The 1927 Summer Student World Championships, was the third editions of the Summer Student World Championships, were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Rome, Italy. Held from 28 August to 4 September, 269 athletes from 15 nations competed in the sports programme including athletics, fencing, association football, swimming and tennis. Women's events were introduced for the first time, but in swimming only.[1]
Athletics medal summary edit
Athletics medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 46 | |
Participating nations edit
References edit
- 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.
- ^ André Théard was from Haiti but represented France
- ^ a b c d e The source of the results suggests there is uncertainty as to the exact time
- ^ Kurzyński H., Pietkiewicz S., Rynkowski M., Od Adamczaka do Zasłony. Leksykon lekkoatletów polskich okresu międzywojennego. Mężczyźni, Warszawa 2004, pp. 100, 102, 228, 231