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


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

Medal summary

Men

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

Women

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

Medal table

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

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