1985 Summer Universiade

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XIII Summer Universiade
第13回 夏季ユニバーシアード
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Host city Kobe, Japan
Nations106
Athletes2,783
Events119 in 11 sports
OpeningAugust 24, 1985
ClosingSeptember 4, 1985
Opened by Crown Prince Akihito
Torch lighter Mikako Kotani
Main venue Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
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Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan.

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Mascot

The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. The name was chosen from some 8,000 suggestions received from throughout the country. The name is derived from a combination of 'uni' from 'Universiade' and 'tan' from the Japanese name for red-crested crane, namely 'tancho-tsuru'.

Gender test

The sex chromatin test was used at these games to decide on participants' gender; Spanish hurdler Maria José Martínez-Patiño was declared a man and thus ruled ineligible for the women's events. [1] [2] [3] In agreement with officials who suggested she fake an injury so she could withdraw without publicity, she complied. She later fought, successfully, to have that diagnosis reversed. [4]

Sports

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)41221780
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)25212369
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)88521
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)67619
5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROM)510621
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)*53715
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)46515
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)45514
9Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)3339
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3148
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3126
12Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)3047
13Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)24915
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2428
15Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)2125
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1438
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1236
18Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1225
19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1012
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1012
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)06713
22Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0437
23Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0123
24Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0101
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0101
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)0101
28Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)0011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)0011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)0011
Totals (30 entries)121119125365

References

  1. Ruth Padawer (June 28, 2016). "The Humiliating Practice of Sex-Testing Female Athletes". The New York Times .
  2. Ljungqvist, A. (2008-04-15). "Gender Verification". In Barbara L. Drinkwater (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical Commission Publication, Women in Sport. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 183–93. ISBN   9780470756850 . Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. Schultz, Jaime (2014). Qualifying Times: Points of Change in U.S. Women's Sport. U of Illinois P. pp. 111–12. ISBN   9780252095962.
  4. Cole, Cheryl L. (2000). "One Chromosome Too Many?". In Kay Schaffer (ed.). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Sidonie Smith. Rutgers UP. pp. 128–46. ISBN   9780813528205 . Retrieved 2 March 2015.