At the 1970 Summer Universiade, the Athletics events were held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Italy between 2 and 6 September.

Medal summary Men 10.510.510.521.021.021.145.946.246.31:49.11:49.21:49.53:52.73:52.93:53.013:56.414:00.814:01.429:02.229:08.829:22.213.813.913.950.250.450.78:32.68:36.68:38.0Stanisław WagnerJan WernerGerard GramseZenon Nowosz39.2Bárbaro BandomoJuan MoralesPablo MontesJosé Triana39.2Aleksandr KornelyukVladislav SapeyaBoris IzmestyevValentin Maslakov39.4Tom UlanRoger ColglazierTommie TurnerLarry James3:03.3Yevgeniy BorisenkoYuriy ZorinBorys SavchukAleksandr Bratchikov3:04.2Patrice VielChristian NicolauGilles BertouldJacques Carette3:04.42.182.152.155.465.425.307.917.787.7617.2217.0016.9319.9719.3019.0660.1658.6258.2272.3468.5466.8081.9480.3279.84780377837551

Women 11.511.611.722.723.223.552.853.553.82:01.82:01.92:02.213.013.413.5Lyudmila ZharkowaMarina NikiforovaLyudmila GolomazovaTatyana Kondrasheva44.7Éva PusztaiJudit SzabónéGyörgyi BaloghKlára Woth45.1Heidi SchullerKirsten RoggenkampHannelore GrohHeide Rosendahl45.41.861.831.836.846.356.1719.5117.8417.0362.0456.7856.4656.1650.6050.00488448594828

Medal table

References World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics World Student Games (Universiade - Women) - GBR Athletics