1955 Summer International University Sports Week
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The 1955 Summer International University Sports Week were organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and held in San Sebastián
, Spain
. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested.
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, Spain
Spain
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. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested.
Men’s events
| 100 Metres | |11.00 | |11.10 | |11.10 | |||
| 200 Metres | |21.70 | |21.80 | |21.90 | |||
| 400 Metres | |48.00 | |48.20 | |48.90 | |||
| 800 Metres | |01:51.5 | |01:54.9 | |01:55.3 | |||
| 1500 Metres | |03:51.9 | |03:52.1 | |03:53.4 | |||
| 5000 Metres | |15:04.4 | |15:09.8 | |15:11.6 | |||
| 110 Metres Hurdles | |15.20 | |15.40 | |15.40 | |||
| 400 Metres Hurdles | |53.80 | |53.90 | |54.80 | |||
| High Jump | |1.90 | |1.85 | |1.80 | |||
| Pole Vault | |3.80 | |3.70 | |3.70 | |||
| Long Jump | |7.50 | |7.37 | |7.17 | |||
| Triple Jump | |15.99 | |15.18 | |14.96 | |||
| Shot | |14.46 | |14.35 | |13.74 | |||
| Discus | |47.65 | |46.61 | |44.54 | |||
| Hammer | |51.09 | |49.97 | |48.64 | |||
| Javelin | |69.90 | |64.15 | |62.12 | |||
| Pentathlon | |2797.00 | |2784.00 | |2761.00 | |||
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay |  F.R. Germany |
42.50 |  Italy |
42.50 |  Great Britain & N.I. |
43.10 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Great Britain & N.I. |
03:20.0 | F.R. Germany |
03:20.0 | Italy |
03:20.5 |
| 1600 Metres Medley Relay | F.R. Germany |
03:14.3 | Great Britain & N.I. |
03:14.3 |  Spain |
03:16.0 |
Women’s events
| 100 Metres | |12.00 | |12.50 | |12.60 | |||
| 200 Metres | |24.80 | |25.80 | |26.40 | |||
| 80 Metres Hurdles | |11.50 | |11.50 | |12.50 | |||
| High Jump | |1.55 | |1.45 | |1.40 | |||
| Long Jump | |5.54 | |5.48 | |5.40 | |||
| Shot | |13.13 | |11.63 | |11.26 | |||
| Discus | |43.48 | |41.51 | |41.39 | |||
| Javelin | |45.44 | |38.65 | |36.87 | |||
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Italy |
49.00 | F.R. Germany |
49.00 | Great Britain & N.I. |
49.50 |
Medal table
| 1 | Italy |
7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | West Germany |
6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Brazil |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Greece |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Japan |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 25 | 26 | 77 | |
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