The athletics competition at the 1953 Summer International University Sports Week was held at the Stadion Rote Erde in Dortmund, West Germany, between 13 and 16 August.
Medal summary Men 100 metres10.7w?10.7w?10.7w? 200 metres21.922.022.0 400 metres47.649.649.7 800 metres1:51.91:52.21:52.5 1500 metres3:50.43:50.63:51.6 5000 metres14:48.614:49.014:55.2 110 metres hurdles14.714.714.9 400 metres hurdles52.753.153.9 4 × 100 metres relayArgentinaEstanislao KocourekFernando LapuenteRomeo GalánJorge Ghirimoldi42.2ItalyMario ColarossiWolfgango MontanariLucio SangermanoCarlo Vittori42.2Great Britain & N.I.Paul VineChris HighamJohn GrovesAustin Pinnington42.2 4 × 400 metres relayF.R. GermanyUrban CleveKarl-Friedrich HaasGeorg Wilhelm SallenRolf Ude3:16.0Great Britain & N.I.Keith WhittakerPeter PhillipsHarold StegglesDavid Gracie3:16.0Belgium3:19.3 1600 metres medley relayF.R. GermanyUrban CleveKarl-Friedrich HaasGünther TheilmannHeinz Wegener3:12.8Great Britain & N.I.Brian GroganPeter PhillipsJohn GrovesAustin Pinnington3:12.8JapanMasaji TajimaMichio UekiToru KiyofujiTomoji Ozawa3:16.2 High jump1.901.901.85 Pole vault4.314.204.00 Long jump7.667.437.32 Triple jump15.9214.9514.65 Shot put14.5914.34??? Discus throw47.8446.2544.87 Hammer throw50.3346.4645.22 Javelin throw61.8860.1359.71 Pentathlon2923.002774.002621.00
Women 100 metres12.312.312.4 200 metres25.925.926.1 80 metres hurdles11.711.811.9 4 × 100 metres relayItalyVittoria CesariniMilena GreppiPier Paola De BernardiniAngiolina Constantino48.9F.R. GermanyUrsula EhrhardtElse JoresHilke ThymmUrsula Schitteck48.9Great Britain & N.I.Margaret FrancisJanet FindlaterMargaret MellorConstance Cartwright49.2 High jump1.601.561.56 Long jump5.555.365.30 Shot put12.3210.9610.72 Discus throw39.6534.9734.14 Javelin throw42.6242.4635.09
Medal table
References World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics