Athletics at the 1947 World Festival of Youth and Students

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The 1st World Festival of Youth and Students featured an athletics competition among its programme of events. The events were contested in Prague, Czechoslovakia in August 1947. Mainly contested among Eastern European athletes, it served as an alternative to the more Western European-oriented 1947 International University Games held in Paris the same year. [1]

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Prominent competitors included Ivan Gubijan, Wacław Kuźmicki and Olga Šicnerová, all of whom later participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Double sprint gold medallist Ion Moina's feats later led to the Stadionul Ion Moina being named in his honour. Přemysl Hajný won a shot put and discus throw double in the men's section and later won an Olympic silver medal in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics. [2] Only one medallist in the women's section was from outside of Poland and Czechoslovakia. [1]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Romania.svg  Ion Moina  (ROM)10.7Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Guzzi  (ITA)10.9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Lambert  (TCH)10.9
200 metresFlag of Romania.svg  Ion Moina  (ROM)21.9Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Bogdan Lipski  (POL)22.5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Zvonimir Sabolović  (YUG)22.6
400 metresFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Zvonimir Sabolović  (YUG)50.4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Buhl  (POL)50.9Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Rocca  (ITA)51.0
800 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Vomáčka  (TCH)1:57.5Flag of Italy.svg  Rinaldo Molina  (ITA)1:59.5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Antonín Bechyne  (TCH)2:00.1
1500 metresFlag of Italy.svg  Rinaldo Molina  (ITA)4:11.4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Slavíček  (TCH)4:17.0Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Mieczysław Nowak  (POL)4:18.2
5000 metresFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Đorđe Stefanović  (YUG)15:29.4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Zabloudil  (TCH)15:41.6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Napoleon Dzwonkowski  (POL)15:41.6
110 m hurdlesFlag of Italy.svg  Danilo Pacchini  (ITA)15.5Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Belul Hatibi  (ALB)16.1Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Siletto  (ITA)16.1
4 × 100 m relayFlag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)43.7Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Zygmunt Buhl
Bogdan Lipski
Henryk Białkowski
Jerzy Grzanka
44.1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)44.3
High jumpFlag of Romania.svg  Ioan Soter  (ROM)1.90 mFlag of Italy.svg  Italo Gabbiazzi  (ITA)1.75 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wacław Kuźmicki  (POL)1.70 m
Pole vaultFlag of Romania.svg  Zeno Dragomir  (ROM)3.60 mUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Long jumpFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wacław Kuźmicki  (POL)6.70 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Hilský  (TCH)6.57 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Davorin Marčelja  (YUG)6.33 m
Shot putFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Přemysl Hajný  (TCH)13.53 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eduard Čestr  (TCH)12.81 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Edward Adamczyk  (POL)12.39 m
Discus throwFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Přemysl Hajný  (TCH)40.48 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wacław Kuźmicki  (POL)39.06 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Davorin Marčelja  (YUG)38.58 m
Hammer throwFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Knotek  (TCH)54.48 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Ivan Gubijan  (YUG)50.48 mUnknownUnknown
Javelin throwFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Mirko Vujačić  (YUG)61.75 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ludvík Wunsch  (TCH)57.45 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Davorin Marčelja  (YUG)55.12 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Šicnerová  (TCH)12.5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jadwiga Słomczewska  (POL)12.7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Danuše Klesnilová  (TCH)12.8
200 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Šicnerová  (TCH)27.1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jadwiga Słomczewska  (POL)27.5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Wasilewska (POL)31.0
80 m hurdlesFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Aniela Mitan  (POL)12.6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kveta Volšíková  (TCH)12.9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Anna Plšková  (TCH)13.0
4 × 100 m relayFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)52.4Only one finishing team
High jumpFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kveta Volšíková  (TCH)1.45 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Aniela Mitan  (POL)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Modrachová  (TCH)
1.40 mNot awarded
Long jumpFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Sona Reichová  (TCH)5.27 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Danuše Klesnilová  (TCH)5.18 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Modrachová  (TCH)4.91 m
Shot putFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Machácková  (TCH)11.82 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Anna Cieślewicz  (POL)11.68 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Danica Marinček  (YUG)11.04 m
Discus throwFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Ženíšková  (TCH)34.38 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Machácková  (TCH)33.43 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Helena Stachowicz  (POL)33.23 m
Javelin throwFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Helena Stachowicz  (POL)38.26 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Marta Komínová  (TCH)29.16 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Ženíšková  (TCH)26.50 m

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1010727
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)48618
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)4004
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3328
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)3159
6Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania  (ALB)0101
Totals (6 nations)24232067

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