Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade

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Dates31 August – 3 September
Host city Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg
Venue Vasil Levski National Stadium
Events29


Athletics events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
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Flag of Cuba.svg  Enrique Figuerola  (CUB)10.38Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Berwyn Jones  (GBR)10.59Flag of Hungary.svg  László Mihályfi  (HUN)10.65
200 metres
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Flag of Hungary.svg  László Mihályfi  (HUN)21.27Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brian Smouha  (GBR)21.40Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brian Anson  (GBR)21.51
400 metres
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Josef Trousil  (TCH)47.51Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jacques Pennewaert  (BEL)48.06Flag of Germany.svg  Otto Grasshoff  (FRG)48.53
800 metres
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Flag of Ireland.svg  Ron Delany  (IRL)1:51.1Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Klaban  (AUT)1:51.4Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Schöll  (FRG)1:51.6
1500 metres
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Salinger  (TCH)3:45.75Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Zoltan Vamoș  (ROM)3:45.85Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Klaban  (AUT)3:46.16
5000 metres
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Flag of Hungary.svg  János Pintér  (HUN)14:23.4Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Andrei Barabás  (ROM)14:23.8Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Kubicki  (FRG)14.23.8
110 metres hurdles
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Chistyakov  (URS)14.33Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Willimczik  (FRG)14.62Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wiesław Król  (POL)14.81
400 metres hurdles
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Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Morale  (ITA)50.14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Georgiy Chevychalov  (URS)51.80Flag of Italy.svg  Elio Catola  (ITA)52.33
4 × 100 metres relay
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Leonid Bartenyev
Valentin Chistyakov
Anatoly Mikhaylov
Edvin Ozolin
41.22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Kiyoshi Asai
Hirotada Hayase
Yojiro Muro
Takayuki Okazaki
41.30Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Hans-Jürgen Felsen
Rudolf Sundermann
Hinrick Helmke
Joachim Guter
41.35
4 × 400 metres relay
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Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Peter Hoppe
Wolfgang Schöll
Otto Graßhoff
Albert Grawitz
3:10.56Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Josef Trousil
Josef Odložil
Milan Jílek
Tomáš Salinger
3:12.93Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Menzies Campbell
John Cooper
Mike Fleet
Mike Robinson
3:14.63
High jump
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valeriy Brumel  (URS)2.25Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Kashkarov  (URS)2.08Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan Valenta  (TCH)2.03
Pole vault
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Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Dimitar Khlebarov  (BUL)4.52Flag of Switzerland.svg  Gérard Barras  (SUI)4.52Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ihor Petrenko  (URS)4.52
Long jump
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan  (URS)7.90Flag of Japan.svg  Takayuki Okazaki  (JPN)7.67Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Ivan Ivanov  (BUL)7.58
Triple jump
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Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Sorin Ioan  (ROM)15.93Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Ryakhovskiy  (URS)15.85Flag of Japan.svg  Tomio Ota  (JPN)15.65
Shot put
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Lipsnis  (URS)18.00Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Urbach  (FRG)17.64Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsigmond Nagy  (HUN)17.57
Discus throw
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Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Edmund Piątkowski  (POL)59.15Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kaupo Metsur  (URS)54.20Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Virgil Manolescu  (ROM)52.52
Hammer throw
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyula Zsivótzky  (HUN)64.62Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadiy Kondrashov  (URS)63.38Flag of Ireland.svg  John Lawlor  (IRL)63.33
Javelin throw
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Flag of Hungary.svg  Gergely Kulcsár  (HUN)77.65Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Sidło  (POL)77.48Flag of Germany.svg  Rolf Herings  (FRG)75.67
Decathlon
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasili Kuznetsov  (URS)7918Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Milan Kuzmanov  (BUL)6226Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus-Dieter Röper  (FRG)6209

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Shchelkanova  (URS)11.78Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Popova  (URS)11.90Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joan Atkinson  (GBR)11.93
200 metres
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Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Barbara Janiszewska  (POL)24.44Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joan Atkinson  (GBR)24.49Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Kabranyuk  (URS)24.70
800 metres
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Flag of Germany.svg  Antje Gleichfeld  (FRG)2:07.76Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Florica Grecescu  (ROM)2:08.67Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Tsvetana Isaeva  (BUL)2:12.59
80 metres hurdles
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Press  (URS)10.90Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rimma Koshelyova  (URS)11.01Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Snezhana Kerkova  (BUL)11.09
4 × 100 metres relay
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Irina Press
Tatyana Shchelkanova
Rimma Koshelyova
Larisa Kuleshova
46.2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Mirosława Sałacińska
Irena Szczupak
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Barbara Janiszewska
47.6Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Stefka Ilieva
Diana Yorgova
Svetlana Isaeva
Rossitsa Madzharska
47.9
High jump
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Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Iolanda Balaș  (ROM)1.85Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Klara Pushkaryeva  (URS)1.67Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Thelma Hopkins  (GBR)1.65
Long jump
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Shchelkanova  (URS)6.49Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Diana Yorgova  (BUL)6.12Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Elżbieta Krzesińska  (POL)6.11
Shot put
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)17.12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Press  (URS)15.61Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Ana Roth  (ROM)15.59
Discus throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)58.06Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Zolotukhina  (URS)53.82Flag of Hungary.svg  Jolán Kontsek  (HUN)52.51
Javelin throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Gorchakova  (URS)51.39Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Maria Diaconescu  (ROM)50.64Flag of Germany.svg  Almut Brömmel  (FRG)47.65

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1310225
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)4037
3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROM)2428
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)22711
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)2226
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)2114
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1247
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1012
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1012
10Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1001
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0347
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0213
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0112
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland  (SUI)0101
Totals (15 nations)29292987


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