1937 International University Games

The 1937 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested.

Contents

Men’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres  Cyril Holmes (ENG) 10.60  Alan Pennington (ENG) 10.70  Theo Vogelsang (GER) 10.80
200 Metres  Cyril Holmes (ENG) 21.50  Aloisio Queiroz Telles (BRA) 22.00  Hubert Bluquette (FRA) 22.00
400 Metres  Godfrey Brown (ENG) 47.80  John Horsfall (ENG)[1] 48.20  Ronald Wylde (SCO) 48.20
800 Metres  Jim Alford (WAL) 01:54.1  James "Hamish" Stothard (ENG) 01:54.3  János Aradi (HUN) 01:54.3
1500 Metres  Jim Alford (WAL) 03:56.0  Jack Emery (ENG) 03:57.0  Herbert Stieglitz (GER) 03:59.9
5000 Metres  Peter Ward (ENG) 15:21.6  Morrison "Jack" Carstairs (SCO) 15:24.2  András Csaplár (HUN) 15:38.2
110 Metres Hurdles  Paul Mathiotte (FRA) 14.9w[2]  Rudolf Eggenberg (SUI) 15.2w[2]  Carl Grampp (GER) 15.2w[2]
400 Metres Hurdles  Walter Darr (GER) 54.60  Darcy Guimarães (BRA) 55.00  Fritz Nottbrock (GER) 55.00
High Jump  Gustav Weinkötz (GER) 1.95  Vladimír Galanda (TCH) 1.90  Kurt Augustin (GER) 1.85
Pole Vault  Richard Webster (ENG) 3.85  Georgios Thanos (GRE) 3.75  Ervald Aarma (EST) 3.75
Long Jump  Luz Long (GER) 7.68  Ruudi Toomsalu (EST) 7.29  Carl Grampp (GER) 7.28
Shot  Aleksander Kreek (EST) 15.17  Adolf Kamputsch (AUT) 14.41  Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) 14.34
Discus  Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) 46.25  Dezsõ Józsa (HUN) 45.88  Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) 43.35
Javelin  Friedrich Issak (EST) 70.25  József Várszegi (HUN) 67.18  Eduard Bartels (GER) 65.45
Pentathlon  Fritz Müller (GER) 3824.00  Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) 3433.00  Rudolf Amsler (AUT) 3128.00
4 x 100 Metres Relay England 41.80 Germany 41.80 France 42.40
4 x 400 Metres Relay England 03:14.0 France 03:14.0 Germany 03:16.6
1600 Metres Medley Relay England 03:28.3 Germany 03:28.3 France 03:31.4

Women’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
80 Metres  Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 09.80  Audrey Brown (ENG) 10.00  Huhnemorder (GER)[3] 10.10
200 Metres  Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 24.80  Audrey Brown (ENG) 25.40  Madeleine Gravil (FRA) 26.50
80 Metres Hurdles  Siegfriede Dempe (GER) 11.70  Annemarie Westphal (GER) 12.20  Grethe Whitehead (ENG) 12.40
High Jump  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 1.53  Marjorie Gray (SCO) 1.45  Enid Cathcart (SCO) 1.45
Long Jump  Traute Göppner (GER) 5.39  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 5.34  Wanda Nowak (AUT) 5.33
Shot  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 12.55  Annemarie Westphal (GER) 11.77  Nagel (GER)[4] 10.24
Discus  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 44.17  Huchting (GER)[5] 33.28  Nobiling (GER)[6] 30.41
Javelin  Gerda Goldmann (GER) 38.85  Gisela Rothaus (GER) 37.19  Constance Lee (ENG) 33.69
4 x 100 Metres Relay Germany 49.80 England 49.80 France 50.00

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany (GER) 11 6 12 29
2  England (ENG) 8 6 1 15
3  Estonia (EST) 2 1 1 4
4  Wales (WAL) 2 0 0 2
5  France (FRA) 1 1 4 6
6  Hungary (HUN) 0 2 2 4
7  Scotland (SCO) 0 2 2 4
8  Brazil (BRA) 0 2 0 2
9  Austria (AUT) 0 1 2 3
10  Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 1
11  Switzerland (SUI) 0 1 0 1
12  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 0 1
Total 24 24 24 72

References

  1. ^ John Horsfall represented England but was from Australia
  2. ^ a b c The source for these results suggests there is a margin of doubt about this exact time
  3. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huhnemorder
  4. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nagel
  5. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huchting
  6. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nobiling