1923 International Universities Championships
Multi-sport event in Paris, France
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The 1923 International Universities Championships was organised by the Union Nationale des Ãtudiants de France (UNEF) and held in Paris, France. Held from 3â6 May, ten nations were present in the men's only programme,[1] which included athletics (18 events) and fencing (4 events).
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| Nations | 12 |
|---|---|
| Events | 2 sports |
| Opening | May 3, 1923 |
| Closing | May 6, 1923 |
| Opened by | Alexandre Millerand |
| Main venue | Stade de Colombes |
Athletics medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Charles Paddock (USA) | 10.4 |  Bohus Fleischer (TCH) | 11.4e |  Fournier (FRA)[2] | Not known |
| 200 metres | Charles Paddock (USA) | 21.0 | Bohus Fleischer (TCH) | 22.4e |  Carlo Mereu (ITA) | Not known |
| 400 metres |  Adriaan Paulen (NED) | 51.2 |  Wilbeaux (BEL)[2] | Not known | Gossé (FRA)[2] | Not known |
| 800 metres |  Paul Martin (SUI) | 1:57.0 | Adriaan Paulen (NED) | 1:57.2e | Pierre Villeneuve (FRA) | 2:00.5e |
| 1500 metres | Suby (FRA)[2] | 4:20.8 | René Chatelain (FRA) | Not known | Francis Bordes (FRA) | Not known |
| 5000 metres |  R.A.S. Castell (ENG) | 16:28.0 | Pippo Orio (ITA) | 16:28.8e | Binder (FRA)[2] | Not known |
| 110 m hurdles | Otto van Rappart (NED) | 16.0 | Gabriel Sempé (FRA) | 16.1e | Adolfo Contoli (ITA) | Not known |
| 400 m hurdles | René Resal (FRA) | 59.4 | Vigoni (BEL)[2] | Not known | Maurice Frichoux (FRA) | Not known |
| 4 Ã 100 m relay | Netherlands Harry van Rappard Oscar van Rappard Wim Venlet Chris Bovens | 44.8 | Italy | 44.8 | Belgium Ãmile Vercken Fred Zinner Roels Wilbeaux | 45.0e |
| 4 à 400 m relay | France Gossé Pierre Villeneuve Le Floch René Resal | 3:32.0 | Belgium | 3:32.0 | Italy | Not known |
| 1000 m medley relay | Netherlands Adriaan Paulen Harry van Rappard Wim Venlet Chris Bovens | 2:05.2 | Italy | 2:05.2 | Belgium | Not known |
| High jump | Louis Zwahlen (FRA) | 1.79 | Gabriel Sempé (FRA) Ettore Uicich (ITA) | 1.75 | Not awarded | |
| Pole vault |  Henry Petersen (DEN) | 3.70 | Adolfo Contoli (ITA) Jan Milde (TCH) | 3.40 | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | Gabriel Sempé (FRA) | 7.06 | Georges Krotoff (FRA) | 6.59 | Alois Sobotka (TCH) | 6.54 |
| Shot put | Jan Milde (TCH)[3] | 12.84 | DuÅ¡an Ivkovic (TCH)[4] | 12.22 | Ãdouard Duhour (FRA) | 11.73 |
| Discus throw | Jan Milde (TCH)[3] | 35.92 | AntonÃn Svoboda (TCH) | 35.88 | Gabriel Sempé (FRA) | 33.46 |
| Javelin throw | Carlo Clemente (ITA) | 53.80 | Marco Manuel Gismondi (ITA) | 47.84 | Václav ChmelÃk (TCH) | 47.26 |
| Pentathlon | Adolfo Contoli (ITA) | 09.00 | AntonÃn Svoboda (TCH) | 12.00 | Fred Zinner (BEL) | 14.00 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| England (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 16 | 18 | 17 | 51 | |
