1961 Summer Universiade

II Summer Universiade
Nations participating 32
Athletes participating 1.270
Events 9 sports
Opening ceremony August 25
Closing ceremony September 3
Officially opened by Dimitar Ganev
Main venue Vasil Levski Stadium

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.

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2123751
2 Japan (JPN)95418
3 Hungary (HUN)82818
4 Romania (ROU)66921
5 Yugoslavia (YUG)4206
6 Czechoslovakia (TCH)36817
7 West Germany (FRG)341219
8 Poland (POL)34411
9 Italy (ITA)3025
10 Bulgaria (BUL)*25714
11 Great Britain (GBR)25411
12 South Africa (SAF)1102
 Sweden (SWE)1102
14 Ireland (IRL)1012
15 Cuba (CUB)1001
16 Austria (AUT)0213
17  Switzerland (SUI)0202
18 Belgium (BEL)0101
Totals (18 nations)686967204


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