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| Host city | Tarvisio, Italy |
|---|---|
| Events | 8 sports |
| Opening | January 16, 2003 |
| Closing | January 26, 2003 |
The 2003 Winter Universiade, the XXI Winter Universiade, took place in Tarvisio, Italy. Total 1,266 athletes from 41 countries performed. [1]
Austria - Ice hockey Austria - Ski jumping
Alpine skiing (12) ()
Biathlon (10) ()
Cross-country skiing (8) ()
Curling (2) ()
Figure skating (4) ()
Ice hockey (1) ()
Nordic combined (3) ()
Short track speed skating (10) ()
Ski jumping (3) ()
Snowboarding (6) ()* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA)* | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia (FRY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 60 | 61 | 56 | 177 | |
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