Athletics at the 1949 Summer International University Sports Week

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Athletics at the
1949 Summer International
University Sports Week
DatesSeptember
Host city Merano, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Events26


The athletics competition at the 1949 Summer International University Sports Week was held in Merano, Italy, in early September.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Germany.svg  Konrad Wittekindt  (FRG)10.80Flag of Italy.svg  Gino Riva  (ITA)10.90Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Alfred Hammer  (LUX)10.90
200 metresFlag of Germany.svg  Konrad Wittekindt  (FRG)22.60Flag of Germany.svg  Arno Boger  (FRG)22.80Flag of Germany.svg  Ernest Grassle  (FRG)22.90
400 metresFlag of Germany.svg  Georg Sallen  (FRG)49.00Flag of Italy.svg  Baldassare Porto  (ITA)49.30Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Gérard Rasquin  (LUX)50.00
800 metresFlag of Germany.svg  Günther Steines  (FRG)1:55.0Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Kirchgasser  (FRG)1:56.0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Josy Barthel  (LUX)1:56.2
1500 metresFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Josy Barthel  (LUX)3:55.6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Daniel Poyan  (ESP)4:02.1Flag of Germany.svg  Kurt Anderko  (FRG)4:03.0
5000 metresFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Coll  (ESP)15:55.6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Antonio Amoros  (ESP)16:05.9Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Ricardo Jebra  (ESP)16:17.1
110 metres hurdlesFlag of Italy.svg  Danilo Pacchini  (ITA)15.10Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Trossbach  (FRG)15.10Flag of Germany.svg  Günther Theilmann  (FRG)15.30
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Italy.svg  Danilo Pacchini  (ITA)55.40Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Bernhard Frey  (SUI)57.00Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Luis Rubio  (ESP)57.20
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Gino Roghi
Enrico Perucconi
Gino Riva
Elbano Allori
42.60 Flag of Germany.svg F.R. Germany
Konrad Wittekindt
Arno Boger
Ernst Grässle
Rolf Münks
42.60 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Fred Hammer
René Kremer
Robert Schaeffer
Frank Roger
43.10
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Germany.svg F.R. Germany
Oskar Wegener
Horst Bergmann
Günther Steines
Georg Sallen
3:19.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Baldassare Porto
Giorgio Zitelli
Enrico Merani
Franco Sandrelli
3:19.4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Josy Barthel
Gérard Rasquin
Bernhard Fonck
Felix Reiter
3:21.1
High jumpFlag of Germany.svg  Günther Theilmann  (FRG)1.85Flag of Italy.svg  Ovidio Bernes  (ITA)1.85Flag of Austria.svg  Oskar Schmidt  (AUT)1.75
Pole VaultFlag of Germany.svg  Hanfried Oertel  (FRG)3.70Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Gamal El Sherbini  (EGY)3.50Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Veglia  (ITA)3.40
Long jumpFlag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Toso  (ITA)6.99Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Würth  (AUT)6.84Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Alfred Hammer  (LUX)6.82
Triple jumpFlag of Austria.svg  Felix Würth  (AUT)14.03Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Jordi Parellada  (ESP)13.82Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Del Bono  (ITA)13.44
Shot putFlag of Germany.svg  Heinz Bauer  (FRG)13.67Flag of Italy.svg  Gaudenzio Balossini  (ITA)13.32Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Franz Wenger  (SUI)12.95
Discus throwFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Luis Torres  (ESP)42.81Flag of Luxembourg.svg  René Kremer  (LUX)40.89Flag of Germany.svg  Herbert Koschel  (FRG)40.13
Hammer throwFlag of Austria.svg  Fritz Pasler  (AUT)45.00Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Lorenzo Martínez  (ESP)43.49Flag of Italy.svg  Gian Franco Morghen  (ITA)40.71
Javelin throwFlag of Germany.svg  Herbert Koschel  (FRG)58.79Flag of Italy.svg  Leonzio Bessone  (ITA)56.75Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Sack  (AUT)54.87
PentathlonFlag of Luxembourg.svg  René Kremer  (LUX)3057.00Flag of Germany.svg  Fritz Rudorf  (FRG)2919.00Flag of Austria.svg  Frankomar Bele  (AUT)2872.00

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Germany.svg  Ursula Ehrhardt  (FRG)12.70Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Torresi  (ITA)12.70Flag of Italy.svg  Micaela Bora  (ITA)13.00
80 metres hurdlesFlag of Germany.svg  Ursula Ehrhardt  (FRG)12.50Flag of Austria.svg  Helga Zuber  (AUT)12.80Flag of Germany.svg  Hilde Quast  (FRG)13.00
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Micaela Bora
Maria Torresi
Miriam Kuhne
Ida Monticelli
51.90 Flag of Germany.svg F.R. Germany
Ursula Ehrhardt
Else Jores
Hilde Quast
Margarete Von Bucholtz
51.90 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Lucie Hansen
Klaudie Wampach
Simone Ker
Hanny Schmidt
52.10
High jumpFlag of Germany.svg  Margarete von Bucholtz  (FRG)1.51Flag of Italy.svg  Gianna Jannoni  (ITA)1.51Flag of Germany.svg  Ursula Ehrhardt  (FRG)1.48
Long jumpFlag of Italy.svg  Carmen Sciuto  (ITA)5.03Flag of Italy.svg  Irene Bettinelli  (ITA)4.96Flag of Germany.svg  Hilde Quast  (FRG)4.96
Shot putFlag of Austria.svg  Lotte Haidegger  (AUT)10.20Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Ferri  (ITA)10.15Flag of Germany.svg  Liesel Hillebrand  (FRG)10.11
Discus throwFlag of Austria.svg  Lotte Haidegger  (AUT)38.52Flag of Italy.svg  Vittoria Casadio  (ITA)31.25Flag of Austria.svg  Helga Zuber  (AUT)29.29

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)126826
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)611421
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)42410
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)2428
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)21710
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0112
7Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt  (EGY)0101
Totals (7 entries)26262678

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