Athletics events were contested at the 1957 World University Games in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 September.
Medal summary Men 10.510.610.721.321.721.848.448.848.81:50.31:50.61:51.63:50.53:51.03:51.314:31.014:32.814:37.014.514.914.953.353.654.1 FranceHubert DufernezChristian LarrieuHabib ThiamJoël Caprice41.4 West GermanyDieter KrögerKlaus FörsterKarl-Heinz NaujoksManfred Germar 41.4 Soviet UnionVladilyen MarinAlbert PlaskeyevYuriy PetrovLeonid Bartenyev41.5 West GermanyGünther GlaeskeOtto KlappertRalph SeidelWalter Oberste3:16.9 Great Britain & N.I.Chris GoudgeLes LockeEdward BuswellJim Paterson3:18.6 ItalyGermano GimelliElio CatolaMario PaolettiEnrico Archilli3:21.847:10.649:30.2only 2 finishersN/A2.122.011.984.404.304.257.417.237.1916.0115.7815.3816.5715.9115.8953.3851.5749.5958.6057.9555.8180.6377.7973.58
Women 11.811.811.924.625.025.02:12.32:13.42:13.611.511.711.7 Soviet UnionVera KrepkinaNina DyeonskayaMariya ItkinaGalina Popova46.4 West GermanyChristiane VoßInge FuhrmannIrene BrüttingHilke Thymm47.4 ItalyElisabetta MattanaGiuseppina LeoneFranca PeggionAnna Doro49.01.661.601.556.035.935.8315.7514.4314.0248.8345.1143.6452.3852.1951.76
Medal table
References World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics