1937 International University Games
The 1937 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France. Held from 21–29 August, 22 nations competed in fourteen sports. Boxing, cycling, field hockey, handball, and shooting all made their first appearance at the games. The gymnastics competition was dropped, however, and did not appear again until 1961. This tournament marked the first appearance of a South American nation, in the form of Brazil.[1]
Sports
Athletics () 
Basketball () 
Boxing () _pictogram.svg.png)
Cycling () 
Fencing () 
Field hockey () 
Football () 
Handball () 
Rowing () 
Rugby union () 
Shooting () 
Swimming () 
Tennis () 
Water polo ()
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 10.60 | Alan Pennington (ENG) | 10.70 |  Theo Vogelsang (GER) | 10.80 |
| 200 metres | Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 21.50 |  Aloisio Queiroz Telles (BRA) | 22.00 |  Hubert Bluquette (FRA) | 22.00 |
| 400 metres | Godfrey Brown (ENG) | 47.80 | John Horsfall (ENG)[2] | 48.20 |  Ronald Wylde (SCO) | 48.20 |
| 800 metres |  Jim Alford (WAL) | 1:54.1 | Hamish Stothard (ENG) | 1:54.3 |  János Aradi (HUN) | 1:54.3 |
| 1500 metres | Jim Alford (WAL) | 3:56.0 | Jack Emery (ENG) | 3:57.0 | Herbert Stieglitz (GER) | 3:59.9 |
| 5000 metres | Peter Ward (ENG) | 15:21.6 | Morris Carstairs (SCO) | 15:24.2 | András Csaplár (HUN) | 15:38.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Paul Mathiotte (FRA) | 14.9[3] |  Rudolf Eggenberg (SUI) | 15.2[3] | Carl Grampp (GER) | 15.2[3] |
| 400 metres hurdles | Walter Darr (GER) | 54.60 | Darcy Guimarães (BRA) | 55.00 | Fritz Nottbrock (GER) | 55.00 |
| 4×100 metres relay | England (ENG) | 41.80 | Germany (GER) | 41.80 | France (FRA) | 42.40 |
| 4×400 metres relay | England (ENG) | 3:14.0 | France (FRA) | 3:14.0 | Germany (GER) | 3:16.6 |
| 1600 metres medley relay | England (ENG) | 3:28.3 | Germany (GER) | 3:28.3 | France (FRA) | 3:31.4 |
| High jump | Gustav Weinkötz (GER) | 1.95 |  Vladimír Galanda (TCH) | 1.90 | Kurt Augustin (GER) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Richard Webster (ENG) | 3.85 |  Georgios Thanos (GRE) | 3.75 |  Ervald Aarma (EST) | 3.75 |
| Long jump | Luz Long (GER) | 7.68 | Ruudi Toomsalu (EST) | 7.29 | Carl Grampp (GER) | 7.28 |
| Shot put | Aleksander Kreek (EST) | 15.17 |  Adolf Kamputsch (AUT) | 14.41 | Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) | 14.34 |
| Discus throw | Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) | 46.25 | Dezsõ Józsa (HUN) | 45.88 | Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) | 43.35 |
| Javelin throw | Friedrich Issak (EST) | 70.25 | József Várszegi (HUN) | 67.18 | Eduard Bartels (GER) | 65.45 |
| Pentathlon | Fritz Müller (GER) | 3824.00 | Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) | 3433.00 | Rudolf Amsler (AUT) | 3128.00 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 metres | Dorothy Saunders (ENG) | 9.80 | Audrey Brown (ENG) | 10.00 | Huhnemorder (GER)[4] | 10.10 |
| 200 metres | Dorothy Saunders (ENG) | 24.80 | Audrey Brown (ENG) | 25.40 | Madeleine Gravil (FRA) | 26.50 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Siegfriede Dempe (GER) | 11.70 | Annemarie Westphal (GER) | 12.20 | Grethe Whitehead (ENG) | 12.40 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Germany (GER) | 49.80 | England (ENG) | 49.80 | France (FRA) | 50.00 |
| High jump | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | 1.53 | Marjorie Gray (SCO) | 1.45 | Enid Cathcart (SCO) | 1.45 |
| Long jump | Traute Göppner (GER) | 5.39 | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | 5.34 | Wanda Nowak (AUT) | 5.33 |
| Shot put | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | 12.55 | Annemarie Westphal (GER) | 11.77 | Nagel (GER)[5] | 10.24 |
| Discus throw | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | 44.17 | Huchting (GER)[6] | 33.28 | Nobiling (GER)[7] | 30.41 |
| Javelin throw | Gerda Goldmann (GER) | 38.85 | Gisela Rothaus (GER) | 37.19 | Constance Lee (ENG) | 33.69 |
Athletics medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Estonia (EST) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales (WAL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
References
- World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics
- ↑ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ↑ John Horsfall represented England but was from Australia
- 1 2 3 The source for these results suggests these results were possibly wind-assisted
- ↑ The source for these results gives no first name for Huhnemorder
- ↑ The source for these results gives no first name for Nagel
- ↑ The source for these results gives no first name for Huchting
- ↑ The source for these results gives no first name for Nobiling
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