Basketball at the Summer World University Games

Events| 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1970
* 1970
* 1973
* 1972
* 1975
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2025

Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1951, and the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The tournament was not held in 1975.

## Medal winners

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### Men

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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1959 |  Soviet Union |  Italy |  Czechoslovakia
1961 |  Soviet Union |  Bulgaria |  Czechoslovakia
1963 |  Brazil |  Cuba |  Peru
1965 |  United States |  Soviet Union |  Hungary
1967 |  United States |  South Korea |  Brazil
1970 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  Cuba
1973 |  United States |  Soviet Union |  Brazil
1977 |  United States |  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia
1979 |  United States |  Yugoslavia |  Cuba
1981 |  United States |  Soviet Union |  Yugoslavia
1983 |  Canada |  Yugoslavia |  United States
1985 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  Canada
1987 |  Yugoslavia |  United States |  Spain
1989 |  United States |  Soviet Union |  West Germany
1991 |  United States |  Canada |  Soviet Union
1993 |  United States |  Canada |  China
1995 |  United States |  Japan |  Canada
1997 |  United States |  Canada |  Brazil
1999 |  United States |  FR Yugoslavia |  Spain
2001 |  FR Yugoslavia |  China |  United States
2003 |  Serbia and Montenegro |  Russia |  Canada
2005 |  United States |  Ukraine |  Serbia and Montenegro
2007 |  Lithuania |  Serbia |  Canada
2009 |  Serbia |  Russia |  United States
2011 |  Serbia |  Canada |  Lithuania
2013 |  Russia |  Australia |  Serbia
2015 |  United States |  Germany |  Russia
2017 |  Lithuania |  United States |  Latvia
2019 |  United States |  Ukraine |  Australia
2021 |  Czech Republic |  Brazil |  United States
2025 |  Brazil |  United States |  Lithuania

### Women

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Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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1961 |  Bulgaria |  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia
1965 |  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia |  Hungary
1967 |  South Korea |  Japan |  France
1970 |  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia |  Cuba
1973 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  North Korea
1977 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  Bulgaria
1979 |  United States |  Cuba |  Canada
1981 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  Romania
1983 |  United States |  Romania |  Yugoslavia
1985 |  Soviet Union |  United States |  Yugoslavia
1987 |  Yugoslavia |  Soviet Union |  China
1991 |  United States |  Spain |  Canada
1993 |  China |  Cuba |  United States
1995 |  Italy |  United States |  Japan
1997 |  United States |  Cuba |  Czech Republic
1999 |  Spain |  United States |  Russia
2001 |  United States |  China |  Czech Republic
2003 |  China |  Italy |  Russia
2005 |  United States |  Serbia and Montenegro |  Australia
2007 |  Australia |  Russia |  Poland
2009 |  United States |  Russia |  Australia
2011 |  United States |  Chinese Taipei |  Australia
2013 |  United States |  Russia |  Australia
2015 |  United States |  Canada |  Russia
2017 |  Australia |  Japan |  Chinese Taipei
2019 |  Australia |  United States |  Portugal
2021 |  China |  Japan |  Finland
2025 |  China |  United States |  Hungary

## Combinated medal table

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Last update during the 2025 FISU World Summer University Games

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States (USA)| 25| 14| 8| 47
2|  Soviet Union (URS)| 10| 7| 1| 18
3|  China (CHN)| 4| 3| 2| 9
4|  Yugoslavia (YUG)| 3| 4| 3| 10
5|  Australia (AUS)| 3| 1| 5| 9
6|  Lithuania (LTU)| 3| 0| 2| 5
7|  Spain (ESP)| 2| 2| 2| 6
8|  Brazil (BRA)| 2| 1| 3| 6
9|  Germany (GER)| 2| 1| 1| 4
10|  Serbia (SRB)| 2| 1| 0| 3
11|  Canada (CAN)| 1| 5| 6| 12
12|  Russia (RUS)| 1| 5| 5| 11
13|  Italy (ITA)| 1| 2| 0| 3
14|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 1| 1| 1| 3
15|  South Korea (KOR)| 1| 1| 0| 2
16|  Czech Republic (CZE)| 1| 0| 3| 4
17|  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)| 1| 0| 1| 2
18|  Cuba (CUB)| 0| 4| 3| 7
19|  Japan (JPN)| 0| 4| 1| 5
20|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 2| 4| 6
21|  Ukraine (UKR)| 0| 2| 0| 2
22|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Romania (ROM)| 0| 1| 1| 2
24|  Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
25|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 0| 3| 3
26|  Finland (FIN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
France (FRA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Latvia (LAT)| 0| 0| 1| 1
North Korea (PRK)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Peru (PER)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Poland (POL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Portugal (POR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (32 entries)| 63| 63| 63| 189

## External links

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* Sports123 (men)
* Sports123 (women)
* Todor 66

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