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]
Sports
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Athletics ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Cycling ()
Fencing ()
Field hockey ()
Football ()
Handball ()
Rowing ()
Rugby union ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Tennis ()
Water polo ()
Athletics medal summary
editMen
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Women
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
Participating nations
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References
edit- World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ John Horsfall represented England but was from Australia
- ^ a b c The source for these results suggests these results were possibly wind-assisted
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huhnemorder
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nagel
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Huchting
- ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Nobiling