AnInternational University Games (German: Studenten-Weltspiele[1]) was an international multi-sport event held between 20 and 27 August 1939 in Vienna, German Reich (now Vienna, Austria),[1][2] which had originally been scheduled as the official 1939 staging of the Summer International University Games awarded to Vienna by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) in January 1938, prior to Austria's absorption into Nazi Germany by the Anschluss.[3][4] The National Socialist German Students' League (NSDStB) withdrew from the CIE in May 1939,[3] and the CIE at short notice moved its version of the 1939 International University GamestoMonte Carlo.
The formal opening was by Bernhard Rust, the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture, on 20 August in the Prater Stadium, the main venue of the games.[5][6] The International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation stated in 1940, "The results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."[7]
The NSDStB invited many nations to the Vienna games, but most entrants were nations affiliated with the Axis powers.[3][8] The following countries were reported to have participated in the games:[9]
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Empire of Japan
Peru
Slovak Republic
Spanish State
Union of South Africa
Sweden
Kingdom of Yugoslavia| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres | Ritagret Wendel (GER) |
12.4 | Siegfriede Dempe (GER) |
12.6 | Langerbeck (GER)[fn 2] |
13.0 |
| 200 Metres | Ritagret Wendel (GER) |
25.4 | Ergbuth (GER)[fn 2] |
26.6 | Lilo Stubbe (GER) |
26.6 |
| 80 Metres Hurdles | Siegfriede Dempe (GER) |
11.7 | Annemarie Westphal (GER) |
12.0 | Erika Biess (GER) |
12.1 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Germany "A" Siegfriede Dempe Ritagret Wendel Langerbeck Erika Biess |
49.0 | Germany "B" |
50.5 | Unknown | Unknown |
| High Jump | Luise Lockemann (GER) |
1.50[fn 3] | Wanda Nowak (GER)[fn 4] |
1.50[fn 3] | Editha Evers (GER) |
1.50 |
| Long Jump | Luise Lockemann (GER) |
5.21 | Brenner (GER)[fn 2] |
5.19 | Ergbuth (GER)[fn 2] |
4.90 |
| Shot | Annemarie Westphal (GER) |
12.44 | Gisela Schulte (GER) |
12.43 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Discus | Ruth Schönfeld (GER) |
37.43 | Hermine Wittmann (GER) |
36.51 | Gisela Schulte (GER) |
35.07 |
| Javelin | Anneliese Kahle (GER) |
41.15 | Ursula Klotz (GER) |
38.52 | Gerda Goldmann (GER) |
37.60 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 18 | 15 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 79 | |
Military sports were held at the games, reflecting the militarism of Nazi and fascist states.[10] Other sports included tennis, boxing, field hockey (Germany beat two Italian teams[11]), basketball, swimming, handball, association football, rugby, rowing, fencing, gliding, and water polo (won by Hungary[12]).[1]
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