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| Host city | Turin, Italy |
|---|---|
| Motto | Universal understanding [1] |
| Nations | 45 |
| Athletes | 985 |
| Events | 60 in 7 sports |
| Opening | August 26, 1959 |
| Closing | September 7, 1959 |
| Opened by | Giovanni Gronchi |
| Main venue | Stadio Comunale |
The 1959 Summer Universiade , also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. [2]
Italy leads this first edition in the total medals count. [3]
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy* | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 181 | |
Italy competed at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, and won 30 medals.
Italy has participated in all editions of the Summer Universiade held since the first edition of 1959 Summer Universiade.
Italy competed at the 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy.
Italy competed at the 1963 Summer Universiade in Porto Alegre, Brazil and won 18 medals.
Italy competed at the 1965 Summer Universiade in Budapest, Hungary and won 9 medals.
Italy competed at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo, Japan and won 18 medals.
Italy competed at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy and won 14 medals.
Italy competed at the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow, Soviet Union and won 8 medals.
Italy competed at the 1975 Summer Universiade in Rome, Italy and won 7 medals in the only sport disputed in that edition of the Summer Universiade, the Athletics.
Italy competed at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria and won 6 medals.
Italy competed at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico and won 10 medals.
Italy competed at the 1981 Summer Universiade in Bucharest, Romania and won 13 medals.
Italy competed at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Canada and won 25 medals.
Italy competed at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan and won 15 medals.
Italy competed at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Yugoslavia and won 30 medals.
Italy competed at the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg, West Germany and won 30 medals.
Italy participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.
The 2025 FISU Winter World University Games, known also as the XXXII Winter World University Games, or the 32nd Winter Universiade, and commonly known as Turin 2025 or Torino 2025, is a multi-sport event scheduled from 13 to 23 January 2025 in Turin, Italy. The Piedmontese capital was confirmed as the host city for the games on 15 May 2021. This will be the 12th time in the history that the event will be held in Italy after being held for the seventh time after the most recent 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1967 Summer Universiade was held at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on 30 and 31 August 1967.
Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade, in Turin, Italy. Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.
