1947 International University Games

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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.

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Athletics

Men's events

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A newsreel showing some of the events
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 MetresFlag of England.svg  John Wilkinson  (ENG)10.5Flag of England.svg  John Fairgrieve  (ENG)10.8Flag of Scotland.svg  Quamina Cofie  (SCO) [1] 10.8
200 MetresFlag of England.svg  John Wilkinson  (ENG)22.2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jirí David  (TCH)22.3Flag of Scotland.svg  Quamina Cofie  (SCO) [1] 22.5
400 MetresFlag of Sweden.svg  Folke Alnevik  (SWE)48.1Flag of England.svg  Peter Wallis  (ENG) [2] 48.6Flag of France.svg  Pierre Le Gallais  (FRA)48.8
800 MetresFlag of England.svg  Harold Tarraway  (ENG)1:54.4Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl-Göran Lindelöw  (SWE)1:54.6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Josy Barthel  (LUX)1:54.7
1500 MetresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)3:52.8Flag of France.svg  François Quilici  (FRA)3:53.6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Luboš Vomácka  (TCH)3:55.0
5000 MetresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)14:20.8Flag of France.svg  Claude Joly  (FRA)15:12.4Flag of France.svg  Pierre Barbaud  (FRA)15:15.4
110 Metres HurdlesFlag of Italy.svg  Albano Albanese  (ITA)14.9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan Tosnar  (TCH)15.2Flag of France.svg  Jacques Richard  (FRA)15.3
400 Metres HurdlesFlag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Arifon  (FRA)52.3Flag of Italy.svg  Armando Filiput  (ITA)55.2Flag of England.svg  Ronald Ede  (ENG)55.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
László Bartha
György Csányi
Ferenc Tima
Béla Goldoványi
42.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Enrico Perucconi
Michele Tito
Giuseppe Guzzi
Piero Bassetti
42.1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Jiří David
Miroslav Horčic
Mirko Paráček
Jan Schmid
42.3
4 x 400 Metres Relay Flag of France.svg France
André Sigonney
Armand Jacquier
Pierre Le Gallais
Jean-Claude Arifon
3:15.0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Nils Toll
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Bengt Sigvard Palm
3:16.6 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Armando Filiput
Luigi Paterlini
Agostino Ercolessi
Giorgio Zitelli
3:18.2
1600 Metres Medley Relay Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Erland Fridén
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Lennart Palm
3:27.0 Flag of France.svg France
Jean-Claude Arifon
Marc Litaudon
André Sigonney
Jacques Rasse
3:27.8 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Ferenc Bánhalmi
György Csányi
Sándor Garay
Béla Goldoványi
3:28.4
High JumpFlag of Denmark.svg  Ivar Vind  (DEN)1.93Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Václav Hausenblas  (TCH)1.90Flag of France.svg  Georges Damitio  (FRA)1.85
Pole VaultFlag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Zsitvay  (HUN)4.00Flag of France.svg  Georges Breitman  (FRA)3.90Flag of Sweden.svg  Allan Svensson  (SWE)3.70
Long JumpFlag of Austria.svg  Felix Würth  (AUT)7.22Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Albín Hisein  (TCH)7.14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Miroslav Řihošek  (TCH)7.04
Triple JumpFlag of Austria.svg  Felix Würth  (AUT)14.62Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan John  (TCH)14.50Flag of Sweden.svg  Allan Svensson  (SWE)14.28
ShotFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Cestmír Kalina  (TCH)14.53Flag of Sweden.svg  Solwe Johansson  (SWE)13.67Flag of Sweden.svg  Carl-Erik Ström  (SWE)13.38
DiscusFlag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Klics  (HUN)47.80Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Sedlácek  (TCH)44.76Flag of France.svg  Gilbert Jallu  (FRA)42.72
JavelinFlag of Hungary.svg  József Várszegi  (HUN)66.45Flag of Sweden.svg  Stig Olden  (SWE)63.86Flag of Italy.svg  Amos Matteucci  (ITA)60.78
PentathlonFlag of France.svg  Pierre Sprecher  (FRA)3277.00Flag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Astell  (SWE)3225.00Flag of Austria.svg  Heinrich Hofbauer  (AUT)3088.00

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 MetresFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Eevje Piel  (NED)12.6Flag of France.svg Exartier (FRA) [3] 12.6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Tilly Decker  (LUX)12.7
200 MetresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Dana Hiklová  (TCH)26.0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Quita Shivas  (GBR)26.8Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Tilly Decker  (LUX)26.8
80 Metres HurdlesFlag of Finland.svg  Mirja Jämes  (FIN)11.9Flag of Italy.svg  Elda Franco  (ITA)12.1Flag of France.svg  Jacqueline Couamet  (FRA)12.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay Flag of France.svg France
Odile Exartier
Jacqueline Couamet
Algan
Jacqueline Dufour
50.7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Dana Hiklová
Danuše Klesnilová
Hana Zentnerová
Eva Preusová
52.0 Flag of Austria.svg Austria54.2
High JumpFlag of France.svg  Micheline Ostermeyer  (FRA)1.56Flag of Austria.svg  Bertha Zach  (AUT)1.45?Flag of Hungary.svg  Mária Rohonczi  (HUN)1.45
Long JumpFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Eevje Piel  (NED)5.47Flag of Italy.svg  Elda Franco  (ITA)5.07Flag of France.svg Algan (FRA) [4] 4.95
ShotFlag of France.svg  Micheline Ostermeyer  (FRA)12.73Flag of Austria.svg  Lotte Haidegger  (AUT)11.21Flag of Hungary.svg  Matilda Regdánszky  (HUN)11.01
DiscusFlag of Austria.svg  Lotte Haidegger  (AUT)38.40Flag of Austria.svg  Ilse Bolzmann  (AUT)33.16Flag of Austria.svg  Theresia Pachoschwoll  (AUT)31.70
JavelinFlag of Hungary.svg  Matilda Regdánszky  (HUN)38.86Flag of Austria.svg  Gerda Schilling  (AUT)38.22Flag of Hungary.svg  Mária Rohonczi  (HUN)37.77

Cycling

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's event
Road Race [5] [6] Willy Kemp
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Individual Pursuit [7] Willy Kemp
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Team Pursuit [7] Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Willy Kemp

Medal table

incomplete (of the 28 athletics events, only 25/26 are listed)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)65718
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)46212
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)3328
4Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)3216
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)3036
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)25310
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2002
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1326
9Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)1236
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1001
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1001
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)0022
Totals (13 entries)27272579


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  1. 1 2 Quamina Cofie represented Scotland but was from Nigeria
  2. Peter Wallis represented England but was from South Africa
  3. The source for these results gives no first name for Exartier
  4. The source for these results gives no first name for Algan
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