1939 International University Games (Vienna)
Appearance
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An International University Games (
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
International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation stated in 1940, "The results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."[7]
Participating nations
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]
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Empire of Japan
Peru
Slovak Republic
Spanish State
Union of South Africa
Sweden
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Athletics
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 Metres | ![]() |
12.4 | ![]() |
12.6 | ![]() |
13.0 |
200 Metres | ![]() |
25.4 | ![]() |
26.6 | ![]() |
26.6 |
80 Metres Hurdles | ![]() |
11.7 | ![]() |
12.0 | ![]() |
12.1 |
4 x 100 Metres Relay | ![]() Siegfriede Dempe Ritagret Wendel Langerbeck Erika Biess |
49.0 | ![]() |
50.5 | Unknown | Unknown |
High Jump | ![]() |
1.50[fn 3] | ![]() |
1.50[fn 3] | ![]() |
1.50 |
Long Jump | ![]() |
5.21 | ![]() |
5.19 | ![]() |
4.90 |
Shot | ![]() |
12.44 | ![]() |
12.43 | Unknown | Unknown |
Discus | ![]() |
37.43 | ![]() |
36.51 | ![]() |
35.07 |
Javelin | ![]() |
41.15 | ![]() |
38.52 | ![]() |
37.60 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 18 | 15 | 10 | 43 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 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
- "World Student Games (Pre-Universiade)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly.
- Oelrich, Harald (2003). "6.3.3 — Infiltrationsstrategie und Umsturzversuch: Die internationalen Studentenmeisterschaften 1939 in Wien". Sportgeltung - Weltgeltung: Sport im Spannungsfeld der deutsch-italienischen Außenpolitik von 1918 bis 1945 (in German). LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 389–393. ISBN 9783825856090. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Citations
- ^ UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ISBN 9783853080139.
- ^ a b c "World Student Games: Surprise Change of Venue". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1939. p. 17. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Feierliche Eröffnung der Studentenweltspiele 1939" (in German). Amsterdam: Beeldbank WO2 [Image Bank WW2]. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Das Wiener Stadion (Ernst-Happel-Stadion)". Wien.gv.at (in German). Vienna City Council. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "?". Intellectual Co-operation Bulletin. International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation: 134. 1940.
- ISBN 9781349248384. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Ernst Söllinger, Ein Münchener in Darmstadt (in German). Raimund Kluber. p. 89. [dead link]
- ISBN 0-203-47658-1.
- MS Word). LISA (in German). Düsseldorf: Gerda Henkel Stiftung. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "A University Athlete like No Other". International University Sports Federation. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
Further reading
- Teichler, Hans Joachim (1984). "Nationale Und Internationale Meisterschaften Im Studentensport Vor Dem 2. Weltkrieg. Zum Weg Des Deutschen Studentensports Von Der Sportlichen Zur Sportpolitischen Hegemonie in Europa". Hochschulsport: Magazin des ADH (in German). 11 (2). Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband: 4–14.