Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade

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Athletics at the I Summer Universiade
Stadio Comunale Benito Mussolini.jpg
Dates3–6 September
Host city Turin, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Venue Stadio Comunale di Torino
Events29


Athletics events were contested at the 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
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Flag of Italy.svg  Livio Berruti  (ITA)10.5Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Penez  (FRA)10.8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Romain Poté  (BEL)10.8
200 metres
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Flag of Italy.svg  Livio Berruti  (ITA)20.9Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Nikolaos Georgopoulos  (GRE)21.6Flag of Germany.svg  Fritz Helfrich  (FRG)21.7
400 metres
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Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Viktor Šnajder  (YUG)47.5Flag of Germany.svg  Walter Oberste  (FRG)47.9Flag of Germany.svg  Otto Klappert  (FRG)47.9
800 metres
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Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Heydecke  (FRG)1:50.5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Holt  (GBR)1:50.5Flag of Japan.svg  Kuniaki Watanabe  (JPN)1:50.9
1500 metres
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Béla Szekeres  (HUN)3:50.9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Winch  (GBR)3:52.0Flag of Japan.svg  Kuniaki Watanabe  (JPN)3:52.1
5000 metres
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kevin Gilligan  (GBR)14:09.8Flag of Japan.svg  Saburo Yokomizo  (JPN)14:14.8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Bohatý-Pavelka  (TCH)14:18.0
110 metres hurdles
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Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Stanko Lorger  (YUG)14.2Flag of Italy.svg  Nereo Svara  (ITA)14.4Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Mazza  (ITA)14.4
400 metres hurdles
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Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Morale  (ITA)52.1Flag of Italy.svg  Germano Gimelli  (ITA)52.8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wiesław Król  (POL)53.2
4 × 100 metres relay
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Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Guido De Murtas
Salvatore Giannone
Giorgio Mazza
Livio Berruti
41.0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Rudolf Sundermann
Martin Reichert
Burkhart Quantz
Fritz Helfrich
41.0Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Ali Brakchi
Joël Caprice
Jean-Claude Penez
Guy Lagorce
41.4
4 × 400 metres relay
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Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Albert Grawitz
Burkhart Quantz
Walter Oberste
Otto Klappert
3:09.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Elio Catola
Nereo Fossati
Mario Fraschini
Germano Gimelli
3:11.4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Robert Hay
Mike Robinson
John Holt
Norman Futter
3:12.2
High jump
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Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Cornel Porumb  (ROM)2.01Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Vladimir Marjanović  (YUG)1.96Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Raycho Aleksandrov  (URS)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Kazimierz Fabrykowski  (POL)
1.96
Pole vault
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Flag of Japan.svg  Noriaki Yasuda  (JPN)4.35Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Mirko Kuzmanovic  (YUG)4.30Flag of France.svg  Bernard Balastre  (FRA)4.20
Long jump
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Flag of Italy.svg  Attilio Bravi  (ITA)7.46Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Terenziani  (ITA)7.43Flag of France.svg  Ali Brakchi  (FRA)7.42
Triple jump
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Ryakhovskiy  (URS)15.74Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Sakurai  (JPN)15.55Flag of Japan.svg  Hiroshi Shibata  (JPN)15.44
Shot put
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Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Lingnau  (FRG)17.32Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsigmond Nagy  (HUN)17.10Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Georgios Tsakanikas  (GRE)16.70
Discus throw
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Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Antonios Kounadis  (GRE)53.07Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Lyakhov  (URS)52.79Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Eugeniusz Wachowski  (POL)52.22
Hammer throw
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyula Zsivótzky  (HUN)63.65Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Samotsvetov  (URS)63.61Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Krešimir Račić  (YUG)62.32
Javelin throw
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Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Salomon  (FRG)75.95Flag of Hungary.svg  Gergely Kulcsár  (HUN)75.80Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Alexandru Bizim  (ROM)72.81
Pentathlon
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasili Kuznetsov  (URS)4006Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Salomon  (FRG)3530Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Miloš Vojtek  (TCH)3048

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
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Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppina Leone  (ITA)11.7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Nechayeva  (URS)12.0Flag of France.svg  Catherine Capdevielle  (FRA)12.1
200 metres
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Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppina Leone  (ITA)23.8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Barbara Janiszewska  (POL)24.2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Nechayeva  (URS)24.7
800 metres
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Flag of France.svg  Nicole Goullieux  (FRA)2:11.1Flag of Germany.svg  Edith Schiller  (FRG)2:11.3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Klavdiya Babintseva  (URS)2:12.3
80 metres hurdles
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nelli Yelisayeva  (URS)11.1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Snezhana Kerkova  (BUL)11.4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Elżbieta Krzesińska  (POL)11.5
4 × 100 metres relay
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Nelli Yeliseyeva
Larisa Kuleshova
Tamara Makarova
Lyudmila Nechayeva
46.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Anna Doro
Fausta Galluzzi
Giuseppina Leone
Nadia Mecocci
47.5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Ilsabe Heider
Antje Gleichfeld
Kristianne Foss
Inge Fuhrmann
48.1
High jump
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Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Iolanda Balaș  (ROM)1.80Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Ballod  (URS)1.73Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jarosława Jóźwiakowska  (POL)1.61
Long jump
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Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Elżbieta Krzesińska  (POL)5.94Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Makarova  (URS)5.76Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Kuleshova  (URS)5.71
Shot put
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Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Lidia Sharamovich  (BUL)13.97Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milena Usenik  (YUG)13.90Flag of Germany.svg  Antonia Vehoff  (FRG)13.11
Discus throw
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Györgyi Hegedus  (HUN)46.76Flag of Italy.svg  Elivia Ricci  (ITA)45.56Flag of Hungary.svg  Ida Bucsányi  (HUN)43.38
Javelin throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elvīra Ozoliņa  (URS)49.95Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Urszula Figwer  (POL)47.02Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Maria Diţi  (ROM)46.86

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)76114
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)55414
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)44412
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)3216
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)2316
6Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROM)2024
7Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)1258
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1236
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1214
10Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1146
11Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)1113
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1102
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0022
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (14 entries)29293088

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