1947 International University Games

Multi-sport event in Paris, France

Official poster

The 1947 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Paris, France, between 24 and 31 August. At these games a number of athletic and cycling events were contested.

## Athletics

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### Men's events

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A newsreel showing some of the events Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 Metres  |  John Wilkinson (ENG) | 10.5  |  John Fairgrieve (ENG) | 10.8  |  Quamina Cofie (SCO)[2] | 10.8
200 Metres  |  John Wilkinson (ENG) | 22.2  |  Jirí David (TCH) | 22.3  |  Quamina Cofie (SCO)[2] | 22.5
400 Metres  |  Folke Alnevik (SWE) | 48.1  |  Peter Wallis (ENG)[3] | 48.6  |  Pierre Le Gallais (FRA) | 48.8
800 Metres  |  Harold Tarraway (ENG) | 1:54.4  |  Carl-Göran Lindelöw (SWE) | 1:54.6  |  Josy Barthel (LUX) | 1:54.7
1500 Metres  |  Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 3:52.8  |  François Quilici (FRA) | 3:53.6  |  Luboš Vomácka (TCH) | 3:55.0
5000 Metres  |  Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 14:20.8  |  Claude Joly (FRA) | 15:12.4  |  Pierre Barbaud (FRA) | 15:15.4
110 Metres Hurdles  |  Albano Albanese (ITA) | 14.9  |  Milan Tosnar (TCH) | 15.2  |  Jacques Richard (FRA) | 15.3
400 Metres Hurdles  |  Jean-Claude Arifon (FRA) | 52.3  |  Armando Filiput (ITA) | 55.2  |  Ronald Ede (ENG) | 55.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay  |  Hungary
László Bartha
György Csányi
Ferenc Tima
Béla Goldoványi | 42.1  |  Italy
Enrico Perucconi
Michele Tito
Giuseppe Guzzi
Piero Bassetti | 42.1  |  Czechoslovakia
Jiří David
Miroslav Horčic
Mirko Paráček
Jan Schmid | 42.3
4 x 400 Metres Relay  |  France
André Sigonney
Armand Jacquier
Pierre Le Gallais
Jean-Claude Arifon | 3:15.0  |  Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Nils Toll
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Bengt Sigvard Palm | 3:16.6  |  Italy
Armando Filiput
Luigi Paterlini
Agostino Ercolessi
Giorgio Zitelli | 3:18.2
1600 Metres Medley Relay  |  Sweden
Folke Alnevik
Erland Fridén
Carl-Göran Lindelöw
Lennart Palm | 3:27.0  |  France
Jean-Claude Arifon
Marc Litaudon
André Sigonney
Jacques Rasse | 3:27.8  |  Hungary
Ferenc Bánhalmi
György Csányi
Sándor Garay
Béla Goldoványi | 3:28.4
High Jump  |  Ivar Vind (DEN) | 1.93  |  Václav Hausenblas (TCH) | 1.90  |  Georges Damitio (FRA) | 1.85
Pole Vault  |  Zoltán Zsitvay (HUN) | 4.00  |  Georges Breitman (FRA) | 3.90  |  Allan Svensson (SWE) | 3.70
Long Jump  |  Felix Würth (AUT) | 7.22  |  Albín Hisein (TCH) | 7.14  |  Miroslav Řihošek (TCH) | 7.04
Triple Jump  |  Felix Würth (AUT) | 14.62  |  Milan John (TCH) | 14.50  |  Allan Svensson (SWE) | 14.28
Shot  |  Cestmír Kalina (TCH) | 14.53  |  Solwe Johansson (SWE) | 13.67  |  Carl-Erik Ström (SWE) | 13.38
Discus  |  Ferenc Klics (HUN) | 47.80  |  Jaroslav Sedlácek (TCH) | 44.76  |  Gilbert Jallu (FRA) | 42.72
Javelin  |  József Várszegi (HUN) | 66.45  |  Stig Olden (SWE) | 63.86  |  Amos Matteucci (ITA) | 60.78
Pentathlon  |  Pierre Sprecher (FRA) | 3277.00  |  Gösta Astell (SWE) | 3225.00  |  Heinrich Hofbauer (AUT) | 3088.00

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 Metres  |  Eevje Piel (NED) | 12.6  |  Exartier (FRA)[4] | 12.6  |  Tilly Decker (LUX) | 12.7
200 Metres  |  Dana Hiklová (TCH) | 26.0  |  Quita Shivas (GBR) | 26.8  |  Tilly Decker (LUX) | 26.8
80 Metres Hurdles  |  Mirja Jämes (FIN) | 11.9  |  Elda Franco (ITA) | 12.1  |  Jacqueline Couamet (FRA) | 12.4
4 x 100 Metres Relay  | France
Odile Exartier
Jacqueline Couamet
Algan
Jacqueline Dufour | 50.7  | Czechoslovakia
Dana Hiklová
Danuše Klesnilová
Hana Zentnerová
Eva Preusová | 52.0  | Austria | 54.2
High Jump  |  Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 1.56  |  Bertha Zach (AUT) | 1.45?  |  Mária Rohonczi (HUN) | 1.45
Long Jump  |  Eevje Piel (NED) | 5.47  |  Elda Franco (ITA) | 5.07  |  Algan (FRA)[5] | 4.95
Shot  |  Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 12.73  |  Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 11.21  |  Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) | 11.01
Discus  |  Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 38.40  |  Ilse Bolzmann (AUT) | 33.16  |  Theresia Pachoschwoll (AUT) | 31.70
Javelin  |  Matilda Regdánszky (HUN) | 38.86  |  Gerda Schilling (AUT) | 38.22  |  Mária Rohonczi (HUN) | 37.77

## Cycling

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's event
Road Race[6][7] | Willy Kemp
Luxembourg |  |
Individual Pursuit[8] |  |  | Willy Kemp
Luxembourg
Team Pursuit[8] |  |  Luxembourg
Willy Kemp

## Medal table

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incomplete (of the 28 athletics events, only 25/26 are listed)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 6| 5| 7| 18
2|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 4| 6| 2| 12
3|  Austria (AUT)| 3| 3| 2| 8
4|  England (ENG)| 3| 2| 1| 6
5|  Hungary (HUN)| 3| 0| 3| 6
6|  Sweden (SWE)| 2| 5| 3| 10
7|  Netherlands (NED)| 2| 0| 0| 2
8|  Italy (ITA)| 1| 3| 2| 6
9|  Luxembourg (LUX)| 1| 2| 3| 6
10|  Denmark (DEN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Finland (FIN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
12|  Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
13|  Scotland (SCO)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (13 entries)| 27| 27| 25| 79

## References

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* World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) – GBR Athletics

1. ^ Athletics results
2. ^ a b Quamina Cofie represented Scotland but was from Nigeria
3. ^ Peter Wallis represented England but was from South Africa
4. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Exartier
5. ^ The source for these results gives no first name for Algan
6. ^ "World Championship, Road, Univ. 1947". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
7. ^ "Willy Kemp (*1925)". luxembourg.public.lu. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
8. ^ a b "Palmares de Willy Kemp (Lux)". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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