Athletics at the 1947 World Festival of Youth and Students
The 1st World Festival of Youth and Students featured an athletics competition among its programme of events. The events were contested in Prague, Czechoslovakia in August 1947. Mainly contested among Eastern European athletes, it served as an alternative to the more Western European-oriented 1947 International University Games held in Paris the same year.[1]
Prominent competitors included Ivan Gubijan, Wacław Kuźmicki and Olga Šicnerová, all of whom later participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Double sprint gold medallist 's feats later led to the Stadionul Ion Moina being named in his honour. Přemysl Hajný won a shot put and discus throw double in the men's section and later won an Olympic silver medal in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[2] Only one medallist in the women's section was from outside of Poland and Czechoslovakia.[1]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  (ROM) |
10.7 |  (ITA) |
10.9 |  (TCH) |
10.9 |
| 200 metres | (ROM) |
21.9 |  (POL) |
22.5 |  Zvonimir Sabolović (YUG) |
22.6 |
| 400 metres | Zvonimir Sabolović (YUG) |
50.4 | Zygmunt Buhl (POL) |
50.9 | (ITA) |
51.0 |
| 800 metres | (TCH) |
1:57.5 | (ITA) |
1:59.5 | (TCH) |
2:00.1 |
| 1500 metres | (ITA) |
4:11.4 | (TCH) |
4:17.0 | (POL) |
4:18.2 |
| 5000 metres | Đorđe Stefanović (YUG) |
15:29.4 | (TCH) |
15:41.6 | (POL) |
15:41.6 |
| 110 m hurdles | (ITA) |
15.5 |  (ALB) |
16.1 | (ITA) |
16.1 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Italy (ITA) |
43.7 | Poland (POL) Zygmunt Buhl |
44.1 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
44.3 |
| High jump | Ioan Soter (ROM) |
1.90 m | (ITA) |
1.75 m | Wacław Kuźmicki (POL) |
1.70 m |
| Pole vault | Zeno Dragomir (ROM) |
3.60 m | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Long jump | Wacław Kuźmicki (POL) |
6.70 m | (TCH) |
6.57 m | Davorin Marčelja (YUG) |
6.33 m |
| Shot put | Přemysl Hajný (TCH) |
13.53 m | (TCH) |
12.81 m | Edward Adamczyk (POL) |
12.39 m |
| Discus throw | Přemysl Hajný (TCH) |
40.48 m | Wacław Kuźmicki (POL) |
39.06 m | Davorin Marčelja (YUG) |
38.58 m |
| Hammer throw | Jaroslav Knotek (TCH) |
54.48 m | Ivan Gubijan (YUG) |
50.48 m | Unknown | Unknown |
| Javelin throw | Mirko Vujačić (YUG) |
61.75 m | (TCH) |
57.45 m | Davorin Marčelja (YUG) |
55.12 m |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Olga Šicnerová (TCH) |
12.5 | (POL) |
12.7 | (TCH) |
12.8 |
| 200 metres | Olga Šicnerová (TCH) |
27.1 | (POL) |
27.5 | Wasilewska (POL) |
31.0 |
| 80 m hurdles | (POL) |
12.6 | (TCH) |
12.9 | (TCH) |
13.0 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Poland (POL) |
52.4 | Only one finishing team | |||
| High jump | (TCH) |
1.45 m | (POL) Olga Modrachová (TCH) |
1.40 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | (TCH) |
5.27 m | (TCH) |
5.18 m | Olga Modrachová (TCH) |
4.91 m |
| Shot put | (TCH) |
11.82 m | (POL) |
11.68 m | (YUG) |
11.04 m |
| Discus throw | (TCH) |
34.38 m | (TCH) |
33.43 m | (POL) |
33.23 m |
| Javelin throw | (POL) |
38.26 m | (TCH) |
29.16 m | (TCH) |
26.50 m |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Romania (ROM) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Albania (ALB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 67 | |
References[]
- ^ a b World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.
- ^ Přemysl Hainý. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.
- Results
- World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.
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