Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade

International athletics championship event

Athletics at the X Summer Universiade

The host stadium for the events

Dates| 8–13 September 1979
Host city| Mexico City, Mexico
Venue| Estadio Olimpico Universitario
Level| University
Events| 34
Records set| 1 WR, 12 UR

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1979 Summer Universiade

Athletics events were contested at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico between 8 and 13 September.

## Medal summary

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### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: 0.0 m/s)
details |  Mike Roberson (USA) | 10.19  |  Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 10.30  |  Ainsley Bennett (GBR) | 10.38
200 metres
(wind: +1.8 m/s)
details |  Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.72 WR |  Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 20.24  |  Ainsley Bennett (GBR) | 20.42
400 metres
details |  Harald Schmid (FRG) | 44.98  |  Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG) | 45.12  |  Walter McCoy (USA) | 45.90
800 metres
details |  Evans White (USA) | 1:48.87  |  Garry Cook (GBR) | 1:49.50  |  Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG) | 1:49.77
1500 metres
details |  Graham Williamson (GBR) | 3:45.37  |  Pierre Délèze (SUI) | 3:45.8  |  Richie Harris (USA) | 3:46.4
5000 metres
details |  Ilie Floroiu (ROM) | 14:12.9  |  José Gómez (MEX) | 14:15.4  |  Enrique Aquino (MEX) | 14:18.0
10,000 metres
details |  Ilie Floroiu (ROM) | 29:56.1  |  Enrique Aquino (MEX) | 30:16.4  |  Samuel Nyariki (KEN) | 30:49.1
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +0.3 m/s)
details |  Andrey Prokofyev (URS) | 13.50  |  Thomas Munkelt (GDR) | 13.50  |  Aleksandr Puchkov (URS) | 13.55
400 metres hurdles
details |  Harry Schulting (NED) | 48.44 UR |  Vasyl Arkhypenko (URS) | 48.60  |  James Walker (USA) | 48.88
3000 metres steeplechase
details |  Paul Copu (ROM) | 8:57.7  |  Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) | 8:58.1  |  Michele Cina (ITA) | 9:08.7
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  Italy (ITA)
Gianfranco Lazzer
Luciano Caravani
Giovanni Grazioli
Pietro Mennea | 38.42 UR |  Ivory Coast (CIV)
Patrice Ouré
Amadou Meïté
Avognan Nogboum
Georges Kablan Degnan | 38.73  |  France (FRA)
Jean Gracia
Pierrick Thessard
Gabriel Brothier
Pascal Barré | 39.07
4 × 400 metres relay
details |  United States (USA)
Fred Taylor
Leslie Kerr
Ronnie Harris
Walter McCoy | 3:00.98  |  Netherlands (NED)
Hugo Pont
Koen Gijsbers
Marcel Klarenbeek
Harry Schulting | 3:03.18  |  Italy (ITA)
Stefano Malinverni
Alfonso Di Guida
Flavio Borghi
Roberto Tozzi | 3:03.80
High jump
details |  Gerd Nagel (FRG) | 2.28 UR |  Rolf Beilschmidt (GDR) | 2.28 UR |  Holger Marten (FRG) | 2.26
Pole vault
details |  Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) | 5.60  |  Philippe Houvion (FRA) | 5.60  |  Patrick Abada (FRA) | 5.55
Long jump
details |  Valeriy Pidluzhnyy (URS) | 8.16  |  Junichi Usui (JPN) | 8.05  |  LaMonte King (USA) | 7.99
Triple jump
details |  Willie Banks (USA) | 17.23  |  Jaak Uudmäe (URS) | 17.20  |  Roberto Mazzucato (ITA) | 16.87
Shot put
details |  Udo Beyer (GDR) | 20.49  |  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) | 19.96  |  Nikolai Khristov (BUL) | 19.60
Discus throw
details |  Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) | 60.78  |  Markku Tuokko (FIN) | 59.82  |  Antonín Wybraniec (TCH) | 58.32
Hammer throw
details |  Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) | 75.74 UR |  Manfred Hüning (FRG) | 75.68  |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 75.54
Javelin throw
details |  Helmut Schreiber (FRG) | 88.68 UR |  Arto Härkönen (FIN) | 87.10  |  Heino Puuste (URS) | 82.62
Decathlon
details |  Sepp Zeilbauer (AUT) | 8203 UR |  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) | 8033  |  Heinz Antretter (FRG) | 7868

