The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 6 September 1959.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 6 September 1959.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1959.
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 6 September 1959.
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 5 and 6 September 1959.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 6 September 1959.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1959.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1959.
The men's long jump event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 5 and 6 September 1959.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 3, 4 and 5 September 1959.
The men's high jump event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 5 September 1959.
The men's discus throw event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 5 September 1959.
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 September 1959.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's pole vault event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's pentathlon event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 September 1959. It was the only time men contested the pentathlon at the Universiade with it being replaced with the decathlon from the next edition.
