The athletics competition at the 1949 Summer International University Sports Week was held in Merano, Italy, in early September.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Konrad Wittekindt (FRG) |
10.80 |  Gino Riva (ITA) |
10.90 |  Alfred Hammer (LUX) |
10.90 |
| 200 metres | Konrad Wittekindt (FRG) |
22.60 | Arno Boger (FRG) |
22.80 | Ernest Grassle (FRG) |
22.90 |
| 400 metres | Georg Sallen (FRG) |
49.00 | Baldassare Porto (ITA) |
49.30 | Gérard Rasquin (LUX) |
50.00 |
| 800 metres | Günther Steines (FRG) |
1:55.0 | Manfred Kirchgasser (FRG) |
1:56.0 | Josy Barthel (LUX) |
1:56.2 |
| 1500 metres | Josy Barthel (LUX) |
3:55.6 |  Daniel Poyan (ESP) |
4:02.1 | Kurt Anderko (FRG) |
4:03.0 |
| 5000 metres | José Coll (ESP) |
15:55.6 | Antonio Amoros (ESP) |
16:05.9 | Ricardo Jebra (ESP) |
16:17.1 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Danilo Pacchini (ITA) |
15.10 | Wolfgang Trossbach (FRG) |
15.10 | Günther Theilmann (FRG) |
15.30 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Danilo Pacchini (ITA) |
55.40 |  Bernhard Frey (SUI) |
57.00 | José Luis Rubio (ESP) |
57.20 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Italy Gino Roghi Enrico Perucconi Gino Riva Elbano Allori |
42.60 | F.R. Germany Konrad Wittekindt Arno Boger Ernst Grässle Rolf Münks |
42.60 | Luxembourg Fred Hammer René Kremer Robert Schaeffer Frank Roger |
43.10 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | F.R. Germany Oskar Wegener Horst Bergmann Günther Steines Georg Sallen |
3:19.4 | Italy Baldassare Porto Giorgio Zitelli Enrico Merani Franco Sandrelli |
3:19.4 | Luxembourg Josy Barthel Gérard Rasquin Bernhard Fonck Felix Reiter |
3:21.1 |
| High jump | Günther Theilmann (FRG) |
1.85 | Ovidio Bernes (ITA) |
1.85 |  Oskar Schmidt (AUT) |
1.75 |
| Pole Vault | Hanfried Oertel (FRG) |
3.70 |  Gamal El Sherbini (EGY) |
3.50 | Mario Veglia (ITA) |
3.40 |
| Long jump | Lorenzo Toso (ITA) |
6.99 | Felix Würth (AUT) |
6.84 | Alfred Hammer (LUX) |
6.82 |
| Triple jump | Felix Würth (AUT) |
14.03 | José Jordi Parellada (ESP) |
13.82 | Giovanni Del Bono (ITA) |
13.44 |
| Shot put | Heinz Bauer (FRG) |
13.67 | Gaudenzio Balossini (ITA) |
13.32 | Franz Wenger (SUI) |
12.95 |
| Discus throw | José Luis Torres (ESP) |
42.81 | René Kremer (LUX) |
40.89 | Herbert Koschel (FRG) |
40.13 |
| Hammer throw | Fritz Pasler (AUT) |
45.00 | Lorenzo Martínez (ESP) |
43.49 | Gian Franco Morghen (ITA) |
40.71 |
| Javelin throw | Herbert Koschel (FRG) |
58.79 | Leonzio Bessone (ITA) |
56.75 | Rudolf Sack (AUT) |
54.87 |
| Pentathlon | René Kremer (LUX) |
3057.00 | Fritz Rudorf (FRG) |
2919.00 | Frankomar Bele (AUT) |
2872.00 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ursula Ehrhardt (FRG) |
12.70 | Maria Torresi (ITA) |
12.70 | Micaela Bora (ITA) |
13.00 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Ursula Ehrhardt (FRG) |
12.50 | Helga Zuber (AUT) |
12.80 | Hilde Quast (FRG) |
13.00 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Italy Micaela Bora Maria Torresi Miriam Kuhne Ida Monticelli |
51.90 | F.R. Germany Ursula Ehrhardt Else Jores Hilde Quast Margarete Von Bucholtz |
51.90 | Luxembourg Lucie Hansen Klaudie Wampach Simone Ker Hanny Schmidt |
52.10 |
| High jump | Margarete von Bucholtz (FRG) |
1.51 | Gianna Jannoni (ITA) |
1.51 | Ursula Ehrhardt (FRG) |
1.48 |
| Long jump | Carmen Sciuto (ITA) |
5.03 | Irene Bettinelli (ITA) |
4.96 | Hilde Quast (FRG) |
4.96 |
| Shot put | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) |
10.20 | Maria Ferri (ITA) |
10.15 | Liesel Hillebrand (FRG) |
10.11 |
| Discus throw | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) |
38.52 | Vittoria Casadio (ITA) |
31.25 | Helga Zuber (AUT) |
29.29 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 12 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
References
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