1997 Summer Universiade

XIX Summer Universiade
XIX Universiade estiva

Host city	Sicily, Italy
Nations	124
Athletes	3,949
Events	127 in 10 sports
Opening	19 August 1997
Closing	31 August 1997
Opened by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro President of Italy
Torch lighter	Anarita Sidotti
Main venue	Stadio La Favorita/Stadio Angelo Massimino
Website	ulb.ac.be (archived)
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The 1997 Summer Universiade , also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy. The United States topped the medal table. ^[1]

Venues

Catania

• Stadio Angelo Massimino — closing ceremonies and athletics
• Teatro Massimo Bellini — fencing

Messina

• PalaSanFilippo — basketball

University of Messina

• Polo dell'Annuziata- swimming
• Polo del Centro - diving
• Polo del Papardo — water polo

Ragusa

• PalaMinardi — basketball

Favara

• Palasport A. Giglia — basketball

Siracusa

• Temporary Arena - gymnastics

Palermo

• Stadio Renzo Barbera — football,closing ceremonies
• University of Palermo — volleyball
• Velodromo Borselino, Palermo — tennis

Sports

•   Athletics ( details )
•   Basketball ( details )
•   Diving ( details )
•   Fencing ( details )
•   Football ( details )
•   Gymnastics ( details )
•   Swimming ( details )
•   Tennis ( details )
•   Volleyball ( details )
•   Water polo ( details )

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Italy)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	20	19	22	61
2	Ukraine	17	6	4	27
3	Japan	14	8	11	33
4	Russia	10	14	10	34
5	China	10	9	7	26
6	Italy*	7	14	10	31
7	Cuba	7	11	4	22
8	Hungary	7	4	1	12
9	South Korea	5	3	2	10
10	Slovakia	4	0	2	6
11	Romania	3	4	6	13
12	Belarus	3	2	3	8
13	Brazil	3	2	1	6
14	France	2	4	6	12
15	Australia	2	3	5	10
16	South Africa	2	2	2	6
17	Germany	2	1	8	11
18	Great Britain	2	1	3	6
19	Chinese Taipei  (TPE)	2	1	1	4
20	Nigeria	2	0	0	2
21	Czech Republic	1	4	4	9
22	Mexico	1	2	1	4
	Netherlands	1	2	1	4
24	Poland	1	1	5	7
25	Greece	1	0	0	1
26	Canada	0	4	4	8
27	Jamaica	0	2	1	3
28	Kenya	0	1	1	2
	Portugal	0	1	1	2
30	Belgium	0	1	0	1
	Israel	0	1	0	1
	Spain	0	1	0	1
33	Austria	0	0	3	3
34	Slovenia	0	0	2	2
35	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
Totals (38 entries)		129	128	135	392

References

1. "Spotlight: Remembering the Sicily 1997 Summer Universiade". FISU. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

• Official website of the 19th Summer Universiade (archived)