Athletics at the 1953 World Festival of Youth and Students

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The 4th World Festival of Youth and Students featured an athletics competition among its programme of events. The events were contested in Bucharest, Romania in August 1953. Mainly contested among Eastern European athletes, it served as an alternative to the more Western European-oriented 1953 Summer International University Sports Week held in Dortmund the same year. [1]

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The event reached new peaks, in particular with men's long-distance battles between multiple Olympic champion Emil Zátopek and future Olympic champion Vladimir Kuts (Zátopek won both contests). Ardalion Ignatyev, Yevgeniy Bulanchik, Anatoliy Yulin, Josef Doležal, Ödön Földessy, Leonid Shcherbakov all went on to claim gold medals at the 1954 European Athletics Championships a year later. The men's hammer throw saw European champion Sverre Strandli take on and defeat the reigning Olympic champion József Csermák. [1]

The women's events contained similarly high profile athletes. Aleksandra Chudina defended three of her four titles from the previous edition and won a different fourth title in the javelin throw (having won the 80 metres hurdles in 1951 instead). Nina Otkalenko won the 800 metres – a feat she would repeat at the 1954 European Championships – and Maria Golubnichaya did the same in the 80 m hurdles. The 1948 Olympic championOlga Gyarmati returned but was again held off the long jump podium by Chudina. Having won the Olympic title since her previous runner-up performance at the tournament, shot putter Galina Zybina went on better and won the world student title. Nina Ponomaryova defended her discus throw title, having also become Olympic champion in the meantime. [1] [2]

