# Athletics at the 1951 Summer International University Sports Week

The athletics competition at the 1951 Summer International University Sports Week was held at the Municipal Stadium in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, between 19 and 26 August.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Konrad Wittekindt (FRG) | 11.20 | Austin Pinnington (GBR) | 11.20 | Manfred Golgert (FRG) | 11.30 |
| 200 metres | Austin Pinnington (GBR) | 22.20 | Fernand Linssen (BEL) | 22.20 | Manfred Golgert (FRG) | 22.30 |
| 400 metres | Gérard Rasquin (LUX) | 49.00 | Georg Sallen (FRG) | 49.10 | Rupert Blöch (AUT) | 49.50 |
| 800 metres | Josy Barthel (LUX) | 1:53.5 | Ernst Viebahn (FRG) | 1:53.5 | Edward Robinson (GBR) | 1:54.5 |
| 1500 metres | Josy Barthel (LUX) | 3:52.6 | Chris Brasher (GBR) | 3:54.0 | Karlfred Dorsing (FRG) | 3:54.8 |
| 5000 metres | Chris Brasher (GBR) | 15:07.6 | Philip Morgan (GBR) | 15:18.0 | John Bryant (GBR) | 15:18.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Günther Theilmann (FRG) | 15.20 | Paul Vine (GBR) | 15.30 | Raymond Barkway (GBR) | 15.50 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Georg Sallen (FRG) | 54.10 | Jacques De Moor (BEL) | 55.70 | Rudolf Haidegger (AUT) | 56.30 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | F.R. Germany Konrad Wittekindt Arno Boger Manfred Golgert Ulrich Wolters | 42.60 | Great Britain & N.I. Roy Sandstrom Paul Vine Keith Finley Austin Pinnington | 42.60 | Spain Alberto Portera José Maria Helguera Antonio Carbajo Juan Ruano | 42.90 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | F.R. Germany Georg Sallen Georg Niepoth Heinz Wegener Ernst Viebahn | 3:15.6 | Luxembourg Josy Barthel Jean Hamilius Gérard Rasquin Robert Schaeffer | 3:15.6 | Great Britain & N.I. Harold Steggles D. Lyall Edward Robinson Alan Dick | 3:16.8 |
| 1600 metres medley relay | F.R. Germany Konrad Wittekindt Georg Sallen Manfred Golgert Ernst Viebahn | 3:13.3 | Great Britain & N.I. Edward Robinson Alan Dick Austin Pinnington Roy Sandstrom | 3:13.3 | Luxembourg Josy Barthel René Kremer Gérard Rasquin Robert Schaeffer | 3:13.5 |
| High jump | Günther Theilmann (FRG) | 1.90 | Arnulf Pilhatsch (AUT) | 1.90 | Henry Leader (GBR) | 1.86 |
| Pole Vault | Andries Burger (RSA) | 4.01 | Hanfried Oertel (FRG) | 3.90 | Gamal El Sherbini (EGY) | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Felix Würth (AUT) | 7.20 | Alfred Hammer (LUX) | 7.00 | Ewald Zellnitz (AUT) | 6.77 |
| Shot put | Adolf Schmid (FRG) | 14.51 | Arnulf Pilhatsch (AUT) | 13.48 | René Kremer (LUX) | 13.30 |
| Discus throw | Jean Ciko (FRA) | 41.04 | Miguel Quadra-Salcedo (ESP) | 40.58 | Hermann Rieder (FRG) | 38.85 |
| Javelin throw | Hermann Rieder (FRG) | 62.17 | Rudolf Sack (AUT) | 62.09 | Adolf Schmid (FRG) | 60.51 |
| Pentathlon | Alfred Hammer (LUX) | 2975? | Hans Müller (FRG) | 2803? | Max Wehrli (SUI) | 2751.00 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Quita Shivas (GBR) | 12.50 | Valerie Ball (GBR) | 12.60 | Ursula Ehrhardt (FRG) | 12.80 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Helga Zuber (AUT) | 12.40 | Ursula Ehrhardt (FRG) | 12.50 | Quita Shivas (GBR) | 12.60 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | West Germany (FRG) Ursula Ehrhardt Else Jores Ingetraud Schwarzmann Hannelore Wiggert | 50.90 | Great Britain (GBR) Quita Shivas Mary Kernohan Pam Seaborne Valerie Ball | 51.80 | Austria (AUT) | 55.0 |
| High jump | Berta Sablatnig (AUT) | 1.53 | Helga Zuber (AUT) | 1.50 | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 1.50 |
| Long jump | Else Jores (FRG) | 5.46 | Ingetraud Schwarmann (FRG) | 5.41 | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 5.20 |
| Shot put | Lotte Klos (FRG) | 12.17 | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 11.63 | Lore Klute (FRG) | 11.53 |
| Discus throw | Lotte Haidegger (AUT) | 42.97 | Lore Klute (FRG) | 36.25 | Mary Kernohan (GBR) | 35.36 |
| Javelin throw | Ruth Lochner (FRG) | 36.86 | Hilde Quast (FRG) | 36.39 | Lotte Klos (FRG) | 35.69 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |