1939 International University Games (Vienna)
An International University Games (German: Studenten-Weltspiele[1]) was held in Vienna, Austria on 20–27 August 1939,[1][2] which had originally been scheduled as the official 1939 staging of the Summer International University Games awarded to Vienna by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) in January 1938, prior to Austria's absorption into Nazi Germany by the Anschluss.[3][4] The National Socialist German Students' League (NSDStB) withdrew from the CIE in May 1939,[3] and the CIE at short notice moved the 1939 International University Games to Monte Carlo.
The formal opening was by Bernhard Rust, the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture, on 20 August in the Prater Stadium, the main venue of the games.[5][6] The NSDStB invited many nations to the Vienna games, but entrants were mostly from fascist associations in Axis powers.[3][7] The following countries were reported to have participated in the games: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Peru, Sweden, Slovak Republic, Spanish State, Union of South Africa, Kingdom of Hungary, German Reich.[8] The International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation said in 1940, "The results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."[9]
Contents
Athletics
Men’s events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 Metres | József Sir (HUN) | 10.7 | Amelio Monacci (ITA) | 10.8 | Matsuo Taniguchi (JPN) | 10.9 |
200 Metres | Tullio Gonnelli (ITA) | 21.8 | József Sir (HUN) | 21.9 | Ernesto Bianchi (ITA) | 22.0 |
400 Metres | Ottavio Misoni (ITA) | 48.0 | Hans Helm (GER) | 48.3 | Karl Rinck (GER) | 48.5 |
800 Metres | Wolfgang Dessecker (GER) | 01:53.9 | Gioacchino Dorascenzi (ITA) | 01:54.4 | János Aradi (HUN) | 01:55.3 |
1500 Metres | Wolfgang Dessecker (GER) | 03:57.2 | Sándor Rátonyi (HUN) | 03:58.4 | Gusztáv Harsányi (HUN) | 03:59.6 |
5000 Metres | Rolf Fellersmann (GER) | 15:10.6 | András Csaplár (HUN) | 15:10.8 | Åke Lindstedt (SWE) | 15:28.6 |
110 Metres Hurdles | Lennart Lundberg (SWE) | 15.10 | Giorgio Oberweger (ITA) | 15.30 | Akira Kawamura (JPN) | 15.40 |
400 Metres Hurdles | Max Meyr (GER) | 54.0 | Walter Darr (GER) | 54.5 | Jenõ Polgár (HUN) | 56.0 |
High Jump | Assar Persson (SWE) | 1.90 | Gustav Weinkötz (GER) | 1.85 | Renato Dotti (ITA) | 1.85 |
Pole Vault | Rudolf Glötzner (GER) | 4.10 | Gian Battista Boscutti (ITA) | 3.90 | Bo Ljungberg (SWE) | 3.90 |
Long Jump | Guido Bologna (ITA) | 7.09 | István Gyuricza (HUN) | 7.03 | Lennart Eliaeson (SWE) | 7.01 |
Triple Jump | Kim Won-Kwon (JPN)[fn 1] | 15.37 | Jaakko Vakkuri (FIN) | 14.73 | Vittorio Turco (ITA) | 14.72 |
Shot | Gerhard Stöck (GER) | 16.33 | Aleksander Kreek (EST) | 16.26 | Kurt Gross-Fengels (GER) | 14.79 |
Discus | Giorgio Oberweger (ITA) | 48.21 | Walter Buschey (GER) | 47.45 | Gerhard Hilbrecht (GER) | 46.11 |
Hammer | Walter Beyer (GER) | 53.54 | Kurt Jancke (GER) | 49.21 | Michele Venanzetti (ITA) | 48.85 |
Javelin | József Várszegi (HUN) | 67.37 | Karl-Heinrich Berg (GER) | 67.29 | Friedrich Issak (EST) | 66.79 |
Pentathlon | Fritz Müller (GER) | 3867 | Fritz Lüttge (GER) | 3273 | Friedel Heintz (GER) | 3225 |
4 x 100 Metres Relay | Germany "A" | 41.8 | Italy "A" | 41.8 | Hungary | 42.1 |
4 x 400 Metres Relay | Germany "A" | 03:15.8 | Italy "A" | 03:15.8 | Hungary | 03:17.2 |
10 x 200 Metres Relay | Germany | 03:38.3 | Italy | 03:38.3 | Hungary | 03:39.2 |
Women’s events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 Metres | Ritagret Wendel (GER) | 12.4 | Siegfriede Dempe (GER) | 12.6 | Langerbeck (GER)[fn 2] | 13.0 |
200 Metres | Ritagret Wendel (GER) | 25.4 | Ergbuth (GER)[fn 2] | 26.6 | Lilo Stubbe (GER) | 26.6 |
80 Metres Hurdles | Siegfriede Dempe (GER) | 11.7 | Annemarie Westphal (GER) | 12.0 | Erika Biess (GER) | 12.1 |
High Jump | Luise Lockemann (GER) | 1.50[fn 3] | Wanda Nowak (GER)[fn 4] | 1.50[fn 3] | Editha Evers (GER) | 1.50 |
Long Jump | Luise Lockemann (GER) | 5.21 | Brenner (GER)[fn 2] | 5.19 | Ergbuth (GER)[fn 2] | 4.90 |
Shot | Annemarie Westphal (GER) | 12.44 | Gisela Schulte (GER) | 12.43 | Unknown | Unknown |
Discus | Ruth Schönfeld (GER) | 37.43 | Hermine Wittmann (GER) | 36.51 | Gisela Schulte (GER) | 35.07 |
Javelin | Anneliese Kahle (GER) | 41.15 | Ursula Klotz (GER) | 38.52 | Gerda Goldmann (GER) | 37.60 |
4 x 100 Metres Relay | Germany "A" | 49.0 | Germany "B" | 50.5 | Unknown | Unknown |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 18 | 15 | 10 | 43 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 27 | 27 | 25 | 79 |
Other sports
Military sports were held at the games, reflecting the militarism of Nazi and fascist states.[10] Other sports included tennis, boxing, field hockey (Germany beat two Italian teams[11]), basketball, swimming, handball, association football, rugby, rowing, fencing, gliding, and water polo (won by Hungary[12]).[1]
Footnotes
References
Sources
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Further reading
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