Yevgeniy Bulanchik (110 m hurdles), Leonid Shcherbakov (triple jump), Ferenc Klics (discus) and Aleksandra Chudina (high jump) became the first athletes to win three consecutive titles in a discipline at the World Festival of Youth and Students. The Soviet Union and East Germany won most of the women's medals, while the men's events were dominated by Soviet, Czechoslovak and Hungarian athletes. [1]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Angel Gavrilov  (BUL)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Václav Janeček  (TCH)
10.6Not awardedFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Sukharev  (URS)10.7
200 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Václav Janeček  (TCH)21.0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ardalion Ignatyev  (URS)21.1Flag of East Germany.svg  Ewald Schröder  (GDR)21.3
400 metresFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ardalion Ignatyev  (URS)46.8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan Fillo  (TCH)48.0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Edmunds Pīlāgs  (URS)48.3
800 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Stanislav Jungwirth  (TCH)1:51.4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Jenő Bakos  (HUN)1:51.8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Edmund Potrzebowski  (POL)1:51.9
1500 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Stanislav Jungwirth  (TCH)3:46.2Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ernő Béres  (HUN)3:46.6Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Iharos  (HUN)3:48.8
5000 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)14:03.0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuts  (URS)14:04.0Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Kovács  (HUN)14:04.2
10,000 metresFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)29:25.8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuts  (URS)29:41.4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Anufriyev  (URS)30:03.4
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Fyodor Marulin  (URS)8:56.2Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  László Jeszenszky  (HUN)8:57.4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Apró  (HUN)9:03.0
110 m hurdlesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeniy Bulanchik  (URS)14.4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Mrázek  (TCH)14.7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Popov  (URS)14.7
400 m hurdlesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Lituyev  (URS)51.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Yulin  (URS)51.8Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Antal Lippay  (HUN)52.4
4 × 100 m relayFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
György Csányi
Géza Varasdi
László Zarándi
Béla Goldoványi
41.5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
František Brož
Milan Fillo
Václav Janeček
Zdeněk Pospíšil
41.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Lev Kalyayev
Levan Sanadze
Vladimir Sukharev
Boris Tokarev
41.6
4 × 400 m relayFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Edmunds Pīlāgs
Ivan Bondarenko
Yuriy Lituyev
Ardalion Ignatyev
3:10.8Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Ferenc Bánhalmi
Zoltán Adamik
Egon Solymosi
Lajos Szentgáli
3:11.2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Werner Schneider
Willi Bromberger
Rolf Bäslack
Gerhard Brauch
3:13.8
10,000 m walkFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Josef Doležal  (TCH)44:09.8Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor László  (HUN)46:09.8Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Ion Baboie  (ROM)46:15.4
50 km walkFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Antal Róka  (HUN)4:26:19Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Ion Baboie  (ROM)4:29:41Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Yarmish  (URS)4:35:36
High jumpFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Ioan Soter  (ROM)2.00 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Kovář  (TCH)1.93 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Ilyasov  (URS)1.93 m
Pole vaultFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Petro Denysenko  (URS)4.25 mFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Tamás Homonnay  (HUN)4.20 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Brazhnik  (URS)4.20 m
Long jumpFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ödön Földessy  (HUN)7.63 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Leskyevich  (URS)7.34 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Horst Ihlenfeld  (GDR)7.33 m
Triple jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Leonid Shcherbakov  (URS)15.63 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Martin Řehák  (TCH)15.02 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Georg Frister  (GDR)14.90 m
Shot putFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiří Skobla  (TCH)16.76 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Otto Grigalka  (URS)16.23 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Georgiy Fyodorov  (URS)16.09 m
Discus throwFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ferenc Klics  (HUN)49.27 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Krivosonov  (URS)48.90 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Merta  (TCH)48.43 m
Hammer throwFlag of Norway.svg  Sverre Strandli  (NOR)58.49 mFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  József Csermák  (HUN)58.49 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Krivosonov  (URS)57.90 m
Javelin throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuznetsov  (URS)74.76 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Tsybulenko  (URS)73.47 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Radziwonowicz  (POL)69.51 m
DecathlonFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Volkov  (URS)6308 ptsFlag of East Germany.svg  Walter Meier  (GDR)6194 ptsFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Gheorghe Zimbresteanu  (ROM)6188 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of East Germany.svg  Christa Seliger  (GDR)11.7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Dvalishvili  (URS)11.8Flag of East Germany.svg  Alice Karger  (GDR)11.9
200 metresFlag of East Germany.svg  Christa Seliger  (GDR)23.9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Dvalishvili  (URS)24.1Flag of East Germany.svg  Alice Karger  (GDR)24.5
400 metresFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Polina Solopova  (URS)56.3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Otkalenko  (URS)56.7Flag of East Germany.svg  Ursula Jurewitz  (GDR)57.1
800 metresFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Otkalenko  (URS)2:10.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Chernoshchuk  (URS)2:12.7Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Aranka Kazi  (HUN)2:13.5
80 m hurdlesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Golubnichaya  (URS)11.2Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Olga Gyarmati  (HUN)11.3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zlata Lobintseva  (URS)11.4
4 × 100 m relayFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Christa Stubnick
Alice Köckritz-Karger
Roselinde Anders
Annemarie Claussner
46.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Flora Kazantseva
Olga Kosheleva
Lidiya Polinichenko
Valentina Sopova
47.8Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Aranka Szabó-Bartha
Klára Soós
Ibolya Tilkovszky
Irén Lohász
47.9
4 × 200 m relayFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) "A"
Vera Krepkina
Flora Kazantseva
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
Zinaida Safronova
1:36.4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Gisela Köhler
Christa Stubnick
Alice Köckritz-Karger
Annemarie Claussner
1:37.0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) "B"
Galina Bystrova
Olga Kosheleva
Polina Solopova
Zlata Lobintseva
1:40.1
High jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandra Chudina  (URS)1.64 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Modrachová  (TCH)1.61 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Kosova  (URS)1.58 m
Long jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandra Chudina  (URS)5.98 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Segen  (URS)5.76 mFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Olga Gyarmati  (HUN)5.69 m
Shot putFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Zybina  (URS)15.34 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Tyshkevich  (URS)15.16 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Kuznetsova  (URS)13.91 m
Discus throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Ponomaryova  (URS)52.63 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeniya Arzumanova  (URS)46.75 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Sbitnyeva  (URS)44.38 m
Javelin throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandra Chudina  (URS)49.39 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Vasilyeva  (URS)47.53 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Korneyeva  (URS)46.70 m
PentathlonFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandra Chudina  (URS)4888 ptsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Segen  (URS)4109 ptsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Aralova  (URS)4043 pts

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)19181754
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)86115
3Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)48719
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)32712
5Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROM)1124
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0022
Totals (8 entries)373536108

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 World Student Games (UIE). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.
  2. OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLISTS - ATHLETICS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-10.
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