1939 International University Games

The 1939 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested. An alternative version was held in Vienna, Austria.

This article is about the games organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants. For the rival games sponsored by Nazi Germany, see 1939 International University Games (Vienna).

Men’s events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres  Clyde Jeffrey (USA)10.5  René Valmy (FRA)10.7  Kenneth Jenkins (ENG)Unknown
200 Metres  Clyde Jeffrey (USA)21.5  Kenneth Jenkins (ENG)22.0  Joe Batiste (USA)22.0
400 Metres  Wacław Gąssowski (POL)49.3  J.A.M. Robertson (SCO)49.6  Zygmunt Zabierzowski (POL)50.1
800 Metres  Charlie Beetham (USA)1:53.3  Jacques Lévèque (FRA)1:53.8  Jean Pfanner (FRA)1:54.3
1500 Metres  Blaine Rideout (USA)04:01.1  Ralfs Balodis (LAT)4:03.5[1]  Walter Lutz (SUI)04:09.0
5000 Metres  Morrison "Jack" Carstairs (SCO)15:20.2  Ralph Schwarzkopf (USA)15:20.2  Roger Leredde (FRA)16:11.2
110 Metres Hurdles  Joe Batiste (USA)14.6  Jean-François Brisson (FRA)15.2  Stanisław Sulikowski (POL)15.8
400 Metres Hurdles  Roy Cochran (USA)52.8  Alec Palmer (ENG)56.4  W. Mitchell (SCO)56.5
High Jump  Les Steers (USA)1.90  Joe Batiste (USA)1.80  S.A. Edwards (British Ceylon)[2]1.75
Pole Vault  George Varoff (USA)4.11  Luís Taliberti (BRA)3.80  Pekka Hopea (FIN)3.50
Long Jump  William Watson (USA)7.11  François Mersch (LUX)7.05  Jean Beaudry (FRA)6.86
Triple Jump  Jouko Norén (FIN)14.11  Paul Faucher (FRA)13.70  Jean Nichil (FRA)13.68
Shot  William Watson (USA)15.78  Witold Gerutto (POL)14.68  Rolf Saxholm (NOR)14.62
Discus  William Watson (USA)45.85  Helge Sivertsen (NOR)45.08  Witold Gerutto (POL)43.92
Javelin  Hugo Vainio (FIN)67.87  Les Steers (USA)62.20  Rolf Faes (SUI)59.52
Pentathlon  Rolf Faes (SUI)3456[3]  Arnolds Bērziņš (LAT)3216[3]  Les Steers (USA)2998[3]
4 x 100 Metres Relay United States41.9 France42.1 Latvia43.7
4 x 400 Metres Relay United States3:14.5 France3:16.3 Scotland3:28.5
1600 Metres Medley Relay United States3:27.8 Poland
Wacław Gąssowski
Stefan Sulikowski
Jan Tęsiorowski
Zygmunt Zabierzowski[4]		3:32.9 France50 m bh2

Women’s events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
80 Metres  Jeanine Toulouse (FRA)10.4  Paulette Morisson (FRA)Unknown  Dejean (FRA)[5]Unknown
200 Metres  Marjorie Gray (SCO)26.8  Marguerite André (FRA)28.1  Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA)28.2
80 Metres Hurdles  Jeanne Heitz (FRA)13.1  Elizabeth Duke (ENG)13.2e  Olive McMillan (SCO)Unknown
High Jump  Elizabeth Duke (ENG)1.49  Marjorie Gray (SCO)1.46  Helene Mayer (ENG)[6]1.42
Long Jump  Rosamund Sellar (SCO)5.09  Nancy Watt (SCO)4.92  Miche (FRA)[7]4.91
Shot  Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA)9.19  Elizabeth Duke (ENG)8.93 UnknownUnknown
Discus  Inez Sweeting (ENG)29.32[8]  Marie-Thérèse Stiegler (FRA)28.09[8]  Dorothy Saunders (ENG)23.90[8]
Javelin  Dorothy Saunders (ENG)22.34  Inez Sweeting (ENG)20.45[8] UnknownUnknown
4 x 100 Metres Relay France51.7 Scotland52.4 EnglandUnknown

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)113216
2 France (FRA)37717
3 Scotland (SCO)34310
4 England (ENG)24410
5 Finland (FIN)2013
6 Poland (POL)1236
7  Switzerland (SUI)1023
8 Latvia (LAT)0202
9 Norway (NOR)0112
10 Brazil (BRA)0101
 Luxembourg (LUX)0101
Totals (11 nations)23252371



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References
  1. The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
  2. S.A. Edwards represented Ceylon but was from England
  3. The time for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
  4. Kurzyński H., Pietkiewicz S., Rynkowski M., Od Adamczaka do Zasłony. Leksykon lekkoatletów polskich okresu międzywojennego. Mężczyźni, Warszawa 2004, pp. 58, 210, 221, 241
  5. The source for these results gives no first name for Dejean
  6. Helene Mayer represented England but was from Germany
  7. The source for these results gives no first name for Miche
  8. The distance for this result is not completely certain according to the source information
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