1970 Summer Universiade
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Host city | Turin, Italy |
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Nations | 58 |
Athletes | 2,084 |
Events | 81 in 9 sports |
Opening | August 26, 1970 |
Closing | September 6, 1970 |
Opened by | Giuseppe Saragat |
Main venue | Stadio Comunale |
The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.
After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year.[1][2]
Sports at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Athletics (33)
- Basketball (2)
- Diving (4)
- Fencing (8)
- Gymnastics (4)
- Swimming (22)
- Tennis (5)
- Volleyball (2)
- Water polo (1)
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 26 | 17 | 15 | 58 |
2 | United States (USA) | 22 | 18 | 14 | 54 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Italy (ITA)* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
7 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
9 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
10 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
11 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
12 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
15 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
16 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
17 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 82 | 80 | 83 | 245 |
References
- ^ "FISU history". www.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "Spotlight: Remembering the Torino 1970 Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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