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Host city | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
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Nations | 122 |
Athletes | 6,423 |
Events | 120 in 12 sports |
Opening | July 8, 1987 |
Closing | July 19, 1987 |
Opened by | Lazar Mojsov, president of the Presidency of the SFRY |
Athlete's Oath | Ivan Karpović (football) |
Judge's Oath | Janka Dorožić (athletics) |
Torch lighter | Dražen Petrović, basketball player |
Main venue | Maksimir Stadium |
The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.
Twenty-nine countries, mostly African, boycotted the Zagreb 1987 Games when FISU refused to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976 in defiance of the United Nations' calls for a sporting embargo due to their racist apartheid policies, only Senegal took part. Zaire also opted to join the African boycott.
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The city of Zagreb used the event to renovate and revitalize the city. The city's main square (Republic Square) was repaved with stone blocks and made part of the downtown pedestrian zone. A part of the Medveščak stream, which had been running under the sewers since 1898, was uncovered by workers. This part formed the Manduševac fountain that was also covered in 1898.
The mascot of the 1987 Summer Universiade is a squirrel, named "Zagi" and created by Nedeljko Dragić. [1] It is a resident of Zagreb's parks, amiable and always in a good mood. Its nonchalance and gaiety are but a cover for diligence. Always on the move and reaching for the seemingly impossible, the squirrel embodies the dynamism of athletic endeavour. Its origin is shown by the little black hat, characteristic of the folk costumes in the region of Zagreb. [2]
* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 25 | 19 | 25 | 69 |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 34 | 19 | 76 |
3 | ![]() | 21 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
4 | ![]() | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
5 | ![]() | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
14 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (35 entries) | 139 | 140 | 145 | 424 |
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