Germany at the first summer Universiade in Turin ( Italy ) took 3rd place in the team medal standings, winning 25 medals (6 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze). Universiade champions are: Dieter Heidecke (athletics, men, 800 meters), men's relay team 4x400 meters, Hermann Lingnau (athletics, men, shot put), Herman Salomon (athletics, men, javelin ), Hans-Joachim Treger (swimming, men, 200 meters breaststroke) and Weiss (fencing, women, rapiers).
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Gold
| Gold |
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Dieter Heidecke | Athletics (men, 800m) |
| 2 | Germany national team | Athletics (men, relay 4x400 meters) |
| 3 | Herman Lingnau | Athletics (men, shot put) |
| four | Herman Salomon | Athletics (men, javelin throwing) |
| five | Hans-Joachim Treger | Swimming (Men 200m Breaststroke) |
| 6 | Weiss | Fencing (Women, Rapier) |
Silver
| Silver |
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Walter Oberste | Athletics (men 400 meters) |
| 2 | Germany national team | Athletics (men, relay 4x100 meters) |
| 3 | Herman Salomon | Athletics (Men Pentathlon) |
| four | Edith Schiller | Athletics (Women 800m) |
| five | Strasser | Swimming (men, 1,500 meters freestyle) |
| 6 | Germany national team | Swimming (women, 4x100 meter freestyle relay) |
| 7 | Reiman / Prodigy | Tennis (Men Doubles) |
| eight | Forbrich | Fencing (Women, Rapier) |
| 9 | Germany national team | Fencing (Women, Rapier, Team Championship) |
Bronze
| Bronze |
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Fritz Helfrich | Athletics (men 200 meters) |
| 2 | Otto Klappert | Athletics (men 400 meters) |
| 3 | Germany national team | Athletics (women, relay 4x100 meters) |
| four | Antonia Vehoff | Athletics (Women, Shot Put) |
| five | Germany national team | Swimming (men, relay 4x200 meters freestyle) |
| 6 | Germany national team | Swimming (men, relay race 4 × 100 meters integrated swimming) |
| 7 | Bosh | Swimming (women, 100 meters on the back) |
| eight | Shimentz | Swimming (Women 200m Breaststroke) |
| 9 | Germany national team | Swimming (women, relay race 4 × 100 m integrated swimming) |
| ten | Haas / Timm | Tennis (Women Doubles) |
Athletics
Swimming
Tennis
Fencing