Athletics events were contested at the 1957 World University Games in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 September.
| Athletics at the 1957 World University Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 5–8 September |
| Host city | Paris, France  |
| Venue | Stadium Charlety |
| Events | 29 |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
 Manfred Germar (FRG) |
10.5 |  Ira Murchison (USA) |
10.6 |  Leonid Bartenyev (URS) |
10.7 |
| 200 metres |
Manfred Germar (FRG) |
21.3 | Leonid Bartenyev (URS) |
21.7 | Habib Thiam (FRA) |
21.8 |
| 400 metres |
 Jim Paterson (GBR) |
48.4 | Walter Oberste (FRG) |
48.8 |  Csaba Csutorás (HUN) |
48.8 |
| 800 metres |
Olaf Lawrenz (FRG) |
1:50.3 |  Josef Cegledi (AUT) |
1:50.6 | Edward Buswell (GBR) |
1:51.6 |
| 1500 metres |
Josef Cegledi (AUT) |
3:50.5 | Jonas Pipyne (URS) |
3:51.0 | Harald Mengler (FRG) |
3:51.3 |
| 5000 metres |
Kevin Gilligan (GBR) |
14:31.0 |  Veliša Mugoša (YUG) |
14:32.8 | Gerhart Hecker (HUN) |
14:37.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
Stanko Lorger (YUG) |
14.5 |  Georgi Kaburov (BUL) |
14.9 | Milad Petrušić (YUG) |
14.9 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Igor Ilyin (URS) |
53.3 |  Anubes da Silva (BRA) |
53.6 |  Keiji Ogushi (JPN) |
54.1 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
France Hubert Dufernez Christian Larrieu Habib Thiam Joël Caprice |
41.4 | West Germany Dieter Kröger Klaus Förster Karl-Heinz Naujoks Manfred Germar |
41.4 | Soviet Union Vladilyen Marin Albert Plaskeyev Yuriy Petrov Leonid Bartenyev |
41.5 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
West Germany Günther Glaeske Otto Klappert Ralph Seidel Walter Oberste |
3:16.9 | Great Britain & N.I. Chris Goudge Les Locke Edward Buswell Jim Paterson |
3:18.6 |  ItalyGermano Gimelli Elio Catola Mario Paoletti Enrico Archilli |
3:21.8 |
| 10,000 metres walk |
 Franciszek Szyszka (POL) |
47:10.6 | Jerzy Łoskoczyński (POL) |
49:30.2 | only 2 finishers | N/A |
| High jump |
Yuriy Stepanov (URS) |
2.12 | Igor Kashkarov (URS) |
2.01 | Ernie Shelton (USA) |
1.98 |
| Pole vault |
 Zenon Ważny (POL) |
4.40 | Jerry Welbourn (USA) |
4.30 | Leon Lukman (YUG) |
4.25 |
| Long jump |
Dieter Witte (FRG) |
7.41 | Vladimir Popov (URS) |
7.23 | Branko Miler (YUG) |
7.19 |
| Triple jump |
Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS) |
16.01 | Éric Battista (FRA) |
15.78 |  Kari Rahkamo (FIN) |
15.38 |
| Shot put |
Vartan Ovsepyan (URS) |
16.57 | Josef Klik (FRG) |
15.91 | Jean-Pierre Lassau (FRA) |
15.89 |
| Discus throw |
Viktor Kompaniyets (URS) |
53.38 | József Szécsényi (HUN) |
51.57 | Eugeniusz Wachowski (POL) |
49.59 |
| Hammer throw |
Anatoliy Samotsvetov (URS) |
58.60 | Zvonko Bezjak (YUG) |
57.95 | Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN) |
55.81 |
| Javelin throw |
Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) |
80.63 | Jan Kopyto (POL) |
77.79 | Tadeusz Paprocki (POL) |
73.58 |
Women edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 85 | |
References edit
- World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics