Athletics at the 1957 World University Games explained

Athletics at the 1957 World University Games
Size:	220
Colour:	EDFF4B
Host City:	Paris, France
Dates:	5–8 September
Stadium:	Stadium Charlety
Events:	29
Previous:	1955 San Sebastián
Next:	1959 Turin
Games:	1957 World University Games

Athletics events were contested at the 1957 World University Games in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 September.

Medal summary

Men

		10.5		10.6		10.7
		21.3		21.7		21.8
		48.4		48.8		48.8
		1:50.3		1:50.6		1:51.6
		3:50.5		3:51.0		3:51.3
		14:31.0		14:32.8		14:37.0
		14.5		14.9		14.9
		53.3		53.6		54.1
	France Hubert Dufernez Christian Larrieu Habib Thiam Joël Caprice	41.4		41.4	Soviet Union Vladilyen Marin Albert Plaskeyev Yuriy Petrov Leonid Bartenyev	41.5
	West Germany Günther Glaeske Otto Klappert Ralph Seidel Walter Oberste	3:16.9	Great Britain & N.I. Chris Goudge Les Locke Edward Buswell Jim Paterson	3:18.6	Italy Germano Gimelli Elio Catola Mario Paoletti Enrico Archilli	3:21.8
		47:10.6		49:30.2	only 2 finishers	N/A
		2.12		2.01		1.98
		4.40		4.30		4.25
		7.41		7.23		7.19
		16.01		15.78		15.38
		16.57		15.91		15.89
		53.38		51.57		49.59
		58.60		57.95		55.81
		80.63		77.79		73.58

Women

		11.8		11.8		11.9
		24.6		25.0		25.0
		2:12.3		2:13.4		2:13.6
		11.5		11.7		11.7
	Soviet Union Vera Krepkina Nina Dyeonskaya Mariya Itkina Galina Popova	46.4	West Germany Christiane Voß Inge Fuhrmann Irene Brütting Hilke Thymm	47.4	Italy Elisabetta Mattana Giuseppina Leone Franca Peggion Anna Doro	49.0
		1.66		1.60		1.55
		6.03		5.93		5.83
		15.75		14.43		14.02
		48.83		45.11		43.64
		52.38		52.19		51.76

References

• World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics