1961 Summer Universiade

The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. Held from 25 August to 3 September, the event featured nine different sports, with participation by 1,627 athletes from 33 countries.[1]

II Summer Universiade
II Лятна универсиада
Host citySofia, Bulgaria
Nations33
Athletes1,627
Events68 in 9 sports
OpeningAugust 25, 1961
ClosingSeptember 3, 1961
Opened byDimitar Ganev
Main venueVasil Levski Stadium

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)2123852
2  Japan (JPN)95418
3  Hungary (HUN)82818
4  Romania (ROU)66921
5  Yugoslavia (YUG)4206
6  Czechoslovakia (TCH)36817
7  West Germany (FRG)341219
8  Poland (POL)34310
9  Italy (ITA)3025
10  Bulgaria (BUL)*25714
11  Great Britain (GBR)25411
12  South Africa (SAF)1102
  Sweden (SWE)1102
14  Ireland (IRL)1012
15  Cuba (CUB)1001
16  Austria (AUT)0213
17   Switzerland (SUI)0202
18  Belgium (BEL)0101
Totals (18 entries)686967204

References edit

  1. ^ Bell, Daniel (2011-11-21). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-7864-6414-2.