| Athletics at the 1953 Summer International University Sports Week | |
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| Dates: | 13–16 August |
| Stadium: | Stadion Rote Erde |
| Events: | 29 |
| Previous: | 1951 Luxembourg |
| Next: | 1955 San Sebastián |
| Games: | 1953 Summer International University Sports Week |
The athletics competition at the 1953 Summer International University Sports Week was held at the Stadion Rote Erde in Dortmund, West Germany, between 13 and 16 August.
| 100 metres | 10.7w? | 10.7w? | 10.7w? | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.6 | 49.6 | 49.7 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:51.9 | 1:52.2 | 1:52.5 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:50.4 | 3:50.6 | 3:51.6 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:48.6 | 14:49.0 | 14:55.2 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.7 | 53.1 | 53.9 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay |  ArgentinaEstanislao Kocourek Fernando Lapuente Romeo Galán Jorge Ghirimoldi | 42.2 |  ItalyMario Colarossi Wolfgango Montanari Lucio Sangermano Carlo Vittori | 42.2 |  Great Britain & N.I.Paul Vine Chris Higham John Groves Austin Pinnington | 42.2 | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | F.R. Germany Urban Cleve Karl-Friedrich Haas Georg Wilhelm Sallen Rolf Ude | 3:16.0 | Great Britain & N.I. Keith Whittaker Peter Phillips Harold Steggles David Gracie | 3:16.0 |  Belgium | 3:19.3 | |
| 1600 metres medley relay | F.R. Germany Urban Cleve Karl-Friedrich Haas Günther Theilmann Heinz Wegener | 3:12.8 | Great Britain & N.I. Brian Grogan Peter Phillips John Groves Austin Pinnington | 3:12.8 |  JapanMasaji Tajima Michio Ueki Toru Kiyofuji Tomoji Ozawa | 3:16.2 | |
| High jump | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.85 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.31 | 4.20 | 4.00 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.66 | 7.43 | 7.32 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.92 | 14.95 | 14.65 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.59 | 14.34 | ??? | ||||
| Discus throw | 47.84 | 46.25 | 44.87 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 50.33 | 46.46 | 45.22 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 61.88 | 60.13 | 59.71 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 2923.00 | 2774.00 | 2621.00 |
| 100 metres | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | ||||
| 200 metres | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.1 | ||||
| 80 metres hurdles | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Italy Vittoria Cesarini Milena Greppi Pier Paola De Bernardini Angiolina Constantino | 48.9 | F.R. Germany Ursula Ehrhardt Else Jores Hilke Thymm Ursula Schitteck | 48.9 | Great Britain & N.I. Margaret Francis Janet Findlater Margaret Mellor Constance Cartwright | 49.2 | |
| High jump | 1.60 | 1.56 | 1.56 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.55 | 5.36 | 5.30 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.32 | 10.96 | 10.72 | ||||
| Discus throw | 39.65 | 34.97 | 34.14 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 42.62 | 42.46 | 35.09 |