1961 Summer Universiade

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
←  1959 Turin 1963 Porto Alegre  →

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]

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union  (URS)	21	23	7	51
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	4	11
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

References

1. Bell, Daniel (2011-11-21). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 444. ISBN   978-0-7864-6414-2.