The 1930 International University Games were organised by the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE) and held in Darmstadt, Germany. Held from 1–10 August, thirty nations competed in a programme of eight sports. Women competed only in the athletics and swimming events.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .
Sports
Athletics medal summary
Men 100 metres10.610.910.9 200 metres21.521.922.0 400 metres49.549.6Irish Independent. (1930). Athletics: Moore third - Irishman's fine effort in 400 metres, 9 August, 1930, page 1350.0 800 metres1:58.21:58.31:58.7 1500 metres4:01.74:03.34:04.6 5000 metres15:24.315:27.515:27.7 110 metres hurdles15.616.016.1 400 metres hurdles54.2?55.255.4 4×100 metres relayHelmut KörnigAdolf MetznerHans SalzEugen Eldracher41.9Teiichi NishiKenkichi OshimaKichizo SasakiTakayoshi Yoshioka42.4Lajos BaloghJános PaizsErnö PakuAndor Iszo43.0 4×400 metres relayJoseph JacksonFrancis GaltierGuy FredetAndré Lavier3:19.6Max DanzHans Heinrich NöllerSolmssenKarl Leféber3:22.4Mario De NegriUgo VianelloManfredo GiacomelliGiuseppe Curtoni3:22.5 1600 metres medley relayMax DanzAdolf MetznerEugen EldracherKarl Leféber3:32.0Mario De NegriGiuseppe TugnoliAlberto D'AgostinoGiuseppe Curtoni3:32.1Itaro NakajimaTeiichi NishiTakayoshi YoshiokaYashiwa3:33.6 High jump1.901.871.84 Pole vault4.113.803.70 Long jump7.307.267.15 Shot put15.2114.5314.49 Discus throw45.0743.9743.49 Javelin throw66.4165.1164.24 Pentathlon3979.493755.183719.48
Women 100 metres13.113.213.3 80 metres hurdles13.2Schlottmann's first name is not listed in the source information13.314.1 High jump1.561.391.39 Long jump5.445.33Steyer's first name is not listed in the source information4.77
Athletics medal table
Participating nations
Further reading Werner Hinsch/Johannes Vogel (eds.): 4. Internationale Meisterschaften der Studenten in Darmstadt 1930. Ergebnisse, Erlebnisse, Erfahrungen, [Berlin 1930]. Wolfgang Philipps: Das Volksfest im kühlen Nass: Die internationale Premiere des Studenten-Wasserballs aus medialer Sicht. In: Jahrbuch des Niedersächsischen Instituts für Sportgeschichte, Vol. 28/29 (2025-2026), pp. 194-203.
References World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics