1947 International University Games

The 1947 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France, between 24 and 31 August. At these games a number of athletic and cycling events were contested.

Official poster

Athletics edit

Men's events edit

 
A newsreel showing some of the events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres   John Wilkinson (ENG) 10.5   John Fairgrieve (ENG) 10.8   Quamina Cofie (SCO)[1] 10.8
200 Metres   John Wilkinson (ENG) 22.2   Jirí David (TCH) 22.3   Quamina Cofie (SCO)[1] 22.5
400 Metres   Folke Alnevik (SWE) 48.1   Peter Wallis (ENG)[2] 48.6   Pierre Le Gallais (FRA) 48.8
800 Metres   Harold Tarraway (ENG) 1:54.4   Carl-Göran Lindelöw (SWE) 1:54.6   Josy Barthel (LUX) 1:54.7
1500 Metres   Emil Zátopek (TCH) 3:52.8   François Quilici (FRA) 3:53.6   Luboš Vomácka (TCH) 3:55.0
5000 Metres   Emil Zátopek (TCH) 14:20.8   Claude Joly (FRA) 15:12.4   Pierre Barbaud (FRA) 15:15.4
110 Metres Hurdles   Albano Albanese (ITA) 14.9   Milan Tosnar (TCH) 15.2   Jacques Richard (FRA) 15.3
400 Metres Hurdles   Jean-Claude Arifon (FRA) 52.3   Armando Filiput (ITA) 55.2   Ronald Ede (ENG) 55.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay   Hungary
László Bartha
György Csányi
Ferenc Tima
Béla Goldoványi
42.1   Italy
Enrico Perucconi
Michele Tito
Giuseppe Guzzi
Piero Bassetti
42.1   Czechoslovakia
Jiří David
Miroslav Horčic
Mirko Paráček
Jan Schmid
42.3
4 x 400 Metres Relay   France
André Sigonney
Armand Jacquier
Pierre Le Gallais
Jean-Claude Arifon
3:15.0   Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Nils Toll
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Bengt Sigvard Palm
3:16.6   Italy
Armando Filiput
Luigi Paterlini
Agostino Ercolessi
Giorgio Zitelli
3:18.2
1600 Metres Medley Relay   Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Erland Fridén
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Lennart Palm
3:27.0   France
Jean-Claude Arifon
Marc Litaudon
André Sigonney
Jacques Rasse
3:27.8   Hungary
Ferenc Bánhalmi
György Csányi
Sándor Garay
Béla Goldoványi
3:28.4
High Jump   Ivar Vind (DEN) 1.93   Václav Hausenblas (TCH) 1.90   Georges Damitio (FRA) 1.85
Pole Vault   Zoltán Zsitvay (HUN) 4.00   Georges Breitman (FRA) 3.90   Allan Svensson (SWE) 3.70
Long Jump   Felix Würth (AUT) 7.22   Albín Hisein (TCH) 7.14   Miroslav Řihošek (TCH) 7.04
Triple Jump   Felix Würth (AUT) 14.62   Milan John (TCH) 14.50   Allan Svensson (SWE) 14.28
Shot   Cestmír Kalina (TCH) 14.53   Solwe Johansson (SWE) 13.67   Carl-Erik Ström (SWE) 13.38
Discus   Ferenc Klics (HUN) 47.80   Jaroslav Sedlácek (TCH) 44.76   Gilbert Jallu (FRA) 42.72
Javelin   József Várszegi (HUN) 66.45   Stig Olden (SWE) 63.86   Amos Matteucci (ITA) 60.78
Pentathlon   Pierre Sprecher (FRA) 3277.00   Gösta Astell (SWE) 3225.00   Heinrich Hofbauer (AUT) 3088.00

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres   Eevje Piel (NED) 12.6   Exartier (FRA)[3] 12.6   Tilly Decker (LUX) 12.7
200 Metres   Dana Hiklová (TCH) 26.0   Quita Shivas (GBR) 26.8   Tilly Decker (LUX) 26.8
80 Metres Hurdles   Mirja Jämes (FIN) 11.9   Elda Franco (ITA) 12.1   Jacqueline Couamet (FRA) 12.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay  France
Odile Exartier
Jacqueline Couamet
Algan
Jacqueline Dufour
50.7  Czechoslovakia
Dana Hiklová
Danuše Klesnilová
Hana Zentnerová
Eva Preusová
52.0  Austria 54.2
High Jump   Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) 1.56   Bertha Zach (AUT) 1.45?   Mária Rohonczi (HUN) 1.45
Long Jump   Eevje Piel (NED) 5.47   Elda Franco (ITA) 5.07   Algan (FRA)[4] 4.95
Shot   Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) 12.73   Lotte Haidegger (AUT) 11.21   Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) 11.01
Discus   Lotte Haidegger (AUT) 38.40   Ilse Bolzmann (AUT) 33.16   Theresia Pachoschwoll (AUT) 31.70
Javelin   Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) 38.86   Gerda Schilling (AUT) 38.22   Mária Rohonczi (HUN) 37.77

Cycling edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's event
Road Race[5][6] Willy Kemp
  Luxembourg
Individual Pursuit[7] Willy Kemp
  Luxembourg
Team Pursuit[7]   Luxembourg
Willy Kemp

Medal table edit

incomplete (of the 28 athletics events, only 25/26 are listed)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)65718
2  Czechoslovakia (TCH)46212
3  Austria (AUT)3328
4  England (ENG)3216
5  Hungary (HUN)3036
6  Sweden (SWE)25310
7  Netherlands (NED)2002
8  Italy (ITA)1326
9  Luxembourg (LUX)1236
10  Denmark (DEN)1001
  Finland (FIN)1001
12  Great Britain (GBR)0101
13  Scotland (SCO)0022
Totals (13 entries)27272579


References edit

  1. ^ a b Quamina Cofie represented Scotland but was from Nigeria
  2. ^ Peter Wallis represented England but was from South Africa
  3. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Exartier
  4. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Algan
  5. ^ "World Championship, Road, Univ. 1947". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Willy Kemp (*1925)". luxembourg.public.lu. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Palmares de Willy Kemp (Lux)". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 13 May 2013.