1979 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Mexico City, Mexico

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X Summer Universiade
X Universiadas de Verano

Host city| Mexico City, Mexico
Nations| 94
Athletes| 2,974
Events| 95 in 10 sports
Opening| September 2, 1979
Closing| September 13, 1979
Opened by| José López Portillo
Torch lighter| Ana Maria Orendain
Main venue| Estadio Olimpico Universitario

← 1977 Sofia

1981 Bucharest →

The 1979 Summer Universiade, also known as the X Summer Universiade, took place in Mexico City, Mexico from 2 to 13 September.[1]

## Sports

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*  Athletics (37)
*  Basketball (2)
*  Diving (4)
*  Fencing (8)
*  Football (1)
*  Gymnastics (14)
*  Swimming (26)
*  Tennis (5)
*  Volleyball (2)
*  Water polo (1)

## Medal table

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*   Host nation (Mexico)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union (URS)| 33| 29| 14| 76
2|  United States (USA)| 21| 14| 16| 51
3|  Romania (ROU)| 13| 3| 14| 30
4|  East Germany (GDR)| 6| 4| 4| 14
5|  West Germany (FRG)| 4| 6| 7| 17
6|  Hungary (HUN)| 4| 3| 3| 10
7|  Italy (ITA)| 3| 2| 4| 9
8|  Netherlands (NED)| 2| 4| 3| 9
9|  Poland (POL)| 2| 3| 3| 8
10|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 2| 0| 3| 5
11|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 6| 4| 11
12|  Japan (JPN)| 1| 2| 6| 9
13|  Mexico (MEX)*| 1| 2| 1| 4
14|  Brazil (BRA)| 1| 2| 0| 3
15|  China (CHN)| 1| 1| 4| 6
16|  France (FRA)| 1| 1| 3| 5
17|  South Korea (KOR)| 1| 1| 0| 2
18|  Australia (AUS)| 1| 0| 1| 2
19|  Austria (AUT)| 1| 0| 0| 1
20|  Cuba (CUB)| 0| 3| 3| 6
21|  Finland (FIN)| 0| 3| 0| 3
22|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 0| 1| 1| 2
24|  India (IND)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Ivory Coast (CIV)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Uruguay (URU)| 0| 1| 0| 1
28|  Canada (CAN)| 0| 0| 3| 3
29|  Kenya (KEN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (29 entries)| 99| 95| 99| 293

## References

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1. ^ "10th Summer Universiade". FISU. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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