1939 International Universities Championships

Host City Monte Carlo
Country MON
Held 20 – 26 August 1939
Competitors 68
Countries 12

International University Games

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 3
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 2
800 m Men Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
Medley Relay Men Medal 12 3
High Jump Men Medal 6 4
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Men Medal 3 3
80 m Women Medal 3 1
200 m Women Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women Medal 2 2
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 2 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 14 3 2 19
2 France FRA 4 9 9 22
3 England ENG 3 5 4 12
4 Scotland SCO 3 4 5 12
5 Finland FIN 2 0 1 3
6 Poland POL 1 2 3 6
7 Switzerland SUI 1 0 2 3
8 Latvia LAT 0 2 1 3
9 Norway NOR 0 1 1 2
10 Brazil BRA 0 1 0 1
= Luxembourg LUX 0 1 0 1
12 Sri Lanka SRI 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Clyde Jeffrey USA René Valmy FRA Kenneth Jenkins ENG
200 m, Men Clyde Jeffrey USA Kenneth Jenkins ENG Joe Batiste USA
400 m, Men Wacław Gąssowski POL JAM Robertson SCO Zygmunt Zabierkowski POL
800 m, Men Charlie Beetham USA Jacques Lévèque FRA Jean Pfanner FRA
1,500 m, Men Blaine Rideout USA Ralfs Balodis LAT Walter Lutz SUI
5,000 m, Men George Carstairs SCO Ralph Schwarzkopf USA Roger Leredde FRA
110 m Hurdles, Men Joe Batiste USA Jean-François Brisson FRA Stanisław Sulikowski POL
400 m Hurdles, Men Roy Cochran USA Robert Palmer ENG W Mitchell SCO
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA France FRA Latvia LAT
Medley Relay, Men United States USA Poland POL France FRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA France FRA Scotland SCO
High Jump, Men Les Steers USA Joe Batiste USA SA Edwards
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Pole Vault, Men George Varoff USA Luiz Taliberti Júnior BRA Pekka Hopea FIN
Long Jump, Men Bill Watson USA François Mersch LUX Jean Baudry FRA
Triple Jump, Men Jouko Norén FIN Paul Faucher FRA Jean Nichil FRA
Shot Put, Men Bill Watson USA Witold Gerutto POL Rolf Saxholm NOR
Discus Throw, Men Bill Watson USA Helge Sivertsen NOR Witold Gerutto POL
Javelin Throw, Men Hugo Vainio FIN Les Steers USA Rolf Faes SUI
Pentathlon, Men Rolf Faes SUI Arnolds Bērziņš LAT Les Steers USA
80 m, Women Jeanine Toulouse FRA Paulette Morisson FRA Dejean FRA
200 m, Women Marjorie Gray SCO Marguerite André FRA Marie-Thérèse Stiegler FRA
80 m Hurdles, Women Jeanne Heitz FRA Elizabeth Duke ENG Olive McMillan SCO
4 x 100 m Relay, Women France FRA Scotland SCO England ENG
High Jump, Women Elizabeth Duke ENG Marjorie Gray SCO Helene Mayer ENG
Long Jump, Women Rosamund Sellar SCO Nancy Watt SCO Miche FRA
Shot Put, Women Marie-Thérèse Stiegler FRA Elizabeth Duke ENG
Discus Throw, Women Inez Sweeting ENG Marie-Thérèse Stiegler FRA Dorothy Saunders ENG
Javelin Throw, Women Dorothy Saunders ENG Inez Sweeting ENG