1961 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Sofia, Bulgaria

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II Summer Universiade
II Лятна универсиада

Host city| Sofia, Bulgaria
Nations| 33
Athletes| 1,627
Events| 68 in 9 sports
Opening| August 25, 1961
Closing| September 3, 1961
Opened by| Dimitar Ganev
Main venue| Vasil Levski Stadium

<- 1959 Turin

1963 Porto Alegre ->

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]

## Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade

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* Athletics (29)
* Basketball (2)
* Diving (4)
* Fencing (8)
* Gymnastics (4)
* Swimming (15)
* Tennis (5)
* Volleyball (2)
* Water polo (1)

## Medal table

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* Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union (URS)| 21| 23| 8| 52
2|  Japan (JPN)| 9| 5| 4| 18
3|  Hungary (HUN)| 8| 2| 8| 18
4|  Romania (ROU)| 6| 6| 9| 21
5|  Yugoslavia (YUG)| 4| 2| 0| 6
6|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 3| 6| 8| 17
7|  West Germany (FRG)| 3| 4| 12| 19
8|  Poland (POL)| 3| 4| 3| 10
9|  Italy (ITA)| 3| 0| 2| 5
10|  Bulgaria (BUL)*| 2| 5| 7| 14
11|  Great Britain (GBR)| 2| 5| 4| 11
12|  South Africa (SAF)| 1| 1| 0| 2
Sweden (SWE)| 1| 1| 0| 2
14|  Ireland (IRL)| 1| 0| 1| 2
15|  Cuba (CUB)| 1| 0| 0| 1
16|  Austria (AUT)| 0| 2| 1| 3
17|  Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 2| 0| 2
18|  Belgium (BEL)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (18 entries)| 68| 69| 67| 204

## References

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

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