1939_International_University_Games_(Vienna)
1939 International University Games (Vienna)
Multi-sport event in Vienna, Austria
An International University Games (German: Studenten-Weltspiele[1]) was an international multi-sport event held between 20 and 27 August 1939 in Vienna, German Reich (now Vienna, Austria),[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 its version of 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 International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation stated in 1940, "The results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."[7]
The NSDStB invited many nations to the Vienna games, but most entrants were nations affiliated with the Axis powers.[3][8] The following countries were reported to have participated in the games:[9]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Missoni (ITA) | 48.0 |  Hans Helm (GER) | 48.3 | Karl Rinck (GER) | 48.5 |
| 800 Metres | Wolfgang Dessecker (GER) | 1:53.9 | Gioacchino Dorascenzi (ITA) | 1:54.4 | János Aradi (HUN) | 1:55.3 |
| 1500 Metres | Wolfgang Dessecker (GER) | 3:57.2 | Sándor Rátonyi (HUN) | 3:58.4 | Gusztáv Harsányi (HUN) | 3:59.6 |
| 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) | 15.1 | Giorgio Oberweger (ITA) | 15.3 | Akira Kawamura (JPN) | 15.4 |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | Max Meyr (GER) | 54.0 | Walter Darr (GER) | 54.5 | Jenõ Polgár (HUN) | 56.0 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Germany "A" Fritz Müller Harald Mellerowicz Siegfried Schmitt Günter Köster | 41.8 | Italy "A" Tullio Gonnelli Amelio Monacci Gianvittorio Schulteschi Ernesto Bianchi | 42.1 | Hungary József Sir Ferenc Szigetvári László Ember József Góby | 42.6 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Germany "A" Karl Rinck Hans Helm Cuno Wieland Gerhard Rose | 3:15.8 | Italy "A" Gioacchino Dorascenzi Ottavio Missoni Aldo Ferassutti Angelo Lualdi | 3:17.2 | Hungary József Vadas János Görkói György Sándor Jenõ Polgár | 3:17.4 |
| 10 x 200 Metres Relay | Germany | 3:38.3 | Italy Ottavio Missoni Tullio Gonnelli Leo Craighero Amelio Monacci Gianvittorio Schulteschi Ernesto Bianchi Aldo Ferassutti Bruno Mainardi Giovanni Scolari Adriano Ambrosioni | 3:39.2 | Hungary György Sándor László Ember Ferenc Szigetvári József Sir Jenõ Polgár József Vadas Vilmos Vermes József Góby László Gábor János Görkói | 3:43.2 |
| 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 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Germany "A" Siegfriede Dempe Ritagret Wendel Langerbeck Erika Biess | 49.0 | Germany "B" | 50.5 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
Medal table
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]
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- Students in Search of Their University: An International "conversation" Between Students on "Education in the Modern University", Luxemburg, May 22-25, 1938. International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation. 1939. p. 162.
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