1939 International Universities Championships

Host City Monte Carlo
Country MON
Held 20 – 26 August 1939
Competitors 129
Countries 17

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
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men 23 August 1939 Medal 4 2
10 m Platform Men 24 August 1939 Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 23 – 24 August 1939 Medal 15 8
400 m Freestyle Men 23 August 1939 Medal 11 6
1,500 m Freestyle Men 23 August 1939 Medal 8 4
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 24 August 1939 Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men 23 August 1939 Medal 10 5
200 m Breaststroke Men 24 August 1939 Medal 6 4
3 x 100 m Medley Relay Men Medal 0 3
100 m Freestyle Women 23 August 1939 Medal 9 6
100 m Backstroke Women 23 August 1939 Medal 6 4
200 m Breaststroke Women Medal 1 1
3 x 100 m Medley Relay Women Medal 3 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 23 August 1939 Medal 15 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 14 3 2 19
2 France FRA 12 11 9 32
3 England ENG 5 10 7 22
4 Scotland SCO 3 4 6 13
5 Poland POL 2 2 3 7
6 Egypt EGY 2 2 0 4
7 Finland FIN 2 0 4 6
8 Netherlands NED 1 1 1 3
9 Switzerland SUI 1 0 2 3
10 Sweden SWE 0 2 2 4
11 Latvia LAT 0 2 1 3
12 Norway NOR 0 1 2 3
13 Brazil BRA 0 1 0 1
= Luxembourg LUX 0 1 0 1
15 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
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA France FRA Scotland SCO
Medley Relay, Men United States USA Poland POL France FRA
High Jump, Men Les Steers USA Joe Batiste USA Eccles
Murray
Wittevrongel
SA Edwards
SCO
SCO
FRA
SRI
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
3 m Springboard, Men Ramzy EGY Ismail Sabry EGY Teräsvirta FIN
10 m Platform, Men Ramzy EGY Rauf Aboul Seoud EGY MacMillan SCO
100 m Freestyle, Men Micky Taylor ENG Artem Nakache FRA Sten-Olof Bolldén SWE
400 m Freestyle, Men Roland Pallard FRA Sten-Olof Bolldén SWE Powell ENG
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Roland Pallard FRA Powell ENG Claire ENG
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men France FRA England ENG Finland FIN
100 m Backstroke, Men Dolf van Schouwen NED Per Carleson SWE Nils Dunér SWE
200 m Breaststroke, Men Artem Nakache FRA Grosborne FRA Heide NOR
3 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men France FRA England ENG Netherlands NED
100 m Freestyle, Women Kratochwil POL Williams ENG Hagelberg FIN
100 m Backstroke, Women Jeanne Greenland ENG Williams ENG Winchurch ENG
200 m Breaststroke, Women Simone Gardet FRA
3 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women France FRA
Water Polo, Men France FRA Netherlands NED