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.
| 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 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | United States Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Joe Batiste Bill Watson | 41.9 | France Jean Fusil René Valmy Albert Bocourt Marc Aubert | 42.1 | Latvia Valdis Pormanis Ābrams Feldhūns Georgs Ālers Arnolds Bērziņš | 43.7 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | United States Blaine Rideout Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Charles Beetham | 3:14.5 | France Jean Pfanner Paul Peyre Jacques Lévèque Paul Faure | 3:16.3 | Scotland | 3:28.5 |
| 1600 Metres Medley Relay | United States Roy Cochran Clyde Jeffrey Charles Beetham Blaine Rideout | 3:27.8 | Poland Wacław Gąssowski Stefan Sulikowski Jan Tęsiorowski Zygmunt Zabierzowski [2] | 3:32.9 | France Albert Bocourt Marc Aubert Paul Peyre Henri Durand | 50 m bh2 |
| High Jump | Les Steers (USA) | 1.90 | Joe Batiste (USA) | 1.80 |  S.A. Edwards (British Ceylon) [3] | 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 [4] | Arnolds Bērziņš (LAT) | 3216 [4] | Les Steers (USA) | 2998 [4] |
| 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 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | France Jeanine Toulouse Paulette Morisson Dejean Marguerite André | 51.7 | Scotland Olive McMillan Rosamund Sellar Nancy Watt Marjorie Gray | 52.4 | England Elizabeth Duke Helene Mayer Inez Sweeting Dorothy Saunders | 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 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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] | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Scotland (SCO) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 23 | 25 | 23 | 71 | |
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