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: 0.0 m/s)
details |  Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 11.00 UR |  Kathy Smallwood (GBR) | 11.27  |  Beverley Goddard (GBR) | 11.32
200 metres
(wind: +1.9 m/s)
details |  Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.91 UR |  Kathy Smallwood (GBR) | 22.70  |  Beverley Goddard (GBR) | 22.76
400 metres
details |  Mariya Kulchunova (URS) | 50.35 UR |  Rosalyn Bryant (USA) | 51.35  |  Christina Brehmer (GDR) | 51.59
800 metres
details |  Nadezhda Mushta (URS) | 2:00.50  |  Olga Dvirna (URS) | 2:00.77  |  Fiţa Lovin (ROM) | 2:00.81
1500 metres
details |  Natalia Mărăşescu (ROM) | 4:13.9  |  Olga Dvirna (URS) | 4:14.5  |  Valentina Ilyinykh (URS) | 4:14.6
100 metres hurdles
(wind: 0.0 m/s)
details |  Lucyna Langer (POL) | 12.62 UR |  Danuta Perka (POL) | 12.66  |  Vera Komisova (URS) | 12.90
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  Soviet Union (URS)
Vera Komisova
Vera Anisimova
Tatyana Prorochenko
Olga Korotkova | 43.14  |  Great Britain (GBR)
Yvette Wray
Kathy Smallwood
Ruth Kennedy
Bev Goddard | 43.26  |  France (FRA)
Odile Madkaud
Jacqueline Curtet
Marie-Pierre Philippe
Chantal Réga | 43.94
High jump
details |  Andrea Mátay (HUN) | 1.94  |  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | 1.92  |  Sara Simeoni (ITA) | 1.92
Long jump
details |  Anita Stukāne (URS) | 6.80  |  Jodi Anderson (USA) | 6.67  |  Tatyana Skachko (URS) | 6.57
Shot put
details |  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 19.98  |  Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) | 19.56  |  Mihaela Loghin (ROM) | 19.41
Discus throw
details |  Svetlana Melnikova (URS) | 63.54  |  Evelin Jahl (GDR) | 63.00  |  Florenţa Ţacu (ROM) | 59.28
Javelin throw
details |  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM) | 67.20  |  Ivanka Vancheva (BUL) | 63.04  |  Mayra Vila (CUB) | 60.98
Pentathlon
details |  Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) | 4497  |  Sylvia Barlag (NED) | 4306  |  Ina Losch (FRG) | 4272

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union (URS)| 8| 4| 6| 18
2|  East Germany (GDR)| 5| 4| 1| 10
3|  Romania (ROM)| 5| 0| 3| 8
4|  West Germany (FRG)| 4| 4| 4| 12
5|  United States (USA)| 4| 2| 4| 10
6|  Poland (POL)| 2| 3| 0| 5
7|  Italy (ITA)| 2| 1| 4| 7
8|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 4| 4| 9
9|  Netherlands (NED)| 1| 2| 0| 3
10|  Austria (AUT)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Hungary (HUN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
12|  Finland (FIN)| 0| 3| 0| 3
13|  Mexico (MEX)| 0| 2| 1| 3
14|  France (FRA)| 0| 1| 3| 4
15|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 0| 1| 1| 2
16|  Ivory Coast (CIV)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Japan (JPN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 1| 0| 1
19|  Cuba (CUB)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kenya (KEN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (21 entries)| 34| 34| 34| 102

## References

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* World Student Games (Universiade - Men) \- GBR Athletics
* World Student Games (Universiade - Women) \- GBR Athletics

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