Athletics events were contested at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico between 8 and 13 September.
| Athletics at the X Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium for the events | |
| Dates | 8–13 September 1979 |
| Host city | Mexico City, Mexico  |
| Venue | Estadio Olimpico Universitario |
| Level | University |
| Events | 34 |
| Records set | 1 WR, 12 UR |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
 Mike Roberson (USA) |
10.19 |  Leszek Dunecki (POL) |
10.30 |  Ainsley Bennett (GBR) |
10.38 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
 Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
19.72 WR | Leszek Dunecki (POL) |
20.24 | Ainsley Bennett (GBR) |
20.42 |
| 400 metres |
 Harald Schmid (FRG) |
44.98 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG) |
45.12 | Walter McCoy (USA) |
45.90 |
| 800 metres |
Evans White (USA) |
1:48.87 | Garry Cook (GBR) |
1:49.50 | Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG) |
1:49.77 |
| 1500 metres |
Graham Williamson (GBR) |
3:45.37 |  Pierre Délèze (SUI) |
3:45.8 | Richie Harris (USA) |
3:46.4 |
| 5000 metres |
 Ilie Floroiu (ROM) |
14:12.9 | José Gómez (MEX) |
14:15.4 | Enrique Aquino (MEX) |
14:18.0 |
| 10,000 metres |
Ilie Floroiu (ROM) |
29:56.1 | Enrique Aquino (MEX) |
30:16.4 |  Samuel Nyariki (KEN) |
30:49.1 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
 Andrey Prokofyev (URS) |
13.50 |  Thomas Munkelt (GDR) |
13.50 | Aleksandr Puchkov (URS) |
13.55 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
 Harry Schulting (NED) |
48.44 UR | Vasyl Arkhypenko (URS) |
48.60 | James Walker (USA) |
48.88 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Paul Copu (ROM) |
8:57.7 | Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) |
8:58.1 | Michele Cina (ITA) |
9:08.7 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Italy (ITA) Gianfranco Lazzer Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Pietro Mennea |
38.42 UR |  Ivory Coast (CIV)Patrice Ouré Amadou Meïté Avognan Nogboum Georges Kablan Degnan |
38.73 |  France (FRA)Jean Gracia Pierrick Thessard Gabriel Brothier Pascal Barré |
39.07 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States (USA) Fred Taylor Leslie Kerr Ronnie Harris Walter McCoy |
3:00.98 | Netherlands (NED) Hugo Pont Koen Gijsbers Marcel Klarenbeek Harry Schulting |
3:03.18 | Italy (ITA) Stefano Malinverni Alfonso Di Guida Flavio Borghi Roberto Tozzi |
3:03.80 |
| High jump |
Gerd Nagel (FRG) |
2.28 UR | Rolf Beilschmidt (GDR) |
2.28 UR | Holger Marten (FRG) |
2.26 |
| Pole vault |
Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) |
5.60 | Philippe Houvion (FRA) |
5.60 | Patrick Abada (FRA) |
5.55 |
| Long jump |
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy (URS) |
8.16 |  Junichi Usui (JPN) |
8.05 | LaMonte King (USA) |
7.99 |
| Triple jump |
Willie Banks (USA) |
17.23 | Jaak Uudmäe (URS) |
17.20 | Roberto Mazzucato (ITA) |
16.87 |
| Shot put |
Udo Beyer (GDR) |
20.49 |  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) |
19.96 |  Nikolai Khristov (BUL) |
19.60 |
| Discus throw |
Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) |
60.78 | Markku Tuokko (FIN) |
59.82 |  Antonín Wybraniec (TCH) |
58.32 |
| Hammer throw |
Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
75.74 UR | Manfred Hüning (FRG) |
75.68 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
75.54 |
| Javelin throw |
Helmut Schreiber (FRG) |
88.68 UR | Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
87.10 | Heino Puuste (URS) |
82.62 |
| Decathlon |
 Sepp Zeilbauer (AUT) |
8203 UR | Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
8033 | Heinz Antretter (FRG) |
7868 |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
11.00 UR | Kathy Smallwood (GBR) |
11.27 | Beverley Goddard (GBR) |
11.32 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
Marita Koch (GDR) |
21.91 UR | Kathy Smallwood (GBR) |
22.70 | Beverley Goddard (GBR) |
22.76 |
| 400 metres |
Mariya Kulchunova (URS) |
50.35 UR | Rosalyn Bryant (USA) |
51.35 | Christina Brehmer (GDR) |
51.59 |
| 800 metres |
Nadezhda Mushta (URS) |
2:00.50 | Olga Dvirna (URS) |
2:00.77 | Fiţa Lovin (ROM) |
2:00.81 |
| 1500 metres |
Natalia Mărăşescu (ROM) |
4:13.9 | Olga Dvirna (URS) |
4:14.5 | Valentina Ilyinykh (URS) |
4:14.6 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
Lucyna Langer (POL) |
12.62 UR | Danuta Perka (POL) |
12.66 | Vera Komisova (URS) |
12.90 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Vera Komisova Vera Anisimova Tatyana Prorochenko Olga Korotkova |
43.14 | Great Britain (GBR) Yvette Wray Kathy Smallwood Ruth Kennedy Bev Goddard |
43.26 | France (FRA) Odile Madkaud Jacqueline Curtet Marie-Pierre Philippe Chantal Réga |
43.94 |
| High jump |
 Andrea Mátay (HUN) |
1.94 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) |
1.92 | Sara Simeoni (ITA) |
1.92 |
| Long jump |
Anita Stukāne (URS) |
6.80 | Jodi Anderson (USA) |
6.67 | Tatyana Skachko (URS) |
6.57 |
| Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek (GDR) |
19.98 | Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) |
19.56 | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) |
19.41 |
| Discus throw |
Svetlana Melnikova (URS) |
63.54 | Evelin Jahl (GDR) |
63.00 | Florenţa Ţacu (ROM) |
59.28 |
| Javelin throw |
Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM) |
67.20 | Ivanka Vancheva (BUL) |
63.04 |  Mayra Vila (CUB) |
60.98 |
| Pentathlon |
Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) |
4497 | Sylvia Barlag (NED) |
4306 | Ina Losch (FRG) |
4272 |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Romania (ROM) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
References edit
- World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
- World Student Games (Universiade - Women) - GBR Athletics