Athletics at the 1959 World Festival of Youth and Students

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The 7th World Festival of Youth and Students featured an athletics competition among its programme of events. The events were contested in Vienna, Austria in August 1957. Mainly contested among Eastern European athletes, it served as an alternative to the more Western European-oriented 1959 Universiade held in Turin the same year. [1]

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Four reigning men's champions from the 1958 European Athletics Championships were present at the competition: high jumper Richard Dahl, long jumper Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, javelin thrower Janusz Sidło and discus thrower Edmund Piątkowski (the latter a world record holder at the time). [2] [3] Sidło's fifth win in Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) competition made him the most successful individual athlete of the competition's history. [1]

In the women's competition, Vera Krepkina did a 100 metres/long jump double and she became Olympic champion in the latter event a year later. The emerging Tamara Press dominated the shot put and discus throw (a year later she became an Olympic champion in both disciplines). Iolanda Balaș, reigning European champion at the time, retained her high jump title for a fourth straight UIE win. [1] [4] [5]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Juskowiak  (POL)10.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Edvin Ozolin  (URS)10.6Flag of East Germany.svg  Reinhard Seidler  (GDR)10.7
200 metresFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Kowalski  (POL)21.4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vilém Mandlík  (TCH)21.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Edvin Ozolin  (URS)21.5
400 metresFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Kowalski  (POL)48.2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Jirásek  (TCH)48.5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vilém Mandlík  (TCH)48.9
800 metresFlag of East Germany.svg  Siegfried Valentin  (GDR)1:49.3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Traian Sudrigean  (ROM)1:51.0Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingemar Hägglund  (SWE)1:52.9
1500 metresFlag of East Germany.svg  Siegfried Valentin  (GDR)3:49.4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Baran  (POL)3:51.1Flag of East Germany.svg  Hans Grodotzki  (GDR)3:54.0
5000 metresFlag of East Germany.svg  Friedrich Janke  (GDR)14:12.6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Artinyuk  (URS)14:13.2Flag of Argentina.svg  Osvaldo Suárez  (ARG)14:14.4
110 m hurdlesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Mikhailov  (URS)14.4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ivan Veselský  (TCH)15.3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Georgi Kaburov  (BUL)15.5
400 m hurdlesFlag of East Germany.svg  Hans Dittner  (GDR)53.4Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingvar Carlsson  (SWE)53.9Flag of Italy.svg  Elio Catola  (ITA)54.1
High jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Kashkarov  (URS)2.09 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiří Lanský  (TCH)2.03 mFlag of Sweden.svg  Richard Dahl  (SWE)2.00 m
Pole vaultFlag of East Germany.svg  Gerhard Jeitner  (GDR)4.30 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ihor Petrenko  (URS)4.20 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Peter Laufer  (GDR)4.20 m
Long jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan  (URS)7.61 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Branko Miler  (YUG)7.02 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Peter Becher  (GDR)6.90 m
Triple jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Ryakhovskiy  (URS)15.21 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Y. Sidorov (URS)14.82 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Karl Thierfelder  (GDR)14.57 m
Shot putFlag of East Germany.svg  Fritz Kühl  (GDR)16.12 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dako Radošević  (YUG)15.62 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Manfred Grieser  (GDR)15.12 m
Discus throwFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Edmund Piątkowski  (POL)57.87 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Manfred Grieser  (GDR)54.60 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Fritz Kühl  (GDR)52.54 m
Hammer throwFlag of Austria.svg  Heinrich Thun  (AUT)61.23 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Olgierd Ciepły  (POL)60.70 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Imre Trényi  (HUN)58.95 m
Javelin throwFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Sidło  (POL)76.53 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuznetsov  (URS)75.08 mFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Alexandru Bizim  (ROM)74.27 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Krepkina  (URS)11.7Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Birkemeyer  (GDR)11.9Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Olga Šikovec  (YUG)12.2
200 metresFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Ignatyeva  (URS)24.4Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Birkemeyer  (GDR)24.5Flag of Hungary.svg  Antónia Munkácsi  (HUN)24.6
400 metresFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Maria Bienia  (POL)58.5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Bedriška Kulhavá  (TCH)58.8Flag of Hungary.svg  Antónia Munkácsi  (HUN)60.0
80 m hurdlesFlag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Birkemeyer  (GDR)10.9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alena Stolzová  (TCH)11.3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Draga Stamejcic  (YUG)11.4
High jumpFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Iolanda Balaș  (ROM)1.75 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Taisiya Chenchik  (URS)1.70 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Margarita Fatyanova  (URS)1.55 m
Long jumpFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Krepkina  (URS)6.12 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Teresa Wieczorek  (POL)5.98 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Hildrun Claus  (GDR)5.75 m
Shot putFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)16.65 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Johanna Lüttge  (GDR)15.25 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Judit Bognár  (HUN)15.09 m
Discus throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)55.80 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Štepánka Mertová  (TCH)51.20 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Irene Schuch  (GDR)50.75 m
Javelin throwFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alevtina Shastikova  (URS)54.33 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Dana Zátopková  (TCH)54.09 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Biruté Zalogaitité  (URS)52.25 m

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)106319
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)74920
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)6309
4Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROM)1113
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1001
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0819
7Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0224
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0123
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0044
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Totals (12 entries)25252575

References

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  2. "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2011" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 606, 607. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-11.
  4. European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-11.
  5. Olympic Medallists - Athletics (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-11.
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