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| Host city | Sapporo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Opening | March 2, 1991 |
| Closing | March 10, 1991 |
| Opened by | Crown Prince Naruhito |
| Main venue | Makomanai Ice Arena |
The 1991 Winter Universiade, the XV Winter Universiade, took place in Sapporo, Japan.
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makomanai Park | Ski jumping, Nordic Combined, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon | 20,000 | |
| Makomanai Ice Arena | Ice hockey, Figure skating and ceremonies | 10,000 | |
| Makomanai Open Stadium | Speed skating | 25,000 | |
| Hokkaido | Alpine skiing | 12,000 |
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN)* | 14 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Alpine skiing (10) ()
Cross-country skiing (8) ()
Figure skating (4) ()
Ice hockey (1) ()
Nordic combined (1) ()
Short track speed skating (10) ()
Ski jumping (2) ()
Speed skating (10) ()