Global Global championships · since 1923 
Budapest, Hungary 15–21 Aug 1949
1949 World Festival of Youth and Students
Budapest, Hungary 15–21 Aug 1949- events
- 31
- medals awarded
- 94
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medley relay
Medal table
6 nations · 94 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union URS | 17 | 16 | 16 | 49 | |
| 2 | Hungary HUN | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 |  France FRA | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic CZE | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Poland POL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Romania ROU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Records set
8 CR- CR Ferenc Klics Discus throw · Men 50.40
- CR Petro Denysenko Decathlon · Men 7287
- CR Aleksandra Chudina High jump · Women 1.62
- CR Olga Gyarmati Long jump · Women 5.95
- CR Klavdiya Tochonova Shot put · Women 14.29
- CR Nina Dumbadze Discus throw · Women 51.24
- CR Natalya Smirnitskaya Javelin throw · Women 51.10
- CR Soviet Union 4x100m · Women 48.7