The 1947 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France, between 24 and 31 August. At these games a number of athletic and cycling events were contested.
The 1947 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France, between 24 and 31 August. At these games a number of athletic and cycling events were contested.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres |  Eevje Piel (NED) | 12.6 |  Exartier (FRA) [3] | 12.6 |  Tilly Decker (LUX) | 12.7 |
| 200 Metres |  Dana Hiklová (TCH) | 26.0 |  Quita Shivas (GBR) | 26.8 | Tilly Decker (LUX) | 26.8 |
| 80 Metres Hurdles |  Mirja Jämes (FIN) | 11.9 |  Elda Franco (ITA) | 12.1 | Jacqueline Couamet (FRA) | 12.4 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | France Odile Exartier Jacqueline Couamet Algan Jacqueline Dufour | 50.7 | Czechoslovakia Dana Hiklová Danuše Klesnilová Hana Zentnerová Eva Preusová | 52.0 |  Austria | 54.2 |
| High Jump | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 1.56 | Bertha Zach (AUT) | 1.45? |  Mária Rohonczi (HUN) | 1.45 |
| Long Jump | Eevje Piel (NED) | 5.47 | Elda Franco (ITA) | 5.07 | Algan (FRA) [4] | 4.95 |
| Shot | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 12.73 | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 11.21 | Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) | 11.01 |
| Discus | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 38.40 | Ilse Bolzmann (AUT) | 33.16 | Theresia Pachoschwoll (AUT) | 31.70 |
| Javelin | Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) | 38.86 | Gerda Schilling (AUT) | 38.22 | Mária Rohonczi (HUN) | 37.77 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's event | ||||||
| Road Race [5] [6] | Willy Kemp Luxembourg | |||||
| Individual Pursuit [7] | Willy Kemp Luxembourg | |||||
| Team Pursuit [7] | Luxembourg Willy Kemp | |||||
incomplete (of the 28 athletics events, only 25/26 are listed)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  England (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 79 | |
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