) 15.2   (POL) 15.8
400 Metres Hurdles  Roy Cochran (USA) 52.8   (ENG) 56.4  W. Mitchell (SCO) 56.5
4 x 100 Metres Relay United States United States
Roy Cochran


 41.9 France France

René Valmy

 42.1 Latvia Latvia



 43.7
4 x 400 Metres Relay United States United States

Roy Cochran

Charles Beetham		 3:14.5 France France



 3:16.3 Scotland Scotland 3:28.5
1600 Metres Medley Relay United States United States
Roy Cochran

Charles Beetham
 3:27.8 Poland Poland



[2]		 3:32.9 France France



 50 m bh2
High Jump  Les Steers (USA) 1.90   (USA) 1.80  S.A. Edwards (British Ceylon)[3] 1.75
Pole Vault  George Varoff (USA) 4.11   (BRA) 3.80   (FIN) 3.50
Long Jump  William Watson (USA) 7.11  François Mersch (LUX) 7.05   (FRA) 6.86
Triple Jump   (FIN) 14.11  Paul Faucher (FRA) 13.70   (FRA) 13.68
Shot  William Watson (USA) 15.78  Witold Gerutto (POL) 14.68   (NOR) 14.62
Discus  William Watson (USA) 45.85  Helge Sivertsen (NOR) 45.08  Witold Gerutto (POL) 43.92
Javelin   (FIN) 67.87  Les Steers (USA) 62.20  Rolf Faes (SUI) 59.52
Pentathlon  Rolf Faes (SUI) 3456[4]   (LAT) 3216[4]  Les Steers (USA) 2998[4]

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
80 Metres  Jeanine Toulouse (FRA) 10.4   (FRA) Unknown  Dejean (FRA)[5] Unknown
200 Metres   (SCO) 26.8   (FRA) 28.1   (FRA) 28.2
80 Metres Hurdles   (FRA) 13.1   (ENG) 13.2e   (SCO) Unknown
4 x 100 Metres Relay France France
Jeanine Toulouse

Dejean
 51.7 Scotland Scotland



 52.4 England England

Helene Mayer

Dorothy Saunders		 Unknown
High Jump   (ENG) 1.49   (SCO) 1.46  Helene Mayer (ENG)[6] 1.42
Long Jump   (SCO) 5.09   (SCO) 4.92  Miche (FRA)[7] 4.91
Shot   (FRA) 9.19   (ENG) 8.93 Unknown Unknown
Discus   (ENG) 29.32[8]   (FRA) 28.09[8]  Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 23.90[8]
Javelin  Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 22.34   (ENG) 20.45[8] Unknown Unknown

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 nations)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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d The distance for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
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