1937 International University Games

The 1937 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France. Held from 21–29 August, 22 nations competed in fourteen sports. Boxing, cycling, field hockey, handball, and shooting all made their first appearance at the games. The gymnastics competition was dropped, however, and did not appear again until 1961. This tournament marked the first appearance of a South American nation, in the form of Brazil.[1]

Official poster

Sports

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Athletics medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Cyril Holmes (ENG) 10.6   Alan Pennington (ENG) 10.7   Theo Vogelsang (GER) 10.8
200 metres   Cyril Holmes (ENG) 21.5   Aloisio Queiroz Telles (BRA) 22.0   Hubert Bluquette (FRA) 22.0
400 metres   Godfrey Brown (ENG) 47.8   John Horsfall (ENG)[2] 48.2   Ronald Wylde (SCO) 48.2
800 metres   Jim Alford (WAL) 1:54.1   Hamish Stothard (ENG) 1:54.3   János Aradi (HUN) 1:54.3
1500 metres   Jim Alford (WAL) 3:56.0   Jack Emery (ENG) 3:57.0   Herbert Stieglitz (GER) 3:59.9
5000 metres   Peter Ward (ENG) 15:21.6   Morris Carstairs (SCO) 15:24.2   András Csaplár (HUN) 15:38.2
110 metres hurdles   Paul Mathiotte (FRA) 14.9[3]   Rudolf Eggenberg (SUI) 15.2[3]   Carl Grampp (GER) 15.2[3]
400 metres hurdles   Walter Darr (GER) 54.6   Darcy Guimarães (BRA) 55.0   Fritz Nottbrock (GER) 55.0
4×100 metres relay   England (ENG)
Godfrey Brown
Sandy Duncan
Alan Pennington
Cyril Holmes
41.8   Germany (GER)
Fritz Müller
Peter Fehring
Heinz-Wilhelm Salland
Willi Bönecke
42.4   France (FRA)
Georges Courtin
André Dessus
Paul Mathiotte
Hubert Bluquette
42.5
4×400 metres relay   England (ENG)
John Horsfall
John Barnes
Alan Pennington
Godfrey Brown
3:14.0   France (FRA)
Pierre Skawinski
Raymond Boisset
Paul Faure
Jacques Lévèque
3:16.6   Germany (GER)
Wolfgang Dessecker
Josef Volmert
Peter Rössler
Walter Darr
3:22.0
1600 metres medley relay   England (ENG)
Hamish Stothard
Alan Pennington
Cyril Holmes
John Barnes
3:28.3   Germany (GER)
Wolfgang Dessecker
Josef Volmert
Hans-Georg Steigerthal
Albert Sumser
3:31.4   France (FRA)
Raymond Boisset
André Dessus
André Gardien
Laurent Charles
3:34.8
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 put   Aleksander Kreek (EST) 15.17   Adolf Kamputsch (AUT) 14.41   Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) 14.34
Discus throw   Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) 46.25   Dezsõ Józsa (HUN) 45.88   Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) 43.35
Javelin throw   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

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
80 metres   Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 9.8   Audrey Brown (ENG) 10.0   Huhnemorder (GER)[4] 10.1
200 metres   Dorothy Saunders (ENG) 24.8   Audrey Brown (ENG) 25.4   Madeleine Gravil (FRA) 26.5
80 metres hurdles   Siegfriede Dempe (GER) 11.7   Annemarie Westphal (GER) 12.2   Grethe Whitehead (ENG) 12.4
4×100 metres relay   Germany (GER)
Annemarie Westphal
Traute Göppner
Siegfriede Dempe
Huhnemorder
49.8   England (ENG)
Dorothy Saunders
Vida Cunliffe
Linda Whitman
Audrey Brown
50.0   France (FRA) 53.9?
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 put   Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 12.55   Annemarie Westphal (GER) 11.77   Nagel (GER)[5] 10.24
Discus throw   Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 44.17   Huchting (GER)[6] 33.28   Nobiling (GER)[7] 30.41
Javelin throw   Gerda Goldmann (GER) 38.85   Gisela Rothaus (GER) 37.19   Constance Lee (ENG) 33.69

Athletics medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany (GER)1161229
2  England (ENG)86115
3  Estonia (EST)2114
4  Wales (WAL)2002
5  France (FRA)1146
6  Hungary (HUN)0224
  Scotland (SCO)0224
8  Brazil (BRA)0202
9  Austria (AUT)0123
10  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
  Greece (GRE)0101
  Switzerland (SUI)0101
Totals (12 entries)24242472

Participating nations

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. ^ John Horsfall represented England but was from Australia
  3. ^ a b c The source for these results suggests these results were possibly wind-assisted
  4. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huhnemorder
  5. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nagel
  6. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huchting
  7. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nobiling