The athletics competition at the 1949 Summer International University Sports Week was held in Merano, Italy, in early September.
Medal summary Men 100 metres10.8010.9010.90 200 metres22.6022.8022.90 400 metres49.0049.3050.00 800 metres1:55.01:56.01:56.2 1500 metres3:55.64:02.14:03.0 5000 metres15:55.616:05.916:17.1 110 metres hurdles15.1015.1015.30 400 metres hurdles55.4057.0057.20 4 × 100 metres relayItalyGino RoghiEnrico PerucconiGino RivaElbano Allori42.60F.R. GermanyKonrad WittekindtArno BogerErnst GrässleRolf Münks42.60LuxembourgFred HammerRené KremerRobert SchaefferFrank Roger43.10 4 × 400 metres relayF.R. GermanyOskar WegenerHorst BergmannGünther SteinesGeorg Sallen3:19.4ItalyBaldassare PortoGiorgio ZitelliEnrico MeraniFranco Sandrelli3:19.4LuxembourgJosy BarthelGérard RasquinBernhard FonckFelix Reiter3:21.1 High jump1.851.851.75 Pole Vault3.703.503.40 Long jump6.996.846.82 Triple jump14.0313.8213.44 Shot put13.6713.3212.95 Discus throw42.8140.8940.13 Hammer throw45.0043.4940.71 Javelin throw58.7956.7554.87 Pentathlon3057.002919.002872.00
Women 100 metres12.7012.7013.00 80 metres hurdles12.5012.8013.00 4 × 100 metres relay ItalyMicaela BoraMaria TorresiMiriam KuhneIda Monticelli51.90 F.R. GermanyUrsula EhrhardtElse JoresHilde QuastMargarete Von Bucholtz51.90 LuxembourgLucie HansenKlaudie WampachSimone KerHanny Schmidt52.10 High jump1.511.511.48 Long jump5.034.964.96 Shot put10.2010.1510.11 Discus throw38.5231.2529.29
Medal table
References World Student Games (Pre-Universiade) - GBR Athletics Medallists (including relay members)