Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week

The athletics events at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week were held in San Sebastián, Spain, between 11 and 14 August.[1]

Athletics at the
1955 Summer International
University Sports Week
Dates11–14 August
Host citySan Sebastián, Spain Spain
Events29
Participation22 nations


Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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  Jacques Vercruysse (BEL) 11.0   Lothar Prinz (FRG) 11.1   Stanley Orman (GBR) 11.1
200 metres
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  Grant Scruggs (USA) 21.7   Karl-Heinz Naujoks (FRG) 21.8   Lothar Prinz (FRG) 21.9
400 metres
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  Grant Scruggs (USA) 48.0   Jean-Jacques Hegg (SUI) 48.2   John Wrighton (GBR) 48.9
800 metres
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  Olaf Lawrenz (FRG) 1:51.5   Wolfgang Ring (FRG) 1:54.9   José María Giménez (ESP) 1:55.3
1500 metres
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  John Evans (GBR) 3:51.9   Martin Walmsley (GBR) 3:52.1   David Law (GBR) 3:53.4
5000 metres
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  Adrian Jackson (GBR) 15:04.4   Alan Gordon (GBR) 15:09.8   Stephan Lüpfert (FRG) 15:11.6
110 metres hurdles
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  Ezio Nardelli (ITA) 15.2   Jan Parlevliet (NED) 15.4   Vic Matthews (GBR) 15.4
400 metres hurdles
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  Jan Parlevliet (NED) 53.8   Gianfranco Fantuzzi (ITA) 53.9   Clive Dennis (GBR) 54.8
4 × 100 metres relay
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 F.R. Germany
Heinz Oberbeck
Lothar Prinz
Peter Röthig
Karl-Heinz Naujoks
42.5  Italy
Mario Colarrosi
Sergio D'Asnasch
Angelo De Fraia
Franco Panizza
42.5  Great Britain & N.I.
Stanley Orman
Graham Robertson
Gwilym Roberts
John Groves
43.1
4 × 400 metres relay
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 Great Britain & N.I.
John Wrighton
Jim Paterson
Roger Baker
Jock Beesley
3:20.0  F.R. Germany
Rolf Ude
Urban Cleve
Wolfgang Ring
Heinrich Moser
3:20.5  Italy
Enrico Archilli
Giovanni Bonanno
Mario Paoletti
Gianfranco Fantuzzi
3:20.5
Medley relay
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 F.R. Germany
Olaf Lawrenz
Lothar Prinz
Karl-Heinz Naujoks
Heinrich Moser
3:14.3  Great Britain & N.I.
Donald Gorrie
John Wrighton
Graham Robertson
Stanley Orman
3:16.0  Spain
José María Giménez
José Alonso Peralta
Fernando Bremón
Manuel García Cabrera
3:20.3
High jump
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  Mario Roveraro (ITA) 1.90   Yukio Ishikawa (JPN) 1.85   Juan Ignacio Ariño (ESP) 1.80
Pole vault
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  Edmondo Ballotta (ITA) 3.80   Wolfgang Goldenbohm (FRG) 3.70   Kenneth North (NZL) 3.70
Long jump
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  Ary de Sá (BRA) 7.50   Heinz Oberbeck (FRG) 7.37   Chiyoko Teruya (JPN) 7.17
Triple jump
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  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 15.99   Akaru Abe (JPN) 15.18   Antonio Trogu (ITA) 14.96
Shot put
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  Heinz Lutter (FRG) 14.46   Alfred Meyer (SUI) 14.35   Piero Monguzzi (ITA) 13.74
Discus throw
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  Martin Bührle (FRG) 47.65   Luitpold Maier (FRG) 46.61   Luis Ortiz Urbina (ESP) 44.54
Hammer throw
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  John Bard (USA) 51.09   Takami Ogasawara (JPN) 49.97   Robert Scott (GBR) 48.64
Javelin throw
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  Hermann Rieder (FRG) 69.90   Peter Cullen (GBR) 64.15   Gian Luigi Farina (ITA) 62.12
Pentathlon
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  Walter Tschudi (SUI) 2797.00   Edy Egli (SUI) 2784.00   Hans von Schnering (FRG) 2761.00

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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  Giuseppina Leone (ITA) 12.0   Friederike Harasek (AUT) 12.5   Hilke Thymm (FRG) 12.6
200 metres
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  Giuseppina Leone (ITA) 24.8   Ann Cartwright (GBR) 25.8   L. Barr (GBR) 26.4
80 metres hurdles
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  Milena Greppi (ITA) 11.5   Hilke Thymm (FRG) 11.5   Ursula Schitteck (FRG) 12.5
4 × 100 metres relay
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 Italy
Angiolina Costantino
Giuseppina Leone
Luciana Cecchi
Milena Greppi
49.0  F.R. Germany
Hilde Ostermann
Hilke Thymm
Ilse Schauwienhold
Ursula Schitteck
49.5  Great Britain & N.I.
L. Barr
W. Bowden
Ann Cartwright
Mary Bridgeford
50.5
High jump
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  Lesley Line (GBR) 1.55   Ursula Schitteck (FRG) 1.45   Mary Bridgeford (GBR) 1.40
Long jump
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  Friederike Harasek (AUT) 5.54   Ursula Schitteck (FRG) 5.48   Ilse Schauwienhold (FRG) 5.40
Shot put
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  Lore Klute (FRG) 13.13   Almut Brömmel (FRG) 11.63   Ursula Dreimann (FRG) 11.26
Discus throw
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  Almut Brömmel (FRG) 43.48   Lore Klute (FRG) 41.51   Maya Giri (GBR) 41.39
Javelin throw
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  Almut Brömmel (FRG) 45.44   Ursula Dreimann (FRG) 38.65   Edith Schiller (FRG) 36.87

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  West Germany (FRG)914831
2  Italy (ITA)72413
3  Great Britain (GBR)451120
4  United States (USA)3003
5  Brazil (BRA)2002
6  Switzerland (SUI)1304
7  Austria (AUT)1102
  Netherlands (NED)1102
9  Belgium (BEL)1001
10  Japan (JPN)0314
11  Spain (ESP)0044
12  New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (12 entries)29292987

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados de la IV Semana Internacional Deportiva Universitaria" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1955: 15–19. Retrieved 4 March 2021.