Host city | Belluno, Italy |
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Events | 9 sports |
Opening | February 16, 1985 |
Closing | February 24, 1985 |
Opened by | Sandro Pertini |
The 1985 Winter Universiade, the XII Winter Universiade, took place in Belluno, Italy.
* Host nation (Italy)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Italy (ITA)* | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
5 | United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 92 |
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