Host city | Rovaniemi, Finland |
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Country | Finland |
Nations | 25 |
Athletes | 591 |
Events | 7 sports |
Opening | April 3, 1970 |
Closing | April 9, 1970 |
Opened by | Urho Kekkonen |
The 1970 Winter Universiade, the VI Winter Universiade, an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, took place in Rovaniemi, Finland.
* Host nation (Finland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 13 | 16 | 8 | 37 |
2 | United States (USA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Finland (FIN)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 71 |
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