Henri Guerbois

In 1923, the first European university stadium, designed by Maurice Dambrun and Henri Guerbois, was opened at the Porte Dorée in Paris, where in May 1923 the first World Student Games, the predecessors of the Universiades, took place. The stadium became home of the Paris University Club (PUC). The stadium was named after Jean Petitjean, President of the International Student Union (CIE) and initiator of the International Sports Association of Students.