1961 Summer Universiade

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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
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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]

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

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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