1957 World University Games
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The 1957 World University Games were organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and held in Paris
, France
. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested.
Paris
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, France
France
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. At these games a number of Athletic events were contested.
Men’s events
| 100 Metres | |10.50 | |10.60 | |10.70 | |||
| 200 Metres | |21.30 | |21.70 | |21.80 | |||
| 400 Metres | |48.40 | |48.80 | |48.80 | |||
| 800 Metres | |01:50.3 | |01:50.6 | |01:51.6 | |||
| 1500 Metres | |03:50.5 | |03:51.0 | |03:51.3 | |||
| 5000 Metres | |14:31.0 | |14:32.8 | |14:37.0 | |||
| 110 Metres Hurdles | |14.50 | |14.90 | |14.90 | |||
| 400 Metres Hurdles | |53.30 | |53.60 | |54.10 | |||
| High Jump | |2.12 | |2.01 | |1.98 | |||
| Pole Vault | |4.40 | |4.30 | |4.25 | |||
| Long Jump | |7.41 | |7.23 | |7.19 | |||
| Triple Jump | |16.01 | |15.78 | |15.38 | |||
| Shot | |16.57 | |15.91 | |15.89 | |||
| Discus | |53.38 | |51.57 | |49.59 | |||
| Hammer | |58.60 | |57.95 | |55.81 | |||
| Javelin | |80.63 | |77.79 | |73.58 | |||
| 10000 Metres Track Walk | |47:10.6 | |49:30.2 | only 2 finishers | N/A | ||
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay |  France |
41.40 | F.R. Germany | 41.40 |  Soviet Union |
41.40 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | F.R. Germany | 03:16.9 | Great Britain & N.I. | 03:16.9 |  Italy |
03:18.6 |
Women’s events
| 100 Metres | |11.80 | |11.80 | |11.90 | |||
| 200 Metres | |24.60 | |25.00 | |25.00 | |||
| 800 Metres | |02:12.3 | |02:13.4 | |02:13.6 | |||
| 80 Metres Hurdles | |11.50 | |11.70 | |11.70 | |||
| High Jump | |1.66 | |1.60 | |1.55 | |||
| Long Jump | |6.03 | |5.93 | |5.83 | |||
| Shot | |15.75 | |14.43 | |14.02 | |||
| Discus | |48.83 | |45.11 | |43.64 | |||
| Javelin | |52.38 | |52.19 | |51.76 | |||
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Soviet Union |
46.40 | F.R. Germany | 46.40 | Italy |
47.40 |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union |
13 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Poland |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  United States |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 |  France |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 26 | 26 | 77 | |
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