1973 Summer Universiade

VII Summer Universiade
VII Летняя Универсиада

Host city	Moscow, Soviet Union
Nations	73 [1]
Athletes	3,634 [1]
Events	114 in 10 sports
Opening	August 15, 1973
Closing	August 25, 1973
Opened by	Leonid Brezhnev
Torch lighter	Valery Brumel
Main venue	Central Lenin Stadium [2]
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The 1973 Summer Universiade , also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union. ^[3]

Sports

•   Athletics (34)
•   Basketball (2)
•   Diving (4)
•   Fencing (8)
•   Gymnastics (14)
•   Swimming (22)
•   Tennis (5)
•   Volleyball (2)
•   Water polo (1)
•   Wrestling (20)

Venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade

•   Athletics ( details ) (Central Lenin Stadium)
•   Basketball ( details ) (Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium)
•   Diving ( details ) (Tchaika Pool)
•   Gymnastics ( details ) (Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium)
•   Fencing ( details ) (Znamenskie Brother ring)
•   Swimming ( details ) (Lenin Stadium Pool)
•   Tennis ( details ) (Tennis City of the Central Lenin Stadium)
•   Volleyball ( details ) (Sokolniki Palace)
•   Water polo ( details ) (Swimming Palace)
•   Wrestling ( details ) (University Ring)

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Medal table

  *   Host nation (Host nation)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union  (URS)*	69	35	31	135
2	United States  (USA)	19	16	18	53
3	Romania  (ROU)	3	8	6	17
4	Japan  (JPN)	3	8	1	12
5	Poland  (POL)	2	3	5	10
6	Great Britain  (GBR)	2	3	1	6
7	Cuba  (CUB)	2	2	1	5
	Czechoslovakia  (TCH)	2	2	1	5
9	Italy  (ITA)	2	0	6	8
10	Finland  (FIN)	2	0	0	2
11	Hungary  (HUN)	1	9	4	14
12	Bulgaria  (BUL)	1	7	7	15
13	West Germany  (FRG)	1	4	8	13
14	East Germany  (GDR)	1	3	8	12
15	France  (FRA)	1	2	1	4
16	Yugoslavia  (YUG)	1	1	2	4
17	Mongolia  (MGL)	1	0	1	2
18	Iran  (IRN)	0	4	0	4
19	Canada  (CAN)	0	2	5	7
20	Australia  (AUS)	0	1	3	4
21	Netherlands  (NED)	0	1	0	1
22	Brazil  (BRA)	0	0	4	4
23	South Korea  (KOR)	0	0	2	2
24	India  (IND)	0	0	1	1
	Kenya  (KEN)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico  (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		113	111	118	342

References

1. Bell, Daniel (2011-11-21). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 444. ISBN   978-0-7864-6414-2.
2. "Olympic Review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
3. Panorama of the 1973 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1974.