An International University Games () was an international multi-sport event held between 20 and 27 August 1939 in Vienna, German Reich (now Vienna, Austria), which had originally been scheduled as the official 1939 staging of the Summer International University Games awarded to Vienna by the Confédération Internationale des Étudiants (CIE) in January 1938, prior to Austria's absorption into Nazi Germany by the Anschluss. The National Socialist German Students' League (NSDStB) withdrew from the CIE in May 1939, and the CIE at short notice moved its version of the 1939 International University Games to Monte Carlo.
The formal opening was by Bernhard Rust, the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture, on 20 August at Prater Stadium, the main venue of the games. The International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation stated in 1940 that "the results of the Monaco Games were much superior to those of the Vienna Games."
Participating nations The NSDStB invited many nations to the Vienna games, but most entrants were nations affiliated with the Axis powers. The following countries were reported to have participated in the games:
Athletics Men's events 100 Metres10.710.810.9 200 Metres21.821.922.0 400 Metres48.048.348.5 800 Metres1:53.91:54.41:55.3 1500 Metres3:57.23:58.43:59.6 5000 Metres15:10.615:10.815:28.6 110 Metres Hurdles15.115.315.4 400 Metres Hurdles54.054.556.0 4 x 100 Metres RelayGermany "A"Fritz MüllerHarald MellerowiczSiegfried SchmittGünter Köster41.8Italy "A"Tullio GonnelliAmelio MonacciGianvittorio SchulteschiErnesto Bianchi42.1HungaryJózsef SirFerenc SzigetváriLászló EmberJózsef Góby42.6 4 x 400 Metres RelayGermany "A"Karl RinckHans HelmCuno WielandGerhard Rose3:15.8Italy "A"Gioacchino DorascenziOttavio MissoniAldo FerassuttiAngelo Lualdi3:17.2HungaryJózsef VadasJános GörkóiGyörgy SándorJenõ Polgár3:17.4 10 x 200 Metres RelayGermany3:38.3ItalyOttavio MissoniTullio GonnelliLeo CraigheroAmelio MonacciGianvittorio SchulteschiErnesto BianchiAldo FerassuttiBruno MainardiGiovanni ScolariAdriano Ambrosioni3:39.2HungaryGyörgy SándorLászló EmberFerenc SzigetváriJózsef SirJenõ PolgárJózsef VadasVilmos VermesJózsef GóbyLászló GáborJános Görkói3:43.2 High Jump1.901.851.85 Pole Vault4.103.903.90 Long Jump7.097.037.01 Triple JumpKim Won-Kwon represented Japan but was from Korea. The Japanese gave his name as Genken Kim15.37 14.7314.72 Shot16.3316.2614.79 Discus48.2147.4546.11 Hammer53.5449.2148.85 Javelin67.3767.2966.79 Pentathlon386732733225
Women's events 100 Metres12.412.6The source for these results gives no first name for this athlete13.0 200 Metres25.426.626.6 80 Metres Hurdles11.712.012.1 4 x 100 Metres RelayGermany "A"Siegfriede DempeRitagret WendelLangerbeckErika Biess49.0Germany "B"50.5UnknownUnknown High Jump1.50There is uncertainty about this time per the source dataWanda Nowak represented Germany but was from Austria1.501.50 Long Jump5.215.194.90 Shot12.4412.43UnknownUnknown Discus37.4336.5135.07 Javelin41.1538.5237.60
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Other sports Military sports were held at the games, reflecting the militarism of Nazi and fascist states. Other sports included tennis, boxing, field hockey (Germany beat two Italian teams), basketball, swimming, handball, association football, rugby, rowing, fencing, gliding, and water polo (won by Hungary).
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