| Athletics at the IV Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 25 – 29 August |
| Host city | Budapest, Hungary  |
| Venue | People's Stadium |
| Events | 30 |
Athletics events were contested at the 1965 Summer Universiade in Budapest, Hungary.
| Athletics at the IV Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
| The host stadium | |
| Dates | 25 – 29 August |
| Host city | Budapest, Hungary |
| Venue | People's Stadium |
| Events | 30 |
Athletics events were contested at the 1965 Summer Universiade in Budapest, Hungary.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 91 | |
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