Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Livio Berruti
 Italy
Jean-Claude Penez
 France
Romain Poté
 Belgium

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Romain Poté  Belgium 10.8 Q
2 1 Jean-Claude Penez  France 10.8 Q[3]
3 1 Bogusław Gierajewski  Poland 11.1 Q
4 1 Albert Hofstede  Netherlands 11.4
1 2 Norihiko Kubo  Japan 11.0 Q
2 2 Osman Tahir  Pakistan 11.4 Q
3 2 Hayder  Tunisia 11.5 Q
4 2 Mounir Zeitoun  Lebanon 11.5
2 Kim  South Korea DQ
1 3 Livio Berruti  Italy 10.7 Q
2 3 Andrzej Pilaczyński  Poland 11.1 Q
3 3 T. Ludwig  Luxembourg 11.2 Q
3 3 Iftikhar Shah  Pakistan 11.2
1 4 Jim Railton  Great Britain 11.0 Q
2 4 Nikolaos Georgopoulos  Greece 11.1 Q
3 4 Guido De Murtas  Italy 11.1 Q
4 4 Molarinho Carmo  Portugal 11.6
1 5 Rudolf Sundermann  West Germany 10.8 Q
2 5 Carlos Frasca  Brazil 11.1 Q
3 5 Georgios Katsimbardis  Greece 11.3 Q
4 5 Ian Taylor  Great Britain 11.4 [4]
1 6 Joël Caprice  France 10.9 Q
2 6 Martin Reichert  West Germany 11.1 Q
3 6 Yoshiaki Osada  Japan 11.1 Q
4 6 Heinz Bösiger  Switzerland 11.4
5 6 Jean-Pierre Barra  Belgium 11.4

Semifinals

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Livio Berruti  Italy 10.5 Q
2 1 Jim Railton  Great Britain 10.5 Q
3 1 Carlos Frasca  Brazil 10.9
4 1 Yoshiaki Osada  Japan 10.9
5 1 Georgios Katsimbardis  Greece 11.0
6 1 Bogusław Gierajewski  Poland 11.1
1 2 Jean-Claude Penez  France 10.7 Q[3]
2 2 Guido De Murtas  Italy 10.9 Q
3 2 Martin Reichert  West Germany 11.0
4 2 Nikolaos Georgopoulos  Greece 11.0
5 2 Norihiko Kubo  Japan 11.1
6 2 Hayder  Tunisia 11.6
1 3 Romain Poté  Belgium 10.7 Q[5]
2 3 Joël Caprice  France 10.8 Q
3 3 Andrzej Pilaczyński  Poland 10.9
4 3 Rudolf Sundermann  West Germany 10.9
5 3 T. Ludwig  Luxembourg 11.2
6 3 Osman Tahir  Pakistan 11.3

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Livio Berruti  Italy 10.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean-Claude Penez  France 10.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romain Poté  Belgium 10.8
4 Joël Caprice  France 10.8
5 Jim Railton  Great Britain 10.9
6 Guido De Murtas  Italy 11.0

References

  1. ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7–8. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b French results
  4. ^ "Lucking narrowly misses bronze medal for weight". The Manchester Guardian. 4 September 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p28)
  6. ^ García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.