1979 Summer Universiade
Multi-sport event in Mexico City, Mexico
Host city | Mexico City, Mexico |
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Nations | 94 |
Athletes | 2,974 |
Events | 95 in 10 sports |
Opening | September 2, 1979 |
Closing | September 13, 1979 |
Opened by | José López Portillo |
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.
Sports
- Athletics (37)
- Basketball (2)
- Diving (4)
- Fencing (8)
- Football (1)
- Gymnastics (14)
- Swimming (26)
- Tennis (5)
- Volleyball (2)
- Water polo (1)
Medal table
* Host nation (Mexico)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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