The 1927 Summer Student World Championships, was the third editions of the Summer Student World Championships, were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Rome, Italy. Held from 28 August to 4 September, 269 athletes from 15 nations competed in the sports programme including athletics, fencing, association football, swimming and tennis. Women's events were introduced for the first time, but in swimming only.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .
Athletics medal summary 100 metresAndré Théard was from Haiti but represented France10.611.011.0 200 metres22.422.822.8 400 metres50.652.252.6 800 metres1:57.61:58.82:01.0The source of the results suggests there is uncertainty as to the exact time 1500 metres4:05.04:06.64:14.6 3000 metres9:20.49:28.09:33.4 110 metres hurdles15.216.016.2 4×100 metres relay HungaryFerenc OrbánJános PaizsElemér VeressKároly Ottováy44.4 FranceGéo AndréJacques FlouretGeorges KrotoffGabriel Sempé44.6 ItalyAlberto D'AgostinoRenato AlessandriManlio GelsominiAldo Colussi45.0 4×400 metres relay FranceJoseph JacksonRené WiriathGeorges PontvianneMarcel Keller3:28.4 HungaryKároly OttováyÖdön FerenczyLajos RemetzEndre Sandor3:30.4 PolandZygmunt WeissJózef KorolkiewiczJózef de VirionStefan KostrzewskiKurzyński H., Pietkiewicz S., Rynkowski M., Od Adamczaka do Zasłony. Leksykon lekkoatletów polskich okresu międzywojennego. Mężczyźni, Warszawa 2004, pp. 100, 102, 228, 2313:31.2 1000 metres medley relay HungaryJános PaizsElemér VeressKároly OttováyÖdön Ferenczy2:01.2 FranceGéo AndréGeorges KrotoffRené WiriathÉmile Mattei2:02.8 CzechoslovakiaKarel KněnickýJan HolubEmanuel ČernýLadislav Dostál2:03.0 High jump1.861.831.83 Pole vault3.603.503.40 Long jump7.036.786.73 Shot put14.2213.7013.18 Discus throw39.7338.6338.48 Javelin throw51.8551.3550.27 Pentathlon3145.683135.772987.36
Athletics medal table
Participating nations
References World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics