| | |
| Host city | Daegu, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Motto | Dream for Unity |
| Nations | 174 |
| Athletes | 4,179 |
| Events | 187 in 13 sports |
| Opening | August 21, 2003 |
| Closing | August 31, 2003 |
| Opened by | President Roh Moo-hyun |
| Torch lighter | Lee Jin-Taek |
| Main venue | Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Website | universiade-daegu.org (archived) |
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, is an universiade that took place in Daegu, South Korea.
Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at this Universiade.
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 81 | |
| 2 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 82 | |
| 3 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 55 | |
| 4 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 55 | |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 47 | |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | |
| 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (53 entries) | 189 | 182 | 233 | 604 | |